... on discussion than on intellectual debate or pure information exchange. The groups involved often have a similar focus to traditional functional groups. * Argument Examples: War on Iraq, abortion * Social Interaction Examples: alt.callahans, aussies and the didi-net While a desire to interact with other participants for its own sake is almost a defining characteristic of communities, in some it is the primary or ... normative purpose of the community's existence. * Performance Examples: alt.pub.dragons-inn Story-telling, drama Individuals find friends and groups find shared identities o...

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