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| From | Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Why online communities decay over time |
| Date | 2014-05-27 09:50 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <buju3jFo7coU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <lloclg$o1o$1@solani.org> <20140527151422.9450d545.rsw@therandymon.com> |
RS Wood wrote: > human beings are by nature antisocial, aggressive, vindictive, petty, > and stupid with limited communication skills: basically, monkeys on > keyboards. That analysis only explains the bad (decayed?) aspect of usenet. But it isn't consistent with the halcyon days of many many dynamic usenet groups or earlier online communities such as GEnie RoundTables or CompuServe forums. Under 'these' conditions, humans interact (very) badly/poorly. Under 'those' conditions, humans interact (very) positively. -- Mike Easter
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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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