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Dreamwidth Official and Unofficial Communities

See Dreamwidth Communities

Fandom

See Fandom Communities.

For fun

• add_me -- A spankin' new way to share a personal ad and watch your list of friends grow! USER-FRIENDLY
• addme -- Dreamwidth is new and we all want to start making friends, Add Me is a great place to start!
• anonymous -- Sometimes we just need to talk with our names off.
• beginningcocks -- An introduction to the cock. With extra bonus points for lube and historical accuracy
• creepypasta -- for creepy things of all varieties. Discussions, recommendations, urban legends, original material... if it's creepy, it belongs here.
• efw -- Existential Flame War
• endings -- post your favourite endings from books, journals, songs, films, speeches... anything.
• glamour_bombs -- Fashion, Beauty, Style ~ Everything Beautiful
• guessmyheritage -- Can You GuessMyHeritage?
• iconic -- A collaborative effort to proliferate high quality icons. Translation: Get/Share awesome icons! ^_^
• lol -- Funny stories, jokes, anything amusing to brighten your day!
• lol_meme -- Not technically a community. For anonymous comment postings, I think? See lol_meme (JF) for the canonical one.
• metaquotes
• randomthoughts -- to share little snippets of what you're thinking about
• rants -- Something bothering you? Someone did something to aggravate you? Rant!
• secrets -- Got a secret you want to share? Turn it into an image and get it out here.
• statements -- for posting about anything and everything you like, as long as you can fit it into a single, declarative sentence.
• thatswhatshesaid -- For quoting conversations that could end in "That's what she said!"
• thequestionclub -- Got a question? Ask away! MISC
• tickybox -- biweekly polls about anything and everything.
• tmi -- To Much Information.
• wishlists

Geographical

US

• chicago -- Chicago, IL
• city_of_roses -- Portland, OR
• dallas_fortworth -- The Dallas/Fortworth area of TX
• dcmetro -- Baltimore, MD to Richmond, VA
• greater_richmond -- for Richmond, VA and the towns surrounding which Richmond City daily threatens eat.
• mit -- For people who attended MIT (MA)
• newjersey -- is dedicated to discussing all things New Jersey.
• nyc -- is for anyone who is, was, or will be in the New York area
• oklahoma -- Oklahoma
• phoenixmetro -- Phoenix, AZ
• sfbayarea -- San Francisco Bay Area

Europe

• cantabrigiensis -- Cambridge, UK
• deutschland -- For all things German
• england
• scotland
• uk -- United Kingdom
• uk_politics
• wales -- Wales, UK

Oceania

• brisbane -- Brisbane, Australia
• melbourne -- Melbourne, Australia

Hobbies/Activities/Interests

• 2012 -- a community dedicated to examining the facts and myths about 2012, and eschatology in general.
• a_gamer_is_me -- a comm for all your gaming needs.
• alt -- Tattoos, piercings, body mods, and all things "alt"
• animations -- A community dedicated to animated graphics
• anime -- For Japanese animation
• astronomy -- For stargazers of all levels
• ballroomdancing -- For those who enjoy ballroom dancing
• beauty -- all things beauty and health related: makeup, hair, fashion, skincare, fragrance, and more?
• bme -- a body modification community
• bpal_talk -- For Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.
• comics -- a place for people who read comics (serial, series, graphic novel, webcomics, or other formats) to get together and talk about them in a thoughtful way.
• daydreams -- A place to post your daydreams and mental vacations and to read about those of others. Writers, readers, commentors, and dreamers welcome.
• design -- for those that love design in its various forms
• disasterporn -- For those who are fascinated by disasters, both natural and man-made.
• disobey_gravity -- For climbers
• dragoncon -- for attendees (or potential attendees!) of Dragon*Con, the SF/F & Pop Culture convention held every year over Labor Day Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia
• dreams -- If you want to talk about or interpret a dream or two, here's the place!
• fem_thoughts -- a new community for meta about women and/or femslash!
• gamedesign -- Open to any field of game design - from computers to table top RPGs and anything in between, as well as pros in the field to players who are just interested in discussing the topic
• gaming -- gamers of all sorts welcome! video games, board games, tabletop games, etc.
• gardening -- Gardening discussion of all kinds
• girlybits -- a women's health/sexual health discussion community.
• hentai -- Anime/Manga porn.
• history -- For all things history.
• idoldome -- American Idol fans, It's for sharing music (audio and video) from American Idol contestants, including performances from the show and their pre- and/or post-Idol music
• journals -- for people who love keeping a journal in any form
• kawaii -- I love cute.
• king_arthur -- For King Arthur.
• law The Law Community - for legal discussion, legal questions, current or former law students, etc.
• legacychallenge -- The Sims 2 Game. Can you make it to ten generations?
• legacywriters -- A comm to offer help for writing and playing legacies. The Sims 2 Game.
• massagetherapy -- a general community for massage therapists and anyone else who is interested massage!
• neopets -- for the internet game/community of neopets.com.
• neopian_adults -- for all of us older players on neopets.
• newslettering -- a community for all things related to newsletters, fannish or not, automated or not, on Dreamwidth or elsewhere.
• pirates -- For all things pirate-related.
• post_apocalypse -- discuss post--apocalyptic fiction (books, TV shows, movies, ...)
• sca_documentation -- For help writing documentation for Society for Creative Anachronism competitions, publications, and websites; presenting your research effectively.
• scent_junkies -- "Dreamwidth's first community dedicated to the wonderful world of online etailers (and some offline too!) that peddle in the crack that is bath and body products, perfumes and various other scented items!
• screencaps -- a place for people to share and find screencaps.
• shortfilms -- for fans of short films to talk about/share/promote short films.
• sims -- A community for all the other sims games, on any gaming system.
• simsecret -- A secret comm for simmers. The Sims 2 Game.
• sun_salutation -- Yoga comm
• taichi -- for anyone who plays or wants to learn more about tai chi/taiji
• tarot -- is a new community for all things related to tarot
• tattoos -- A community dedicated to tattoos
• television -- What's on the box?
• thesims2 -- General chat and questions relating to the game.
• tudors -- for those interested in the Tudor era of history.
• tv -- Anything and everything tv related.
• videogames -- For video games of all sorts.

Music

• audiophilia -- share your music recommendations via weekly themes.
• bandom -- claim up to five of your favorite bands or musicians.
• britneyspears -- For the musician Britney Spears.
• denmark_street -- a community that's intended to focus on the Beatles and their circle, but within the wider context of the al and cultural life of London and Liverpool in the sixties.
• depechemode -- for all things DM related.
• earworm -- Discover new music and hope it doesn't eat you.
• earwormhole -- For when it eats you.
• eurorock -- Euro-focused music recommendation & discussion
• firedancers -- Dave Matthews
• filk -- For filk, a sub-genre of music.
• musicmakers -- Making music - writing, playing, by ourselves, with others.
• stephinmerritt -- For fans of Stephin Merritt and his various projects
• the_cab -- for all news, photos, videos, and everything else pertaining to the Fueled By Ramen band The Cab!
• yousendit -- Organized, efficient, and a place for lovers of every background.

Books and Reading

• a_reader_is_me -- is a reading challenge community similar to 52 Books in 52 Weeks or the Cannonball Read
• bookmooch -- For DW Bookmoochers to post inventories, offers, etc
• books -- For Discussions About Books
• dreams_library -- is a community for requesting book recommendations
• ebooks -- is for, well, ebook-related discussions
• fantasy -- for all fantasy related books and topics.
• georgette_heyer -- the works of Georgette Heyer
• jacqueline_careys_fans -- a community for the fans of Jacqueline Carey and her books.
• myriadwords -- a Diane Duane/Young Wizards fan community - fanfiction, mostly, with some discussion, throughout the fandoms for her works.
• poetry -- For posting poetry you like that's not yours.
• reading -- What are you reading?
• readingtheclassics -- a community where book lovers can gather together to read and discuss a different classic novel every month.
• regency_romance -- This community is for chatter about Regency romance novels. Authors include the queen of Regency romances, Georgette Heyer, as well as other authors.
• science_fiction -- For discussion and fanworks of written SF
• spaceopera -- for all Space Opera/SciFi/Fantasy books and topics.
• theotherworld -- Fans of Kelley Armstrong
• vorkosigan -- Community for Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan novels.

Writing

• crits_of_the_fantastical -- For posting fantasy writing that you want critiqued
• dailyprompt -- Creative prompts each day, to inspire writers and other artists
• dear_you -- dedicated to those who have something to say to others in the form of letter writing
• nano_writers -- Fun writing prompts, exercises, and challenges to prep writers for NaNoWriMo!
• originalfiction -- For the sharing, reviewing and enjoyment of original, non-fannish written works of fiction by Dreamwidth users.
• original_slash -- For Original Slash and Femslash Fiction, Art, Discussion, etc.
• publishingqanda -- a community for writers and authors to get together and ask and answer questions about publishing. Writers at any stage in or out of their careers are welcome.
• sonnets -- for people who like sonnets
• write_good -- Constructive criticism for your works of fiction.
• writerstorm -- a place for writers and authors to ask and answer questions, and brainstorm and research together

Cooking

• boilingwater -- boiling water without burning it (beginning cooks' community)
• baking -- Like to bake? Share your pictures and recipes here!
• bakeitup -- For all of your baking recipes, tips and photos, sweet and savory alike
• omnomnom -- A community dedicated to posting about recipes.
• veggierecipes -- A community for vegetarian recipes where all are welcome. It's all about the food!
• recipebox -- for all kinds of recipes.

Crafts

• crochet -- for all things crochet.
• cross_stitch -- for everything to do with cross stitching.
• handspinning -- For handspinners of all kinds of fiber.
• historicalembroidery -- for historically accurate and historically inspired embroidery.
• intertwined -- for yarn and fibre crafts with a mathematical component.
• knitting -- For knitters.
• knittingpix -- For knitting pictures.
• magpie -- For jewelry makers.
• merchant_alley -- sell stuff online, be it arts, crafts, services or whatever.
• naturaldyes -- for natural dyes.
• sca_attire -- For medieval and renaissance clothing.
• scrapbooking -- for all your scrapbooking (paper and digital) and papercraft discussion, layout posting, and etc.
• soap -- for soapmakers and prospective soapmakers
• tatting -- For tatters & others who appreciate this uncommon lace form.

Activism/Lifestyle/Beliefs

• animal_rights -- Animal Rights Activists
• anti_breedists -- United Against Breed Specific Legislation
• antitheism
• asexuality An asexuality community
• bisexual The Bisexual Community
• breastfeeding -- Support community for breastfeeding mothers, and mothers to be.
• brusselsgriffon Brussels Griffon Lovers
• campaignforliberty -- Promoting & defending liberty in the tradition of the Ron Paul Revolution.
• child_free Community for those who choose to be child free
• child_free_pets ... and their pets!
• customers_suck -- bitching about your customer service job! Same purpose as on LJ, though different maintainer.
• depression
• eden a gathering place for God's children.
• effeminate_ftm -- For transmen who fall more on the Emmett side of the gender expression spectrum than the Kinney side.
• endometriosis Endometriosis Awareness and Support
• environment
• fibro_life -- talk about the ways in which we manage to live full and fulfilling lives despite the pain of fibro.
• ftm -- For transmen and their friends, family, partners, and allies.
• ftm_adult -- Age restricted community for transmale issues that can't be addressed in ftm (lower surgery, sex, pre-top photos, etc).
• human_rights Human Rights Activists
• i_miss_my_dad -- Missing Our Dads ~ Grief & Loss Support
• infj -- identify as or learn more about INFJ
• intj -- Is a place for INTJs (and INTJ friendly people) to share experiences
• intp -- is a community for INTPs and the people who want to understand them
• insomnia -- A community for people who cannot or have difficulty sleeping.
• jeep Jeep Owners & Enthusiasts
• libertarianism
• migraines Migraine Awareness & Support
• notes_to_heaven Things never said (grief & loss support)
• permaculture -- is for anyone interested in sustainable food & sustainable agriculture
• politics
• postqueer
• pro_choice -- Abortion Rights/Pro-Choice community
• psychology Study and Discussion of Psychology
• queer_as_dreamwidth
• roma_andfriends Discussion of Romani Related Topics
• romany_women Community for Romany Women
• spiritual_woo -- Need to know how to ground, center, or shield? Want a supportive space to talk about getting your cards read or seeing a medium? Not sure whether your dream last night meant something? This community is the place for you.
• steampunk
• tea_party Talk about tea
• the_holocaust Holocaust Discussion and Remembrance
• theladiesloos -- an autonomous community for self-defining women to vent, ask for advice, tell their stories... whatever they like.
• tori_amos Tori Amos fans (Ears with Feet)
• transgender -- For all people on the trans* spectrum and their friends, family, partners, and allies.

Photos/Photography

• adayinmylife -- post a day of your life in pictures!
• ferretography -- OMG Ferret Pics!
• phodography Post Your Dog Pics Here!
• pix_elation -- is for hobbyist digital photographers from 'just opened the box' to serious amateur digital photographers who want to share their shots and how-to
• shutterbugs -- for photographers who want to expand their skills sets by receiving constructive criticism or for people who just love viewing photographs. It is also a place to share resources, talk about equipment, and network with other photographers!

Pets

• 1fish_2fish
• dogs -- The Dog Community
• cats -- For Cat Lovers
• ferrets -- The Ferret Community
• pet_snark Vent about SPO's (stupid pet owners)
• pit_bulls -- We Love Pit Bulls!!!
• pugs -- Pugs!
• rawfedpets -- A community to discuss and learn about raw feeding our pets.
• siberspace -- Siberian Husky Owners & Enthusiasts
• siberianhuskies -- A Siberian Husky Community

Sports

• arrow_rest
• disobey_gravity -- A place for climbers of all persuasions to hang out
• nicorosberg -- Formula 1: Nico Rosberg
• sjsharks -- San Jose Sharks fans

Tech

• apple Apple/Mac Lovers Community
• android -- Dreamwidth's first Android community! For all things Android - fans, troubleshooting, and developers.
• astronomy -- For stargazers of all levels
• blackberry -- For people who have Blackberries.
• ebooks -- Ebooks and the hardware & software related thereto.
• enviroment -- Environmental news and discussion
• geek
• history -- Because historians are geeks, too!
• linux4all -- Like it says Linux For All ! Newbies and experienced tinkerer's welcome.
• macintosh Macintosh Users
• perl -- For Perl users; beginners welcome.
• python
• rubyonrails -- For Ruby on Rails users and beginners.
• science -- For the scientists and science-interested people on Dreamwidth.