# What is Online Community? | Blog

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-online-community-blog/202234>\
**Category:** Blog\
**Created:** [August 31, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-online-community-blog/202234 "2021-08-31T14:18:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![justin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/justin/32/157614_2.png) [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-online-community-blog/202234/1 "2021-08-31T14:18:22Z")

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Everyone everywhere is looking for community. Sometimes community is found in person. Other times it’s found elsewhere. One of the most prominent alternative places to find community is online. So what is an online community? Let’s find out!

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://blog.discourse.org/2021/08/online-community](https://blog.discourse.org/2021/08/online-community)

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