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*Freedom of expression - what topics are permitted, what is removed and who decides. | *Freedom of expression - what topics are permitted, what is removed and who decides. | ||
*What is the mix of emergent social structure versus hierarchical organization? | *What is the mix of emergent social structure versus hierarchical organization? | ||
*Is there an explicit mapping on online and offline activity? What role does national law play? | *Is there an explicit mapping on online and offline activity? | ||
*Is there an apparent logic to the community structure? Is membership static or dynamic? How are new entrants treated? | *What role does national law play? | ||
*Is there an apparent logic to the community structure? | |||
*Is membership static or dynamic? | |||
*How are new entrants treated? | |||
*What are the explicit and implicit policies for dealing with trolls and vandals? | *What are the explicit and implicit policies for dealing with trolls and vandals? | ||
*What motivations and incentives influence contributors? | *What motivations and incentives influence contributors? | ||
Latest revision as of 10:23, 15 February 2010
Some of the questions you might ask as you search for a more narrow set of questions might include:
- What social norms apply and how are they manifest and enforced?
- Code is law - how do architectural elements contribute to membership, relationships, interactions and content?
- Freedom of expression - what topics are permitted, what is removed and who decides.
- What is the mix of emergent social structure versus hierarchical organization?
- Is there an explicit mapping on online and offline activity?
- What role does national law play?
- Is there an apparent logic to the community structure?
- Is membership static or dynamic?
- How are new entrants treated?
- What are the explicit and implicit policies for dealing with trolls and vandals?
- What motivations and incentives influence contributors?
- How are a site's superusers specially empowered, promoted, and regulated?
- How would you classify the governance system of the community? (oligarchy, dictatorship, democracy, ad-hocracy)
- Is there evidence of user circumventing the explicit purpose of the community, in an acceptable or unacceptable manner? (Unacceptable: spam. Acceptable: anything on 4chan. Grey-area: 'Griefing' in online games, sex (sexual content on flickr and sexual services on craigslist)