Phantom authority, Self-selective recruitment and retention of members in virtual communities: The case of wikipedia

First Monday

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Ciffolilli, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645520410     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v8i12.1108     Document Type: Article

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