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An IRC panel, perhaps? Private torrent sites handle things that way. Prospective members go on Mibbit and ask IRC for an invite, and the IRC people determine if
by zimbabwe 17y ago
An IRC panel, perhaps? Private torrent sites handle things that way. Prospective members go on Mibbit and ask IRC for an invite, and the IRC people determine if the person seems like a cool person. No outright rejection, since anybody can send an invitation email, and the community retains some control of the proceedings.
Of course, that gives the IRC channel a lot of power. That might not be a good thing.
- DenisM 17y agoWhat do they look for? You can't look just for technical skills (consider slashdot). I suppose you have to look for other things such as absense of zealotry, absense of intention to conform/conflict and pursuit of that which works? Yeah, that's it. That's what I'm looking for in an ideal community - relentless pursuit of that which works. This describes both the hackers and the business people.
- zimbabwe 17y agoThat's kind of what I'd figure. Nothing tech-focused: just people deciding whether they want a particular person as a constant presence on the web site.