This is right I think. Basically, in the real world trust builds as a group gets to know each other. Certain interactions between people/organisations don't need trust (eg exchanging newsletters) but others do (eg managing a social enterprise/collaborating on an innovation). This follows through into the online world.
There is a scale I think: if people operate online anonymously little trust can be established; more trust can be created if people register and consistently use a pseudonym, even more trust is possible if people register with their real name, even more if they put up a profile, even more if they put their photo up(?). Um not sure about the photo.
Requiring registration is not about being exclusive it is about creating trusted online spaces that will support the interactions you want to take place.
Registration and trust
This is right I think. Basically, in the real world trust builds as a group gets to know each other. Certain interactions between people/organisations don't need trust (eg exchanging newsletters) but others do (eg managing a social enterprise/collaborating on an innovation). This follows through into the online world.
There is a scale I think: if people operate online anonymously little trust can be established; more trust can be created if people register and consistently use a pseudonym, even more trust is possible if people register with their real name, even more if they put up a profile, even more if they put their photo up(?). Um not sure about the photo.
Requiring registration is not about being exclusive it is about creating trusted online spaces that will support the interactions you want to take place.