Something Interesting...

As I was lurking today, I ran into an aspect of filtering that I had not thought of before. While I still believe this web site does not have a large problem with a lack of participation from its members, there is still a filtering process within the Mental Illness Awareness Group that is used to promote participation. This group has an automatic filter that will boot you out of the group if you have not logged on in the last 30 days. If the automatic filter does in fact boot you from the group, you are allowed to rejoin the group, but you must be an active member if you do decide to rejoin.

The leader of the group sent this awareness message out after getting complaints from the group's "regulars" who began to become annoyed with members simply lurking on the site and not actively participating. This filtering technique goes beyond just content and actually filters out the members at the bottom of the totem pole!