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This fine article is from 2003 (oldie but goodie). So posting rules is just a way to insult the majority of the law-abiding citizens and it doesn't deter the m

by twoz 18y ago

This fine article is from 2003 (oldie but goodie). So posting rules is just a way to insult the majority of the law-abiding citizens and it doesn't deter the morons who think their own poo smells delicious and nothing they post could possibly be against the rules. Here's a link to posted forum guidelines dated 2006: http://www.ericsink.com/entries/BOS_Guidelines.html http://www.ericsink.com/entries/BOS_Guidelines.html No registration necessary in '03: But requiring registration does NOT improve the quality of the conversation or the average quality of the participants. Sifting through archive.org, even in late '07, users didn't have to register but were being gently nudged into creating accounts as anonymous posts would most likely be deleted. In 2009, you'll now find that you can no longer post/reply unless you register: This community works best when people use their real names. Please register for a free account. What changed? I'd really love to hear an updated take on this topic from Joel himself. Any differences in creating or nurturing an online community now compared to 6 years ago? Any new challenges?

adsyoung 18y ago
Yes, an update would be great if you're around Joel? Aside from Joel and Clay Shirky (http://shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html http://shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html) does anyone have any other must read links on this type of thing?
- raghus 18y ago
  Philip Greenspun: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/community http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/community
jasonkester 18y ago
"So posting rules is just a way to insult the majority of the law-abiding citizens and it doesn't deter the morons who think their own poo smells delicious and nothing they post could possibly be against the rules." I run a travel blog hosting site as a hobby, and that quote has always rung true for me (I built the social aspects of the site largely from that article and the Clay Shirkey one linked elsewhere in this thread.) I delete maybe a dozen blog entries by hand each day, most of which are obvious spam, but some of which are certainly borderline cases that could possibly just be somebody not knowing better. Regardless, in 4 years of running the site, I've never received a single complaint from a user about a deleted post. People know when they're behaving badly, regardless of whether there are rules in place to tell them so.

by twoz 18y ago

adsyoung 18y ago

Yes, an update would be great if you're around Joel? Aside from Joel and Clay Shirky (http://shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html http://shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html) does anyone have any other must read links on this type of thing?

raghus 18y ago
Philip Greenspun: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/community http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/community

jasonkester 18y ago

"So posting rules is just a way to insult the majority of the law-abiding citizens and it doesn't deter the morons who think their own poo smells delicious and nothing they post could possibly be against the rules." I run a travel blog hosting site as a hobby, and that quote has always rung true for me (I built the social aspects of the site largely from that article and the Clay Shirkey one linked elsewhere in this thread.) I delete maybe a dozen blog entries by hand each day, most of which are obvious spam, but some of which are certainly borderline cases that could possibly just be somebody not knowing better. Regardless, in 4 years of running the site, I've never received a single complaint from a user about a deleted post. People know when they're behaving badly, regardless of whether there are rules in place to tell them so.