Funny, a few days before I have to take a crack at presenting this mumbo-jumbo I finally figured out a reasonable point for it. Using the e-vangelist model for community building in virtual spaces gives an example of an effective approach at engaging young people to join a community that young people have grown up trying to engage their elders in.
Building online communities and the Christian e-vangelical strategy share the common goal of simple engagement. Unlike enfranchisment into most groups or societies, all that is wanted is you participation, however slight it might be, is all that it takes to strenghten the network. Like getting people to sign a voters petition, all that you need is the idea of enfranchisement, rather than actual participation. A small conglomarate of moderators gain power based on the number of people that they can get to join their community. Communities thrive based on the sheer number of participants and the odds that, with such a large number, there will be enough participation to make their community thrive.
Where do I go from here?
Christmas in Second Life
Attempt to talk to more community builders
Attempt an evangelism
Where do I go from here?
Christmas in Second Life
Attempt to talk to more community builders
Attempt an evangelism
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