I think that our "community" that we have built is on its way to becoming a third place. It is our goal as in any discussion, to make this a comfortable atmosphere. One in which people feel free and entitled to voice their own opinion. Hopefully we will develop a sense of trustworthiness through the level of comfort that we develop.
At first I think that there will be some bonding bringing us all together and today, while posting about us helped to conquer the step of bonding. I feel that in a community that doesn't know each other, bonding is the first step, where as in bigger communities it might be bridging. And then from there we would figure out how to bridge those certain and specific bonds.
I think our community will be accomodating where conversation is the main activity