Community Dysfunction

[Jujamea]

I second this post!

[Yaw Agbede]

What are some examples of these disfunctions within your "community" and what has been or will be done to remedy those things?

Meda ase @?errthang and @Obadele Kambon for your examples. I think that with online communities it is important not to assume that everyone who participates in such communities are familiar with the expectations. Especially people whose prior online experience is on an anti-social or individual-focused online network.

Given that a major component of an Afrikan education is character development and learning how to operate within a community (and these are reinforced repeatedly), in what ways are "online character" and online community interaction inculcated?

[Agya Kwaku]

I appreciate and agree with the thoughts posted. The thoughts made me look at some things that i have been doing and not doing, there is always room for improvement. There are some things that were mentioned that I will start doing to improve the unity on the site. I think if people knew better they will do better.

[Obadele Kambon]

I appreciate and agree with the thoughts posted. The thoughts made me look at some things that i have been doing and not doing, there is always room for improvement. There are some things that were mentioned that I will start doing to improve the unity on the site. I think if people knew better they will do better.

I think a good example is ?errthang posting birthday wishes on member profiles when their birthdays come around. Sometimes it's the little things. Major corporations don't give a crap about you literally, but their customer service/technical support is trained to pretend like they do. Here we, if I can speak for the group, are supposed to love our people yet when they skip past a billion other sites on the internet to take the time to register, most of us ignore them. I hope we all do better, including myself as I've made a concerted effort in these areas of late.

Meda ase @?errthang and @Obadele Kambon for your examples. I think that with online communities it is important not to assume that everyone who participates in such communities are familiar with the expectations. Especially people whose prior online experience is on an anti-social or individual-focused online network.

Given that a major component of an Afrikan education is character development and learning how to operate within a community (and these are reinforced repeatedly), in what ways are "online character" and online community interaction inculcated?

I think that the awards/achievement system can work towards this. Recognizing people for operating correctly and talking/reprimanding when they are incorrect. I think ?errthang made a good point about some type of fear of talking to others, but this can't be the case if we're going to move forward. It can't just be a thing of "I'll report this person to Obadele and have him handle it." If I talk to someone, that can go so far, but actually having several people saying what's on their mind as opposed to sitting back and harboring thoughts would be more efficient in my opinion.

As a side bar, I think that a certain level of maturity is necessary to take criticism constructively and/or act on it. When people say they want freedom, usually they're talking about they want to do whatever they want to do unchecked...which is the order of the day in krakkka-society...especially when that something is insanity and doesn't rock the boat. Afrikan Liberation, at least as I visualize it isn't a free-for-all do what you want to do, but some kind of Afrikan authority that Afrikans respond to and heed...and which springs into action and checks those people and behaviors which go contrary to Afrikanness. Most people who say they want to be free are talking about the former freedom and not the latter as they are only willing to submit to krakkkauthority (police, judges, teachers any random "person" with white skin) but have serious challenges with dealing with Afrikan people in authority. (like who are you? you ain't no better than me). Remember, "èmi ò jù ọ́, ìwọ ò jù mí", l'ara ilé fi í fojúdi ẹni. - "I'm no better than you, you're no better than me" is what members of the household use to turn a blind eye to someone (in authority).

[Yaw Asare Aboagye]

This thread made me begin to give a quick Ɛte sɛn? to those I see under "Who's Online", specifically folk I don't know. I've expressed to them as one of the moderators they are welcome to reach out to me or any other moderator if they have questions, concerns, suggestions, kwk.

[Obadele Kambon]

This thread made me begin to give a quick Ɛte sɛn? to those I see under "Who's Online", specifically folk I don't know. I've expressed to them as one of the moderators they are welcome to reach out to me or any other moderator if they have questions, concerns, suggestions, kwk.

Saa na ɛyɛ. Ɛyɛ me sɛ, sɛ obiara firi ase yɛ saa, anka ɛbɛboa yɛn baakoyɛ wɔ Abibitumi Kasa so.

[NyameNti]

Greetings Family,

I recently purchased a book: The African Personality: Lubrication for Liberation, Can Afrikan People Get Along? -A primer on Conflict Management available
from blessingsnotcurses.org (Don't get nervous about the .org..please take a moment of your time-I think it is the best investment for any Afrikan seeking
a template for conflict resolutions-it is reader friendly.
***I am a fresh member, thus I don't feel comfortable speaking on the mention viewpoints, but I will say that I have started to embrace the fact that
success is not in numbers, nor is it evident right away. As a former member of facebook (only to view my sister's pictures and at the urging of associates)
I joined for a short period-and even then I never could wrap my fingers around people using the site as a means to socialize.

However, I understand that flexibility is an asset and new ways should not always be frowned upon...but I notice that this new information age has brought
with it a degree of anti-social residues. Meaning that the expectation for 'quickies' applies to everything...it is a race to capture an audience within the 1st 5 seconds or be lost forever to the next visually stimulating icon. Whereas here on Abibi you have to READ. (**when I 1st joined, I had no idea
as to the flow of the site until I actually sat down and started reading-this is a shortcoming of an AVID reader..my shelves are overflowing with books)...
nonetheless, when you go to some post on this site..you need to grab some tea...make sure the children are taken care of and prepare yourself to take in the info. I think this is absolutely fine. We should not accomodate avenues to dumb-down information, but again consideration for user-friendly reading (i.e. bullets, highlights)-individuals can always copy/paste for later reading..I do)
Lastly, I notice that there are quite a few black sites out here-all of them need financial support...sometimes I wonder: Why can't some of these sites consolidate efforts? (is it completely not practical?). Probably..until then I can dream...as for now revolutionary tithes will remain in place.
I will take this as a cue to revisit sending invitations to potential members.

[Agya Kwaku]

I have the book also, i have found it very helpful