Comments on: “Never Justify Your Behavior With the Wrongs of Others” http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/08/16/never-justify-your-behavior-with-the-wrongs-of-others/ Community Manager Blog: Battle Tested Community Management Solutions Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:45:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/08/16/never-justify-your-behavior-with-the-wrongs-of-others/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Patrick Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:27:14 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=119#comment-421 Thanks for the comment, Wakas Mir. I'm glad that you liked it. :) "oh ok go ahead you can do it too." hehehehe. :) Thanks for the comment, Wakas Mir. I’m glad that you liked it. :)

“oh ok go ahead you can do it too.” hehehehe. :)

]]> By: Wakas Mir http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/08/16/never-justify-your-behavior-with-the-wrongs-of-others/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Wakas Mir Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:04:41 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=119#comment-418 What a wonderful way to deal with such situations Patrick. I run a famous radio crazefm.com and there we got request system where some users do abuse some features like going nuts and making multiple accounts. I get mails such as these "why can he and I can't" What I don't get at that point is what makes that user even think that as an admin I would say "oh ok go ahead you can do it too" But I do have lovely members who mail me if someone is going out of line, this has made us one of the most friendliest communities .. which always is rocking :) What a wonderful way to deal with such situations Patrick. I run a famous radio crazefm.com and there we got request system where some users do abuse some features like going nuts and making multiple accounts. I get mails such as these “why can he and I can’t” What I don’t get at that point is what makes that user even think that as an admin I would say “oh ok go ahead you can do it too” But I do have lovely members who mail me if someone is going out of line, this has made us one of the most friendliest communities .. which always is rocking :)

]]> By: Patrick http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/08/16/never-justify-your-behavior-with-the-wrongs-of-others/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Patrick Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:24:57 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=119#comment-400 Thanks Eric. I appreciate the comment as well as you sharing your thoughts. Thanks Eric. I appreciate the comment as well as you sharing your thoughts.

]]> By: Eric Martindale http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/08/16/never-justify-your-behavior-with-the-wrongs-of-others/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Eric Martindale Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:51:42 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=119#comment-399 Amazing tip, Patrick! This technique is often the default fallback when someone feels threatened, so I also think that it is possible to avoid this situation entirely (in a lot of cases, at least) by structuring the community in such a fashion that users don't feel backed into a corner. In my most recent experience, we had this reaction from a staff member! In these situations, remember everything you've learned about <strong>holding effective meetings</strong>, and bring the conversation back on topic. Amazing tip, Patrick! This technique is often the default fallback when someone feels threatened, so I also think that it is possible to avoid this situation entirely (in a lot of cases, at least) by structuring the community in such a fashion that users don’t feel backed into a corner.

In my most recent experience, we had this reaction from a staff member! In these situations, remember everything you’ve learned about holding effective meetings, and bring the conversation back on topic.

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