Online Communities question

[Bryan L.]

First, I'll say that I think that Bigger Pockets is an awesome community.  But let me ask everyone's thoughts on this question:  Would you consider a private Facebook Group to be an "online community"?  I came across two different  life/business coaches recently and one other organization that advertised their "online community".  As it turns out, once you pay to get in, all it really is is a private Facebook group.  Now, the cost was not too much to get in ($50 a month or less), but there's just a friggin FB group.  I'm a little older, so I was involved with some great online communities before FB was even born.  The FB group thing, the format, structure, and content are just lousy compared to a true online community like BiggerPockets.  What do y'all think?  Is it just cause I'm not used to FB groups?

[Greg Hamer]

I would never pay for access to a FB group. Not when there are free resources available.