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Strike the earth!

Good idea, don't count me in, though.

Meh, I just like to vote. Don't care.

You'll probably have a lot of "Fun*", that's for sure.

GET A JOB, YOU HIPPIES.

[The Transcendent Tyrant]

I wish someone would make straight marriage illegal. Then I wouldn't have to put up with my girlfriend asking for an engagement ring.

[The Merchant Of Menace]

Come to my lgbt country. You immoral heterosexuals are tolerated, but definitely can't marry.

[The Transcendent Tyrant]

Make us tax exempt, and I'm there!

[dragonshardz]

THIS IS AN AMAZING IDEA COUNT ME IN.

OK, so, I read through the first bout of posts, to page 13 or so, then skipped all the silliness that followed.

If anyone's still actually interested in this I have a few thoughts.

First, a Co-Op model seems better than a Commune model.  Smaller group, focused upon a specific building/property, in or on the outskirts of the urban area you're already located in.

Allow for transferable equity interests (shares) and voting rights.  Standard 50% or 66% quorum requirements for decisions.  Incorporate the Co-Op as a 501(c) or similar and have monthly dues.  Allow for people to make non-cash contributions for their dues through an appropriate approval process.

A pipe dream geekhive will never happen.  Smaller 7-20 Co-Ops are thriving and successful.  Take that model, apply it to the area you already live in, and generate/find interest in social groups (Bay12) guaranteed to provide some minimal amount of common interest and camaraderie.

I actually got really excited about this as I read through the first 12 pages.  Unfortunately (fortunately?) I'm engaged and have accepted a job offer for next year, so I have no geographic/housing flexibility.

But it could work.  If you actually wanted it to and took it seriously.  I couldn't join, but I'd be happy to draw up documents, file legal forms etc... for anyone interested enough to actually do it.

Please and thank you.

@Merchant of Menace: Lesbian geeks?

Coooooool.

IME, lesbians are usually really, really hot (or horribly ugly). I will imagine that TMoM is hot and has chosen to be a geek.

BEST.

CO-OP.

EVER.

[Derekristow]

If you find there isn't enough support here, you could probably fill out the group at PAX.

[Heron TSG]

Dragonshardz, I just don't get that statement. Let's analyze it from different viewpoints.

Heterosexual Male - Lesbians don't generally go for these.
Heterosexual Female - She's not a man.
Homosexual Male - She's not a man.
Homosexual Female - She's already in a relationship.

I could be wrong somewhere, but your chances don't look good, bro. Not only that, your chances look creepy as hell.

[Vector]

I'll also add that she happens to be 16.

[dragonshardz]

Dragonshardz, I just don't get that statement. Let's analyze it from different viewpoints.

Heterosexual Male - Lesbians don't generally go for these.
Heterosexual Female - She's not a man.
Homosexual Male - She's not a man.
Homosexual Female - She's already in a relationship.

I could be wrong somewhere, but your chances don't look good, bro. Not only that, your chances look creepy as hell.

No, no, I mean that it'd be cool to hang out with her, is all.

It's not often that you get geek+lesbian+(potentially) hot.

I'd be juuuust fine with friendzone from her.

Also, trying to not be creepy.

[Criptfeind]

Also, trying to not be creepy.

Sorry.

[Vector]

No, no, I mean that it'd be cool to hang out with her, is all.

It's not often that you get geek+lesbian+(potentially) hot.

...

So you look for hotness as a dimension in female friends, too?

Yeah, that's creepy.

[dragonshardz]

No, not really.

But if a female friend is hot, who am I to complain?

[GlyphGryph]

I'll admit, I have not read most of this thread.

BUT
I have been planning to move to Washington
I have been planning to join a commune
If Vector is there, then I know things will be for serious, and I will have no worries about committing to this.

THUS, assuming that last bit is true
You can count me in, around next October. I'm assuming the wife will come with me, as she follows me on all my crazy adventures. If things actually look good, I may even read the rest of the thread.

OR if it has dissolved into an impossibility by this point, let me know.

Edit:
Okay, the wife has agreed to commit to this plan. However, she says if she doesn't like any of you, she plans to move out rent an apartment nearby instead.

My Qualifications:
Web Developer who enjoys cooking and washing dishes. I could cook and wash dishes all day. Sweeping is also enjoyable.
If there is actually any serious discussion on this still going on, either the first post should be updated regularly or a new thread should be started.

[Aqizzar]

I have been planning to join a commune

How exactly does one plan to join a commune?  Where do you go to find a commune accepting new joins?

[GlyphGryph]

That has been the problem exactly.

Mostly though, the same way you get jobs - by knowing people who know people. I'd imagine. They have to happen somehow damn it, and I was planning on one somehow happening to me.

Here's a place to start if you don't know people, though:
http://www.ic.org/

(I think, anyways, I haven't actually been to any groups off of it ever)

[Heron TSG]

Heck, I might be going to the University of Washington, so if it's around Seattle I'd be in.