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Consequently, gender (and other defining characteristics) gain fluidity in an online community, resulting in both the shoring up of, as well as the deconstruction of, traditional gender norms. Individuals can switch their gender identity, but they can also simply conform to an alternative gender performance with greater freedom than in an offline environment. This freedom can permit the exploration of alternative means of understanding and addressing situations and problems than might occur offline.
In this community, both male and female members engaged in a conversational style in keeping with what has been observed as characteristic of women; comments were typically met with support and agreement, disagreements EXPLORING AN INTERNET COMMUNITY 35 were respectful, and emoticons were frequently employed to soften statements that could be taken in a harsh manner. Similarly, Baym (1995, 2000) examined a community centered on soap opera fans and found, as well, that the feminine subject matter served to color the dynamics of those participating in the community.
One can see that identifiable men comprise a much larger portion of individuals who make multiple posts during the week (61 percent), resulting in the total number of posts made by individuals identified as male being larger than that of those identified as female. Individuals with an undetermined gender comprised the greatest number of all individuals posting at the site, but these individuals were much less likely to make repeated posts. Consequently, individuals who can be identified as men do dominate the overall number of messages, but they do not seem to comprise a greater number of actual identifiable participants in the community.