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=== Session 11: December 8, 2011 === [PAD for notes session Dec 8 2011 https://quadpad.lqdn.fr/CooperationDec82011] Goal of the session – 8th December 2011 Title: Participation in collaborative communities: Main organizational principles. Is there central roles? Is there dependencies between the several forms and degrees of participation? In previous session (concretely in the Nov 10) emerged the discussion if there is and which would be the "central" forms of participation in common based peer production / collaborative communities. Could we point to a specific profile of contributions as the central ones? Would be the key contributors the one with higher number of editors or the ones contributing more content independently of the number of "edits"?. Mako was pointing that according to previous research on Wikipedia (which was the reference?) there is a profile of participation in Wikipedia that is characterized by few contributions (in number of edits) but contributing the main base of the content of an article. However, the profile of contributors generally most valuated (by the community and/or researchers) are the one with higher number of edits. With the concept of "participation as an ecosystem" Mayo tried to "break" the search of key type of contributions and try to point out that it is the ability to combine and create an ecosystem logic between different types and degrees of participation in collaborative communities what is key in terms of allowing the collaborative communities scale in participation. In this regard, the driven question would not be, which is the key contribution, but which is the role of each profile of participation (strong, weak and “non” contributors; contributors on content, contributions organizing events, contributions doing research etc.) and if and how they would reinforce each other and benefit the process. This section will consist first in a brainstorming by each attendee of which would be in her or his view the three main characteristics of participation in CBPP (reinforcing or in contrast to the 10 presented in the reading); to then argue around the question if there is some distinctive forms of participation (in typology and in degree of involvement), if between them it could be distinguish a key form of participation - central for the process, or/and if it could be identify an ecosystem perspective of different forms each playing an role and reinforcing each other. The '''suggested readings''' is a Chapter of Mayo Fuster Morell thesis. FUSTER MORELL, Mayo (2010). Chapter VI: Participation in online creation communities’ platforms. Governance of online creation communities. Provision of platforms for participation for the building of digital commons, (Unpublished dissertation), Department Social and Political Science, European University Institute, Florence. [http://epicenter.media.mit.edu/~mako/cooperation/Participation_as_an_ecosystem_MFM_Cooperation_Group.pdf Download Chapter] (Note: the file is password protected. The username and password are available in the email list archives) * '''Short reading option''': Read only section “b) Participation is possible in multiple forms and to different degrees” (Pag. 6-12) and “VI. II. Conclusions” (Pag. 25-29). * '''Long reading option''': Read complete Chapter. Additionally, you can find the bibliography of the thesis if you want to consult bibliographic references. [http://epicenter.media.mit.edu/~mako/cooperation/Biblio_Lista_Thesis_MayoFusterMorell.rtf Download Thesis Bibliographic references] Apart of the value of addressing these questions for the Cooperation group members, the session will be useful for Mayo in order to review the Chapter which might be published as part of a book containing her whole thesis or as an article. In this regard, any suggestion for improvement would be must appreciated by Mayo. Finally, the session will also consist of a collective sharing of a cake to celebrate Mayo & Mako's birthday.
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