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here are some posts about online communities that I find very good for one reason or another

(Not a full list, no particular order, mostly from the running list we keep at @capiche. screenshots in this thread are their quotes, not my notes)

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"A group is its own worst enemy" by @cshirky is sadly offline (along with all of @cshirky's site 😭), but thankfully it's archived: web.archive.org/web/2019042608…

Like all of his writing, it's awesome.
"Geeks, MOPs, and sociopaths in subculture evolution" by @Meaningness. You should read the whole post:

meaningness.com/geeks-mops-soc…
I have referenced "The Proven Path" by @RichMillington probably 200 times. So good.

(PDF) feverbee.com/wp-content/upl…
"The Loop: Feedback Frameworks" by @SaraJChipps is the most detailed and useful feedback framework I've seen:

stackoverflow.blog/2020/04/16/fee…
Like most of @eriktorenberg's threads, this one is long, detailed, and packed with amazing insights:
I listened to @Caterina's interview on @mastersofscale 2 times in a row when it came out.

"Build a more human internet"

mastersofscale.com/caterina-fake-…
"Well-Kept Gardens Die By Pacifism" by @ESYudkowsky

lesswrong.com/posts/tscc3e5e…
"The definition of community" by @DavidSpinks

"As the identity gets more specific, it will include less people and will probably be more meaningful to those who share it."

davidspinks.com/2019/12/19/the…
"How to disagree" by @paulg

paulgraham.com/disagree.html
"The art of hosting good conversations online" by @hrheingold

A 1998 post that holds up today 100%:

rheingold.com/texts/artonlin…
"The Overjustification Effect" by @davidmcraney

youarenotsosmart.com/2011/12/14/the…
"Why the next professional network will look nothing like LinkedIn" by @briannekimmel

"The best networks will play an active role in how users make their next big career move through user conferences, branded Slack channels and curated events."

briannekimmel.com/what-unbundlin…
"Communities Can Grow Too Quickly" by @hunterwalk

hunterwalk.com/2018/07/14/com…
"The Dentist Office Software Story" by @fredwilson

I'm mildly obsessed with this post:

avc.com/2014/07/the-de…
"What I've learned over 10 years on Stack Overflow" by @mattbierner

blog.mattbierner.com/10-years-stack…
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