This article explores the role of humor in email and mailing list communication within online communities. It argues that humor is not just a frivolous addition but serves a vital function in building the ethos, or character, of these virtual groups. By linking humor's social role with the concept of ethos as a force that shapes community identity, the authors propose that humor effectively creates a sense of belonging and shared identity among group members. The study introduces the idea of "threads of constitutive laughter," which refers to the ongoing humorous interactions that contribute to the ethos of mailing list discourse. The authors apply their theoretical model to analyze the humor dynamics within a university writing center's mailing list, illustrating how humor contributes to the formation and maintenance of community ethos in computer-mediated communication (CMC) environments.
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Hübler, Mike T., and Diana Calhoun Bell. "Computer-mediated humor and ethos: Exploring threads of constitutive laughter in online communities." Computers and Composition 20.3 (2003): 277-294.
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