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===== Why People Join Communities ===== {{ :model.jpg?700 |}} The secret to getting people more engaged in a community lies in engendering members with increasing levels of competence, autonomy, and relatedness (the tenets of [[http://www.selfdeterminationtheory.org/SDT/documents/2000_RyanDeci_IntExtDefs.pdf|Self-Determination Theory]]). The more members feel they have improved their abilities since being a community member, feel increasing levels of freedom to act how they choose, and develop strong relationships through the community, the more they participate.