tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12576347.post2891582040088691400..comments2023-10-08T10:58:58.019-05:00Comments on Casa Highland: way past Dunbar...bandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075311839729792901noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12576347.post-9152677662846243112008-06-16T18:41:00.000-05:002008-06-16T18:41:00.000-05:00oh, and dougie, there may not have been treasure, ...oh, and dougie, there may not have been treasure, but something tells me that you got more than enough booty during your reign in the bofo ;)bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075311839729792901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12576347.post-20800028361743004052008-06-16T18:39:00.000-05:002008-06-16T18:39:00.000-05:00hey b, not sure who you are (?) but apparently you...hey b, not sure who you are (?) but apparently you're part of my monkeysphere, so here goes:<BR/><BR/>the number 148 was devised by dunbar using some statistical regression analysis of monkey group size, and monkey brain size. but he then looked through history to find info on existing human "tribes" (towns, armies, etc.). he postulated, and others later backed him up, that in actuality groups fell into larger size communities when there was a common goal. however, these groups could usually be broken down into smaller communities within those larger communities. so an army is broken into units. and craigslist is broken into forums.<BR/><BR/>is 150 the largest size that a single forum could be without chaos? probably not. other researchers have noted that things such as language, shared heritage, or common need could create larger, stable communities.<BR/><BR/>and while LoL-speak and Cl-speak (38+!!) are a form of language, it's probably not enough on it's own. and while a small faction of the bofo shares a common history, newer members can't share in that history. so it destabilizes. we have no real "goals" except killing time and finding out where to get a good brazilian bikini wax. and again, these are not enough.<BR/><BR/>i personally don't think that size alone is the culprit of the loss of the bofo. personally i think it has something to do with the fact that the members of the community have no way to enforce community norms. the CL staff is too small to effectively police the whole place. and i am not sure they would want to if they could. and yet flagging and rating points are the only way that community members can have a voice when norms are overstepped. flagging doesn't work when the staff doesn't keep up. and rating points are mostly a joke.<BR/><BR/>i think the loss of founding members had something to do with the beak down, but i honestly don't know if that was the chicken or the egg. we should have been able to absorb the loss of many, so long as new members were welcomed and held to the same standards. instead, new members were few and far between, and there was not enough of a posse to get across the old standards.<BR/><BR/>the old crew got tired of the nonsense (and the hate, and the bigotry) and the new crew yelled in glee when old folks decided to split. at the end of the day, i don't there was was, and is, enough left that is worth fighting for.bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075311839729792901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12576347.post-45688852328071523492008-06-16T13:27:00.000-05:002008-06-16T13:27:00.000-05:00Do you think, though, that the BoFo got bad becaus...Do you think, though, that the BoFo got bad because that core group of people left or that the core group of people left because the BoFo got bad? And that 150 number you use - do you think that applied to the CL or just as an example?<BR/><BR/>I sometimes mourn it's relevance in my daily life. Eloquent post, though!Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131986375650593424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12576347.post-47883888734000101892008-06-11T17:42:00.000-05:002008-06-11T17:42:00.000-05:00Damn, that is one *fine* post. Sometimes I feel g...Damn, that is one *fine* post. Sometimes I feel guilty for abandoning my kingdom, but then I remember that even benevolent monarchs get beheaded when the revolution comes. Best to slip out quietly. (I'm really just sad there was no Royal Treasury to loot on my way out!)<BR/><BR/>Nice work, Masie!bankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458688797894885142noreply@blogger.com