Project Update - Interesting people

This quote from Jenkins on page 26 seems important for all of us:

"I am interested in how the community reacts to a shift in its normal ways of processing and evaluating knowledge. It is at these moments of crisis, conflict, and controversy that communities are forced to articulate the principles that guide them."


2/21/2011 – Started looking more closely at the postings under forum for my chosen site. I thought this would be safe Healthy Weight Forum : General, but the first post is for a new diet drug followed by another post indicating “we are not really about quick fixes and drugs on this forum”. The responder appears to take the site seriously, and is not going to put up with any “quick fix” for weight loss. So the questionable post on a diet drug was by an identified “newbie” followed by reprimands from so-called “Senior Members”. One problem with the posts in the topic, while interesting, many are several years old.

Interesting to not some poster put age,, height 25 years old, 5'5, and:

Starting weight: 265 lbs, May 2006 Current weight: 221 lbs, Goal weight: 175 lbs

Note that none of this information is requested or required, but what motivates some to post it and some to not post any details. Could it be the “if I write it down, goals etc, way of thinking?” Perhaps, maybe just positive reinforcement in a way for an accomplished weight loss and ongoing motivation for the person.


Looking under the same forum,
Healthy Weight Forum : General

Topic: Hello to All

Here is a recent post by a newbie that consists of nothing but recipe site links. Makes me wonder if they are just trying to redirect traffic to the recipe sites and hope folks click on the ads. A person like this does not appear to have much credibility within the group, as most can see the main reason they even signed up and posted as a marketing ploy.


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Hi everyone. New member here.

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