{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Scribus (scribus)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Jan-12 03:34:29 UTC","author_name":"Scribus (scribus)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/scribus","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/881346","html":"@cabal<\/span><\/a><\/span> I wouldn't say so. When it started, it seemed centered on \/co\/, which was 99.9% anonymous. That's not a community in my mind as there are no individuals. Nobody knew anybody else, and it was pure pony discussion, but that was it. Eventually, things developed - RDN, fimchan, ponibooru, !EqDawn<\/span><\/a><\/span>, Synchtube, the whole scene. Many of these weren't anonymous; people picked handles, came to know each other. Friendships developed, but tensions also did. Not everyone gets along with everyone else. But that is part of a community. To keep it relatively short, I'd say that from the beginning, we've *gained* a sense of community more than lost it; just because it's not easy doesn't mean it's bad. But what the hell do I know?"}