I still like the idea of communities but it needs to develop more.

What does further development of communities look like to you?

how do they know about GEMS, OCD, BDVOTER if the are real new people?

You bring up a very good point that I have not thought about before, but then I also wonder how do they find the #introducemyself tag in the first place? I think it would be a good idea to advertise that tag during the signup process.