Organization of information in newsgroups and discussion lists

The purpose of this study is twofold: (i) to develop a set of methods by which discussions in newsgroups and discussion lists can be analysed. To this end, measurements relating to the physical structure and semantic characteristics of messages and discussions, such as the proportion of messages con...

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Main Author: Chan, Kay Kit.
Other Authors: Harvey, Ross
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20434
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The purpose of this study is twofold: (i) to develop a set of methods by which discussions in newsgroups and discussion lists can be analysed. To this end, measurements relating to the physical structure and semantic characteristics of messages and discussions, such as the proportion of messages containing signatures of their authors and the frequency distribution of discussion lengths and various message types and inter-message relationships, are devised.