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	Sometimes, forking results in [[fragmentation]], whereby two separate communities have overlapping goals. There are strengths and weaknesses to this. On the one hand, different communities can meet different needs and problem-solve in new ways. This also keeps one cultural work from being dominated or controlled by a single individual or small subset of users. On the other hand, fragmentation can create redundancy and confusion amongst users.		Sometimes, forking results in [[fragmentation]], whereby two separate communities have overlapping goals. There are strengths and weaknesses to this. On the one hand, different communities can meet different needs and problem-solve in new ways. This also keeps one cultural work from being dominated or controlled by a single individual or small subset of users. On the other hand, fragmentation can create redundancy and confusion amongst users.

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