[JohnFen]

> Measuring community engagement makes sense when your primary mission / core goal is to build a strong community.

But measuring community engagement doesn't tell you anything about the nature of the community. Only that it "engages" people. If your goal is to build a strong community, isn't it more important that the community be a good one?

[MartinCron]

Lynch mobs are strong and engaged communities, after all.

[wussboy]

Strong does not mean good. Those are two separate goals. The most important developments of the next 100 years will be in determining ways to make strong and good communities that scale.

[runnerup]

The most important things (quality of community) are not generally quantifiable and proper “measurement” depends on the leadership ability of those who choose to foster the community.