Comments on: Leading a Community

By: JasonFonceca

JasonFonceca — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 23:11:00 +0000

Absolutely beautiful Chris. Brilliantly outlined, and these ideas benefit many!

I’d like to extend even further, by suggesting that all human beings can select one of many perspectives and that being the case, the ultimate faciltator of the type of community-leadership you propose, is adopting a perspective in which the choices you make support both you personally, and the community as a group… simultaneously.

Win-Win-Win perspectives…

Win :D

By: Carter Harkins

Carter Harkins — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:41:25 +0000

It’s like basking in the warm, friendly sunshine, really. Reading this had all the effects of a hammock, a fruity cocktail, a gentle breeze, a secluded beach… and another fruity cocktail. Not to say it isn’t challenging to build community, but to hear someone get it so right, well, it does my heart good. Thanks, man. I probably won’t get any closer than this to a vacation this year…

By: Carter Harkins

Carter Harkins — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:41:00 +0000

By: Vajra

Vajra — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:26:51 +0000

Chris, When you are ready, the teacher will appear. It appears that I was ready to learn from you. Amazing post to read and absorb. Thank you.

By: Vajra

Vajra — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:26:00 +0000

Chris, When you are ready, the teacher will appear. It appears that I was ready to learn from you. Amazing post to read and absorb. Thank you.

By: brokenengine

brokenengine — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:06:11 +0000

RE: Betraying a community’s trust: For an example, please settle in with a beverage and read this: http://brokenengine.blogspot.com/2006/10/paragon-this-will-be-long.html

Yep, with the new-media so prevalent and easy to use, when you screw someone over now, word of mouth is much further reaching, much more convenient, and viral. People WILL take the time to bust you on your BS. I know I took a more than healthy pleasure in pulling the rug out from under the above articles villain.

By: brokenengine

brokenengine — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:06:00 +0000

RE: Betraying a community’s trust: For an example, please settle in with a beverage and read this: http://brokenengine.blogspot.com/2006/10/paragon-this-will-be-long.html

By: Rob Suarez

Rob Suarez — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:43:30 +0000

Maybe it’s just me but… leading a community is hard! Over at http://www.inkdoodles.com, we had a lot of participation last year… then it all sort of fizzled… and I can’t figure it out. Why did they leave? Did they really leave or are they just not posting? Just to confuse issues more, while the websire community participation has come to a grinding halt… the podcast listenership has started to take off… what does that mean? Am I trying to create a community of participators when people don’t want to participate?

Anyway… sorry to vent… but sometimes it is hard to be a community leader… or builder… when the community is virtual. Don’t you think?

By: Rob Suarez

Rob Suarez — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:43:00 +0000

Anyway… sorry to vent… but sometimes it is hard to be a community leader… or builder… when the community is virtual. Don’t you think?

By: Whitney

Whitney — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:17:37 +0000

This post comes on the heels of a conversation I had this AM with a Podcasting rock star. And what was interesting, is she feels alientated from the community because people are now “afraid” to talk to her the same way they would before. I told her I would “link her up” via twitter and other sources- because this is the fun part of new media- the friends, the conversation, and being able to ask for help or suggestions no matter where you perceive yourself on the podcasting food chain.