IMBJR wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 08:50:08 -0000, "scott" <sco### [at] spamcom> wrote:
>
> > IMBJR wrote:
> > > On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:55:00 -0000, "scott" <sco### [at] spamcom>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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.
> > >
> > > Using a dictionary to define such a word is like using the self
> > > same dictionary to find a recipe for a cake - woefully skimpy on
> > > detail.
> >
> > Haha what a bizarre reply, I suppose you think the "scientific
> > community" is a city in America somewhere with lots of scientists!
>
> ???
>
> No, really, using a dictionary as your source is bad form.

Well I feel sorry for you if you think differently, but the English
dictionary *defines* English words.  How could you possibly argue with the
dictionary?  Do you have your own version of English?

> > > > > 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.
> > >
> > > No. Sounds like usenet to me.
> >
> > Indeed it does, but it *is* also a community (have you still not
> > looked it up in the dictionary yet?)
>
> Again, dictionary usage in such cases is bad form. I know someone who
> does this all the time at work and he eventually realises that his
> dictionary is not giving him the full picture.

Please elaborate.

> > > > > 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.
> > >
> > > Quite a few actually: my wife, people at work, friends I know.
> > > Don't think of POV as something special that only a select few
> > > talk about - it's just a piece of software people use.
> >
> > Indeed, but not very many people, hence this community is far more
> > productive than the couple of people I know at work who use POV.
>
> Well, obviously.

So, "this place" is not just "a drop in the ocean" then?

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