Now, the introduction of CMC poses another threat. Communication is essential to establishing a community. Maslow's hierarchy of needs includes a step dedicated to a person's need of association and community. This is how communication becomes so important to the issue of CMC and the relationships that form through it. CMC provide another channel for people to express themselves.
Community is a vague word that assumes a new interpretation with everyone who uses it.
Even after a class discussion, members could not come to a consensus on what exactly a community is. According to the Meriam-Webster online dictionary community means a unified body of individuals. Proceeding through the multiple definitions, location is introduced as a contributing factor to community. On one hand, CMC can bring together a unified body of individuals. On the other hand, the issue of location becomes a bit of a question mark.