Comments on: Publishing is a Community Service http://loudpoet.com/2009/10/12/publishing-is-a-community-service/ loudpoet: "2010 is the year I get serious about my own writing." Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:59:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: K. Warman Kern http://loudpoet.com/2009/10/12/publishing-is-a-community-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2923 K. Warman Kern Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:56 +0000 http://loudpoet.com/?p=3252#comment-2923 Look forward to reading Mitzenberg's article. Could not agree more. Importantly, I think there's a need to re-define community. <br><br>In today's landscape most people see communities as being all like-minded people. <br><br>The truth is to get anything done, it takes more than one function or expertise. For example, journalists are not going to figure out what will replace newspapers by themselves. And technology companies are not going to form a sustainable e-book market without collaborating with writers, and, oh by the way, readers.<br><br>But technology enabling the proliferation of people publishing or broadcasting doesn't lend itself to community. When all voices are equal, but separate, community is scarce. Because to be heard, individuals choose to be loud and extreme. And often the easiest way to get attention is the story of what "they" did to "me." Lots of mistrust. Very little "we" or sense of community. <br><br>Katherine Warman Kern<br>@comradity Look forward to reading Mitzenberg's article. Could not agree more. Importantly, I think there's a need to re-define community.

In today's landscape most people see communities as being all like-minded people.

The truth is to get anything done, it takes more than one function or expertise. For example, journalists are not going to figure out what will replace newspapers by themselves. And technology companies are not going to form a sustainable e-book market without collaborating with writers, and, oh by the way, readers.

But technology enabling the proliferation of people publishing or broadcasting doesn't lend itself to community. When all voices are equal, but separate, community is scarce. Because to be heard, individuals choose to be loud and extreme. And often the easiest way to get attention is the story of what “they” did to “me.” Lots of mistrust. Very little “we” or sense of community.

Katherine Warman Kern
@comradity

]]> By: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez http://loudpoet.com/2009/10/12/publishing-is-a-community-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2849 Guy LeCharles Gonzalez Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:31:16 +0000 http://loudpoet.com/?p=3252#comment-2849 That's a great (if somewhat unfortunate) analogy, Will! That's a great (if somewhat unfortunate) analogy, Will!

]]> By: Will Hindmarch http://loudpoet.com/2009/10/12/publishing-is-a-community-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2848 Will Hindmarch Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:58:02 +0000 http://loudpoet.com/?p=3252#comment-2848 Publishing is an odd community service in that everyone wants water to flow and wants to be published, but not that many people want to be famous for digging their own well. Publishing is an odd community service in that everyone wants water to flow and wants to be published, but not that many people want to be famous for digging their own well.

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