On 09/10/2007, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
In this case size does not matter when considering the negative friction. What does matter is the individual contributor's ability to interact in a constructive way with another contributor. You can have a group of a thousand persons, and, if each of these persons has the positive interpersonal skills to communicate with another, much can be accomplished. On the other hand, you can have a group of ten where the majority of them don't play well with others - and you will have a gridlock disaster. The problems are not with the Community, but with the individual members who make up that community.
Oh yeah. The fundamental problem of the Wikipedia method is that massive collaboration is *hard*.
- d.