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Yeah, it's generally called ["scalability"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalability ). For example, you can't gener
by _Nat_ 4y ago
Yeah, it's generally called ["scalability"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalability ).
For example, you can't generally scale-up a machine by just multiplying all of its dimensions by, say, 2, and expect it to still work the same way. Ditto for organizations.
Scalability would generally be a problem even if you could ensure that the sorts of people involved wouldn't change. But, if you're considering a scenario where the the types of folks involved also change, then that'd probably tend to amplify the effect.
That said, systems can often be scaled-up with due consideration to how they work and ensuring that the fundamentals are kept.
- Beldin 4y agoIf you have a stable community, there is a certain distribution of participants from recently-joined to oldtimers. The bulk will have experience with the community's unwritten rules due to experience; new folks constitute a tiny minority and and "infraction" of theirs can be gently corrected. This no longer works when suddenly scaling up participants. Behaviour by inexperienced members goes uncorrected and drowns out the original behavior. Aspects that were frowned upon can become the new standard. In short, the atmosphere changes - and no one genuinely controls the change's direction.