Hi John. Firstly, let me record on your blog my gratitude for contributing to the project; really enjoyed our chat.
I'm not sure I'd say your views were more negative than other folks; although I'll have a better idea when I transcribe it ;-) However, I'm grateful that you thought it important enough to revisit, to make this post, and to emphasise the positive aspects. That in itself says things.
A cynic might dismiss the 'positive communities' as the happy, clappy brigade, or as you mentioned in the interview in another context, just a bunch of folks who've spent too long at the Kool-Aid fountain. I'm pretty sure there's far more to it than that and we should not lightly dismiss the effects that exposure to positive communities can bring. I won't ask you to say here how Kathy's tweet made you *feel*, but I do think that's worth reflecting on and it's something I'm keen to explore further as my research continues to unfold.
(I wonder how traditional CPD makes people *feel* or whether they or those involved in providing/facilitating it would even bother to consider that?)

As a side note, I was re-listening to an Edutalk podcast with Kenny Pieper & Neil Winton (https://www.edutalk.info/radio-edutalk-pedagoo-kenny-pieper-and-neil-w/) as I came back from the shops this morning, just prior to reading this post. I was wondering the extent to which #Pedagoo, as one of those positive communities, perhaps serves similar needs?

Thanks again John.