“+1 for Imgur”: A content analysis of SIDE theory and common voice effects on a hierarchical bidirectionally-voted commenting system

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Highlights:

• Documents a site-bound digital subculture by identifying commenting regularities.

• The common voice concept is quantitatively evidenced through content analysis.

• Post category found to affect the prevalence of common voice use in comments.

• Approving comments receive a higher score and more responses than those disapproving.

• Breaking social norms results in conservative punishment by the community.

摘要

•Documents a site-bound digital subculture by identifying commenting regularities.•The common voice concept is quantitatively evidenced through content analysis.•Post category found to affect the prevalence of common voice use in comments.•Approving comments receive a higher score and more responses than those disapproving.•Breaking social norms results in conservative punishment by the community.

论文关键词:Common voice,SIDE,Imgur,Subculture,Social media,Content analysis

论文评审过程:Received 16 May 2017, Revised 12 July 2017, Accepted 1 September 2017, Available online 1 September 2017, Version of Record 9 September 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.09.003