I wrote a long essay on the problems of preserving community in the face of scale: http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2009/3/12/33338/3000 http://www.kuro5hin.org/st

I wrote a long essay on the problems of preserving community in the face of scale: http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2009/3/12/33338/3000 http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2009/3/12/33338/3000