With members from more than six countries, the potential for communication and the formation of a unique community is limitless. Many barriers could be knocked down with this site. Users could traverse cultural, language, physical and time barriers through connections on Destiny. The many different types of communication available within the site provide a variety of ways in which people can be active in the community through close or loose ties depending on his or her desires. There is the option of personal messaging as well as open forums and posts. One can post "news" which will appear on the main page or one can post on a forum which is available for everyone to see, but they must click on the forum link to get there. On the surface, the site has much potential to create a versatile community, but as with anything, there are problems.
        While the many different options are conducive to different forms of communication and community interaction, the goal is not met. Having people from all around the world in a community this size creates a rift in the communication because physical proximity is not present frequently enough. Jenny Preece points out that for some activities and interactions, "there is no substitute for 'being there.'" Because the site is based on the idea of sharing pictures and talking about face-to-face social interactions, those who are not present for the event can feel left out of the community. However, the solution to this problem is the many other forums. With forums like the one about traveling and the one about gaming, those who cannot participate in the real-life party rehashing can be part of the virtual community.
    In fact, posts from physical community outsiders can create more discussion. This relates to Whittaker, Terveen, Hill & Cherny's idea, which is discussed in Preece's book, about off-topic posting. "…Some evidence suggests that off-topic ideas introduced by cross-posting from outside the community can have positive impact on discussion" (Preece 81). There have been  many cases on the old site and the new one where a comment or post from  an outsider about something going on in his or her life away from Sweden has spurred more discussion than posts from people in Lund.   
    Destiny is a relatively small community with only  26 registered users. As a result, the site suffers from many of the problems plaguing all small communities. One problem which Preece points out is that "too few people will generate too little communication, making the community unattractive to new-comers" (91). On the one hand, she is right because there is not much conversation in the small community. On the other hand, Andre has solved the problem of newcomers feeling unwelcome by adding pages and providing so many outlets for communication. While the public discussion has slowed in the past few weeks, members are signed on frequently and are using the more private means of communication as well as acting as lurkers which will be discussed in detail later.
     One advantage to the community of real-life friends is that trust issues are not a problem. Everyone in the group was invited by one of the original members who they already trust. However, there are a few security measures taken to alleviate any mistrust of other internet users who might stumble upon the site. For example, Andre has instituted a registration process. It is easy to register, but the process often is enough to deter those who are not interested in being part of the community. "Though still open to everyone, having to register, provide a login name and password, and then wait several hours or days for acceptance does deter less-serious or unscrupulous people from casually dropping into the community" (Preece 97). Those who are not signed into Destiny as a user cannot view or use all that the site has to offer, but they can see enough to decide if the community is one they'd like to join. Thus far, no one has stumbled across the community and decided to join without knowing on of the key members, but the potential is there.