As the Internet has continued to grow and evolve, so too have the communities of people which have developed throughout and across the Internet’s landscape. There are communities represented from every interest and every service sector, and the people who ‘live’ in these e-neighborhoods find themselves bonded through communication across a variety of mediums, as well as a sense of identity with other people, and a belief in the underlying purpose or utility of the group, product or service.

In this post I would like to share my experiences as a long-standing member of a niche video game community, Uniball, that has been independently run for over 10 years, throughout which there has been an incredible display of leadership, community resilience, social dynamics, and growth in function and prosperity.

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