on 1/1/11 10:55 AM, Fred Bauder at fredbaud@fairpoint.net wrote:

From today's newspaper:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/01/health/01care.html?ref=todayspaper

"Creating positive emotional experiences diminishes distress and behavior problems."

Fred Bauder

Thanks, Fred.

I don't know of any work that has been done in the area of online group/community psychology, specifically community cohesion. This is another area in which Wikipedia could break ground. I truly believe that what is going to ensure the ongoing quality, endurance and success of the Wikipedia Project are not technical innovations but, rather, the health and cohesion of the group which creates and maintains it.

Happy New Year,

Marc Riddell, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology/Psychotherapy