http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/12/07/contact-templates-what-they-are-and-how-they-can-be-one-of-the-community-administrators-best-friends/ Community Manager Blog: Battle Tested Community Management Solutions Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/12/07/contact-templates-what-they-are-and-how-they-can-be-one-of-the-community-administrators-best-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-65142 The Art of Consistent Community Moderation » ManagingCommunities.com Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:43:56 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=287#comment-65142 [...] a member needs to be contacted regarding a violation, we rely on a series of contact templates, which are pre-written messages with blanks to be filled in, that can be used for nearly all types [...] [...] a member needs to be contacted regarding a violation, we rely on a series of contact templates, which are pre-written messages with blanks to be filled in, that can be used for nearly all types [...]

]]> http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/12/07/contact-templates-what-they-are-and-how-they-can-be-one-of-the-community-administrators-best-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-17512 What I Am Thankful For On My Online Communities » ManagingCommunities.com Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:33:23 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=287#comment-17512 [...] I love contact templates. They allow me and my staff to have a consistent level of communication with our members, [...] [...] I love contact templates. They allow me and my staff to have a consistent level of communication with our members, [...]

]]> http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/12/07/contact-templates-what-they-are-and-how-they-can-be-one-of-the-community-administrators-best-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-1592 Dealing with Suicide On Your Online Community or Forums: How You Can Help and Protect Everyone - ManagingCommunities.com Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:30:17 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=287#comment-1592 [...] I am a fan of contact templates, which are template messages that you and your staff can use to contact members on your community [...] [...] I am a fan of contact templates, which are template messages that you and your staff can use to contact members on your community [...]

]]> http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/12/07/contact-templates-what-they-are-and-how-they-can-be-one-of-the-community-administrators-best-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-1424 Patrick Sat, 23 May 2009 13:41:20 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=287#comment-1424 My pleasure. :) My pleasure. :)

]]> http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/12/07/contact-templates-what-they-are-and-how-they-can-be-one-of-the-community-administrators-best-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 Anna Sat, 23 May 2009 03:31:45 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=287#comment-1418 Oh here it is! This is such a big help! Thank you so much! :) Oh here it is! This is such a big help! Thank you so much! :)

]]> http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/12/07/contact-templates-what-they-are-and-how-they-can-be-one-of-the-community-administrators-best-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-597 We Are a Unit, We Move As One (or “The Staff Member Guidelines Are There For a Reason”) - ManagingCommunities.com Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:36:06 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=287#comment-597 [...] short, this is why things like contact templates and staff member guidelines exist. They exist to ensure consistency and to keep everything running [...] [...] short, this is why things like contact templates and staff member guidelines exist. They exist to ensure consistency and to keep everything running [...]

]]> http://www.managingcommunities.com/2008/12/07/contact-templates-what-they-are-and-how-they-can-be-one-of-the-community-administrators-best-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Using Text Expanders With Contact Templates Can Save You (and Your Staff) a Lot of Time - ManagingCommunities.com Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:52:44 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=287#comment-575 [...] We’ve talked about what contact templates are, but now I’d like to talk about a tip for those hardcore users of them, like myself. Consider using a text expander. This is a program that allows you to type a string of text and have it replaced by another string of text, most commonly a longer one. These applications have all sorts of uses, but one thing they can be great for is in making your contact templates readily and quickly accessible. [...] [...] We’ve talked about what contact templates are, but now I’d like to talk about a tip for those hardcore users of them, like myself. Consider using a text expander. This is a program that allows you to type a string of text and have it replaced by another string of text, most commonly a longer one. These applications have all sorts of uses, but one thing they can be great for is in making your contact templates readily and quickly accessible. [...]

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