Subtypes of Group

What are the subtypes of a group?

In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Nicholas Overgaard in 2016. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community. The subtypes of Group currently accepted in Scientonomy are:

• Community
• Accidental Group

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record

Here is the complete acceptance record of this question (it includes all the instances when the question was accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by a community):

Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	19 May 2017	The question of Subtypes of Group became accepted by virtue of the acceptance of Group. The question became accepted with the publication of Overgaard's A Taxonomy for Social Agents of Scientific Change.	Yes

All Theories

The following answers have been added to this encyclopedia:

Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Accidental Group Is a Subtype of Group (Overgaard-2017)	Accidental Group is a subtype of Group, i.e. group is a supertype of accidental group.	2017
Community Is a Subtype of Group (Overgaard-2017)	Community is a subtype of Group, i.e. group is a supertype of community.	2017

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Accepted Theories

The following theories have been accepted as answers to this question:

Community	Theory	Accepted From	Accepted Until
Scientonomy	Accidental Group Is a Subtype of Group (Overgaard-2017)	2 February 2018
Scientonomy	Community Is a Subtype of Group (Overgaard-2017)	2 February 2018

Suggested Modifications

Here is a list of modifications concerning this topic:

Modification	Community	Date Suggested	Summary	Date Assessed	Verdict	Verdict Rationale
Sciento-2017-0012	Scientonomy	19 May 2017	Accept a new taxonomy for group and its two sub-types - accidental group, and community.	2 February 2018	Accepted	A consensus has emerged after a long discussion that the distinction and the respective definitions should be accepted. It was noted that "these formulations tend to be the starting point for so many of our discussions"c1 and that "despite all disagreements that this taxonomy causes, it is actually accepted by the community".c2 Yet, it was also indicated that whereas the definition of group as "two or more people that share a characteristic" is the best we have at the moment, it may be potentially necessary to pursue the idea of redefining it as "one or more people..." to allow for one-scientist communities.c3 Finally, while a question was raised whether there is any "value in defining accidental groups as something separate from groups",c4 it was eventually agreed that it is important to draw "a clear distinction between the two kinds of groups as accidental groups and communities".c5

Current View

In Scientonomy, the accepted subtypes of Group are:

• Community
• Accidental Group

Accidental Group Is a Subtype of Group (Overgaard-2017) states: "Accidental Group is a subtype of Group, i.e. group is a supertype of accidental group."

Overgaard differentiates between groups that do and do not have a collective intentionality; the former are communities, the latter are accidental groups.1

Community Is a Subtype of Group (Overgaard-2017) states: "Community is a subtype of Group, i.e. group is a supertype of community."

Overgaard differentiates between groups that do and do not have a collective intentionality; the former are communities, the latter are accidental groups.1