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good afternoon to UFies on the darkside of the by DragonLady2002-03-16 00:04:26
  *Sniffle* by SaleGamine2002-03-16 00:07:35
    well ..you too ... {{{SaleGamine}}} by DragonLady2002-03-16 00:10:14
      Discrimination I call it... by SaleGamine2002-03-16 00:16:20
        But it's true! by Ouaff2002-03-16 00:35:17
          In nice, tidy and orderly Switzerland? by SaleGamine2002-03-16 00:41:59
            A LIKELY STORY! by Ouaff2002-03-16 00:44:46
              *sniffle* by SaleGamine2002-03-16 00:48:18
                Forced to, of course... by Ouaff2002-03-16 00:50:13
                  LOL by SaleGamine2002-03-16 00:53:31
                    So... by Ouaff2002-03-16 00:56:11
                      Raw meat please :) by SaleGamine2002-03-16 01:00:09
                        Toast? by Ouaff2002-03-16 01:00:48
                          Just because we are werewolves by SaleGamine2002-03-16 01:01:53
                            Does Spiefiksen know? by Ouaff2002-03-16 01:07:54
                              Danemark is quite a bit away by SaleGamine2002-03-16 01:16:23
                                I love it by Egaeus2002-03-16 07:33:27
                                I love it... by Tars_Tarkas2002-03-16 07:38:02
                                Nah, it's pretty short by Egaeus2002-03-16 07:39:41
                                I love it... by wheresthefish2002-03-16 08:08:15
                                You mean we don't? by Egaeus2002-03-16 08:11:23
                                Well if you do... by wheresthefish2002-03-16 08:12:32
                                Yes we have. by Egaeus2002-03-16 08:28:21
                                Yeah but... by Tars_Tarkas2002-03-16 08:32:30
                                I couldn't agree more by Egaeus2002-03-16 08:34:18
                                seems to think he is though by mcnutcase2002-03-16 08:37:41
                                What's so bad by Egaeus2002-03-16 08:44:46
                                megalomania by mcnutcase2002-03-16 08:49:47
                                That describes by Egaeus2002-03-16 08:52:45
                                something about him makes my knuckles itch by mcnutcase2002-03-16 08:56:42
                                Eh, sounds like Bush. by fredf2002-03-16 08:58:12
                                We tried... by Tars_Tarkas2002-03-16 09:03:20
                                You mean by Egaeus2002-03-16 09:15:53
                                Yep, those... by Tars_Tarkas2002-03-16 09:26:47
                                Is anyone really happy by Egaeus2002-03-16 09:32:56
                                Hmmm... by Tars_Tarkas2002-03-16 09:43:43
                                It's better than anarchy by Egaeus2002-03-16 09:47:07
                                Ok by mirage2002-03-16 10:59:42
                                Society and Government by Egaeus2002-03-16 11:27:41
                                What if you look at it like this: by Tars_Tarkas2002-03-16 11:48:53
                                That is a short term argument. by wheresthefish2002-03-16 11:55:10
                                When will people realize that? by Egaeus2002-03-16 12:10:25
                                Bosnia and Palestine... by wheresthefish2002-03-16 12:23:58
                                So in an anarchy by Egaeus2002-03-16 12:42:36
                                In anarchy... by Tars_Tarkas2002-03-16 13:00:16
                                Oh please... by Egaeus2002-03-16 13:25:32
                                No, I don't... by Tars_Tarkas2002-03-16 13:39:14
                                Okay, I'll accept that by Egaeus2002-03-16 13:47:37
                                And in return... by Tars_Tarkas2002-03-16 13:52:46
                                It depends on what you mean by freedom by Egaeus2002-03-16 14:04:07
                                Freedom: by Tars_Tarkas2002-03-16 15:04:45
                                A better one: by mirage2002-03-16 15:12:10
                                But what happens by Egaeus2002-03-16 15:25:22
                                You see... by Tars_Tarkas2002-03-16 15:36:56
                                I never used Usenet by Egaeus2002-03-16 15:41:29
                                Not so bad... by Tars_Tarkas 2006-11-19 12:55:59
...it just means you might have a life ;)

My point is that in the time before spamming became an industry, people followed rules that allowed the community to thrive. These rules were not enforced by anybody, it just made sense to follow them. They were also rules that it took some time to learn. When too many people entered the Internet at once, those following these rules no longer were in a majority and so they couldn't "lead by example" anymore, since there were so few of them, compared to the multitude of new users who entered the net.

A good example of a really large community where Anarchy is actually working is the Open Source Community. There are not many rules, Eric Raymond says there are three, but they ensure harmony and everybody seems to follow them because how could you not?

For more info on that, read Homesteading the Noosphere by Raymond.

It's not as long as it might appear, and it's also not very technical on the computer science stuff. It's mostly about philosophy, really. And about politics.
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                                The only problem by Egaeus2002-03-16 16:22:02
                                The difference is... by Tars_Tarkas2002-03-16 16:50:56

 

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