In a follow-up study, we supplement a “sequential order” operationalization of time with one that takes into account the creation date of the group, allowing us to discern a maturation effect of time from a cohort effect of time. In our first study, we examine the effects of time and group size-two factors previously found to influence group dynamics online-on groups’ abilities to achieve and maintain stability and widely dispersed discourse participation. In our analyses of interaction patterns on Reddit over the past decade, we use an original means of assessing the “community-ness” of a group.
Our goal in the present research is to re-visit some basic questions about online community in an era of mass online social interactivity: What defines online community? Under what conditions are communities likely to develop and persist online? We answer these questions by applying new methods of analyzing group discussion dynamics on Reddit, a website on which millions of users engage in conversation with one another.
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