Crafting Content

Description
This pattern occurs when users actively consider their content when they are about to share it in a certain environment.

Examples
An image service where photographers share advanced pictures often taken by high tech cameras. In this environment some users might feel that they have to make sure that whatever images they share will put up to the standards set by others.

This pattern may arise whenever the user solely is owner of the content and therefore strictly associated with it through ownership.

Pros and Cons
The shared content might only be a small portion of all content available, which could lead to a twisted appearance of the sharing user. On the other hand, there is a chance that the overall content will be of a higher quality due to increased consideration by the users.

Relations
This pattern could act as a kind of way of Maintaining A Facade but could also be a result of Stage Fright.

It is a result of Public Sharing (Crumlish & Malone) with great consideration of the resulting Reputation (Crumlish & Malone) and Feedback (Crumlish & Malone).

Contributions
Created by Patric Westberg.