I think there are a lot of audiences that do care. Let's go back to the story analogy. If a popular book series just ended without a final book, the audience would likely be upset. They might even write fan fiction to fill the need for that storyline. And if we think about it in terms of community, there are plenty of "lurkers"-me included-out there who watch a lot of what's happening, but if that community closed down, we'd be sad. We might even form our own community of ex-community members. Sure lots of audience members may not care, and may move on, but I think it depends on the level of investment. There's a space between audience and community where I think this happens. I think I have an idea for another blog post!
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I think there are a lot of audiences that do care. Let's go back to the story analogy. If a popular book series just ended without a final book, the audience would likely be upset. They might even write fan fiction to fill the need for that storyline. And if we think about it in terms of community, there are plenty of "lurkers"-me included-out there who watch a lot of what's happening, but if that community closed down, we'd be sad. We might even form our own community of ex-community members. Sure lots of audience members may not care, and may move on, but I think it depends on the level of investment. There's a space between audience and community where I think this happens. I think I have an idea for another blog post!