User:Bobocicada
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Bobocicada is a graduate student at the University of Michigan School of Information. This account is primarily used for research purposes.
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About me
I'm a master's student studying information science, with a focus on computational social science and NLP. I'm interested in how large online communities like Wikipedia develop and enforce content policies, and how tools and automation shape the editing experience.
Current research
WikiPolicyBench: Content policy enforcement on Wikipedia
I'm studying how the English Wikipedia community enforces its content policies at scale, using revert data from 2020 to 2026. The project examines patterns in policy-cited reverts — who enforces which policies, how enforcement has evolved over time, and how reliable edit summaries are as signals of policy violations.
More details: Research page on Meta-Wiki
Mentor–mentee interactions in the Growth Team program
I'm also studying how mentor responses in the Growth Team mentorship program affect newcomer retention and editing behavior. This project uses publicly available talk page data and edit logs.
Community input
Both projects are in early stages, and I'm actively seeking feedback from experienced editors and patrollers. If you have thoughts on any of this — or concerns about the approach — please leave a message on my talk page. I'd appreciate it.
Contact
- Talk page (preferred)