Why "The Town"?

We liked the idea of a sense of place for the community, so we came up with the idea of a town with different quarters where people with similar interests could get together.  The physical metaphor seemed more interesting than calling it just another cyber space and fit in with the idea of 'building' a community.

What's with all this Citizen and Townsperson stuff--can't you just call them users like everyone else?

If you prefer to call them members and users, that's fine by us.  We just liked the idea of extending the metaphor to the participants as well.

Why the complicated procedure for judgements?

We've seen many online conferencing spaces fail in the past, and one reason is a lack of procedures for dealing with conflict when it arises.  Our procedure is published and visible before registration.  It allows individuals to speak in their own defense and includes the community in deciding the outcome. We can't promise it will always be successful but we will do our best to make it work.

Why can only Citizens be on a jury?

Because we believe that people who give their support to a community deserve a vote in how it's run.  There is more than one way to support The Town as a Citizen; if you'd like to see them, click here.

So who runs this Town?

The Town Council handles day-to-day management and the Pantheon formulates policy and strategy.

No, who really runs this Town?

Oh, you mean who owns it.  The Town is owned by The Town (Online) Limited, a limited company registered in England & Wales (Company Number 5570268). 

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