In general, there are no less than 13 different wishes/goals and demands why people are drawn to the community of a group. As different as the people are, as different is their motivation for joining a network. In a representative survey which we carried out as part of the Dictyonomy project, the interviewed members rated these 13 reasons as follows (the respondents chose the 3 most important reasons for them)
1. trust (67%)
2. security (0%)
3. community of values (52%)
4. self-development (28%)
5. feeling of strength (15%)
6. social recognition (16%)
7. professional advantages (49%)
8. cooperation (72%)
9. leisure enrichment (0%)
10. reliable service providers and partners (43%)
11. exchange and inspiration (64%)
12. love, friendship, sex (0%)
