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Encourage community archives. Provide a way to address individual bits of history (messages, chat logs, event histories) in finely-grained units.
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A healthy community also develops a sense of history and in-jokes.
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A Shared History and Culture
You'll know you have a healthy community when users comment publicly that "this is the best site I've ever used," "I came here because of the goal, but stay around because of the people I've met," amd "No other place on the Internet is like this."
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Regular users will develop a sense of community ownership. As a whole, their content contributions probably outweigh yours. This belief manifests itself in several ways. It can produce a high regard for the status quo, with some users expressing an almost moral outrage when facing community changes. These changes may be as minor as adding a new feature to the Web site or broadening the community's focus.
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