I completely agree with everything you said. This is a place for people to find their own niche. I guess I posted this out of a certain annoyance and, I hate to admit, a desire for others to use Hubski in a similar fashion that I do. But I do see how flawed that view is. I suppose I just feel that if I'm going to share something, it's meant to facilitate some sort of discussion. But that's not to discredit a post put up simply to share something interesting (although, I would think that if others found it interesting they'd give their input). I'm not saying I don't want #puppies or #herpderpityderpsville. What I'm saying is that regardless of the Hubski community, discussion is always beneficial. Sharing thoughts is an incredible thing and this site has done a good job in creating a wonderful platform for that. I think it'd be poor use of Hubski not to discuss everything. And I must say, I always enjoy reading your responses and thoughts. They're always very well formulated and thought provoking. I enjoy following you.
Thanks! I don't think that the sentiment of "a desire for others to use Hubski in a similar fashion" to oneself is by any means limited to you- I see it all over the #hubski and #askhubski posts. And it's not like your post was that against it. Just been meaning to bring it up somewhere, and thought here was a good place. Like I said, I tend to agree with you. But it would be interesting if Hubski spun out a community of people who never talked, and only shared. Instead of lurkers they would be like pushers. Almost a sort of newspaper you could check certain sections of.
I'd like to just point out that you seem to have a very good grasp of how this site can function. It's encouraging. I think right now what we're experiencing is just a very small community, once the site scales Blob_Castle, and others, would likely not notice an absence of conversation. "Pushers", like certain sections of a newspaper... I really like the analogy.
I... I really like Hubski.
I have a close friend who loves tumblr and we may or may not spend hours talking about the ins and outs of social networks, the benefits of encouraging/discouraging dialogue, how to defend against Eternal September, and whether or not "Well-Kept Gardens Die by Pacifism" is still relevant. Having some trouble getting my head around Yahoo! Pipes or you can guarantee I would have some cool data for this place.
if Hubski spun out a community of people who never talked
I would hope that that would be only a certain community of Hubski, while others based on discussion remained. Otherwise, we end up with the front page of Reddit.