The Community Pool

[Angel Tarragon]

I was wondering if a moderator could announce the opening of the community pool sitewide?

 

[Darkness]

Sorry - the closest approximation of an announcement I can achieve would be editing a note about it into the sigs of the top 5 posters.

 

[Morrus]

I don't want to sound stupid here, but.... huh?

 

[Darkness]

I'm not entirely sure there is a point to get here.

 

[Umbran]

What, the Hivemind not lively enough, that it needs to have mods pimping its threads?

 

[Jdvn1]

I think he's looking for a community-wide thread.

 

[Mark]

I think he's looking for a community-wide thread.

OR ELSE...

 

[Umbran]

I think he's looking for a community-wide thread.

Well, then labelling it "Hivemind" was the wrong thing to do. No matter how open and welcoming the Hivemind feels it is, it is still a fairly specific subset of the community. Folks who aren't interested in being part of the subset aren't likely to take part.

 

[Jdvn1]

Well, then labelling it "Hivemind" was the wrong thing to do. No matter how open and welcoming the Hivemind feels it is, it is still a fairly specific subset of the community. Folks who aren't interested in being part of the subset aren't likely to take part.

The Hivemind tries to be open and welcoming, but I agree with you. Although, to a Hiveminder, the label makes sense. Do you think "General" would be a better label?

 

[Umbran]

Do you think "General" would be a better label?

If the intent was to reach beyond the Hivemind, then yes,General would have been a better bet.

I mean, the "Hivemind" name, while genre-appropriate and humorous, is probably itself a turn-off to some folks. In the sci-fi and fantasy genres, a hivemind typically has connotations of conformism and overbearing the individual, rather than openness and acceptance of differences.

I think perhaps the Hivemind needs someone to handle PR for them