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All Things in Moderation: Attributes of Effective Social Media Moderators
"Lots of Good Points, Yoni. For #12 I'd say that there are some contributors who - while they don't vote for others, leave comments, or reply to comments - DO submit very high quality material. I vote for them because I want them to know that their work is appreciated - by me, if by no one else (and sometimes they sadly end up with only my vote besides the automatic "vote" they get when submitting material - check my "voted" record - how many have only 2 votes). I always vote based on merit, and I give new bloggers an extra push - they may be learning something completely new, and be very unsure of themselves, so I vote to encourage them (even if their material isn't yet 1st rank, as long as it isn't awful). I see voting as a soft compliment, but recognize that with 16 votes the contributor gets to the front page - which has "do-follow" link juice (I guess that's the only "prize", besides just plain recognition). My beef is that so many contributors do end up with only 2 votes - either no one bothers to read their submissions in the 1st place, or they snub voting (I think it's the former). I'd like to see all contributors who submit good material get votes - whether they participate in the rest, or not - their material Does deserve recognition. I can't judge their reasons for not commenting or voting on others' submissions - maybe they have a "real" job, and contribute to many sites - too many to participate in all of them. I don't know their motivation, so I just vote based on the merit of their contribution to the site. I think that by Not judging their motivations, I'm being More Fair than if I snubbed contributors that don't otherwise participate, especially if their material is well written. To me, it's all about the recognition of a job well done. Let me wish you the best of luck as a moderator - it ain't hard if you do read all the posts. businessavante (aka Duncan)"All Things in Moderation: Attributes of Effective Social Media Moderators
"p.s. Something I wrote above is bothering me - the part about a contributor also having a "real" job. It was poorly phrased - what I meant was that they may have their hands full running their business, and are over-extended just finding time to write & submit a blog. I DIDN'T meant that blogging isn't a real job, all on its own. My apologies if that line offended anyone. businessavante (Duncan)"Subscribe
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Business Technology: Do the iPhone 4 and iPad Harbor Sinister, Murderous Intentions?
"You're right about 1 thing, Yoni - Google, Amazon & eBay are evil in that they are creating little dossiers on me - about my shopping habits. I never said they weren't evil! businessavante"