On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 2:21 PM, ss <cybers...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tuesday 17 Mar 2009 8:27:51 am Charles Haynes wrote: >> While this may have been true in the past, with the advent >> of electronic communities, I think you will find tribe-like groupings >> that have nothing to do with blood, or physical proximity. The >> question that started this discussion for example - is "Silklist" a >> tribe? > > I can't disagree with this way of looking at it. But I think ties have to be > stronger for the association to last over longer periods of time.
How long does a grouping have to last to be considered a tribe? Can yone have short lived tribes? Is a sports team a tribe? Are their fans? > But not impossible though. > > For instance - look at the masonic lodge. Is that, or is that not a tribe? Pretty definitely IMO (my father was a Mason, and his family have a pretty strong Masonic tradition.) -- Charles
