[This is a reposting of an email that I had sent to the Hub London list on February 29th of this year.]
| > Following the suggestion of a few members in the last couple | > of weeks, we've created a new email group for members who are | > based at The Hub in Islington | | Another interesting development. | | Whilst all approaches to improving the signal-to-noise ratio is | very welcome, is this really the right approach? Sure, all those | mails asking about missing chargers clog up our inboxes. But as | someone who has had a few of his phone chargers (not to mention | a laptop!) going walkies from the Hub, I can certainly emphatise. | | I'd contest that all the frivolous "noisy" mails are essential | for the continuity of the community. Otherwise, this is just yet | another information channel and we already have more than enough | of those. The reason most people are on here is probably because | of the quality of the other people on here. I certainly am here | because it gives me a feeling of the pulse of my Hub family. The | personal connection. If I wanted impersonal high quality | information, I'd just go and google. Millions of strangers. | | So if it's the personal connections that brings us here, then | surely we have to deal with the noise from time to time? Because | it's that which lubricates and keeps the list alive. | | I have found 3 things which help form great communities. | | * The engaged wise who provide something of value | * The noisy young who give it character and act as a binding agent | * The ease of which someone can transition between active/dormant | | And all attempts that I've seen which have tried to separate any | of those have led to poorer communities. | | Anyways, just my two cents. Anyone have any further thoughts? | | On a side note, do we have any Hubs opening up by the sea? As I | sit here overlooking the ocean, I can't but feel truly connected | to the world as a whole. It's euphoric. Whilst they might drown | if the sea level ever rises, it'd be a worthy investment just | for the pure pleasure it provides in the now. | | -- | love, tav | | trajectory: boscaswal -> 3rd -> london -> 4th -> brussels -> 6th | -> london -> 7th -> paris -> 9th -> london -> ? | | founder and ceo, esp metanational llp | plex:espians/tav | tav@espians.com | +44 (0) 7809 569 369
