Virtual communities

I’ve being part of many virtual communities of various types. When I first started participating it was basically for the fun of it, much later I discovered participating communities. This communities are Open and Free ones. You made something either from scratch or as a derivate and upload it, others can modify it freely. The ideals in which this is based are truly honorable. But let me tell you a little secret of so called free virtual communities; they’re not really communities and what is important is information not the humans that made it.
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First you can be banned for pretty much any subjective “reason” for any random period of time or, which may be worst, you will basically leave because you have had enough. I have being banned, restricted or have quited bitterly in some of this “communities” by people that have never talked to me face to face. This people don’t really know me or have a clue of what I may be going trough in my REAL life. I can be posting by the influence of “mushrooms” (…altough I have never consumed drugs some things I say or write may give that impression), they can be dogmatic in their approach of either the topic or there internal (sometimes TOO extensive) rules and ban “dangerous rebels” or they can behave in whatever way causes you to feel uncomfortable or not really part of that community.
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I wanted to post this as an ADVICE or WARNING. Dear reader, be very careful when you aproach this communities. Don’t expect ideal honorable networked communities and think twice before posting something that you don’t have the power to delete. Also, remember real life. The communities that are based on complete communication have the potential to be much better.