For a long time now I've been aching to feel part of a larger community. Have you ever felt this way? How did you handle it? Have you ever built or been a part of a tight-knit social circle or community that lasted?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 10, 2011 -
29 answers
I have never played D&D before, but last week's
Community looked super fun and interesting (not to mention, what a great episode) I've hit up some friends who used to play and there's some interest about getting a game going. But I literally know nothing, and don't know if I'm going to like it. How do I proceed?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 8, 2011 -
29 answers
My community group needs a website and I've been given the job of setting it up. We need to sell tickets to events, keep track of membership dues/renewals, have some basic info pages, photos, etc. Right now we've working with Paypal, some spreadsheets, and a very out of date website (has a geocities era look to it). I have 20 hours to devote to this project, and have some very rusty coding experience. I know I can't build this myself. Are there ready to go solutions out there?
posted by Snower
on Feb 5, 2011 -
10 answers
Seeking ideas for getting my Intro to Literature students in a community college involved collaboratively in their class experience.
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posted by oneduck
on Jan 31, 2011 -
11 answers
Can you suggest Buddhist resources - churches, sanghas, gompas, meditation groups, communities - in the Los Angeles Area?
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posted by jnnla
on Jan 20, 2011 -
7 answers
I want to become more engaged in my community. Should I join a fraternal organization?
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posted by Allez
on Jan 18, 2011 -
8 answers
What are some fun, smallish, friendly online communities that I could join? Details for what I am looking for inside
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posted by rebent
on Jan 16, 2011 -
8 answers
What are your suggestions for successful/interesting mixed-use architecture projects? Bonus points for ones in New York City.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 7, 2011 -
3 answers
AskLAFilter: What's a better place to learn computer programming from: Pierce College or Los Angeles City College?
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posted by AmitinLA
on Dec 12, 2010 -
3 answers
What are the best online communities for poets? This
previous thread says that poetryslamming was pretty good, but it looks dead now. Are there any others?
posted by yaymukund
on Nov 30, 2010 -
2 answers
Co-op question. We contributed $400 (fully vested!) to a food co-op that may never happen. It hasn't been able to secure funding through a USDA loan, or by any other method. It's been about four years. Can I take an income tax deduction?
posted by fixedgear
on Nov 27, 2010 -
1 answer
I'm interested in checking out the local hackerspace -- partly out of interest in doing stuff there, partly because they do work that's similar to ours (they work with adults, we work with kids). Their pricing policy is very expensive and only seems to make a token effort to reach out to low-income people like myself. They've expressed interest in meeting and getting to know us -- I'm excited about this, but am also really personally affronted by their pricing scheme. How do I get over this so we can have a conversation?
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posted by puckish
on Nov 23, 2010 -
14 answers
My university department (art postgrad) wants to use Facebook as a community and research hub. What is the best way to go about this?
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posted by 0bvious
on Nov 18, 2010 -
10 answers
Where can I go to trade one-on-one in-person tutoring? For instance, I live in Brooklyn and could teach c++ and computer vision, but I want to learn CakePHP and Autotools. Where can I make this trade?
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posted by jefftimesten
on Nov 17, 2010 -
2 answers
Help me complete this bell hooks quote: "in the act of breaking bread, we call upon"
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posted by biwa-shu
on Nov 14, 2010 -
3 answers
I'm leaving college, and I want to know where I can find a sense of community in the 'real world.'
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posted by showbiz_liz
on Oct 20, 2010 -
28 answers
Can anyone tell me whether a non-profit decentralized manufacturing network is feasible? Interested in opinions both legal and financial in nature.
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posted by seagull.apollo
on Oct 10, 2010 -
20 answers
I'm in the process of developing an online community (for a fairly specific industry/group of people) and was hoping to hear from others about their experiences during the early months/first year of getting an online community to grow.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 8, 2010 -
3 answers
Is there a simple, inexpensive, electronic way for a community association to receive dues and other payments?
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posted by cheapskatebay
on Sep 2, 2010 -
7 answers
[commitment/marriage/community support filter]: looking for a reading about community support in the success of a relationship.
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posted by anya32
on Sep 2, 2010 -
5 answers
There's a
gardener coming to speak at the library I work on next month and I thought I would also organise a veggie swap afterwards. So the publicity has gone out, my neighbours are coming and there has been interest from the local council and environment groups who are interested in starting their own if it goes well. My problem is I'm not sure how to practically run it. Should I issue tickets roughly based on market value when people drop off their produce or should I let it go for a free for all working on a trust basis.
Anyone run one of these before? Any advise in general?
posted by nicole.hilder
on Aug 24, 2010 -
8 answers
How do bloggers or community websites deal with comments from new users which are on-topic for the site but off-topic for the current conversation? It happens regularly on my blog. Deletion seems harsh: if the person is interested in the subject it seems like a missed opportunity to get a new member and teach them how to use the internet appropriately. What are some alternatives?
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posted by harriet vane
on Aug 23, 2010 -
16 answers
Say you run a website that has a relatively self-maintaining and friendly (if tough and playful) community of commenters. How do you best manage a new commenter who shows up and clearly enjoys stinking up the room?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 4, 2010 -
18 answers
Does anyone know of web-based community forum software that is FREE and allows FILE attachments to community posts (PDF, Word, and PPT docs)?
I've tried Freeforums.com, which is great, but it does not allow PDF attachments.
THANK YOUs!!!!
posted by iam2bz2p
on Jul 23, 2010 -
6 answers
ForumFilter: What advice do you have for seeding a soon-to-launch professional forum with
general topics? What should we bake-in to help build community, serve as social release valves, encourage participation, etc?
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posted by mumkin
on Jul 12, 2010 -
5 answers
I'm looking for a standardized list of user ranks in online forums/communities. I'm wondering what has become the standard out there, and please don't suggest the Star Wars ranks.
posted by ctreadwell
on Jul 12, 2010 -
6 answers
I've been asked to investigate
Joomla Community Builder for use by a community circus I'm a part of to manage their membership. Based on their needs and abilities, is it worth using, or are we better off with other less complicated solutions?
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posted by divabat
on Jun 29, 2010 -
2 answers
I'm wondering where I can find some community noticeboards in Liverpool, England?
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posted by chmmr
on Jun 24, 2010 -
4 answers
Looking for a Drupal replacement for a small community with specific requirements.
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posted by mkultra
on Jun 15, 2010 -
9 answers
How do you deal with trolls on your forum? I have a fairly low volume site, with one recurring irritant.
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posted by Lokheed
on Jun 12, 2010 -
25 answers
Assuming I have no other choices - and have serious ethical concerns about issues like fair pay and equitable treatment of workers (primary), environmentalism (secondary) and commitment to localism (tertiary) - should I shop at Wal-Mart or Target?
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posted by l33tpolicywonk
on Jun 3, 2010 -
26 answers
Planners, Social Media Experts, and Community Activists: Have you encountered any really great uses of the internet for keeping a community informed and engaged in a public planning process?
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posted by otherwordlyglow
on May 13, 2010 -
5 answers
Seeking ideas for discouraging piracy of a DVD which has a small potential audience of only a few thousand, well-connected people.
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posted by puffmoike
on Mar 22, 2010 -
28 answers
What in your opinion is the most difficult, impressive, or character-demonstrating community volunteer work?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 9, 2010 -
16 answers
Please (re?)name my texting/facebook/email-based, safer sex outreach program aimed at men who love men!
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posted by potatopeople
on Mar 9, 2010 -
8 answers
I have a vexing
issue with Java/Processing.org threads and am looking for a Java community to turn to for help. When I was a Perl devotee
Perlmonks was invaluable. What's the java (and, importantly, processing.org tolerant) equivalent?
posted by phrontist
on Feb 16, 2010 -
2 answers
What online communities or networks have embraced or enforced both anonymity and impermanence (i.e. no permanent archives)? Usenet (before Deja), IRC, imageboards (2ch/4chan), Craigslist Missed Connections, Omegle, ChatRoulette... What else?
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posted by waxpancake
on Feb 11, 2010 -
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