Matt Brown wrote:
We could screw it up one of two ways. One is like
Usenet's endless
September. The influx of new people could swamp the culture of the
place, drive off long-time contributors, and lower standards until
nothing useful was being done anymore.
The other would be to react to popularity by over-reacting, pulling up
the drawbridge and shutting ourselves off from the world at large.
Becoming less welcoming, less friendly, more elitist.
IMO, we have to be very careful not to do things that send us too far
in one direction or other.
:) Yes, I agree absolutely. It has always been a balancing act, and
always will be.
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