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| From | RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Why online communities decay over time |
| Date | 2014-05-27 15:14 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <20140527151422.9450d545.rsw@therandymon.com> (permalink) |
| References | <lloclg$o1o$1@solani.org> |
On Fri, 23 May 2014 20:56:16 +0000 (UTC) RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote: > From the «by all means, do not follow-up to this post» department: > Title: Why Online Communities Decay Over Time > Author: > Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 16:46:20 -0400 > Link: http://rs.io/2014/02/26/why-online-communities-decay-over-time.html > > Comments[1] > > Links: > [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7790755 (link) Have a look at the comments on HackerNews and you'll see right at the top, some very flattering commentary about Usenet and how despite its flaws, most communities using any software have trouble meeting the bar it set back in its earliest designs. (link [1] above). I'm increasingly convinced it's not a software issue, it's that human beings are by nature antisocial, aggressive, vindictive, petty, and stupid with limited communication skills: basically, monkeys on keyboards. No algorithm or interface is going to change that.
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Why online communities decay over time RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-23 20:56 +0000
Re: Why online communities decay over time Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-05-24 15:17 +0100
Re: Why online communities decay over time RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-27 15:14 +0000
Re: Why online communities decay over time Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2014-05-27 09:50 -0700
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