# Forum divergence

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-divergence/396103>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [February 14, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-divergence/396103 "2026-02-14T12:13:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-divergence/396103/10 "2026-02-25T23:39:07Z")

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