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Paul W. Schleck <pschleck@panix.com> wrote:

"In the context of Usenet discussion forums, Himelboim et al. (2009)
have undertaken a detailed study of new thread creation. They found that
many Usenet forums featured a small group of 'discussion catalysts'
whose seed posts inspired a lot of debate. Interestingly, these users
largely posted stories from elsewhere on the web with little or no
comment - a relatively conservative approach to setting the agenda."

https://academic.oup.com/jcmc/article/19/3/625/4067622?login=false

Ironically, Paul has posted something he didn't write.
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Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

Paul W. Schleck <pschleck@panix.com> wrote:

"In the context of Usenet discussion forums, Himelboim et al. (2009)
have undertaken a detailed study of new thread creation. They found that >many Usenet forums featured a small group of 'discussion catalysts'
whose seed posts inspired a lot of debate. Interestingly, these users >largely posted stories from elsewhere on the web with little or no
comment - a relatively conservative approach to setting the agenda."

https://academic.oup.com/jcmc/article/19/3/625/4067622?login=false

Ironically, Paul has posted something he didn't write.

heh.
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