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Whittaker, S., Terveen, L., Hill, W., Cherny, L., "The dynamics of mass interaction", ACM 1998 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, November 1998, Seattle, Washington, pp. 257-264. Google
abstract ;;Quote: analysis of 2 million messages on 500 Usenet newsgroups over 6 months
258 ;;Quote: how do newsgroup users establish common ground?; effect of size, familiarity, and moderation
258+;;Quote: what conversational strategies do newsgroup users employ for redundant or irrelevant postings?; FAQs, long messages, no cross-posting
259 ;;Quote: 27% of messages from posters who post once in six months; 25% of messages from 3% of posters
260 ;;Quote: a third of USENET messages are cross-posted; of these, sent to 3.1 other newsgroups
260 ;;Quote: half of USENET newsgroups have FAQs
260 ;;Quote: a third of USENET messages have two or more threads; 40% initiate a thread or receive no response
262 ;;Quote: newsgroups with familiar contributors have less cross-posting, longer messages, and greater thread depth
262+;;Quote: newsgroups with moderators have more FAQs, less cross-posting, and longer messages
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