ina ) ▁is ▁a ▁comune ▁( m unicip ality ) ▁in ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁City ▁of ▁Mess ina ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁region ▁Sic ily , ▁located ▁about ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Pal ermo ▁and ▁about ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Mess ina . ▁ ▁Val d ina ▁borders ▁the ▁following ▁municipal ities : ▁R occ av ald ina , ▁Tor reg ro tta , ▁Ven et ico . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C ities ▁and ▁towns ▁in ▁Sic ily <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Wh ole ▁Earth ▁' L ect ron ic ▁Link , ▁normally ▁short ened ▁to ▁The ▁W E LL , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁virtual ▁communities ▁in ▁continuous ▁operation . ▁As ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁had ▁ 2 , 6 9 3 ▁members . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁Internet ▁for ums , ▁but ▁also ▁provides ▁email , ▁shell ▁accounts , ▁and ▁web ▁pages . ▁The ▁discussion ▁and ▁topics ▁on ▁The ▁W E LL ▁range ▁from ▁deeply ▁serious ▁to ▁trivial , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁nature ▁and ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁participants . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁W E LL ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁Stewart ▁Brand ▁and ▁Larry ▁Br illiant ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁( an ▁ac ron ym ▁for ▁Wh ole ▁Earth ▁' L ect ron ic ▁Link ) ▁is ▁partially ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁Brand ' s ▁earlier ▁projects , ▁including ▁the ▁Wh ole ▁Earth ▁Catalog . ▁Initial ly ▁The ▁W E LL ▁was ▁owned ▁ 5 0 % ▁by ▁The ▁Point