on 05-01-2016 7:10 AM
Hi all
just to share this good food for thought:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2016/04/closing-the-gate.html
Definitively important questions to ask when thinking on how to keep our communities moving on.
- Do outsiders get the benefit of the doubt?
- Do we make it easy for outsiders to become insiders?
- Is there a clear and well-lit path to do so?
- When we tell someone new, "that not how we do things around here," do we also encourage them to learn the other way and to try again?
- Are we even capable of explaining the status quo, or is the way we do things set merely because we forgot that we could do it better?
- Is a day without emotional or organizational growth a good day?
Can we as community members, moderators, space editors and mentors answer those?
Looping in "my" space via tag because I think that these questions are not just for those "SCN folks" but for everyone. around here.
Hi Lars,
Interesting blog and the analysis is spot on. I immediately thought of small town churches for an example of what Seth was speaking of.
Cheers, Mike
SAP Technology RIG
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I really like the point of view on template-answers. These can really be there to avoid mistakes when picking the tone of a moderation note. I'll take that one home.
About the well lit path, I actually don't think that this is really well done here on SCN.
I'd rather see more UI based assistance before the mistake is done (something like ). When one has to stick around to learn the rules, I'd say, this is a UIX problem.
Your point 4 seems to support this view. (and very practical hint about pointing to the Google search, too!)
And I certainly relate to your last point
Thanks for your thoughts on this!
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