Folding@Home Teams

Teams bring in more people to F@H, they help spread the word about Distributed Computing and the good that can come from it. Teams can be joined by right-clicking on the Folding@Home icon on the bottom right corner of the screen, and then by clicking on Configure and entering the team number into the line. A lot of teams have forums through which new members receive help. This lightens the load on the official forums. There are also rivalries between teams, friendly ones, because it is for a good cause. The rivalries actually help increase production since teams like to win, so they go out and recruit more so their team does better, almost like viral marketing. Teams also provide camaraderie and a sense of being part of something important that you can easily discuss with other like-minded individuals. Many teams publish their own stats, so members can have intra-team competitions for top spot etc. Lastly, people join a team simply because it's fun.