Links

I have spent many years nosing around the internet, and for all the useful information, whacky animated GIFs, kitten videos, and other weird and wonderful content out there, I’ve found that far and away the most meaningful and important use for the web is the formation of groups of people. (I talk a little about this on the Misc. page.) I have encountered some incredible communities online, learned a lot and had good fun, and it was even a personal point of faith for a long time that almost any topic imaginable would have a relevant forum or discussion list somewhere online populated with users just as expert as you’ll find anywhere.

Here are some links to the best of the communities I’ve participated in online. Most of them are subject-specific, but one of the best indicators of a really top-notch group is that they tend to discuss everything under the sun; the topic is still there, but is often just the common thread that ties the users together.

Current Communities

Old communities