What is The WELL?

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

The regulars in this place include noted authors, programmers, journalists, activists and other creative people who swap info, test their convictions and banter with one another in wide-ranging conversations, using their real names.

The WELL, launched in 1985 as the Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, provides a literate watering hole for some articulate and unpretentious thinkers. [more about The WELL...]

Halsted Mencotti Bernard, web developer:
As a lifelong lover of books, reading, and research, the Libraries conference is my most frequent haunt on The WELL. I rely on Transport to encourage my fascination with public transit. And I'm quite compulsive about Obsess. [more people and recommendations...]