Communities
Subject-specific groups with real moderation
1,200+ subject-specific groups with owner-defined rules, moderator roles, and approval workflows.
Built for the way research actually happens
Communities are subject-specific groups where researchers gather around a shared topic. Each community has its own rules, moderator team, and pinned posts. The 1,200+ communities already on the Lounge span environmental science, computer science, public health, economics, methodology, and dozens of other fields.
Create your own community around any research topic. Write the rules, appoint moderators, and approve who can join. Public communities are open to everyone; private communities require an invite or an approval workflow. Every moderation action — pin, lock, remove, approve — is logged and visible to your moderator team.
Three steps from idea to outcome
Create or join
Create a new community or request to join an existing one.
Set the rules
Write your community guidelines, appoint moderators, and configure approval workflows.
Curate the feed
Pin important posts, lock threads that go off the rails, and approve new members.
Benefits that compound
- 1,200+ subject-specific communities and counting
- Owner-defined rules, moderator roles, and approval workflows
- Public, private, and invite-only community types
- Pinned posts, community guidelines, and member directory
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