The Effects of Perceived Anonymity and Anonymity States on Conformity and Groupthink in Online Communities: a Wikipedia Study

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The Effects of Perceived Anonymity and Anonymity States on Conformity and Groupthink in Online Communities: a Wikipedia Study
Authors
Michail Tsikerdekis
Publication date
2013
DOI
10.1002/asi.22795
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The Effects of Perceived Anonymity and Anonymity States on Conformity and Groupthink in Online Communities: a Wikipedia Study - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2013, written by Michail Tsikerdekis.

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Groupthink behavior is always a risk in online groups and group decision support systems (GDSS), especially when not all potential alternatives for problem resolution are considered. It becomes a reality when individuals simply conform to the majority opinion and hesitate to suggest their own solutions to a problem. Anonymity has long been established to have an effect on conformity, but no previous research has explored the effects of different anonymity states in relation to an individual's likelihood to conform. Through a survey of randomly chosen participants from the English-language Wikipedia community, Author explored the effects of anonymity on the likelihood of conforming to group opinion. In addition, Author differentiated between actual states of anonymity and individuals' perceptions of anonymity. His findings indicate that although people perceive anonymity differently depending on their anonymity state, different states of anonymity do not have a strong effect on the likelihood of conforming to group opinion. Based on this evidence, Author make recommendations for software engineers who have a direct hand in the design of online community platforms.

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Tsikerdekis, Michail. (2013). "[[The Effects of Perceived Anonymity and Anonymity States on Conformity and Groupthink in Online Communities: a Wikipedia Study]]". Association for Information Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1002/asi.22795.

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Tsikerdekis, Michail. (2013). &quot;<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/The_Effects_of_Perceived_Anonymity_and_Anonymity_States_on_Conformity_and_Groupthink_in_Online_Communities:_a_Wikipedia_Study">The Effects of Perceived Anonymity and Anonymity States on Conformity and Groupthink in Online Communities: a Wikipedia Study</a>&quot;. Association for Information Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1002/asi.22795.