In the land of eLearning, most communities aren't. Visit the threaded discussion forums that pass for community on the Web and you often find the streets empty.
Community is more than installing software.
No people, no community. When I joined the early, free-wheeling WeLL in the early 90s, Howard was hosting half a dozen conferences, each of them a swarm of activity. This is the context for this article. Nonetheless, many of these principles apply to moderating any on-line discussion. For example, A feeling of ownership.