What makes a community and what does technology provide

Communities are based on a foundation of guidelines that the entire community follows. These guidelines are both enforced and followed by the community to ensure that everyone is on a level playing field when it comes their standing as individuals in the community. When it comes to online communities this is virtually the same and can be seen on sites like reddit, Facebook, or any website that has the option to create specific online groups or communities. Reddit has guidelines for conduct and so does Facebook and these guidelines determine how the community interacts with one another. Another staple in communities both online and offline are moderators, these individuals serve to uphold the guidelines and enforce the consequences on those who repeatedly disobey them. These can result in bans online and the moderators in the real world are the equivalent of police officers that are meant to uphold the law and enforce it when needed. There is not a whole lot of difference between online and offline communities except for the fact that online communities allows you to converse and share ideas with people around the world as opposed to the offline communities that you are born into.