Not sure if this applies to RHP forums:
Everyone indulges in internet chat, so you may be interested in this study announced by a news release from the University of Georgia. It's titled An egalitarian Internet? Not so, UGA study says. Here are some excerpts...
The Internet is often thought of as a forum that enables egalitarian communication among people from diverse backgrounds and political persuasions, but a University of Georgia study reveals that online discussion groups display the same hierarchical structure as other large social groups.
"About 2 percent of those who start discussion threads attract about 50 percent of the replies," said study author Itai Himelboim, assistant professor in the UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. "So although we have this wide range and diversity of sources, only a few of them are actually attracting attention."
To identify the differences, if any, that exist in the content posted by popular participants and their less popular counterparts, Himelboim and colleagues ... examined the content of a subset of the messages. Only 12 percent of messages from the popular posters presented their own comments and opinions; most of the time, they simply imported content from other news sources.
In a related study that randomly assigned nearly 200 participants to one of several simulated forums, Himelboim and his colleagues found that posting high-quality content is necessary for attracting attention — but not sufficient. ...
But just posting a lot will not make you a hub for attracting attention."
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Originally posted by MontyMooseNo s#*t, Sh*rlock. And it took a university study to come to this conclusion? Georgia tax payers must be so proud to have sponsored a sociologist finding out what geeks have known for at least two decades.
The Internet is often thought of as a forum that enables egalitarian communication among people from diverse backgrounds and political persuasions, but a University of Georgia study reveals that online discussion groups display the same hierarchical structure as other large social groups.
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Originally posted by MontyMooseThey have obviously not visited the RHP forums where posting LOW quality content attracts attention, and posting a lot DOES make you a hub for attracting attention.
Himelboim and his colleagues found that posting high-quality content is necessary for attracting attention — but not sufficient. ...
But just posting a lot will not make you a hub for attracting attention."
Originally posted by MontyMooseRHP forums are no more than a microcosm of the real world: 20% quality, 80% riff-raff.
Not sure if this applies to RHP forums:
Everyone indulges in internet chat, so you may be interested in this study announced by a news release from the University of Georgia. It's titled An egalitarian Internet? Not so, UGA study says. Here are some excerpts...
The Internet is often thought of as a forum that enables egalitarian communication among ...[text shortened]... attracting attention."
Copyright © 2011. The Sensuous Curmudgeon. All rights reserved.
i found out that men are older in real life than they are on the internet, I also found out that they weigh about 40-50 lbs more than their internet weight. They also have a lot less hair and their cars tend to be about 5 years older and don't seem to be nearly worth as much as they are on the internet. Oh yeah, you can't even begin to imagine how many lawyers on the internet are serving burgers and fries in real life or going to school to be lawyers someday, after they earn their associate's degree in something or other. Yeah, one last thing. On the internet, guys are really really honest and care about you. In real life, not so much, at least afterward.
