Comments on: Online Communities Need a Visible Leader http://www.jeremylindh.com/online-communities-need-a-visible-leader/ Website creation, Social Media, and Community Development Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:36:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jeremy Lindh http://www.jeremylindh.com/online-communities-need-a-visible-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Jeremy Lindh Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:11:42 +0000 http://www.jeremylindh.com/?p=129#comment-22 Thanks for the comments Travis and Ben! Thanks for the comments Travis and Ben!

]]> By: 10 Customer Service Practices for Online Communities | Interweb Adventures http://www.jeremylindh.com/online-communities-need-a-visible-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-21 10 Customer Service Practices for Online Communities | Interweb Adventures Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:10:51 +0000 http://www.jeremylindh.com/?p=129#comment-21 [...] your site.  That person will likely make an effort to contact you to help.  If you’re not a visible leader, your community will [...] [...] your site.  That person will likely make an effort to contact you to help.  If you’re not a visible leader, your community will [...]

]]> By: Ben Barden http://www.jeremylindh.com/online-communities-need-a-visible-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Ben Barden Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:27:15 +0000 http://www.jeremylindh.com/?p=129#comment-20 Couldn't agree more. :) I've owned or moderated various web forums since 2000, and I've always used my own name instead of a generic admin login. Although most of my forums were never all that busy (until late last year, when my blogging forum took off), those who visited enjoyed the community and found it very welcoming. I saw a few forums here and there that used generic logins and they never appeared to be all that friendly. Couldn’t agree more. :) I’ve owned or moderated various web forums since 2000, and I’ve always used my own name instead of a generic admin login. Although most of my forums were never all that busy (until late last year, when my blogging forum took off), those who visited enjoyed the community and found it very welcoming. I saw a few forums here and there that used generic logins and they never appeared to be all that friendly.

]]> By: Travis http://www.jeremylindh.com/online-communities-need-a-visible-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Travis Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:51:44 +0000 http://www.jeremylindh.com/?p=129#comment-19 Great post. I found that most the users on my forum like to see me an active participant. It shows them that I'm interested in the topic and what they're doing. Not just a man behind the curtain. I do find that I have to walk the fine line of being an administrator and a buddy. Too much administrator, you have a stranglehold on the community. Too much a buddy makes administrating users pretty rough. Great post. I found that most the users on my forum like to see me an active participant. It shows them that I’m interested in the topic and what they’re doing. Not just a man behind the curtain.

I do find that I have to walk the fine line of being an administrator and a buddy. Too much administrator, you have a stranglehold on the community. Too much a buddy makes administrating users pretty rough.

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