27 (Fun!) Ways to Kill Your Online Community at South by Southwest Interactive 2011

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These slides were for "27 (Fun!) Ways to Kill Your Online Community," a solo presentation I delivered at South by Southwest Interactive 2011 on March 13 in Salon K at the Hilton in Austin, TX. As part of the presentation, I discussed 27 ways, beliefs and tactics that would help you to kill your online community as quickly as possible. You could always take these thoughts and do the opposite and not kill your community, but why would you want to do that?

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Let’s Do MATH !
(SXSW Timeslot) 60 Minutes
(This Introduction) -5 Minutes
55 Minutes

Let’s Do MATH !
55 Minutes
÷ 27 (Fun!) Ways
2.037 Minutes Per (Fun!) Way

Where Does Q&A Fit?

I Run:
About Me
iFroggy Network (ifroggy.com),
including phpBBHacks.com,
KarateForums.com and
PhotoshopForums.com
I Wrote: “Managing Online Forums”
(managingonlineforums.com)
I Blog: ManagingCommunities.com,
BadBoyBlog.com and patrickokeefe.com
I Tweet: @iFroggy
#theateam is @beley, @waynesutton and @iFroggy

Belief: I’m
“ Passionate ”
About Online
Community

Reality:
I Think Online
Community is
Disgusting

1 #killcommunity

An Administrator is
Never Wrong

2 #killcommunity

Define Your Audience
as “Everyone”

3 #killcommunity

Don’t Have
User Guidelines

4 #killcommunity

Don’t Document
Guideline Violations

6 #killcommunity

Allow Anyone
to Moderate

7 #killcommunity

Set the Worst
Example You
Possibly Can

8 #killcommunity

Post Count is
Everything

9 #killcommunity

Make New People
Feel Unwelcome

10 #killcommunity

Shame People
Who Ask
Repetitive Questions

11 #killcommunity

Member Feedback
is Stupid

12 #killcommunity

Receive a
Suggestion?
Do It!

14 #killcommunity

Make All
Content Private

15 #killcommunity

Don’t Keep Your
Software Up to Date

17 #killcommunity

Copyright?
Who Cares?

18 #killcommunity

Let Your Staff Talk
Things to Death

20 #killcommunity

Religious and
Political Discussions
are the Best!

21 #killcommunity

Change Things and
Tell No One

22 #killcommunity

Allow Abuse Through
Private Messages

23 #killcommunity

Add as Many
Advertisements
as You Can

24 #killcommunity

Don’t Think About
Money at All

26 #killcommunity

Allow
Freedom of Speech

#RIPcommunity
Find Slides at:
RIPcommunity.com

Questions?
How Can I Help You
Kill Your Online
Community?

Find Me Online
I Run: iFroggy Network (ifroggy.com),
including phpBBHacks.com,
KarateForums.com and
PhotoshopForums.com
I Wrote: “Managing Online Forums”
(managingonlineforums.com)
I Blog: ManagingCommunities.com,
BadBoyBlog.com and patrickokeefe.com
I Tweet: @iFroggy
#theateam is @beley, @waynesutton and @iFroggy

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