Paper Notes: Hanging out or figuring out in online community

/ 2021-10-11


Shorey, Hill, & Woolley, 2021

  • Abstract
    • “participatory debugging” - collaborative technical troubleshooting
    • quali - analysis of user activity over time and identify three factors as social antecedents of participatory debugging: sustained community, identifiable problems, topic porousness which means conversations can span multiple topics.
    • give a framework which highlights a productive tension between the desire to promote learning and interest-driven sub-communities
  • Background
    • Participantory media environments are characterized by low barriers for engagement, an emphasis on sharing, informal mentorship between experienced members and novices, and feelings of connection among members of the group.

    • Young people socialize online in these ways: chatting with offline friends, join interest-driven community.
    • ==from hanging out to figuring it out: based on the particular aim, in the context of some topics==

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