Comments on: Taking Back Community

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Tue, 25 May 2010 05:28:08 +0000

I guess once anything becomes popular enough, you have to worry about it becoming overthrown by those looking to be popular.

It's kinda like the indie band syndrome; great while unknown and then less attractive when famous (even though, technically, they're still the same band).

Which is why having folks like you remind us of the true meaning means we'll be just fine, regardless of how popular "community" becomes. :)

By: Bill Wren - Writelife

Bill Wren - Writelife — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:04:22 +0000

I grew up in Ottawa, living there for about 17 or 18 years from the time I was 10. I'm glad to see Max is still around. Ottawa has always struck me as a great example of a community of communities of involved people.

Words get nullified all the time as they become the latest buzzwords: community, friend, story, tribes, narrative and so on. So it's a good idea to got back to their original meanings and intent every so often just to remind us.

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Where the wild thoughtwrestlers are – May 21 2010 | Thoughtwrestling — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:04:02 +0000

[...] Murphy: @suzemuse has a good piece on Taking Back Community this week that’s worth checking [...]

By: Community. Engagement. United.

Community. Engagement. United. — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:59:10 +0000

[...] Sue “Suzemuse” Murphy wrote about taking back the term community – changing it from buzzword to a more powerful word. [...]

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:13:09 +0000

Should we use different names for online groups that congregate around common interests?

Reminds me of something that Carman Pirie once said: communities of interest will trump communities of geography. You seem to be arguing the opposite, although actually when interest and geography coincide, it's a powerful combo.

Great post!