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How Conversational Structure and Style Shape Online Community Experiences
Galen Weld, Carl Pearson, Bradley Spahn +3
Sense of Community (SOC) is vital to individual and collective well-being. Although social interactions have moved increasingly online, still little is known about the specific rel…
Reddit Rules and Rulers: Quantifying the Link Between Rules and Perceptions of Governance across Thousands of Communities
Leon Leibmann, Galen Weld, Amy X. Zhang +1
Rules are a critical component of the functioning of nearly every online community, yet it is challenging for community moderators to make data-driven decisions about what rules to…
Perceptions of Moderators as a Large-Scale Measure of Online Community Governance
Galen Weld, Leon Leibmann, Amy X. Zhang +1
Millions of online communities are governed by volunteer moderators, who shape their communities by setting and enforcing rules, recruiting additional moderators, and participating…
What Makes Online Communities 'Better'? Measuring Values, Consensus, and Conflict across Thousands of Subreddits
Galen Weld, Amy X. Zhang, Tim Althoff
Making online social communities 'better' is a challenging undertaking, as online communities are extraordinarily varied in their size, topical focus, and governance. As such, what…