There are a whole lot of social networks out there, each with its own rules and karma system. I wonder if anyone has done a survey of what works and what doesn’t?
More specifically: for the past few years I’ve had an account at rpg.stackexchange.com. I’ve found that this site performs its function remarkably well. When I read questions on this site, I feel motivated to write clear, helpful, somewhat-researched answers.
There are lots of other social networks. Reddit comes immediately to mind. I think slashdot has put a lot of effort into their system. And of course there’s facebook and twitter and tumblr. I don’t know much about these sites, except that I find them sort of irritating, particularly in the comments section. But probably someone who uses those sites more would have more to say.
If we’re really dedicated to figuring out how to do comments properly, it seems like we should start by doing a survey of what already exists.
There are a whole lot of social networks out there, each with its own rules and karma system. I wonder if anyone has done a survey of what works and what doesn’t?
More specifically: for the past few years I’ve had an account at rpg.stackexchange.com. I’ve found that this site performs its function remarkably well. When I read questions on this site, I feel motivated to write clear, helpful, somewhat-researched answers.
There are lots of other social networks. Reddit comes immediately to mind. I think slashdot has put a lot of effort into their system. And of course there’s facebook and twitter and tumblr. I don’t know much about these sites, except that I find them sort of irritating, particularly in the comments section. But probably someone who uses those sites more would have more to say.
If we’re really dedicated to figuring out how to do comments properly, it seems like we should start by doing a survey of what already exists.
I’ve definitely done a lot of personal case-studies of all the major platforms, but haven’t gotten around to writing up my thoughts yet.
I’ve also been reading through this book, which is quite good and analyzes quite a few existing systems and paradigms: https://smile.amazon.com/Building-Successful-Online-Communities-Evidence-Based/dp/0262016575?sa-no-redirect=1