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Nov 11 2008, 12:48 AM EST (current) Anonymous 23 words added, 5 words deleted
Nov 11 2008, 12:46 AM EST Anonymous 71 words added, 7 words deleted

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Problem: StateNewcomers have difficulty acclimating to joining the problemcommunity

Context:
    StateA thecommunity with shared history contextamong members
    The community may be intentionally or inadvertentlyoffputting to newcomers
Forces:
    Long-time members share a collective history that may be laden with jargon and/or strong norms
    Group has a resistance to newcomers
    Subgroups form within the larger community
Solution:
    Provide a "welcome area" where newcomers can be welcomed to the community and can learn the basics of community norms
Resulting Context:
Newcomers have a "safer" place to enter the community
Experience in the community and community norms can be gained with lessened fear of repercussion from longer-term members