Participation inequality: the 90-9-1 collaboration paradox

90% or users will simply observe and lurk.
9% will occasionally contribute, edit etc.
1% of users can be denoted as those that contribute most of the content.

Read Dan Pontefract's fascinating article on 'participation inequality' in online communities.

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