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| Balaji and Chakrabarti (2010) state that, discussion forum otherwise known as newsgroup, bulletin board or conference is regarded as the most popular online stage in electronic communication. Because the conversational tune is asynchronous, meaning that is not necessary for people to be present in the same virtual communities at the same time before participation. As such, messages are threaded with the first message starting the thread followed by responses directly beneath it as stated by Lampe, et al. (2010). | Balaji and Chakrabarti (2010) state that, discussion forum otherwise known as newsgroup, bulletin board or conference is regarded as the most popular online stage in electronic communication. Because the conversational tune is asynchronous, meaning that is not necessary for people to be present in the same virtual communities at the same time before participation. As such, messages are threaded with the first message starting the thread followed by responses directly beneath it as stated by Lampe, et al. (2010). | ||
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| - | <html><center><sup>Figure 1: <B>Online communities Source: </B> </sup></center></html> | + | <html><center><sup>Figure 1: <B>Online communities (Source: Hobgood, 2007) </B> </sup></center></html> |
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| |E-mail lists and newsletters |**Advantages:** Allows a user to receive a message as soon as it is sent. **Disadvantages:** Cannot always access an archive of messages.| | |E-mail lists and newsletters |**Advantages:** Allows a user to receive a message as soon as it is sent. **Disadvantages:** Cannot always access an archive of messages.| | ||
| |Chat groups |**Advantages:** Synchronous. Users can communicate in real-time. **Disadvantages:** Posts can be sent simultaneously and the user can become lost in the conversation. | | |Chat groups |**Advantages:** Synchronous. Users can communicate in real-time. **Disadvantages:** Posts can be sent simultaneously and the user can become lost in the conversation. | | ||
| - | |Virtual worlds |**Advantages:** 3D metaphors allow a user to get more involved in the community. **Disadvantages:** Requires certain hardware and software that not all users have. | | ||
| | [[Articles:Salameh|Weblogs]] and directories | **Advantages:** Easily updated, regular content. **Disadvantages:** Members cannot start topics only respond to them.| | | [[Articles:Salameh|Weblogs]] and directories | **Advantages:** Easily updated, regular content. **Disadvantages:** Members cannot start topics only respond to them.| | ||
| |[[Articles:Kosta|Wikis]] and hypertext fiction | **Advantages:** Can allow for collaborative work on literary projects. **Disadvantages:** Can bring out the worst in people, such as their destructive natures. | | |[[Articles:Kosta|Wikis]] and hypertext fiction | **Advantages:** Can allow for collaborative work on literary projects. **Disadvantages:** Can bring out the worst in people, such as their destructive natures. | | ||
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| Fiore, et al. (2002) reported that Usenet newsgroups regularly receive noisy and voluminous messages that are mostly of limited value. Despite the merit of collaboration through computer networks, poor quality messages and flood newsgroups content have prove too difficult to be worthwhile. In an earlier research work, (Sack, 2000) highlighted that news browsers would be design to reduce the noise and increasing volume of articles traffic in online communities. So that users will be allowed to sort and search for dates of author’s contribution to messages and threading process in the community of users about a specific topic. | Fiore, et al. (2002) reported that Usenet newsgroups regularly receive noisy and voluminous messages that are mostly of limited value. Despite the merit of collaboration through computer networks, poor quality messages and flood newsgroups content have prove too difficult to be worthwhile. In an earlier research work, (Sack, 2000) highlighted that news browsers would be design to reduce the noise and increasing volume of articles traffic in online communities. So that users will be allowed to sort and search for dates of author’s contribution to messages and threading process in the community of users about a specific topic. | ||
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| + | A flame war is a tendency for a user to go off-topic and attack personality rather than their opinion. Likely candidates for flame wars are usually religion and socio-political topics, or topics that discuss pre-existing rivalries outside the forum. | ||
| ===== 5. Importance and benefits ===== | ===== 5. Importance and benefits ===== | ||
