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Table 1 Parameters/variables, descriptions in RRG and RMRG, and values in the experiments below

From: Effect of direct reciprocity and network structure on continuing prosperity of social networking services

Parameter

Description

Value

A

Set of agents

\(|A|=20\;{\text{or}}\;1000\)

\(B_i\)

i’s probability of posting an article

Variable

\(L_{C_i}\)

i’s probability of posting a comment to a reciprocal agent

Variable

\(L_{N_i}\)

i’s probability of posting a comment to a normal agent

Variable

\(S^t_i\)

Degree of fun of i’ article

\(0<S^t_i <1\) (random)

F

Cost of posting article

\(-3.0\)

M

Reward for reading article

1.0

C

Cost of comment

\(-2.0\)

R

Reward for receiving comment

9.0

\(W_i\)

i’ memory of reciprocal agents

Variable

\(T_{\rm{W}}\)

Memory term

1 (if nothing mentioned)