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Community Types: Me, We, and It
<box round right 25%>These are not purely discrete categories, for example: many IT communities use Group/Mailing-list tools - but there are distinctive differences that are significant to successful community design.</box>
| <html><font size=+2>ME</font></html> “Who am I?” | <html><font size=+2>WE</font></html> “Where we connect…” | <html><font size=+2>IT</font></html> “What we talk about…” |
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| Community Size | One | Some | Many |
| Focus | Personal need | Social communication Sharing | Subject matter |
| Purpose | Self-Expression | Sense of Belonging | Knowledge Base |
| Moderation Model | Dictator I am in control “My way or the digital highway” | Autocratic Owner is in control Social pressure limits abuse | Democratic All in control Requires code to facilitate |
| Platforms | Profile Blog Avatar Karma | Social Network IM Group | Message Board Rating & Review Poll Chat Tag |
<box red| TBD>Port the table from the presentation.</box>
group-context personal-context object-context
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