Scripting News: Saturday, December 14, 2024
Saturday, December 14, 2024 Online communities can work # A piece in today's NYT said all networks flame out, but that's actually too crude a statement. # If you want your network not to flame out, give the users the tools to keep things moderated. # One of the best features of Facebook is it gives the author of a post the power to decide who can respond to it. (I know they're not the only ones, but they're the first in my experience, so I give them credit.) # If I write something that I know will attract trolls, I just restrict it to friends. If they flame me, or even try to provoke an argument, I just unfriend them, and I suspect they know that. The hotheads have been culled from the list over time, there's trust that people don't want and won't pick fights. # Assume adults know when they're asking to argue, and not only don't accept the bait, but don't allow them to participate. # Keeps things fr...