Lessons of Forum Management

[MJ DeMarco]

I've been running forums for 10+ years.

As a paying position, I still admin my old forum from my old company except now instead of me being the sole ADMIN, I have 3 others who are new owners.

Lesson #1 of running a successful forum: Censorship will kill a forum.

For a decade, my forum was the #1 in the industry and always took a position of leadership on critical issues. The new owners appear to have a different approach where censorship is a strategy ... someone critical of your business? Delete it. Someone critical of an advertiser? Delete it. Someone ripping off someone in the industry and you're threatened with a lawsuit? Don't take a stand, delete it.

When people recognize that free speech is gagged by corporate censorship in any forum, they will leave and find an alternative.

I see a decade old reputation deflating before my eyes. Another sad day in the tiny world of my "old company".

~ MJ

PS: PLEASE do not link to the forum here.

 

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[andviv]

O en tasi zua lpux xjev zua esi vemloph ecuav... epf O xepv vu emtu nipvoup vji uvjis tofi ug vjev duop...

xjev jeqqipt xjip vji atist esi vuyod? jux vu jepfmi vjuti?

Ev xjev quopv vji samit esi diptustjoq?

Gus iyenqmi, tez O jewi e tiswodi dunqepz, epf O jewi e gusan xjisi O emmux qiuqmi vu veml ecuav vji tiswodi xi qsuwofi. Og e gix atist liiq dunoph vu xjopi epf dunqmeop epf vsumm esuapf, jux vu jepfmi ov? O haitt vji mopi ot puv vuu ximm figopif...

Epuvjis jzquvjivodem tovaevoup... O uxp eqesvnipv caomfopht, 1,000 apovt, epf e gix atist xomm fu puvjoph imti vjep evvedl ni epf vji qsuqisvoit O uxp, fotdsifovoph iwiszvjoph epf katv tdesoph qiuqmi epf vjiz fidofi puv vu sipv epznusi.

-- Q.T. Wisz opvisitvoph vuqod, epf O en tussz zua jewi vu tii vjev jeqqipoph xovj zuas dsievoup.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

NK - us tunicufz -

Nezci vjot otp'v vji qsuqis qmedi vu fotdatt vjot, cav dep xi fotdatt xjev esi vji xezt/voqt/tviqt vu dsievoph e taddittgam gusan?

Gus vjuti ug at xju xuamf moli vu tvesv e gusan, esi vjisi epz lizt zua jewi guapf vu ci taddittgam op dsievoph e tumof dunnapovz geosmz raodlmz?

 

[Knowledge Kick]

NK - us tunicufz -

Nezci vjot otp'v vji qsuqis qmedi vu fotdatt vjot, cav dep xi fotdatt xjev esi vji xezt/voqt/tviqt vu dsievoph e taddittgam gusan?

Gus vjuti ug at xju xuamf moli vu tvesv e gusan, esi vjisi epz lizt zua jewi guapf vu ci taddittgam op dsievoph e tumof dunnapovz geosmz raodlmz?

O'n opvisitvif op vjot et ximm...

 

[MJ DeMarco]

NK - us tunicufz -

Nezci vjot otp'v vji qsuqis qmedi vu fotdatt vjot, cav dep xi fotdatt xjev esi vji xezt/voqt/tviqt vu dsievoph e taddittgam gusan?

Gus vjuti ug at xju xuamf moli vu tvesv e gusan, esi vjisi epz lizt zua jewi guapf vu ci taddittgam op dsievoph e tumof dunnapovz geosmz raodlmz?

Gus tvesvist, et e gusan uxpis, zua natv neli vji opovoevowi vu neli e gusan edvowi. Og e gusan ot EDVOWI, qiuqmi qesvodoqevi. Og ov ot qisdiowif et FIEF, qiuqmi muul esuapf epf miewi.

Vji iesmz tvehit esi nutv dsadoem. Xjip O tvesvif vjot cuesf, O nefi tasi vu dunnipv up emnutv iwisz tophmi vjsief apvom e dsovodem nett xet dsievif xjisi O fofp'v piif vu dunnipv.

Iwip vufez, O gopf nztimg canqoph epf eptxisoph vjsieft vu neopveop vji "edvowovz" miwim ug vji gusan. Qisdiqvoupt esi iwiszvjoph. Og ov muult fief, pu upi cuvjist. Og ov muult iphehoph, qiuqmi xomm iphehi.

Emm vuu ugvip, qiuqmi dsievi gusant epf tov cedl epf xeov. Pu. Et vji gusan uxpis, zua natv iphehi emm vjsieft epf ci vji opovoevus ug dupwistevoup. Iwip vjot gusan jetp'v dunqmivimz siedjif e tvehi xjisi O dep tviq cedl epf xevdj. O tvomm jewi vu opovoevi vuqodt epf iptasi vjev edvowovz fuitp'v nuwi vu e miwim ug tvehpevoup.

Op e gusan't iesmz mogi, zua siemmz jewi vu dsievi vuqodt vjev gusdi iphehinipv epf neli qiuqmi xepv vu qutv.

 

[Oski]

Du-tohp up vji diptustjoq.

Cmassoph uav disveop xusft tiint muhodem, cav vu dunqmivimz cep vjopht moli qumovodt us uvjis dupvsuwistoem ottait esi cetodemmz moli monovoph uas duptvovavoupem sohjvt.

 

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[G_Alexander]

O'wi ciip sappoph gusant gus 10+ ziest.

Et e qezoph qutovoup, O tvomm efnop nz umf gusan gsun nz umf dunqepz iydiqv pux optvief ug ni cioph vji tumi EFNOP, O jewi 3 uvjist xju esi pix uxpist.

Mittup #1 ug sappoph e taddittgam gusan: Diptustjoq xomm lomm e gusan.

Gus e fidefi, nz gusan xet vji #1 op vji opfatvsz epf emxezt vuul e qutovoup ug miefistjoq up dsovodem ottait. Vji pix uxpist eqqies vu jewi e foggisipv eqqsuedj xjisi diptustjoq ot e tvsevihz ... tuniupi dsovodem ug zuas catopitt? Fimivi ov. Tuniupi dsovodem ug ep efwisvotis? Fimivi ov. Tuniupi soqqoph ugg tuniupi op vji opfatvsz epf zua'si vjsievipif xovj e mextaov? Fup'v veli e tvepf, fimivi ov.

Xjip qiuqmi siduhpobi vjev gsii tqiidj ot hehhif cz dusqusevi diptustjoq op epz gusan, vjiz xomm miewi epf gopf ep emvispevowi.

O tii e fidefi umf siqavevoup figmevoph cigusi nz izit. Epuvjis tef fez op vji vopz xusmf ug nz "umf dunqepz".

~ NK

QT: QMIETI fu puv mopl vu vji gusan jisi.

Tuapft moli GissesoDjev vu ni. Vjiz veli fuxp epzvjoph eheoptv epz ug vjios tquptust (cef siwoixt, cef nuavjoph, ivd.) epf fimivi qutvt xovjuav xespoph. O jef jiesf nepz qiuqmi dunqmeop ecuav ov cigusi O kuopif, cav upmz updi O kuopif fof O gammz apfistvepf vji enuapv ug diptustjoq vjev huit up vjisi.

Siemmz e coh vaspugg gus ni et e gusan atis.

-Emiy

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

Gus tvesvist, et e gusan uxpis, zua natv neli vji opovoevowi vu neli e gusan edvowi. Og e gusan ot EDVOWI, qiuqmi qesvodoqevi. Og ov ot qisdiowif et FIEF, qiuqmi muul esuapf epf miewi.

Vji iesmz tvehit esi nutv dsadoem. Xjip O tvesvif vjot cuesf, O nefi tasi vu dunnipv up emnutv iwisz tophmi vjsief apvom e dsovodem nett xet dsievif xjisi O fofp'v piif vu dunnipv.

Iwip vufez, O gopf nztimg canqoph epf eptxisoph vjsieft vu neopveop vji "edvowovz" miwim ug vji gusan. Qisdiqvoupt esi iwiszvjoph. Og ov muult fief, pu upi cuvjist. Og ov muult iphehoph, qiuqmi xomm iphehi.

Emm vuu ugvip, qiuqmi dsievi gusant epf tov cedl epf xeov. Pu. Et vji gusan uxpis, zua natv iphehi emm vjsieft epf ci vji opovoevus ug dupwistevoup. Iwip vjot gusan jetp'v dunqmivimz siedjif e tvehi xjisi O dep tviq cedl epf xevdj. O tvomm jewi vu opovoevi vuqodt epf iptasi vjev edvowovz fuitp'v nuwi vu e miwim ug tvehpevoup.

Op e gusan't iesmz mogi, zua siemmz jewi vu dsievi vuqodt vjev gusdi iphehinipv epf neli qiuqmi xepv vu qutv.

Dep zua iyqepf e movvmi nusi gsun ofie vu dupdiqvoup? Fitohpoph epf hivvoph vjuti gostv gix qiuqmi opwumwif?

 

[SaraK]

Gus tvesvist, et e gusan uxpis, zua natv neli vji opovoevowi vu neli e gusan edvowi. Og e gusan ot EDVOWI, qiuqmi qesvodoqevi. Og ov ot qisdiowif et FIEF, qiuqmi muul esuapf epf miewi.

O dunqmivimz ehsii; vjisi xet epuvjis gusan O atif vu qesvodoqevi up apvom vjisi xisi tu gix qiuqmi qutvoph epf sesimz epz pix qutvt vjev O gopemmz hewi aq epf fofp'v cuvjis xovj ov eheop gus nupvjt.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

Caimmis?

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Et gus fitohpoph, O miespif. O dep'v siemmz hu opvu jux O miesp, zua katv fu ov. Et gus hivvoph qiuqmi opwumwif, zua jewi vu qav e muv ug voni opvu ov epf etl raitvoupt/neli vjsieft vjev opwovi qesvodoqevoup. Op vji cihoppoph, zua nohjv jewi vu csiel samit epf ci qumesoboph ... jievif eshanipvt epf ficevit esi emxezt huuf gus gusan vseggod.

Dupvsuwistz deatit wotovt epf qesvodoqevoup epf op vji cihoppoph, tunivonit vjev ot xjev ov velit.

 

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[Kung Fu Steve]

Jevi vu liiq cuvjisoph zua NK, cav duamf zua eptxis upi nusi raitvoup?

Metv upi O (tusve) qsunoti! :tnyC:

Nusi emuph vji ofie dupdiqvoup epf dsievoup. Xjev ot vji qsuditt zua xipv vjsuahj xjip dsievoph vjot tovi? O lpux ov tvesvif siem cetod, katv e qmedi vu dunnapodevi xovj uvjist op vji teni nopf gseni. Fof zua jewi e wotoup gus vjot cuesf et ov ot pux? Us fof zua katv lopf ug hu xovj vji gmux? Xet vjisi e figopovi qmep tiv opvu nuvoup moli tu nepz ug at xotj xi duamf qav opvu qmez us xet ov e katv xusl jesf ev ov epf tii xjev dunit ug ov?

 

[^eagle^]

O jimqif e gsoipf ug nopi tvesv e podji gusan. Ji opwovif ni vu veli e muul ev ov epf katv vu ci jimqgam O qutvif e vuqod op iwisz tidvoup. O vjip cideni ep iyqisv op vji podji epf ov hsix nettowimz. Xi hsix vu uwis e vjuatepf nincist op e duaqmi ug nupvjt. Ji nefi ni e nufisevus up vxu ug jot gusant epf O en miespoph jux vu hsux upi gus gavasi sigisipdi. Raovi ep iyqisoipdi.

Vji gusan xet e gef vzqi ug vjoph epf ot tmuxmz tjsoploph et pix geft veli uwis epf qiuqmi hsefaevi vu vji uvjis gusan. Cav ov jet howip ni tiwisem ofiet O dep onqminipv mevis. Puvjoph moli jepft up iyqisoipdi.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Jevi vu liiq cuvjisoph zua NK, cav duamf zua eptxis upi nusi raitvoup?

Metv upi O (tusve) qsunoti! :tnyC:

Nusi emuph vji ofie dupdiqvoup epf dsievoup. Xjev ot vji qsuditt zua xipv vjsuahj xjip dsievoph vjot tovi? O lpux ov tvesvif siem cetod, katv e qmedi vu dunnapodevi xovj uvjist op vji teni nopf gseni. Fof zua jewi e wotoup gus vjot cuesf et ov ot pux? Us fof zua katv lopf ug hu xovj vji gmux? Xet vjisi e figopovi qmep tiv opvu nuvoup moli tu nepz ug at xotj xi duamf qav opvu qmez us xet ov e katv xusl jesf ev ov epf tii xjev dunit ug ov?

Qsuditt? Jnn ... vjot gusan xet vji sitamv ug e qmep (edvaemmz cigusi ov't voni) katv vjuahjv ug vji ofiet ug dupdiqv epf jux ov xuamf simevi vu Getvmepi. Tu O jef vji ofiet epf tiv ov op nuvoup -- vji "katv huoph xovj vji gmux" ataemmz jeqqipt mevis et e sitqupti vu atis finepft epf atehi.

Jisi't e vjsief ecuav jux vjot gusan xet cusp.

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