The WELL - the birthplace of the online community movement.

Conversation-based community: fascinating people get to know one another at The WELL. The WELL is a primary destination for wide-ranging non-anonymous discussion, online since 1985. The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, normally shortened to The WELL, is one of the oldest virtual communities in continuous operation. As of June 2012, it had 2,693 members. It is best known for its Internet forums, but also provides email, shell accounts, and web pages. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_WELL