Clay Shirky on social software

[naamagatus]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "David" <dfrankiswork at n...> 
wrote:
<snip> 
> What I think would do wonders for list morale, but doesn't exist in 
> Yahoo, is for an automatic record to be kept when someone reads 
your 
> post.  That way, you can see if people are reading your posts 
without 
> forcing them to massively bump up list volume or expecting them to 
> engage you offlist.

It depends on individual psychology. I would be doubly insulted that 
somebody read my post and wasn't interested enough to reply! I prefer 
to think that the post wasn't noticed, rather than read and tossed 
away.

> 
> Comprehensive and well-reasoned posts (as Shaun's usually are) go 
> unanswered because, well, there is nothing more to say, 
whereas "Hey, I hope my Harry and Ginny get together shes what he > 
needs LOL" is guaranteed a response.
> 

I keep saying that to myself <g>.



Naama