Reply #212: The other forum is just as big.

[Gregorian]

And my other point was that this is universal. In fact that was what I mainly want to get across. I'm not advocating anarchy. But what is wrong with both the forums and our societies is that we have lost member participation. One reason is size. But that is only because of the sense of anonymity. And that can be overcome by a high, mature level of participation.

There are only so many police. I can rob a store and maybe get away. Take cell phone cameras, for example. In lieu of quality membership participation in a society, regardless of police or not, people are now realizing they may be on film. We may very well see a decrease in crimes for that very reason.

The reason a small group works well is that there is no anonymity. It's the ability and willingness to call people on their unacceptable behavior that will preserve the quality of the group.