Peek into a Successful Longrunning Internet Community

[Delightful Life]

Want a peak into a community that boasts to be the originator of the concept of Internet Communities? From prediluvian times before the Public Internet

Its called The Well

What is The WELL? > The WELL

www.well.com

I use this place as an example of a successful online community

And it still ain't fancy. Info instead of bells and whistles

Every year they have a State of the Year where people from allll over talk aboot interesting developments

I always enjoy reading them

Go here to peruse

The WELL: State of the World 2023: Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky

The WELL: State of the World 2023: Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky

people.well.com

 

[Luce NDs]

It appears to be a hole where thoughts go down better than in places where white hot emotions prevail!

Latent concepts to be drawn out ... druid?

 

[jimkenney12]

Interesting.

 

[Delightful Life]

Here are their Community Guidelines

Community Guidelines > The WELL

www.well.com

Their different Forae are called Conferences

And people go by their names

Some here will recognize some of the names

Bruce Sterling
Stewart Brand (woo hoo! Whole Earth Catalog and Long Now Foundation!)
Howard Rheingold

 

[Mendalla]

So The Well soldiers on. A good thing, I think. It's quite a phenomenon, even if it lost a lot of its influence in the rush to social media.

Their different Forae are called Conferences

Circle, the software used for the fan site I am on, calls them spaces and they operate a bit differently from traditional forums, but are still basically forums in the end.

 

[Delightful Life]

So The Well soldiers on. A good thing, I think. It's quite a phenomenon, even if it lost a lot of its influence in the rush to social media.

Yep. A lot of Good has come out of that group

Like the Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Long Now Foundation

Some wickedly good human beings there
And funny ones!

 

[Luce NDs]

So The Well soldiers on. A good thing, I think. It's quite a phenomenon, even if it lost a lot of its influence in the rush to social media.


Circle, the software used for the fan site I am on, calls them spaces and they operate a bit differently from traditional forums, but are still basically forums in the end.

Imagine dark mysterious spaces for those desiring the unknown ... and thus heaven as extraction ... a place for disposed thoughts and knowledge rejected by those occupied by Peter'Space ... so many pholque (folx) into the unknowing ...

Accounts for Peter Prin and Pedre's Pock ... some say hard to get over ... like Big Rock Candy Mountain in Georgia ... ain't that suite able ... often brutish! As long as not coherent ... it will go on ... naivete is prime!

 

[Delightful Life]

Imagine dark mysterious spaces for those desiring the unknown ... and thus heaven as extraction ... a place for disposed thoughts and knowledge rejected by those occupied by Peter'Space ... so many pholque (folx) into the unknowing ...

Accounts for Peter Prin and Pedre's Pock ... some say hard to get over ... like Big Rock Candy Mountain in Georgia ... ain't that suite able ... often brutish! As long as not coherent ... it will go on ... naivete is prime!

have you been to the Big Rock Candy Mountain?

 

[Luce NDs]

have you been to the Big Rock Candy Mountain?

One form of it ... as it peeks out of the underlying dirt!