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Session title: How Automoderator can revert vandalism on your wiki

Session type: Lightning talk
Track: Lightning Talk Showcase
Language: en

đŸŽ„ Session Recording: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:How_Automoderator_can_revert_vandalism_on_your_wiki_-Day_2-_Lightning_Talk.webm đŸŽ„

Automoderator is a new automated anti-vandalism tool available to Wikipedia communities. This lightning talk will be a brief overview of what the software is and how editors can request its deployment.

Description

Automoderator is a new extension which uses new machine learning models to automatically revert vandalism, saving patrollers time reviewing every edit to their project. Administrators can easily configure the software to behave in the ways their community want it to through a simple Community Configuration form.

This session will provide participants with a brief overview of what Automoderator is, how it works, and how editors can request that it be deployed on their Wikipedia project.

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Moderator_Tools/Automoderator

How does your session relate to the event theme, Wikimania@20 – Inclusivity. Impact. Sustainability?

Automoderator's goal is to improve the sustainability of our movement by reducing patroller workload and burnout.

What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Some experience will be needed

Resources

Speakers

  • Sam Walton
I'm a Product Manager at the Wikimedia Foundation, working on the Moderator Tools team, where I support projects including Automoderator. I also work on The Wikipedia Library project! In my volunteer capacity I am User:Samwalton9 on the English Wikipedia, where I'm an administrator.