Electric Minds

Electric Minds (commonly abbreviated EMinds) is a long-running virtual community that has survived several changes of fortune throughout its existence. As of 2005, the community has over 1600 registered members and hundreds of active discussion topics covering a wide range of subjects.

Policy, Governance, and Support

Electric Minds' policies have largely carried over from its earliest days; many of them were borrowed from The WELL, including the guiding principle of "You Own Your Own Words." In the present incarnation, EMinds' policies have also been influenced by such sites as Kuro5hin and Fark.com.

Related Topics:
WELL - Kuro5hin - Fark.com

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Electric Minds is primarily run by the Community Host, who oversees the social aspects of the community as a whole, and the Technical Director, who runs the server and maintains the software. In addition, each conference has a set of hosts, who manage discussion within their individual conferences. Major decisions are made by consensus, with each of the core group contributing according to their interest.

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Community members supply private donations as needed, mainly to help take care of the server. Electric Minds does not accept advertising or sell merchandise to raise money.

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