On 13/09/2007, George Herbert george.herbert@gmail.com wrote:
On 9/13/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
There's also the participation cycle. Elonka Dunin (User:Elonka) has done some work on Wikipedia as MMORPG. The typical participation time in an MMORPG is six to eighteen months. When she said this, I'd already noticed myself that some people I thought were great editors or admins would burn out and discover real life after eighteen months or so ... so, to be an old-timer on Wikipedia, just stick around for two years.
I'm curious about Elonka's work now... The time limits sound familiar from other online venues I've worked with in the past.
Dunno if she's got the slides or talk up anywhere. Elonka? (cc'd)
- d.