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Moderation is the key to Longevity



Mike Pascucci : Moderation is the key to Longevity

Making Communities work - Dedication
Communities are not something that can be built and then ignored. They need to be nurtured and managed. This point could not be stressed enough.

I was just reading a great article - Six ways to make Web 2.0 work located in read more
Thu, Mar 05 2009
Moderation - Sharing of information
Moderation - Sharing of information

I got to reading a couple of blog posts concerning how much information that you should share online, and got to thinking how Moderation is
important in that aspect. It really struck me when I read a blog post by Jim Storer, located read more
Wed, Feb 18 2009
Moderation - How much is needed?
This question is one that is asked time and time again by potential clients, and the answer is not as cut-and-dry as you would think.

Let me 1st state that, in general, I do not like it when someone answers a question with another question, but the fact of matter is that there are certain times and places when it is appropriate, and this is one of them.

When you think about M ... read more
Fri, Feb 06 2009
Pre-Moderation (if and when)
Online communities are about relinquishing as much control as possible, while at the same time providing straight forward Rules and Regulations / Terms of Services Policies so that members know what is expected.

Time and time again, clients come our way with the thought that they would like to pre-moderate every piece of User Generated Content (UGC). Pre-Moderation is very time consumin ... read more
Tue, Jan 27 2009
Trolls = Bad?
Trolls
For those of you that have an Online Community, or have managed one in the past, you are well aware of what "Trolls" are.
For those of you new to Online Communities, a "Troll" is someone that comes to your community, and their main goal is to cause problems, wreak havoc.
Causing a problem just to cause a problem is not acceptable behavior within any community and should be ... read more
Thu, Jan 22 2009
Moderation - It's more than content

As I have discussed in prior posts, Moderation Services almost always extend beyond content removal and enforcing a Usage Policy.

Including, but not limited to:
Proactive scanning
Managing member accounts
Responding to Violation reports
Facilitation and Interaction
Customer Support
Reporting Escalations
Report Generation

I would ... read more
Mon, Jan 12 2009

The Proof is in the Planning

Defining your Online Community policies is one of the most important steps when launching a community. Members need to be aware as to what "is" and "is not" allowed to be posted within your community. However, planning on how these policies will be enforced within your community is an effort that does not end when you launch your community. Continuous tweaking and decreasing of the "subjective" ... read more
Thu, Nov 13 2008

News - Moderation Services Industry

Over the last couple of weeks, there have been a couple of stories that I wanted to share with you all, incase you have not seen them, concerning Community Moderation Services. We were contacted by ABC News, who wrote a well balanced article around Moderati ... read more
Fri, Oct 24 2008

Webinar Follow-up from 9/30 - Part #1

Hello again,

I would like to thank everyone that attended the Best Practices for Moderating Your Online Community Webinar (click for the archive) that was hosted By Forum One Communications and Mzinga las ... read more
Mon, Oct 06 2008

Moderation Services – Seeding

As I have outlined in the Introduction to Moderation webinar’s and blog posts that I have hosted/posted over the last 2 months, there are many forms of Online Moderation – Seeding, participating, scanning, removing, managing (member accounts and content)… Here I would like to describe the service that will assist in your initial launch – Seeding content – and could be the most important thing t ... read more
Wed, Sep 17 2008


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Recent Blogs

Mar 05Making Communities work - Dedication
Feb 18Moderation - Sharing of information
Feb 06Moderation - How much is needed?
Jan 27Pre-Moderation (if and when)
Jan 22Trolls = Bad?
Jan 12Moderation - It's more than content
Nov 13The Proof is in the Planning
Oct 24News - Moderation Services Industry
Oct 06Webinar Follow-up from 9/30 - Part #1
Sep 17Moderation Services – Seeding
Sep 04Managing Member Accounts
Aug 21About the title - Moderation is the.....
Aug 06A Little About Myself

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