Comments on: What Makes a Community?

By: Chase

Chase — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:59:48 +0000

Thank you, Chris.

I’m new here (but I’m sticking around… consider me a new recruit). However, in my little corner of the world wide web, Community is something I talk about often.

I’ve never seen a description of Community so lucidly laid out.

This page is bookmarked.
This site is RSS’d.
This guy is returning soon.

To World Domination,
-Chase

By: Jared

Jared — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:13:58 +0000

I find it extremely interesting that since I’ve started a blog… started becoming part of a community… I see the same individuals posting comments on places I end up as well. That’s pretty cool.

“Evangelism is hard; recruitment is easy.”

Amen.

By: Lee Garverick

Lee Garverick — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:23:57 +0000

Hi Chris,
Another great post. I am one of the people you have inspired to create a community or at least an info source, around an activity I think is cool, which is walkathons. I’d love to see an online community with forums where we could support each other. I would consider setting one up but I think you’d need to be able to watch it a bit to see what we’re talking about there. You could potentially charge for membership. Think about whether that makes sense…

Lee
walkathonguide

By: Andreas Kopp

Andreas Kopp — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:34:14 +0000

Hey Chris,

i am also part of the silent community but i am also a true fan of your blog. I read every piece of your work and you are keeping up the good quality in all of your posts. Thank you. I also founded a community here in my home town which is bringing together social interested internet ethusiasts with ngo and new social start-ups. Let´s see where this community is heading. We are definetly a pro community!

By: Trackback from Man Vs. Debt

Trackback from Man Vs. Debt — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:56:35 +0000

[...] Guillebeau, of The Art of Non-Conformity, cited Man Vs. Debt as a great new example of an awesome online community! Rather then link to a certain post or discuss my writing, he was most impressed by all of YOU! [...]

By: Rich Dixon

Rich Dixon — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:10:56 +0000

As always, your stuff makes me think. I don’t like acknowledging that enemies are a necessary part of a community, but I think you’re probably right.

We need to make sure that we don’t mis-define our enemies or allow them to define us.

By: Kang

Kang — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:09:25 +0000

Hi Chris, I found your site through Global patriot, and just want to say that this is very very cool, the whole concept is pretty inspiring. Subscribed to your feed and looking forward to conforming to non conformity.

By: Lori Johnson

Lori Johnson — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:43:13 +0000

Interesting! I guess u could consider me part of the silent community at this time. I would like to hear updates on these comments.

By: Daniel Mick

Daniel Mick — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:51:15 +0000

Fantastic post Chris! EVERYONE should bookmark this. We all live, work, and play in a variety of communities. This is a clear guide as to why and how some work and some fail, how to improve them and how to break them. Good stuff.

By: Dillon Ross

Dillon Ross — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:25:04 +0000

Great post. I agree that a strong community is built around friends and enemies.