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What is The WELL?

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Welcome to a gathering place that's like none other — remarkably uninhibited, intelligent and iconoclastic.

For more than two decades The WELL, originally the Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, has served as a literate watering hole for unpretentious thinkers from all walks of life. The articulate regulars in this place include authors, programmers, journalists, activists and others who swap info, forge convictions and banter with each other in wide-ranging conversations. [more…]



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You're invited to become part of the online community that's not an oxymoron. Where you know the names of the people you're talking with and they know you. The WELL's distinguished by non-anonymous conversation. Give this place six weeks or so. You'll know whether The WELL is for you, and whether you're for The WELL. [more…]

Who's here?

Inside you will use your real name, but the fact of your membership is yours to disclose or reveal to the wider Web. Some members also participate openly in conferences readable without a password, where you just may discover that you already know them, or share their passions. [more…]

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Most of what goes on here is inside our doors, not indexed by search engines. However, thousands of pages by members, extensive help documents and all the individual members-only conference descriptions are out here, on our porch.

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