在COVID-19流动限制期间，维基百科的志愿者贡献增加
Volunteer contributions to Wikipedia increased during COVID-19 mobility restrictions
摘要：
维基百科是有史以来最大的百科全书，是一项由志愿者贡献推动的全球倡议。2019冠状病毒病疫情爆发，全球各地纷纷采取行动限制，维基百科志愿者是否会在疫情面前变得不那么活跃，还是会在危机带来额外压力的情况下，奋起满足对高质量信息日益增长的需求，目前尚不清楚。通过分析2018年至2020年维基百科12个语言版本的2.23亿次编辑，我们发现维基百科的全球志愿者社区对这一流行病做出了显着的反应，大大提高了工作效率和加入社区的新成员数量。例如，对英文维基百科的贡献比大流行前数据的预期增加了20%以上。我们的工作揭示了全球志愿者群体对COVID-19危机的反应，为关键在线社区在压力下的行为提供了宝贵的见解。
英文摘要：
Wikipedia, the largest encyclopedia ever created, is a global initiative driven by volunteer contributions. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out and mobility restrictions ensued across the globe, it was unclear whether Wikipedia volunteers would become less active in the face of the pandemic, or whether they would rise to meet the increased demand for high-quality information despite the added stress inflicted by this crisis. Analyzing 223 million edits contributed from 2018 to 2020 across twelve Wikipedia language editions, we find that Wikipedia's global volunteer community responded remarkably to the pandemic, substantially increasing both productivity and the number of newcomers who joined the community. For example, contributions to the English Wikipedia increased by over 20% compared to the expectation derived from pre-pandemic data. Our work sheds light on the response of a global volunteer population to the COVID-19 crisis, providing valuable insights into the behavior of critical online communities under stress.
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