Joel Spolsky wrote an article about this over a decade ago and no doubt influenced the design of Stackoverflow: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Building

Joel Spolsky wrote an article about this over a decade ago and no doubt influenced the design of Stackoverflow: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BuildingCommunitieswithSo.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BuildingCommunitieswi... It articulates that the existence or lack of features can adjust how an online community functions.