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cs.SI2026
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…
cs.SI2025
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…
cs.SI2025
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…