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ASIST 2012 Annual Meeting
Baltimore, MD, October 26-30, 2012
Deliberation in Wikipedia: Rationales in Article Deletion Discussions
Lu Xiao and Nicole Askin
Monday, 6:30pm
In this paper, we describe a study-in-progress aimed at evaluating and improving the quality of online deliberation. We analyze the use of rationales in article deletion discussions on Wikipedia. Our preliminary findings suggest that the majority of participants in these discussions were concerned with the notability and credibility of the topics, and for the most part presented cogent rationales based on established site policies.