Comments on: One is the Loneliest Number…Community Building 101 http://www.allthingscahill.com/2008/08/one-is-the-loneliest-numbercommunity-building-101/ The online home for Mark Cahill, and indeed, all things Cahill! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:48:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Week 1 - Community Building Field Test | All Things Cahill http://www.allthingscahill.com/2008/08/one-is-the-loneliest-numbercommunity-building-101/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Week 1 - Community Building Field Test | All Things Cahill Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:44:43 +0000 http://www.allthingscahill.com/?p=668#comment-548 [...] (If you didn’t read the first post in this series, you really ought to start here…) [...] [...] (If you didn’t read the first post in this series, you really ought to start here…) [...]

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]]> By: Mark Cahill http://www.allthingscahill.com/2008/08/one-is-the-loneliest-numbercommunity-building-101/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Mark Cahill Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:59:43 +0000 http://www.allthingscahill.com/?p=668#comment-543 Completely agree with the user online numbers - I hate them. But in the past I have used them to my advantage - on vBulletin sites, I've been known to turn the logged in time out up to a few hours, extending the list of users online dramatically. It's true - with social media taking prevalence, the use of forums is somewhat diminished, as the interactivity is spread across the site. My thought here was that it'd been a while since I'd taken a site personally from scratch - I've consulted on the last few projects I did, and hence I was worried about exactly what you suggest - that my old school tactics might need an update. Completely agree with the user online numbers – I hate them. But in the past I have used them to my advantage – on vBulletin sites, I’ve been known to turn the logged in time out up to a few hours, extending the list of users online dramatically.

It’s true – with social media taking prevalence, the use of forums is somewhat diminished, as the interactivity is spread across the site.

My thought here was that it’d been a while since I’d taken a site personally from scratch – I’ve consulted on the last few projects I did, and hence I was worried about exactly what you suggest – that my old school tactics might need an update.

]]> By: sal cangeloso http://www.allthingscahill.com/2008/08/one-is-the-loneliest-numbercommunity-building-101/comment-page-1/#comment-542 sal cangeloso Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:40:17 +0000 http://www.allthingscahill.com/?p=668#comment-542 Those are some seriously guerrilla tactics... Reminds me of starting my own forums not too long ago ; ) IMO, remove the total online users number from the front page for the time being. People see those numbers and can't be too excited about how many people are in the community (Members online: none). Past that I think you just need to give it some time and tie in the content with the forums. With commenting in every article the use for forums is diminished, but you can still make sure to link to topics, point out interesting things that members post, and so on. Those are some seriously guerrilla tactics… Reminds me of starting my own forums not too long ago ; )

IMO, remove the total online users number from the front page for the time being. People see those numbers and can’t be too excited about how many people are in the community (Members online: none).

Past that I think you just need to give it some time and tie in the content with the forums. With commenting in every article the use for forums is diminished, but you can still make sure to link to topics, point out interesting things that members post, and so on.

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