Virtual community

(English) This is an essay. It expresses the opinions and ideas of some Wikimedians but may not have wide support. This is not policy on Meta, but it may be a policy or guideline on other Wikimedia projects. Feel free to update this page as needed, or use the discussion page to propose major changes.

The validity of various aspects the virtual community thesis, which claims that an online forum can be or should be like a real living community of people living in proximity, is a core problem in wiki ideology.