Places to look for discussion

Thank you thesis class for the suggestions today in class for where to look for lively discussion.  This week I’ll be looking at:

• DMCworld.com – discussions around DJ-ing and the World DJ Championships
• World of Warcraft forums – worldofwarcraft.com
• Additionally – World of Warcraft wikis: wowwiki.com – information on WoW
• Urban Baby and Park Slope Parents
• 4Chan – does anonymity result in Noisy Idiot behavior or lead to trolling?
• Chowhound.com for foodie discussion
• Stuy Town/Peter Cooper Village/Atlantic Yards – sites discussing proposed real estate development issues/residents committees
• Streetsblog.org
• Victims of Bernie Madoff groups
• Wall Street bonuses discussion groups.

There’s a lot to be looking at there, and am now confident the 10 groups I’ll be studying will be suitably diverse in their subject matter.  The main issue I had last week was finding groups with lively discussions that were not just groups about political issues.  In addition there is enough variety in the level of moderation of these site for my studies.  Final list coming and a research plan coming soon….