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Prosocial Design Network @prosocialdesign.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Does it matter HOW you write community rules? Research across thousands of subreddits suggests yes. "Be nice" beats "don't be mean" for community sentiment. But there's no one-size-fits-all approach. New Pro-Social recap with @galenweld.bsky.social: www.prosocialdesign.org/blog/the-rig...

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The Right Community Rules? Lessons from Reddit: A Pro-Social Recap

Does it matter what rules communities set if they want prosocial outcomes?

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Galen Weld @ CSCW @galenweld.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

That should be 4:30 pm 🤦🤦

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Galen Weld @ CSCW @galenweld.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

If you're at @acm-cscw.bsky.social #cscw in Bergen, come check out our 🏆honorable mention paper today on Reddit community governance (w/ @axz.bsky.social @timalthoff.bsky.social ). 4pm in Dovregubben-2! More in thread... 🧵

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Galen Weld @ CSCW @galenweld.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Some nice coverage of our paper (and award) from ICWSM back in June. Big congrats to @lleibm.bsky.social on his successful first author paper, and big things to @timalthoff.bsky.social and @axz.bsky.social for their support as always!

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Galen Weld @ CSCW @galenweld.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Also, I know it’s the end of the day, but I am chairing the last 2 #ICWSM sessions on Virality, Political Coordination, & Reddit. These are going to be great sessions with work from @zsavvas90.bsky.social @imadityav.bsky.social @tanumitra.bsky.social @munmun10.bsky.social +more! Don’t miss it :)

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Galen Weld @ CSCW @galenweld.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Super surprised and honored to receive the single Best Paper award at #ICWSM this year (out of 138 papers) for my work with @lleibm.bsky.social, @axz.bsky.social, @timalthoff.bsky.social on Reddit Rules! bsky.app/profile/gale...

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Galen Weld @ CSCW @galenweld.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

If you're at #ICWSM, be sure to swing by the spotlight session after lunch to check our our work on Reddit rules with @axz.bsky.social , @timalthoff.bsky.social and Leon Leibmann! Leon is presenting an analysis of 68k rules across 5 yrs, connecting them to important community outcomes.

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Galen Weld @ CSCW @galenweld.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

If you're at #CSCW2024 and interested in social platform data access, you should come to our SIG on Community-Driven Models for Supporting Research on Social Platforms! We'll be talking about data access for academics on platforms such as Reddit. Happening in 1 hour in room Cartago!

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