Loginer wrote:
toad wrote:
Inte för att jag har hängt så mycket i community:n, men det som du har skrivit är sant.
Synd att du lämnar, det var kul att se att någon svensk vågade skriva aktivt i chat:n
Likt alla andr:a som ha:r gjort "OK I'M LEAVING NOW BYE"-trådar på forume:t är han fortfarande hä:r.
In truth, it should not be expected of me to leave people who for some reason want to see my name. If people made an effort and read up, this would have been made clear. I am not considering total absence, but I will not contribute. There's no real reason to contribute, but I'll make an effort to make life as miserable as possible for the rest of you.
EDIT: Early thoughts on the subject:
Complex and simple actions in social situations.Complete withdrawal would mean abandoning traditional honour-code and engaging in socially unacceptable behaviour. Meaning irresponsible actions, without regard for the wellbeing of friends and kin, or without completing satisfactory reasoning before acting. However the community as a whole, or influential members, requires a black and white answer to a grey question. This need for a yes-/no-like response seems to stem from lack of insight (purposeful or not), in regards to the social aspects of communication that rise from the prolonged use of [this] technology.
There is however logic in this reasoning; users not willing to contribute, lack the means to justify their remaining existence. A complex action also provokes the traditional drama model, in which a user trumpets his or her complete withdrawal and fails to completely withdraw without justification. It would seem that this type of behaviour is expected and that complex reasoning, not solely involving the individual's desires, are unseen enough to motivate the active part of the user base in demanding and absolute action.
Contribution and social interaction seem to be closely interwoven, when determining legitimacy and status. One user once complained that the top five (leader board figures) were relatively unknown characters, rarely or never engaging in public discussion.
The questions I therefore must answer to understand this reasoning are:To what extent does contribution control an individual actor's choice of actions and are solid yes or no answers valued more highly than complex considerations?
Contributions to my reasoning are more than welcome, all in the name of research.