Talk:Intentional community

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add comments by cult expert Benjamin Zablocki about inalienable rights for members of intentional communities. Andries 21:16, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The commune link in this article goes to a disambiguation page, which links back to here. Please, someone who knows, define a "commune". Thanks. --Heron 17:45, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Thanks, Gbleem, for answering my question. :-) --Heron 20:15, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Can somebody explain me why monasteries are not mentioned though they clearly fit the definition? I have the impression that they are not considered intentional communities but I do not understand this. Andries 08:21, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I think this article needs more about the history of the term "intentional community," and the sections on Characteristics and Governance need to cite sources--of the definitions, not just the statistics. I'm sorry I can't be the one to provide this: I can't find anything about the history of the term anywhere. I want to know when the term was first used, whether there were anthropologists or theorists who fleshed it out soon after it was coined, or other writers who popularized it. I want to know who is studying it today, and what the important debates, POVs are around the term. This concept will lose historical precision if it's made to encapsulate a collection of movements that don't explicitly call themselves "intentional communities" (Andries recommendation of including monasteries has this danger). It becomes just a matter of the writer's (non-netural) opinion as to whether a particular social entity fits an ideal, ahistorical definition of "intentional community." I would be happy to do this work myself if any of you can provide me with a reading list--Jefflawshe 19:09, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Intentional communities

Would private schools be considered intentional communities? What about residential colleges?

No, in both cases. Schools are generally not planned and maintained by members who share a common vision. Sunray 08:58, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Listing "well-known" intentional communities

It seems that many folks want to list their favorite intentional community in the sections entitled "Some well-known intentional communities" and "Some Christian intentional communities" (this dispite the fact that there is a List of intentional communities in the "See also" section where they can list any intentional community). Since it would be difficult to establish ground rules as to what "well-known" means and since these sections could get very lengthy, I suggest that they be eliminated from the article. People would still be able to list their favorites on the List of intentional communities. Comments? Sunray 07:35, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Community

Wikipedia:WikiProject Community and the Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team are refactoring the main Community article and will be linking a section to this article. Please note also that Category:Intentional communities is now a subcategory of the new high-level Category:Community. Thanks! • CQ 14:07, 13 July 2006 (UTC) • WP:CBTF