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May 2009 
SQUID Balls: The Cult of 150 Rocks!
Posted on Mar 18th, 2006
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~C4Chaos
~C4Chaos
Here's an excerpt from our discussion on
ZPod:KB101:SQUID Balls: The Rule of 150 (aka Dunbar's Number)
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Jodi said: “When I was leading my writers network (on Ryze) it quickly grew to 200–250 members. I seriously considered capping it as it was plenty big enough and there was a good dynamic conversation going on consistently. Logic said I shouldn't limit it so I dismissed the idea. I usually know better than to trust logic when my intuition is leading me in another direction.”
"The network continued to expand until there were over 650 people when I left a couple of weeks ago. I felt it had lost the original pizazz and fell far short of it's potential. I applaud your rule and plan to implement it on my Creative Inspiration pod, too."
sweet! thanks for backing up me on this Jodi. it just felt right to do this. but there you are with a first-hand experience! so there. we're going to build a Cult of 150.
the good thing about this is that this pod is not a closed network. never. you can compare it to the open source movement. everyone is invited to dip and learn. but not everyone can be a cook there. only the most passionate and technical. that's the model we'll use on this pod.
hey, i'm not an open source developer but i'm an avid user of Firefox. same thing with all the Zaadzsters, non-Zaadzsters, and not-yet Zaadzsters out there. although they're not a member of this pod, they can benefit from our collective brainstorming, meshing, and whatever stuff we can cook up.
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p.s. just don't call us The Culture Club. that's soooo 80s!
ZPod:KB101:SQUID Balls: The Rule of 150 (aka Dunbar's Number)
...
Jodi said: “When I was leading my writers network (on Ryze) it quickly grew to 200–250 members. I seriously considered capping it as it was plenty big enough and there was a good dynamic conversation going on consistently. Logic said I shouldn't limit it so I dismissed the idea. I usually know better than to trust logic when my intuition is leading me in another direction.”
"The network continued to expand until there were over 650 people when I left a couple of weeks ago. I felt it had lost the original pizazz and fell far short of it's potential. I applaud your rule and plan to implement it on my Creative Inspiration pod, too."
sweet! thanks for backing up me on this Jodi. it just felt right to do this. but there you are with a first-hand experience! so there. we're going to build a Cult of 150.
the good thing about this is that this pod is not a closed network. never. you can compare it to the open source movement. everyone is invited to dip and learn. but not everyone can be a cook there. only the most passionate and technical. that's the model we'll use on this pod.
hey, i'm not an open source developer but i'm an avid user of Firefox. same thing with all the Zaadzsters, non-Zaadzsters, and not-yet Zaadzsters out there. although they're not a member of this pod, they can benefit from our collective brainstorming, meshing, and whatever stuff we can cook up.
...
p.s. just don't call us The Culture Club. that's soooo 80s!
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Let's cook up a Dilberito!
it's in the oven. my devious scheming will bear fruit in the not so distant future. if not, you can kick me in the seeds.
hey, don't forget. we're also cooking up a WILBERITO! the more cooks, the better! w00t!