Community Indicators: Inventing language
Sour Duck spots one: "Bloggers have been using the term 'Blogher' in inventive and playful ways."
I see this in my son's gaming communities. I see it in communities of practice I belong to. This "inside code language" helps us distinguish ourselves as in the community. It is a barrier to entry. It is both a form of inclusion and exclusion. Ah, think about jargon and acronyms. This reminds me that community indicators are not neutral. They have light and dark sides. Something else to think/write/talk about later. Now: must.answer.email!
community_indicators
posted by Nancy White at 7:14 AM
3 Comments:
"This reminds me that community indicators are not neutral."
I'd interested to read more of your thoughts on this.
What's a "community indicator", to begin with. Is it like those rubbery yellow bands everyone is/was wearing? Can it extend to speech and accents? Etc. Can nail polish be a community indicator? (I'm thinking of the fad for that dark shade that Uma Thurman wore in Pulp Fiction.)
I really need to write up my thoughts on "what is a community indicator." Oh dear. And I have to paint the outside window frames this weekend. Life. So complex. Evil grin.
All those other things you mention? I think they can be indicators. I am also thinking there are some layers here:
network indicators
signs of life (emerging things that can become indicators)
community indicators
It's never simple, eh?
:D No. Well I look forward to reading mroe about it... :)
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