wordminstrel raises an interesting point, not that I agree with it, or the way it was raised, but I'm curious about research that may have been done on the phases that online communities go through as they develop. anyone aware of research that may be available to peruse? I vaguely remember some conversation about this around the time I began frequenting these environs, but I might be mistaken.
I expect that there is lots to do with numbers of people(critical mass...), types of forums, type of people that join, etc... could be enlightening!
just curious!



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