A social dilemma that results in the degradation or collapse of shared digital resources and community quality when individual users act in their own self-interest at the expense of the collective good. This phenomenon adapts Garrett Hardin’s classic economic concept to online environments, where shared community resources can be undervalued, overused, or abused. (Chapter 4, p. 129)*
*Terms defined for the Nurturing Online Communities (NOC) course include a chapter reference to the course text Building Successful Online Communities by Kraut and Resnick.
Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2025) CSCCE Glossary: Nurturing Online Communities. Santistevan, Pratt, and Woodley doi: 10.5281/zenodo.17137478
Categories: Nurturing Online Communities (NOC) terms
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