Follow the (Slash) Dot: Effects of Feedback on New Members in an Online Community

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dc.contributor.authorLampe, Cliff
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, Erik
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T11:43:54Z
dc.date.available2023-06-08T11:43:54Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractMany virtual communities involve ongoing discussions, with large numbers of users and established, if implicit rules for participation. As new users enter communities like this, both they and existing members benefit when new users learn the standards for participation. Slashdot is a news and discussion site that has developed a system of distributed moderation to provide feedback about the value of posts on their site. This study examines three explanations for how new users learn to participate in a digital community: learning transfer from previous experiences, observation of other members, and feedback from other members. We find that new user behavior is affected by a combination of their viewing behavior, the moderation feedback they receive, and replies to their comments.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/1099203.1099206
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/4812
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 2005 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
dc.subjectlearning
dc.subjectonline community
dc.subjectrating systems
dc.subjectfeedback
dc.titleFollow the (Slash) Dot: Effects of Feedback on New Members in an Online Communityen
gi.citation.publisherPlaceNew York, NY, USA
gi.citation.startPage11–20
gi.conference.locationSanibel Island, Florida, USA

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