User:Geraldckane/VTsurvey

I am an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at Boston College, and I am researching the development of the Wikipedia article on the Virginia Tech Massacre. I hope to better understand how the collaborative process on Wikipedia works.

I have contacted the top 5% of contributors (either editing or on the talk pages) in hopes that they will answer a few questions regarding their participation in this article by email.

All of your responses and your participation will be strictly confidential. Please cut and paste the below questions and respond by email to gerald.kane@bc.edu to ensure confidentiality.

I appreciate your help on this project, and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. If you would like to know more, please see my user page or feel free to ask any questions you may have. I hope that my research will be as transparent as possible to the Wikipedia community.

Please also let me know if you are interested in receiving a copy of the paper when it is finished.

--geraldckane 15:28, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Gerald C (Jerry) Kane, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Information Systems

Carroll School of Management

Boston College

140 Commonwealth Ave

326 Fulton Hall

Chestnut Hill, MA 02478

Questions:

What is your Wikipedia screen name?
On average, how many hours per week do you spend editing articles on Wikipedia?
Why do you contribute your time and energy to developing Wikipedia articles?
To what types of articles do you typically contribute?
Why did you choose to become involved in the Wikipedia article on the Virginia Tech Massacre?
What were your primary roles in the process of creating the article on the Virginia Tech Massacre (e.g. copy editing, fighting vandalism, contributing news, managing a particular section, etc?)
How was your experience with this article similar to or different than other Wikipedia articles to which you have contributed?
What were some of the most challenging issues facing the successful development of this particular article on the Virginia Tech massacre?