#14 The Japan-related Web. Part 1: What it could be

I am making it a point not to use "I" often since this series is about you, but I have to here.

I have to take a moment to say a little bit about why I am NOT writing this series. I am not writing this series for self-promotion.

Of course this series will draw traffic to the sites involved and discussed, but this series is so much bigger than that.

I am not asking for me or anyone else to be put on a pedestal because that will not bring about innovation. What I am calling for is a leaderless decentralized community.

The community will be fueled by a simple ideology: help others, and encourage them to do the same.

There are no rules of membership for this community, no roster lists, and no superiors to report too. If you help others and encourage them to do the same, you are a member.

"Why should I help others? What's in it for me," you say?

I intend to show later in this series how helping others directly benefits you and your site. In a way it is the most selfish thing you could do.

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