phpBB Weekly #099: Solo on a Soapbox
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Episode Duration: 1:05:02
On This Episode: Douglas Bell (Fountain of Apples)
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Note: This episode was recorded before we learned the news of David’s leave of absence.
This episode of phpBB Weekly goes back to the show’s roots, to a darker time when the show only had one host. As David was away on a business trip, Douglas steps up and goes solo for the first time in who knows how long. And when he has the microphone all to himself, there’s no telling what he’ll talk about.
Well actually, there is. Douglas dusts off our old “Building a Successful Community” series and today’s topic is moderator etiquette. Douglas discusses the importance of locking topics responsibly, avoiding the “Why didn’t you search for it?” syndrome, and focusing on actually helping out your users.
And, partially inspired by this post, Douglas talks about a topic a bit more near and dear to his heart: eliminating age stereotypes among your members and staff and valuing the contributions of younger members. As a younger person himself, Douglas has quite a bit to say in this department.
Finally, Douglas sorts through the phpBB.com Events and Meetings forum to take a look at some of the upcoming events scheduled or in planning, including an update on the exciting San Francisco event that he and David will be putting together.
Our last Poll Question of the Week was “What’s the best Valentine to give to a forum moderator?” There were 4 votes (44%) for “A day off.”; 3 votes (33%) for “A chocolate bar with your forum rules engraved on it.”; 2 votes (22%) for “Singles Awareness Day propaganda.”; and no votes for “A rank image with little hearts on it.” or “A chance to be administrator for a day.”. This week’s poll is “What’s your favorite web browser” Vote in the poll on our right-hand sidebar, and leave a comment as well if you want to. The poll closes on March 14th.
The MOD of the Week is Special Chars by Mr_Simon and the Style of the Week is PS3 by Jester-fr.
Be sure to join us on Saturday, March 14th for our one-hundredth episode! It’s sure to be a blast.
