• From Niche to Mainstream: Community Size and Engagement in Social Media

    From Paul W. Schleck@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 2 05:15:42 2025
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    "For Gab and Usenet, it is possible to observe how, as the number of
    users in a conversation increases, the typical number of comments shifts
    away from localization values equal to one. While on Reddit and Voat,
    user engagement initially increases with the number of participants,
    peaking around 150 users. Beyond this threshold, additional participants
    reduce marginal engagement, likely due to conversational noise or
    decreased cohesion."

    https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.12076

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