community theory
Reddit and the problems of scale in large communities Paid Members Public
Is there an optimum size for online communities? This analysis of Reddit suggests that there is.
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The main lesson of Boaty McBoatface Paid Members Public
The main lesson of Boaty McBoatface [http://radar.oreilly.com/2016/04/four-short-links-25-april-2016.html] Nat Torkington: > […] you want opinions, but you also want committed opinions. Your poll/survey/vote will erect (or fail to erect) barriers to participation, and those barriers represent a measure of commitment. No barriers = lots