Community Engagement

Meta Thread on Community Maturity Roadmap

There is often no compelling reason, even in online communities, to suggest people go into different rooms to discuss different topics.

The big problem with the garden metaphor is that it treats the community members as a crop that just grows, like a natural resource. To quote Utah Phillips, “Have you seen what they do to valuable natural resources? Have you seen a strip mine? Have you seen a clear cut in the forest? Have you seen a polluted river? Don’t ever let them call you a va... See more

One of the best ways to grow community engagement is to ask for feedback, take it seriously, and act upon it with excitement. The feedback loops and demonstration of it do wonders for investment from members. TLDR: If you truly give a damn, they will too