"More importantly, advocacy is one of the ways in which a publisher remains relevant in a world where the only obstacles to publishing are a reasonably fast internet connection and skill with a keyboard. By filtering and developing the best content—with an eye to how it benefits your readers—a publisher can simultaneously spread ideas both within and without a community. You can strengthen your readers’ ties with one another, and improve their lot in the rest of the world all at once. Think about that, and you can begin to see a much more compelling vision of the publisher of the future: not a gateway, but a representative."

"When you engage with a community online in a constructive way, it can be one of the most meaningful experiences of your life."

Gina Trapani writes about creating and building healthy open source communities.

The nerd community needs to be more open and understanding. Great call to action.

Pretty interesting syllabus for a communITP course at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

"I’m curious as to what the tipping point was for projects like WordPress and Drupal to really take off in terms of exponential community growth and user adoption. (Can anyone in the know chime in here?)"

Intriguing argument against Happy Cog's new form of comments.