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Influenced by 2channel, 4chan, IRC, USENET, "right to vanish"
forum vs realtime chat
One problem with `conventional' communities is that corruption or misfit administrators can actively harm their communities. Cliques form more easily, and `klout' can produce anti-social behaviors. When identity is stripped away from participants of a discussion, it's harder for toxic environments to occur... or, well, environments that are particularly toxic to inviduals (as opposed to certain kinds of behaviors, or people with certain interests and hobbies). The realm of anoymous chats are still not fully understood, but they may become better understood as more information is reviewed and critiqued.
Information such as "post counts," "online status," "mutual friends," and "last seen" times easily lead to anti-social behaviors that create
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