Jason Kottke applies the broken windows theory of social behaviour to online environments. Does the design, or appearance, of a blog or discussion forum adversely influence the conduct of commenters or forum members?
Does the aesthetic appearance of a blog affect what’s written by the site’s commenters? My sense is that the establishment of social norms [...]
Poor design lowers the tone of blogs & forum comments?
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 3 December, 2008 to the comment subset
