But to extract value, the tools have to be actively used across the community. This allows people to show their competencies and reliability. This could be constructed to fit the needs of the participants. If knowledge is our currency, giving it away is an act of trust. But it also yields back to the giver through mutual reciprocity.
Reciprocity acts as a form of online transaction.
Acknowledgement of a participant's presence, welcoming, noting absences, all build reciprocity. There is nothing worse than sharing something in a collaborative online workspace and getting ZERO feedback. It is deflating. When we can't acknowledge with applause, head nodding or eyebrow raising, we must get more deliberate in the text. Nothing gets older faster than circular paths with no driving purpose.