Community Building

Well, I’ve finally gone and done it. After a couple years of wondering why there wasn’t a PMC community on LiveJournal, I’ve gone ahead and made one. Obviously there wasn’t a lot of demand before, but I’m hoping that the presence of an actual community will bring a few riders and volunteers out of hiding.

I suppose it’s possible that it could become a substantial community, but I’d be just as happy if membership hovered in the 10-25 range, so that it remains a small, close group. I can certainly envision holding a little LiveJournal PMC community meet-up in Bourne on a certain Saturday afternoon next August!

Of course, even that much activity is still a questionmark. The group might not even attract enough people to get off the ground at all. But if it helps even a few people make connections, or helps one new rider have a more enjoyable ride, then I’ll be happy with it. I think the only way I could be unhappy with it is if it became really big and attracted spammers and trolls and became an unfriendly, un-fun, and unwelcoming place.

So if you’re someone who has a connection with the Pan-Mass, come join the pan_mass community.

And please let your friends know about it, because I’d really love to see it take off and provide a meaningful, enjoyable service to folks.

Thanks!