As bloggers we all have a interest in developig better online communities, it is because of this I feel the following issue to be quite important.

One of my comrades, Jon recently wrote a post on his blog covering the issue of intergrating online communities. His post covered such issues as trolling and lurking but one of the most interesting topics he covered was that of communication disorders.

Communication disorders which show autistic-like qualities can result in some people have difficulty seeing other online community members as people and will just see them as text. Some will not see themselves as being part of the community and in someway detached from it.

Jon is currently doing some research on the issue of online communication disorders and would like to hear from anybody who has had any experiences relating to this. If you feel you can help please email Jon at [EMAIL=jonathan@jonathanbishop.org.uk]jonathan@jonathanbishop.org.uk[/EMAIL]

Jon's original post can be found at [URL=http://www.jonathanbishop.org.uk/weblog/display.aspx?Item=74]http://www.jonathanbishop.org.uk/weblog/display.aspx?Item=74[/URL]