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As someone who has run quite a few projects and communities in the past, my tip is straightforward: ban hammer on the first instance, no warnings, no questions.
by nthunter 2y ago
As someone who has run quite a few projects and communities in the past, my tip is straightforward: ban hammer on the first instance, no warnings, no questions.
At the first sight of an idiot, nuke them from orbit and do the same to anyone who hints compassion towards the idiot.
This ensures more good people will flock, because often they refrain from engaging because they can't stand idiots.
- nine_k 2y agoA maintainer's work is a labor of love; if it's not a joy anymore, it stops. This, to my mind, is one of the key reasons to keep community standards pretty high, and react to violations pretty swiftly, even not when you're a moderator, but just as a member of the community. Acting vile will just drive away all the people who make the community worth existing.
- immibis 2y agoNote: This is a good idea if your goal is to not be bothered while developing your software project where you are the DFL. It's not necessarily a good idea if your goal is to run a discussion forum, because the risk of misclassifying people on first glance, and banning people who other people actually want to talk to, is pretty high, and people won't want to walk on eggshells. That isn't a constraint for a DFL software project because you're the only person people are coming onto your platform to talk to.