I've been managing the same community for almost 22 years now, and we just had a member return after not having posted in almost 12.5 years. We've had several of these "gone for a decade" members, and it's always delightful when they return because you can tell they are amazed that we still exist and almost always grateful.

More in thread, as well as some thoughts on respecting community data.

#OnlineCommunities #CommunityManagement #CMGR #Retention #Engagement #OnlineForums #CommunityManager

Reddit announces layoffs. /SP/

https://www.businessinsider.com/reddit-layoffs-various-roles-evaluates-employee-performance-2023-1

#reddit #layoffs #layoffs #jobcuts #Technology #forums #onlineforums

It doesn't matter what cool features a hosted community software platform has if you can't easily switch to a different platform whenever you want.

Too many community builders choose to lose their history and beg people to register again. If you want to build 10, 20, 30 year communities, you have to treat your members and their data with as much respect as you want them to treat you.

#OnlineCommunities #CommunityManagement #CMGR #PlatformStrategy #OnlineForums #UGC #UserGeneratedContent

I've been running one online community for so long that we've hosted a yearly awards program, where the community nominates and votes for their favorites, for 21 years now. ⏳

During that time, 168 members have been nominated in 162 different categories, with 68 members winning. 11 members have been nominated 10 or more times, and 8 members have 5 or more wins.

https://www.karateforums.com/karateforums-com-awards-2022-winners-revealed-vt55511.html

#OnlineCommunities #CommunityManagement #Cmgr #OnlineForums

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the average teenager running an online forum would be making more thoughtful decisions about Twitter community and moderation issues than Elon Musk.

#Twitter #TwitterBlue #TrustAndSafety #ContentModeration #ElonMusk #OnlineForums

Researcher Publishes Bypass for Patch for vBulletin 0-Day Flaw - Three separate proof-of-concepts on Bash, Python and Ruby posted to outsmart fix issued last year ... https://threatpost.com/researcher-publishes-bypass-for-patch-for-vbulletin-0-day-flaw/158232/ #remotecodeexecution #vulnerabilities #vulnerability #onlineforums #websecurity #vbulletin #exploit #hackers #zeroday #python #hacks #patch #bash #flaw #ruby