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.
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 of
RSA: Community and the death of the English Village Paid Members Public
HH: Agree. It would be a dystopia. But fellowship and camaraderie are important – just not for running the country. A sense of boundaries in a group is not inherently a bad thing. MT: Cites [Straw Dogs](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067800/ "Straw Dogs") and [Royston Vasey](http://en.wikipedia.
