Posted by Dr. Bob on February 5, 2007, at 22:12:12
In reply to Re: what research to work on » Dr. Bob, posted by Honore on February 4, 2007, at 11:01:03
> You could look at the role of those who post frequently and what types of frequent posters there are ... or how they do or don't sequester themselves or show interest in one or several different boards.
Right, that would be #1. I guess there's overlap between 1a and 1b...
> How or why people started posting after lurking, or withdrew to luring is also sort of an interesting question.
That would be a survey, so #2.
> There are lots and lots of topics re: group dynamics that I find very interesting. Eg why are there periods of very few posts, and other times of many posts? Is the board beginning to decline in attracting interest by posters? if so, why?
Those would be #1, too.
> if so, are there experiments we want to try to reverse this? or is there something in the natural life of groups that they may wax and wane or go out of existence?
An experiment would be an interesting *next* project. The natural life of groups I think would be beyond the scope of anything we do here...
Bob
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