When participating in an online community in order for the interaction to be successful there needs be “house rules”. My personal belief is the utmost critical house rule (particularly when young children are participating in the community) is that participants need to feel safe. As pointed out by http://www.macmillan.org.uk/House_Rules.aspx which is an online organization for cancer patients members must feel safe and supported as part of the community. The community must have a purpose as pointed by Kim (2000a; 2000b) and members must be aware of the purpose. Finally, the online community must be inclusive and value the opinion of others.
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