But Facebook’s bare-knuckled tactics are hardly the thing for fostering community spirit. They are also the kind of practices that invariably prove counter-productive in the long run.

She sank down on one of the little stools behind the counter of the booth and looked up and down the long hall which, until this afternoon, had been a bare and ugly drill room.

Brick walls and ceilings have been displayed wherever possible. The same goes with bare concrete that has been used in many places, for instance to build the reception counter.