IMBJR wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:36:15 -0800, "Chambers"
> <bdc### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
>
>> "IMBJR" <no### [at] spamhere> wrote in message
>> news:b8as40d47rtbrt8ih37iq1imnhvt7dckqo@4ax.com...
>>> Don't kid yourself that this is a community. A community happens in
>>> "meatspace", face to face, in real buildings with real progress.
>>> This is merely a exchange of data.
>>
>> I will take personal offense at this.
>>
>> This *is* a community.  The individuals here are more intelligent,
>> capable, considerate, helpful and productive than any other group I
>> have known.  This community produces incredible artwork, as well as
>> the tools to create it.  I am proud of the fact that I am allowed a
>> space here in these forums*, and I don't appreciate your attitude in
>> this respect.
>
> Believe you me, comparing this news server and it contents to a
> community is inaccurate to say the least.

Look up community in the dictionary "A group of people having common
interests" seems to crop up.

> People here post images, binaries, bits of POV code. They critique
> images and points of view. Share ideas on POV-Ray and its satellites
> of software. Some even discuss off-topic stuff like on the rest of
> usenet.

Sounds just like a community to me.

> In a real "meatspace" community the depth of interaction makes the
> above list of activitys look extremely small. The true personal touch
> is where community is really at. This is merely a digital facimile of
> a community, and as such does not go to the nth degree.
>
> Try comparing this place and its sister groups to, say, a village or a
> city - both communities of differing scale. That will ensure that one
> will see that this is a merely drop in the ocean of human interaction.

How many people in your village/town/city have you spoken to about POV?  I
think this community is far better than my "real-life" one for discussing
POV.

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