Co-Creating Content

Description
This pattern occurs when two or more people work on creating and editing the same content. It gives the user the feeling and knowledge they are working on something bigger, together with lots of other people than only for themselves. This in turn makes the users more inclined to create serious content (content related to the site) rather than just create content for the sake of it. The pattern creates more serious and correct content as users content is inspected in a much deeper way on sites without this pattern.

Examples
When users share the same content, and rework each others work, the content itself become better with each edit. The exception to this rule is when users deliberately destroy others content. Thus strong moderation or a tight community is usually needed.

Pros and Cons
More serious and correct content is created. The pattern also generates discussion about the content, and how it should be presented.

The pattern may lead to patterns connected to destroying others work, or humiliating others in general. Thus if the pattern is present on a site, strict moderation and/or a tight community is needed to avoid said problems.

Relations
This pattern counters Posting As Time Killing and Attention Seeking as the content created it less connected to the users account.

Contributors
High Lord Chrill of the dark Abyss