From: Hermit (virus@hermit.net)
Date: Sat Oct 04 2003 - 16:45:07 MDT
[henson]Volunteer "tribes" like CoV are just that. Too many (and that's a small number) unpleasant experiences and people pick up and leave.
[Mermaid]Its called a shakedown and is very useful.
[Hermit] Mermaid, when many of the people leaving are useful to the community, their departure is not "useful". When the disruptions are sufficiently frequent as to prevent the achievement of critical mass, then they are anything but "useful". When members of the community have expressed reluctance to introduce others, due to the ongoing virulence, strident disagreement and disorder, this is not "useful". When some members attempt to build something attractive, and others attempt to disrupt it until those initiating the process give up, this prevents any evolution except the downward variety - and is not "useful".
[Hermit] If you put your personal issues aside and examine the above as a general statement about communities, I suspect you would be forced to agree with it. So denying its truth about this community appears extremely irrational.
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