Is belonging to a community important to you? If so, why?
Is it important to you to belong to a community whose members live close to you?
What communities of this kind do you belong to and why did you decide to be a part of them?
Were you one of the founding members of this community or did you join after it was already started?
If you were a founder, how did you go about getting others to join?
Were there any conditions for joining or was geographic proximity the only one?
Do you belong to any communities where the members don't live in your immediate area but
meet in person anyway?
If so, what led you to join one or to start one?
Do you belong to any online communities? If so, what made you join?
How well do they function for you?
Do you prefer communities where there is a leader or where all action is by consensus?
Can you discuss examples of your experience with each?
If you are part of a community, where there is a leader, how well is that leader functioning?
What do you think makes them successful or not as a leader?
To what extent do the communities to which you belong resemble families?
What are the positive and negative aspect of this for you?
Is having such relationships or contact an important part of being in these communities for you?
What practices are in place for resolving conflict within the communities to which you belong?
How well do they work?
How might they be improved?
How would your life be different if you didn't belong to this community or these communities?