starting in january, i will be deleting most members who have not visited or posted since they joined or those who have been completely inactive for over 6 mos. if you are interested in being an active member, please rejoin. this is an open group, so you can read posts without being a member.

as i look through the members, i see a lot of generic froggies. if you could please find an individual avitar, it would be easier to tell new members apart. if you have been here a while, it isn't difficult to put a picture on as an avitar and it can be changed.

also members who are listed as "web only" contact, i'd like to ask you to please change your setting to at least "host announcement". otherwise it is hard for me to let you know if there is something i need to tell you as a group. i will contact the "web only" people by individual messaging if i can...it would be helpful not to have to do that.

his avitar as cohost is invisible so far, so use your imagination!...but we will be your faithful librarians here. whisper and please put things back on the shelf in an orderly way.

thank you rod!

the primary focus of INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY IN REAL LIFE will be to collect community related information. if you have anything of this nature to post feel free to do so. as far as discussion, this can be done individually through messaging and email. some of you already have my email address and i hope that some of you will exchange addresses with each other or keep in contact through personal messages. i have enjoyed discussions with many of you in the past and hope to continue doing so. please message or email me if there is anything you would like to talk about. if you do not plan to visit this group to post information or to look up posts, please "unjoin" on the home page.

you may have noticed...or not, that i've started a number of topics that should be of interest to many people seeking intentional community. there are many communities that identify themselves as ecovillages and many more who still have an interest in living sustainably to some degree. i thought this might help us in preparing for community. i hope you will join me in some of these threads.

everyone has different plans and ideas and problems with their quest for community. please start a thread where you can tell everyone your plans and how they change and progress and let us all help you brainstorm and lend a simpathetic ear. sometimes networking and hearing a fresh point of view will help!...nothing to lose and maybe it will help.