List of virtual communities

This is a list of Wikipedia articles about virtual communities.

## Benchmark virtual communities

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* Usenet, one of the original decentralized, distributed discussion group architectures.
* BBS: The WELL, GEnie, The Meta Network
* Academic: EIES, Usenet
* Webcomic: UserFriendly, Penny Arcade, Sluggy Freelance
* Virtual world/city: LucasFilm's Habitat, Second Life, Millsberry, Red Light Center, IMVU, Neopets, Roblox
* IM: ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, AIM, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Kik Messenger, WeChat, Viber, Discord, Skype, iMessage, KakaoTalk, Line, Telegram
* Internet Relay Chat (IRC): IRC networks
* MMORPG: EverQuest, Final Fantasy XI, RuneScape, World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, Star Wars: The Old Republic
* MOO: LambdaMOO
* Mososo: Dodgeball, Meetro, Foursquare
* MUD/MUSH: TinyMUD
* P2P: Kazaa, Morpheus, Napster, Limewire, BitTorrent
* Wiki: Wikipedia, WikiWikiWeb, MeatballWiki, Wetpaint, PBworks, TV Tropes
* WWW: eBay, Slashdot, Digg, Reddit
* Consumers: eBay, Amazon.com
* Software that enable online communities: Ning

## Additional virtual community listings

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### Discussion boards

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* reddit
* Hacker News
* Dead Runners Society
* 4chan
* GameFAQs
* Something Awful
* Fark
* 2channel
* Zombie Squad
* IGN
* TOTSE

### Social networking

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Main article: List of social networking websites

### Art communities

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* Albino Blacksheep
* DeviantArt
* Dulwich OnView
* Elfwood
* Newgrounds
* Tumblr

### MUD, MUSH, MOO

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Main article: List of MUDs

* Category:MUD games
* Category:MU* games

### Virtual world communities

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Main articles: Virtual worlds § Social, and Virtual community § Virtual worlds

* Category:Virtual world communities

### Virtual reality communities

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Main article: Applications of virtual reality § Virtual communities

* Category:Virtual reality communities

### Ethnicity-based communities

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* 1Point3Acres
* Fillos de Galicia
* Laneros
* MIT BBS

### Online Teaching Covens

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* Coven of the Far Flung Net

### Other types

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* Pinboard
* bianca.com
* Scratch (an educational programming website by MIT)
* GameTZ.com (an online game, music, movie, and book trading community)
* CouchSurfing (free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange)
* Hospitality Club (free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange)
* Warm Showers (free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange for bicycle travelers)
* Meetup (an online service designed to facilitate real-world meetings of people involved in various virtual communities)
* Meetro (local focused communities)
* StumbleUpon (web surfing)
* Woozworld (virtual gaming community for youth)
* YTMND (Picture, Sound, Text)
* Group blogs
* TakingITGlobal (Youth - social networking for social good)
* CrossFit (a fitness program where users post their scores and comments on daily workouts)
* DXY.cn (an online community for physicians, health care professionals, pharmacies and facilities)

## See also

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* List of virtual communities with more than 1 million users
* List of social bookmarking websites
* List of social networking websites
* List of Internet forums
* Lists of websites
* Support group