I would argue that a virtual community is a real community. I am apart of one. shoryuken.com is a website for people that enjoy playing fighting games like: Street Fighter, Marvel Vs Capcom, King of Fights, etc. I have met a total of about 50 members of SRK in real life and I have communicated with thousands. We share match-up knowledge(character x vs character y), tech info on arcade sticks, and anything else you can relate to fighting games. All of our communication exists on an online forum and while there are tournaments and meetups where players will actually leave the virtual world we are mostly a virtual community(esp for those who can't afford to travel).
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