16: Managing Over-Participation (Working in Public)

Is more (information, people, code) always better? Nadia Eghbal joins Henry to chat about her new book, Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software, a deep-dive into the of open source community and how it may paint a picture of online communities in general. They talk about her 2x2 model of communities, the public web (Twitter) to private groups (group chat), the turn to individual creators, and the importance of moderation and boundaries. Transcript at https://hopeinsource.com/overparticipation

Henry: https://twitter.com/left_pad
Nadia: https://twitter.com/nayafia
The Book: Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software

> Is more (information, people, code) always better?

Nadia Eghbal joins Henry to chat about her new book, Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software, a deep-dive into the of open source community and how it may paint a picture of online communities in general. They talk about her 2x2 model of communities, the public web (Twitter) to private groups (group chat), the turn to individual creators, and the importance of moderation and boundaries. Transcript at https://hopeinsource.com/overparticipation.

Henry: https://twitter.com/left_pad

Nadia: https://twitter.com/nayafia

The book (out now), Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software

Headings:
Five Years Looking At Open Source Communities
Our Common Wisdom Encourages Participation But..
Pushing Back on the Definition of Participation
2x2 of Contributor/User Growth
Victims of Success
It's a Good Problem, Let's Adapt to Changing Circumstances
Liberalism and "Don't Read the Comments"
Questioning Hypotheses and Norms
Salvation By Maintenance
Welcoming Communities, Seeker Friendly Churches
The Importance of Moderation: Saying No
Inversion of Authority
Whose Responsibility? Platforms?
GitHub Isn't a Creator Based Economy, Yet
Open Source and Content Creation
Maintenance is Inherently Not Top of Mind?
Modes of Production: Niche and Growth
Beyond Zoom: Designing For Conversation
Cozyroom
Tools Vs. Apps: The Tyranny of Grids
Simulating Walking Through a Park
Digital Fidgeting Through Removing Video
Focusing Through Distraction?
Shaping to Future of The Social Web
Creating the Suburbs of the Internet
The Beautiful Dance of Norms

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