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		<title>What I Do When I Make Mistakes</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/07/11/what-i-do-when-i-make-mistakes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/07/11/what-i-do-when-i-make-mistakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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I work very hard to not make a mistake when it comes to managing my communities. Attention to detail is extremely important to me and I lead by example. Because of that effort, and that care, I limit mistakes a great deal. But, I do make them.
Today, I want to share a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Community Around Your Blog: Growing Community on Your Site</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/06/25/building-community-around-your-blog-growing-community-on-your-site/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/06/25/building-community-around-your-blog-growing-community-on-your-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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This is the third and final part in my series on building community around your blog. In part one, we discussed the community you have by default and, in part two, we touched on community building outside of your own site. Finally, we&#8217;re going to bring it home and discuss the growth [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>You Are Only as Great as What You Aspire to Be</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/05/21/you-are-only-as-great-as-what-you-aspire-to-be/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/05/21/you-are-only-as-great-as-what-you-aspire-to-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 18:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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I was talking to someone responsible for a Ning site tied to a major label rapper and this Ning site is basically just stealing articles from other sites. He did it to one of my articles, so I filed a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice and had Ning pull it down.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Your Reign on the Top Was Short Like Leprechauns (or &#8220;Just Manage Your Community, Don&#8217;t Worry About Being #1&#8243;)</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/05/13/your-reign-on-the-top-was-short-like-leprechauns-or-just-manage-your-community-dont-worry-about-being-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/05/13/your-reign-on-the-top-was-short-like-leprechauns-or-just-manage-your-community-dont-worry-about-being-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 16:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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Stéphane Moussie
As I write this post, I&#8217;m listening to &#8220;The Ghost of Christopher Wallace&#8221; by Jay Electronica featuring Diddy. It was made available as a free download recently and I really like it.
The song features two verses from Electronica and lots of ad-libs from Diddy, which I love. The second half of the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Anonymity Will Always Challenge Productive Online Communities</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/04/15/anonymity-will-always-challenge-productive-online-communities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/04/15/anonymity-will-always-challenge-productive-online-communities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interacting with Users]]></category>
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The other day, I received this really nasty e-mail in my inbox. In it, the sender said all sorts of mean, nasty things about me and about people who manage online communities in general. &#8220;I have to say right off the bat that I don&#8217;t like you,&#8221; the e-mail began.
This person [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>Popular Community ScubaBoard Sued for Libel and How to Limit Libel Claims on Your Forums</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/03/29/popular-community-scubaboard-sued-for-libel-and-how-to-limit-libel-claims-on-your-forums/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/03/29/popular-community-scubaboard-sued-for-libel-and-how-to-limit-libel-claims-on-your-forums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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About a week ago, I found out that ScubaBoard, a highly popular and well established scuba diving community, had been sued for libel in Federal court. ScubaBoard is run by Pete Murray, an acquaintance of mine that I have known for at least a few years. Pete has been supportive of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>48</slash:comments>
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		<title>Replying to a Banned Member Who Wants to be Unbanned</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/03/18/replying-to-a-banned-member-who-wants-to-be-unbanned/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/03/18/replying-to-a-banned-member-who-wants-to-be-unbanned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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This is part 3, the final part, in my Alex inspired series on temporary bans, lifting them early and related topics. I&#8217;m going to close it out by talking about how to respond to members who want to be unbanned.
Keeping in mind that I only issue permanent bans, the messages that I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>When Should I Lift a Temporary Ban Early?</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/03/11/when-should-i-lift-a-temporary-ban-early/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/03/11/when-should-i-lift-a-temporary-ban-early/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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When I called out to you for topics to write about, Alex asked me to touch on &#8220;the liberation of banned users before the appointed time.&#8221; If they have an appointed time, it has to be a temporary ban. I&#8217;m not a huge fan of those, but I already [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why I&#8217;ve Never Liked Temporary Bans</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/03/07/why-ive-never-liked-temporary-bans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/03/07/why-ive-never-liked-temporary-bans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m just not a temporary ban kind of guy. I was reminded of this while pondering the question asked by Alex (which I will be answering soon!). I&#8217;ve never utilized them, never wanted to and likely never will, unless I start running a community for someone else or something like that.
I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Censor Block and the Most Efficient Use of Your Forums&#8217; Word Censor Feature</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/28/censor-block-and-the-most-efficient-use-of-your-forums-word-censor-feature/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/28/censor-block-and-the-most-efficient-use-of-your-forums-word-censor-feature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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Most forum software in existence features a word censor. This is a valuable feature that allows you to block certain words, terms, URLs/links and other text content from being posted on your community. The most common ability that you are given is the choice to turn a word into [...]]]></description>
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