Reviews Matter: How Distributed Mentoring Predicts Lexical Diversity on Fanfiction.net
arXiv:1809.10268 · doi:10.1184/R1/7793804.v1
Abstract
Fanfiction.net provides an informal learning space for young writers through distributed mentoring, networked giving and receiving of feedback. In this paper, we quantify the cumulative effect of feedback on lexical diversity for 1.5 million authors.