Development of communities

While talking about motivation of community members I already told you about my sister who is an active community user and my own experience about good behavior online.
As I met my sister yesterday she told me about her community. Now, a few weeks before Christmas they are organizing an action, in Germany we call it “wichteln”. Everybody who wants to join can answer a questionnaire about his/hers preferences, interests and hobbies. This is sent to another member who filled in this questionnaire and for this user one has to buy a small present.
“Wichteln” is a tradition that many people in Germany do. This shows how behavior on online communities is adapted from behavior in the physical world.