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I'm very glad to hear that it's readable using a translator! In fact, the community dynamics resemble Reddit a lot despite having significant differences in la
by sedatk 3y ago
I'm very glad to hear that it's readable using a translator!
In fact, the community dynamics resemble Reddit a lot despite having significant differences in layout and format. Irony, sarcasm, harsh criticism are common yet tolerance of differing viewpoints is relatively high compared to other platforms where people just flock to their own bubble or just block everyone else who they don't agree with.
It's fun too, has a rich history spanning a quarter century, and has been quite influential.
- prox 3y agoDon’t forget to archive it with responsible parties, like for future history and anthropological research. It would be a shame to loose so much of public discourse, especially if it’s so influential.
- sedatk 3y agoIt's been subject to many academical research projects[1], I lost count now. It even made it into books[2][3]. We used to provide raw text dumps to researchers, or they would crawl the site themselves. One interesting paper claimed that Eksi Sozluk users were able to detect earthquakes very early and reliably[4]. Internet Archive also hangs around the site, archiving here and there. But a proper and full archive should be preserved, I agree. [1] https://scholar.google.com/scholar?lr=lang_en&q=eksi+sozluk&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5 https://scholar.google.com/scholar?lr=lang_en&q=eksi+sozluk&... [2] https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Global-Internet-Histories/Goggin-McLelland/p/book/9780367870751 https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Global-... [3] https://www.twitterandteargas.org/ https://www.twitterandteargas.org/ [4] https://gc.copernicus.org/articles/4/69/2021/ https://gc.copernicus.org/articles/4/69/2021/
- prox 3y agoWow that’s great! I hope you are successful at keeping the site running!