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INDOMIE Wrote:

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> Why do people think this forum gets so many more

> comments that se5forum and dare i say it even the

> might se1 forum?



I've lived in SE23 and Bromley areas and forums there aren't a scratch on ED forum. For example the SE23 forum gets about 10 posts per month.


I think this would a good topic for a PHD sociology student.


Possible reasons why ED forum is so successful:

a) ED has a higher percentage of residents who can read and write than neighbouring boroughs

b) It's a manifestation of the omnipresent Clapham literary gene which ED residents possess

c) Technical reasons - forum has good design, layout etc

d) East Dulwich has a higher percentage of residents who are confirmed bachelors

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Mick Mac

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I think the answer must be that its contagious. I can't believe how often I post, never mind some others - but I for one am mightily impressed with the quality of the comments and the tongue in cheek nature of the humour of the forumites. They make it what it is, I guess its just a group of people who get to know each others personalities online, the more they get to know each other the more they have to say to each other. Its great to think that you can start a thread and people will say something, anything, about it rather than let it die, so people post with confidence.
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Marmora Man

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Contagious: On a more serious note it reflects Dawkin's thesis that ideas can be passed on in a similar fashion to genes. He used the term "memes" to describe the way in which ideas / beliefs are transmitted around a society.


The EDF has evolved in a Darwinian fashion from a small group of individuals into an online community through a system of feedback and reinforcement. My first experience was to offer something, for free, on the sales & wanted section. The person who collected the item left a message on the forum thanking me and offering to provide a favour back if he could. This positive experience reinforced my use of the forum, as did subsequent online arguments / discussions / debates.


Different contributors have developed different strategies for success on the EDF - humour, contrariness, light touch commentary, basic news etc.

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Moos Wrote:

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> Pagey Wrote:

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> b) It's a manifestation of the omnipresent

> Clapham

> > literary gene which ED residents possess

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> Pagey, what is the omnipresent Clapham literary

> gene?



Moos it's the ability to come up with expressions such as that

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Eileen got it right - it's well designed and easy to use. I look at it every day in my lunch break as it keeps me up to date with what's happening and the Offered / Wanted / Reccommendations section is brilliant - so useful. I went on to the Streatham Forum the other day and couldn't believe how useless it was compared to this one.
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Michael Palaeologus

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Keef said "Or it's just because people from Dulwich are lazy and do no work"


Weren't you starting a new job today Keef?


ED is quite a small geographical area, so most people know what is being discussed when a topic is raised, so it is easier to feel part of the group. SE1 is a big area in comparison.


Also the Forum is quite liberal in what is discussed and posted. Some like the SE23 are draconian in their censoring of things that they dont feel are relevant and so stifle wider ranging debate.


Also we are East Dulwich and so are special.

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> Moos Wrote:

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> > Pagey, what is the omnipresent Clapham literary

> > gene?

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> Moos it's the ability to come up with expressions

> such as that


Pagey, I gark and gawgle in the face of your explanation. What is Claphamesque about literature?


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