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because it contains many of the requisite elements for a successful community: identity persistence, a sophisticated set of rituals, an internal economy with a monetary system, property rights, a rich set of documents recording the history of the community, a coherent sense of space, casual interaction caused by the fact that one must "walk" most places, and a moderate level of ri
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portant studies of the Prisoners Dilemma is Axelrod’s (1984) book on the Evolution of Cooperatio
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on is that it must be likely that two individuals will meet again in the futur
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e second condition is that individuals must be able to identify each other
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first point is that group boundaries must be clearly define
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the rules governing the use of collective resources were well matched to the local needs and condition
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other words, it was important for each group to customize the norms and rules that governed their behavior. Ostrom also found that in successful communities most of the individuals affected by these rules were able to participate in modifying them. Further, the rights of community members to devise their own rules was respected to some degree by external authorities. These features meant that those individuals most affected by community rules, and who possessed the local knowledge necessary to craft effective rules, were able to create and modify a set of rules that were well-matched to their goals and environment.
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Another very influential work in this general area is Ostrom’s (1990) book on Governing the Commons.
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Ostrom, Elinor. 1990. Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action.
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Trudy LaneAxelrod:
The most famous example of this two-person situation is called the Prisoner’s Dilemma and there is a huge amount of research devoted to it. One of the most important studies of the Prisoners Dilemma is Axelrod’s (1984) book on the Evolution of Cooperation. Axelrod identifies three conditions that are necessary for even the possibility of cooperation. In other words, without these three elements there is little or no hope that cooperative relationships will emerge and persist.
The first condition is that it must be likely that two individuals will meet again in the future. [3] If this is the only time someone will be interacting with another person, or if this is the last time, there will be a great temptation to behave selfishly. Successful communities, in other words, must promote ongoing interaction. Godwin (1994) makes a similar point in his essay on principles for making virtual communities work when he stresses the importance of promoting continuity in online groups.
The second condition is that individuals must be able to identify each other. The third condition is that individuals must have information about how the other person has behaved in the past. If identity is unknown or unstable and if there is no recollection or record of past interactions, individuals will be motivated to behave selfishly because they will not be accountable for their actions. Knowing the identity and history of a person allows one to respond in an appropriate manner.
Ostrom:
Design Principles of Successful Communities
Another very influential work in this general area is Ostrom’s (1990) book on Governing the Commons. Unlike Axelrod, she examines whole communities acting together rather than just two-person interactions. She analyzes a wide variety of face-to-face communities that have either succeeded or failed in managing collective resources and social dilemmas. Ostrom identifies a number of features that successful communities seem to have in common. [4]
Ostrom’s first point is that group boundaries must be clcommunity design cooperation peter kollock collaboration virtual_communities
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The most famous example of this two-person situation is called the Prisoner’s Dilemma and there is a huge amount of research devoted to it. One of the most important studies of the Prisoners Dilemma is Axelrod’s (1984) book on the Evolution of Cooperation. Axelrod identifies three conditions that are necessary for even the possibility of cooperation. In other words, without these three elements there is little or no hope that cooperative relationships will emerge and persist.
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The first condition is that it must be likely that two individuals will meet again in the future.
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The third condition is that individuals must have information about how the other person has behaved in the past.
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The second condition is that individuals must be able to identify each other.
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Another very influential work in this general area is Ostrom’s (1990) book on Governing the Commons. Unlike Axelrod, she examines whole communities acting together rather than just two-person interactions. She analyzes a wide variety of face-to-face communities
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clear sense of who might make use of collective resources
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group boundaries must be clearly defined
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relatively few tools available to members of online communities to create and maintain these boundaries
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the rules governing the use of collective resources were well matched to the local needs and conditions
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even the most successful community requires a system to monitor and sanctioned members’ behavior.
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this works best when the monitoring is carried out by the community members themselves
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ken .It's much more than technology - some lovely references - esp. on collective-action, group-conflict, exchange-value and social-dilemmas - context, history, identity, shadow of the future
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12 Jun 08
George BradfordSOCIAL COMPUTING
The key challenges the Internet community will face in the future are not simply technological, but also sociological: the challenges of social interaction and social organization. This is not to diminish the difficulties of creating new technologies, but rather to emphasize that even these tasks will pale besides the problems of facilitating and encouraging successful online interaction and online communities.community collaboration virtual_communities online instructional-design elearning
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Rudy Garns"The key challenges the Internet community will face in the future are not simply technological, but also sociological: the challenges of social interaction and social organization. This is not to diminish the difficulties of creating new technologies, but rather to emphasize that even these tasks will pale besides the problems of facilitating and encouraging successful online interaction and online communities." Kollock, 1996. Harvard Conference on the Internet and Society. Also published in PC Update 15(5): 58-60. June 1998.
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Lucy Matherslink doesn't appear to be active... (jul09)
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two individuals will meet again in
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The second condition is that individuals must be able to identify each other.
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The third condition is that individuals must have information about how the other person has behaved in the past
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group boundaries must be clearly defined so that there is a clear sense of who might make use of collective resources a
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the rules governing the use of collective resources were well matched to the local needs and conditions. In
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successful community requires a system to monitor and sanctioned members’ behavior.
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Martin Ferro-ThomsenThe key challenges the Internet community will face in the future are not simply technological, but also sociological: the challenges of social interaction and social organization. This is not to diminish the difficulties of creating new technologies, but
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Ian DelaneyThe key challenges the Internet community will face in the future are not simply technological, but also sociological: the challenges of social interaction and social organization. This is not to diminish the difficulties of creating new technologies, but
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spinster"The key challenges the Internet community will face in the future are not simply technological, but also sociological: the challenges of social interaction and social organization." (1998)
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S JonesNeat summary of features of successful communities
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korantengThe key challenges the Internet community will face in the future are not simply technological, but also sociological: the challenges of social interaction and social organization. This is not to diminish the difficulties of creating new technologies, but
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