What communities would you start?

@Miller,

Miller wrote:

The first one would be RELIGION which would be concerned with Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

The second one would be: Health, Medical Issues, Medications, Insurance questions. The subjects are centered on main stream medical care and will reflect opinions only.

The third one[/b : This seems to be growing popularity on A2K and concerns issues such as dating, love, romance, dating, gay life, transgender life, and I suppose the format could follow the "Love" columns commonly found in our daily US papers. The title could be Romance Lost and Found(!)

The[b] fourth one : This section would be called "Etiquette" or "Polite Society"

The last one (?) will be concerned with the SouthSide of Chicago, death, life, love, Black churches, White Churches, conflicts, hope, opportunity, past, present. And...future of Chicago, my hometown...

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@Setanta,

Yeah you should try it once and a while, that is other than mocking another poster's thread.

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@Miller,

> Chicago, my hometown

I think a "hometown" community would be a great idea where folks could
discuss items of local interest and those thinking about visiting could ask
questions of those in the know.

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I would like to have 2 rules for the new communities:

1. No Up/Down buttons

2 .No viewing the written contents of a community, without posting a comment or two. Views/person will be tabulated and action will be taken, if the views are not followed up by meaningful comments.

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Robert Gentel wrote:

On a slightly related note I think it would be interesting to see someone start communities for men and women respectively. I wonder what a men only community or women only community would be like.

And where would the gays, lesbians, transgender, trans-sexuals, etc fit in?

Would a man who enjoys sewing and knitting really like to share his views on these hobbies with the "average beer jugging Joe-six pack"?

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@Miller,

Just because one community exists doesn't mean another can't. There can, of course, be LGBT communities too.

And if any men or women don't want to participate in those kinds of communities they don't have to either.

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Would the starter of a community have the option to 'kill' it if it does not perform satisfactorily? I expect a lot of experimentation in the beginning.

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@edgarblythe,

This is something I have been thinking about off and on for days and trying to figure out the right nuance for. I don't have it figured out yet.

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@Robert Gentel,

Perhaps a window of time before it becomes permanent?

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@George,

George wrote:

> Chicago, my hometown

I think a "hometown" community would be a great idea where folks could
discuss items of local interest and those thinking about visiting could ask
questions of those in the know.

I second /third that. What a great idea to have "hometown" communities.
Especially when one wants to travel to either Chicago, Boston or in my case Munich, people can go there and check things out, ask all the right questions and get a lot of info up front. Excellent idea!

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@edgarblythe,

or a lock?

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@edgarblythe,

The issue is really the users, and how much they should own the communities. Users will always be able to step down and let others run it, but should a community founder be able to destroy all the content in a fit of rage? Those are the cases I am trying to design for too.

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@CalamityJane,

We are going to do something very big (but that I don't want to disclose) with local-based communities. They will get a HUGE kick start.

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@Robert Gentel,

Sounds intriguing

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@dlowan,

dlowan wrote:

I'd like to start one about nothing.....

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UiZRvkBqTqE/SSAwNhqGpxI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/eo7VcRV-x6w/s400/is+nothing+sacred.jpg

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That's a bit pun..itive.

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@Finn dAbuzz,

If i ever saw you produce actual humor, i might get a better handle on the process. You know, rather than just trailing your coat with nasty remarks about people who don't think as you do?

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@Miller,

So, if it's not judaism, islam or christianity, it's nor really religion? I'm not surprised to see you take that tack.

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@Robert Gentel,

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should a community founder be able to destroy all the content in a fit of rage?

Funny, that's the only reason I ended up drifting over here to A2K. The owner of my old hangout went nuclear and killed the whole damn site.

You seem more stable than that. That's a good thing...

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@Setanta,

Not interested.

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