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. 

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.

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.

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My First Subgenius Picture Book:
http://www.imbjr.com

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