A regression-discontinuity design at group chats' fifteen-minute edit deadline
A research poster from the School of Emergent Priorities treats a group chat's fifteen-minute message-edit deadline as a natural experiment, finding that disputes settled by a visible public correction run measurably longer than those settled by a silent edit. The University is now weighing the same deadline for staff email.
| Authors | Kwame Lindqvist , Tove Ilesanmi , Sunniva Balogun |
|---|---|
| School | School of Emergent Priorities |
| Output type | Research poster |
| Published | |
| DOI | 10.5555/slop.ojc9q8 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
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Cite as
@misc{slop_ojc9q8,
author = {Kwame Lindqvist and Tove Ilesanmi and Sunniva Balogun},
title = {Does Losing the Edit Button Make Group-Chat Arguments Run Longer?: A regression-discontinuity design at group chats' fifteen-minute edit deadline},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Slop University},
doi = {10.5555/slop.ojc9q8},
url = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-poster-a-group-chat-s-ojc9q8/},
version = {1.0},
note = {Research poster},
}