ABSTRACT
Everything2 is a user-generated encyclopedia started before Wikipedia,
but that has seen a declining membership since 2001. Started as a
spin-off of Slashdot, this site continues to generate quite a bit of
traffic, but has a hard time keeping new members, and old members
continue to leave for a variety of reasons. In this talk, I'll show
two examples of difficulty in socializing new members. First, I'll
show reactions to new users, and how those reactions have been
received. Second, I'll show an example of conflict between the site
administrators, volunteer members, and site users in the generation of
a terms of use agreement.

BIO
Cliff Lampe joined Michigan State faculty in August of 2005 from the
University of Michigan's School of Information. His research focuses on
patterns of interaction in large scale online environments, as well as
more generally how large groups use information and communication
technologies to coordinate their activities. His research covers
recommender and reputation systems, social capital, online journalism,
and online communities for good. Online communities he has worked with
most are Slashdot, Everything2, and Facebook. He recently received
grants to study Life Cycles of Participation in Online Communities and
Connecting Rural Youth And Rural Enterprise To The Information Economy.

More information here: https://www.msu.edu/~lampecli/