Anarchy vs. Authority: Attitudes Towards Centralized Control in Social Tagging Systems

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  • February 28, 2019
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  • Modic, Michelle
    • Affiliation: School of Information and Library Science
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  • This study examines the perceptions of users towards centralized authority in social tagging systems. Research shows that scholars and individuals overseeing social tagging projects see a number of pros and cons towards allowing users more control. This study looks at another area of tagging, specifically what the users themselves think, by using content analysis of a message board thread on the topic of moderation in a particular social tagging system. The findings indicate that, like the scholars and individuals overseeing social tagging projects, their views are fairly mixed. Some want a system with strong moderation to weed out malicious users and fix mistakes. Others don't trust moderators not to serve their own ends, and want a more open and creative system that they ultimately see as more honest. The challenge for future social tagging system moderators is to please both groups without alienating either.
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  • Greenberg, Jane
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  • Master of Science in Library Science
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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