Not especially—while it removes the disincentives to posting, it also removes the incentives. If I write something, half my motivation is to increase my status and be appreciated (the other half being altruistic—and I’m not sure it’s actually “half”). Unless, of course, the writer’s group was exclusive in membership and belonging to it were already high-status, but that’s probably not the ideal direction to go.
I figured you’d probably say that, but I didn’t want to assume my guess was correct. I don’t have much inhibition about posting, myself, so I am not entirely sure I understand other’s inhibitions.
Not especially—while it removes the disincentives to posting, it also removes the incentives. If I write something, half my motivation is to increase my status and be appreciated (the other half being altruistic—and I’m not sure it’s actually “half”). Unless, of course, the writer’s group was exclusive in membership and belonging to it were already high-status, but that’s probably not the ideal direction to go.
I figured you’d probably say that, but I didn’t want to assume my guess was correct. I don’t have much inhibition about posting, myself, so I am not entirely sure I understand other’s inhibitions.