Recommend online communities for thought provoking discussion. [more inside]
posted by aTrumpetandaDream on Aug 11, 2009 - 15 answers

I really love the Flickr "ID Please" group, which I originally found here. Are there other services/communities online that allow you to submit a photo (or other media item) for discussion/identification by experts? This particular group tends to focus on identifying types of flora/fauna. [more inside]
posted by k7lim on Jul 27, 2009 - 3 answers

How can I go about shutting down my popular online community in a way that doesn't make my users hate me? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 5, 2008 - 25 answers

New wiki-based community - How did Wikipedia get rolling? [more inside]
posted by SlyBevel on Jul 23, 2007 - 8 answers

I have a group of people and we are seeking an online calendar and email service. We are looking for something where we can send an email to one address and it will be sent to the rest of the group and/or archived on the website. Also, looking for a service that has a calendar that we can post upcoming events. (I am familiar with Yahoo Groups, but seeking an alternative solution.) [more inside]
posted by marc10 on Mar 26, 2006 - 14 answers

Wasn't there a site that existed solely to commemorate members of various online communities who have died?
posted by scarabic on Feb 23, 2006 - 7 answers

Let's say you moderate a commercial message board. It doesn't get a whole lot of participation, but that's fine. Hopefully in time, usage will grow. Now one day, somebody comes along and posts a couple of messages that seem to verge on talking-to-yourself-on-the-side-of-the-road mentally disturbed. They're nominally on topic, but still sort of off. Do you delete them or leave them up?
posted by willnot on Jan 25, 2005 - 7 answers

Does anyone know of any MeFi-like "community blogs" that are oriented towards humanities/social sciences academic-ish discussion, including current events and especially cultural studies?
posted by statisticalpurposes on Apr 21, 2004 - 13 answers