>The goal of the assignment is to figure out whether an online community exemplifies or doesn’t exemplify ‘healthy’ behaviors, from the points of view of their

>The goal of the assignment is to figure out whether an online community exemplifies or doesn’t exemplify ‘healthy’ behaviors, from the points of view of their own members The culture of HN is also such that it tends to attract a certain type of person, typically from the upper end of the normal curve. Look at the highly technical nature of the majority of articles being posted. What I'm saying is that community health is not just a reflection of the rules imposed upon the community. The individuals need to meet certain minimum requirements in various social and cognitive dimensions to have a truly "healthy" community.