Here’s three pieces of advice that apply as much to moderators and administrators of message boards as much as to the people who are unfortunate enough to have you as unduly elected presidents for life. The first piece of advice I have been reminded of again recently. It’s nice and simple and is profoundly important: Don’t post angry. The second piece of advice is about the content of your posts: Argue the issue, not the person. And the third and final piece of advice is about how you argue your point: The art of winning arguments is all about seeming to be the more reasonable party.
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Advice for the young at heart
Tom Coates has posted some rather marvellous, yet fabulously simple, advice for members of online communities Ironically he’s not turned on comments, so I have to post about it here. 🙂 He says this: The second piece of advice is…
Quick Clicking
Quick Clicking – Tom Coates offers some simple advice for members of online communities, but given the recent heat over the Wilson/Plame affair, I couldn’t help but think that it applies to individual bloggers as well. “The first piece of advice I have…
Some good message board advice
If only all people were intelligent enough to take on the advice at plasticbag.org and Tom’s advice for members of online communities. – Don’t post angry – Argue the issue, not the person – The art of winning arguments is…