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Show Notes

• 0:00:06: Welcome.
• 0:00:13: This is the final episode of The Community Admin Show on The Podcast Network.
• 0:01:54: Interview: Jonathan Bailey of PlagiarismToday.
• 0:45:01: Farewell.

Thank You

Once again, I just wanted to say thank you to Cameron, TPN and everyone who supported and listened to this show. We may be back in time. We’ll just have to see how it goes.

Thank you for listening.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:06: Welcome.
• 0:00:29: Stealing members (inspired by a thread in the SitePoint Forums by lodist).
• 0:08:12: Compare community software at ForumMatrix (via Chris Brentano at Download Squad).
• 0:09:51: Listener submissions wanted: Who was your worst moderator? See below.
• 0:11:50: Farewell.

Who Was Your Worst Moderator?

Who was your worst moderator? Please tell me by leaving a comment for me to read on the air or e-mailing me a text or audio comment. No specific names or sites, please. What happened? What made them your worst moderator? Let me know! Hopefully we’ll get at least a few and it’ll be a feature on a future - or the next - episode.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

I want to answer questions from listeners on the show. If you have a question or even if you have a general subject you’d like me to talk about, please let me know by e-mailing me. You can even remain anonymous, if you want. Just be sure to tell me. I will answer your question via e-mail as well as on the show, so that you don’t have to wait.

Audio Questions

In addition to questions through e-mail, I also accept audio questions. If you have a question and a mic, please record yourself, save it as a .mp3 and send it to me. Feel free to mention your site. Please keep in mind that the show is both family and work friendly, so your question and site must fit within that. But, if it does and the question fits in a show, I’ll be glad to include your audio clip in an episode.

Listener Spotlight

If you manage at least one generally family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts and you have headphones, a mic, Skype and high speed, please e-mail me. You only need to e-mail once because I add any possible guests into a pool indefinitely. Just because you e-mail doesn’t mean you’ll be brought on, but I appreciate you putting your name into the hat and I look forward to speaking with you.

Thank you for listening.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:06: Welcome.
• 0:00:33: Learning to make money from those that make money.
• 0:03:12: Staff member visibility.
• 0:05:49: Setting expectations from the start of the community.
• 0:08:50: Listener submissions wanted: Who was your worst moderator? See below.

Who Was Your Worst Moderator?

Who was your worst moderator? Please tell me by leaving a comment for me to read on the air or e-mailing me a text or audio comment. No specific names or sites, please. What happened? What made them your worst moderator? Let me know! Hopefully we’ll get at least a few and it’ll be a feature on a future - or the next - episode.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

I want to answer questions from listeners on the show. If you have a question or even if you have a general subject you’d like me to talk about, please let me know by e-mailing me. You can even remain anonymous, if you want. Just be sure to tell me. I will answer your question via e-mail as well as on the show, so that you don’t have to wait.

Audio Questions

In addition to questions through e-mail, I also accept audio questions. If you have a question and a mic, please record yourself, save it as a .mp3 and send it to me. Feel free to mention your site. Please keep in mind that the show is both family and work friendly, so your question and site must fit within that. But, if it does and the question fits in a show, I’ll be glad to include your audio clip in an episode.

Listener Spotlight

If you manage at least one generally family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts and you have headphones, a mic, Skype and high speed, please e-mail me. You only need to e-mail once because I add any possible guests into a pool indefinitely. Just because you e-mail doesn’t mean you’ll be brought on, but I appreciate you putting your name into the hat and I look forward to speaking with you.

Thank you for listening.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:06: Welcome.
• 0:00:28: Interview: Pete Murray of InterMedia Publications Inc. and ScubaBoard.
• 0:40:14: Farewell.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

I want to answer questions from listeners on the show. If you have a question or even if you have a general subject you’d like me to talk about, please let me know by e-mailing me. You can even remain anonymous, if you want. Just be sure to tell me. I will answer your question via e-mail as well as on the show, so that you don’t have to wait.

Audio Questions

In addition to questions through e-mail, I also accept audio questions. If you have a question and a mic, please record yourself, save it as a .mp3 and send it to me. Feel free to mention your site. Please keep in mind that the show is both family and work friendly, so your question and site must fit within that. But, if it does and the question fits in a show, I’ll be glad to include your audio clip in an episode.

Listener Spotlight

If you manage at least one generally family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts and you have headphones, a mic, Skype and high speed, please e-mail me. You only need to e-mail once because I add any possible guests into a pool indefinitely. Just because you e-mail doesn’t mean you’ll be brought on, but I appreciate you putting your name into the hat and I look forward to speaking with you.

Thank you for listening.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:07: Welcome.
• 0:00:19: One year doing the show! Thank you to everyone who listens to the show, supports the show and encourages me to do it. Thanks to Cameron at TPN, as well.
• 0:01:28: What I’m thankful for as a community administrator.
• 0:05:16: Getting lost in what “competitors” are doing.
• 0:06:33: Giving gifts to your staff during the holidays.
• 0:08:37: Re-visiting of bot protection methods mentioned in episode #18. Brought up by RedMatrix. phpBB hacks mentioned: The Humanizer, Advanced Visual Confirmation and Visual Confirmation on New Posters.
• 0:10:58: I want audio questions (see below)!
• 0:13:00: Farewell.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

I want to answer questions from listeners on the show. If you have a question or even if you have a general subject you’d like me to talk about, please let me know by e-mailing me. You can even remain anonymous, if you want. Just be sure to tell me. I will answer your question via e-mail as well as on the show, so that you don’t have to wait.

Audio Questions

In addition to regular old questions through e-mail, I also accept audio questions. If you have a question and a mic, please record yourself, save it as a .mp3 and send it to me. Feel free to mention your site. Please keep in mind that the show is both family and work friendly, so your question and site must fit within that. But, if it does and the question fits in a show, I’ll be glad to include your audio clip in an episode.

Listener Spotlight

If you manage at least one generally family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts and you have headphones, a mic, Skype and high speed, please e-mail me. You only need to e-mail once because I add any possible guests into a pool indefinitely. Just because you e-mail doesn’t mean you’ll be brought on, but I appreciate you putting your name into the hat and I look forward to speaking with you.

Thank you for listening.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:06: Welcome.
• 0:00:37: Separating two members that cannot get along.
• 0:03:32: Participating in discussions and activities on your community as the administrator.
• 0:07:10: Members excluding members (YouTube channels mentioned: BadBoyRecords, blamesocietyfilms, digitalfilmmaker and BaratsAndBereta).
• 0:11:10: Allowing people on your community to trash how someone else runs theirs.
• 0:16:42: Farewell.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

I want to answer questions from listeners on the show. If you have a question or even if you have a general subject you’d like me to talk about, please let me know by e-mailing me. You can even remain anonymous, if you want. Just be sure to tell me. I will answer your question via e-mail as well as on the show, so that you don’t have to wait.

Listener Spotlight

If you manage at least one generally family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts and you have headphones, a mic, Skype and high speed, please e-mail me. You only need to e-mail once because I add any possible guests into a pool indefinitely. Just because you e-mail doesn’t mean you’ll be brought on, but I appreciate you putting your name into the hat and I look forward to speaking with you.

Thank you for listening.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:07: Welcome.
• 0:00:40: aStore Update.
• 0:01:31: The best community software.
• 0:04:06: Dealing with people who want you to delete their account, posts or other content from your community.
• 0:11:42: Listener Suggested Topic from Ryan Zieno: Why free hosting solutions won’t allow a community to reach its full potential.
• 0:16:04: Listener Suggested Topic from Ryan Zieno: Minimum hosting requirements for a community.
• 0:18:36: Farewell.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

I want to answer questions from listeners on the show. If you have a question or even if you have a general subject you’d like me to talk about, please let me know by e-mailing me. You can even remain anonymous, if you want. Just be sure to tell me. I will answer your question via e-mail as well as on the show, so that you don’t have to wait.

Listener Spotlight

If you manage at least one generally family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts and you have headphones, a mic, Skype and high speed, please e-mail me. You only need to e-mail once because I add any possible guests into a pool indefinitely. Just because you e-mail doesn’t mean you’ll be brought on, but I appreciate you putting your name into the hat and I look forward to speaking with you.

Thank you for listening.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:07: Welcome.
• 0:00:33: Reporting people to their ISP.
• 0:06:19: Preventing your staff from becoming a political system.
• 0:13:02: Being a moderator under an administrator you respect is a great way to gain experience in community management.
• 0:16:41: Farewell.

I tried something a little different this week as I didn’t read from a pre-written script. I just had a list of notes and I let it rip from there. Hopefully, this is an improvement (toward the end, especially). But, I don’t know.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

I want to answer questions from listeners on the show. If you have a question or even if you have a general subject you’d like me to talk about, please let me know by e-mailing me. You can even remain anonymous, if you want. Just be sure to tell me. I will answer your question via e-mail as well as on the show, so that you don’t have to wait.

Listener Spotlight

If you manage at least one generally family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts and you have headphones, a mic, Skype and high speed, please e-mail me. You only need to e-mail once because I add any possible guests into a pool indefinitely. Just because you e-mail doesn’t mean you’ll be brought on, but I appreciate you putting your name into the hat and I look forward to speaking with you.

Thank you for listening.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:07: Welcome.
• 0:00:30: Managing a community takes commitment.
• 0:03:10: Backing up your forums (inspired by a thread on SitePoint Forums).
• 0:06:04: Using news bots to post articles on your community.
• 0:07:36: Contact templates for your staff (suggested by Ryan Zieno).
• 0:13:27: Farewell.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

I want to answer questions from listeners on the show. If you have a question or even if you have a general subject you’d like me to talk about, please let me know by e-mailing me. You can even remain anonymous, if you want. Just be sure to tell me.

Listener Spotlight

If you manage at least one generally family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts and you have headphones, a mic, Skype and high speed, please e-mail me. You only need to e-mail once because I add any possible guests into a pool indefinitely. Just because you e-mail doesn’t mean you’ll be brought on, but I appreciate you putting your name into the hat and I look forward to speaking with you.

Thank you for listening.

Edit: I just realized that this show was posted in the wrong category, so it may not have automatically displayed for podcast subscribers. Sorry for the confusion.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:11: Welcome.
• 0:01:33: Five things that we can learn from Dr. Gregory House.
• 0:07:29: Little trick for discouraging human spam (thanks Keith McLaughlin).
• 0:08:23: How I’ve been dealing with robotic spam (The Humanizer, Advanced Visual Confirmation, Anti Bot Question Hack and Spam Guardian).
• 0:12:28: Amazon.com’s two new offerings for affiliates: aStore and Omakase Links.
• 0:15:50: Farewell.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

I want to answer questions from listeners on the show. If you have a question or even if you have a general subject you’d like me to talk about, please let me know by e-mailing me. You can even remain anonymous, if you want. Just be sure to tell me.

Listener Spotlight

If you manage at least one generally family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts and you have headphones, a mic, Skype and high speed, please e-mail me. You only need to e-mail once because I add any possible guests into a pool indefinitely. Just because you e-mail doesn’t mean you’ll be brought on, but I appreciate you putting your name into the hat and I look forward to speaking with you.

Thank you for listening.

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE

Show Notes

• 0:00:06: Welcome.
• 0:00:30: Your community is not for everyone.
• 0:01:51: Community administrators are online daredevils.
• 0:02:56: Dealing with demands and threats.
• 0:03:46: The importance of being open and honest with your staff.
• 0:06:13: Farewell.

Listener Spotlight

Would you like to be featured in the Listener Spotlight segment of a future episode of The Community Admin Show? Do you manage at least one family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts of its own? Do you have headphones, a mic, Skype (a free instant messaging/VoIP program) and a high speed connection? If you have all of that, please e-mail me with your real name (first and last, no aliases please) and your website. If I decide that you qualify, I will place you in a pool with other listeners who write in. You only need to e-mail once. Not everyone who e-mails in will be spotlighted. In any case, I appreciate you taking the time to write in.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

If you have any questions about community management that you would like answered on the show or  you would like me to talk about something specific, please e-mail me. By e-mailing me, you are giving me the right to read your e-mail on the air and mention your name and website unless you specifically tell me otherwise.

Thank you for listening.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:07: Welcome.
• 0:00:29: The AdSense Code by Joel Comm.
• 0:02:03: Monetize your search engine friendly archives!
• 0:02:46: Why I got rid of my feedback and suggestions forum.
• 0:07:07: Farewell.

Listener Spotlight

Would you like to be featured in the Listener Spotlight segment of a future episode of The Community Admin Show? Do you manage at least one family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts of its own? Do you have headphones, a mic, Skype (a free instant messaging/VoIP program) and a high speed connection? If you have all of that, please e-mail me with your real name (first and last, no aliases please) and your website. If I decide that you qualify, I will place you in a pool with other listeners who write in. You only need to e-mail once. Not everyone who e-mails in will be spotlighted. In any case, I appreciate you taking the time to write in.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

If you have any questions about community management that you would like answered on the show or  you would like me to talk about something specific, please e-mail me. By e-mailing me, you are giving me the right to read your e-mail on the air and mention your name and website unless you specifically tell me otherwise.

Thank you for listening.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:07: Welcome.
• 0:00:36: New URL: http://www.thecommunityadminshow.com.
• 0:00:54: Abusive members and how much you should take.
• 0:07:17: Text Link Ads.
• 0:08:26: Nominate me for the Podcast Awards (under the Technology category). Thanks!
• 0:09:52: Farewell.

Listener Spotlight

Would you like to be featured in the Listener Spotlight segment of a future episode of The Community Admin Show? Do you manage at least one family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts of its own? Do you have headphones, a mic, Skype (a free instant messaging/VoIP program) and a high speed internet connection? If you have all of that, please e-mail me with your real name (first and last, no aliases please) and your website. If I decide that you qualify, I will place you in a pool with other listeners who write in. When I decide to do a Listener Spotlight, I will randomly draw from this pool and contact the people who are drawn.

Not everyone who e-mails in will be spotlighted. In any case, I appreciate you taking the time to write in.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

If you have any questions about community management that you would like answered on the show or you have a suggestion for a guest or questions that I should ask my guests, please e-mail me. By e-mailing me, you are giving me the right to read your e-mail on the air and mention your name and website unless you specifically tell me otherwise.

Thank you for listening.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:07: Welcome.
• 0:00:18: Listener question from Andy Andersson: How do you estimate the value for a community when you want to buy or sell one?
• 0:00:36: Guest: Chrispian Burks of 451 Press.
• 0:04:06: Guest: Peter T. Davis of Frixer.
• 0:12:35: Guest: Jeremy Wright of b5media.
• 0:25:01: What I consider when valuing a community.
• 0:31:11: Farewell.

Listener Spotlight

Would you like to be featured in the Listener Spotlight segment of a future episode of The Community Admin Show? Do you manage at least one family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts of its own? Do you have headphones, a mic, Skype (a free instant messaging/VoIP program) and a high speed internet connection? If you have all of that, please e-mail me with your real name (first and last, no aliases please) and your website. If I decide that you qualify, I will place you in a pool with other listeners who write in. When I decide to do a Listener Spotlight, I will randomly draw from this pool and contact the people who are drawn.

Not everyone who e-mails in will be spotlighted. In any case, I appreciate you taking the time to write in.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

If you have any questions about community management that you would like answered on the show or you have a suggestion for a guest or questions that I should ask my guests, please e-mail me. By e-mailing me, you are giving me the right to read your e-mail on the air and mention your name and website unless you specifically tell me otherwise.

Thank you for listening.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:07: Welcome.
• 0:00:28: Community award programs.
• 0:07:46: How I come up with ideas for new communities.
• 0:09:07: Having a “powerless” level of staff members.
• 0:11:24: Farewell.

Listener Spotlight

Would you like to be featured in the Listener Spotlight segment of a future episode of The Community Admin Show? Do you manage at least one family friendly community with at least 10,000 posts of its own? Do you have headphones, a mic, Skype (a free instant messaging/VoIP program) and a high speed internet connection? If you have all of that, please e-mail me with your real name (first and last, no aliases please) and your website. If I decide that you qualify, I will place you in a pool with other listeners who write in. When I decide to do a Listener Spotlight, I will randomly draw from this pool and contact the people who are drawn.

If you do not get contacted, please do not be disappointed or become frustrated. Do not assume that you will be contacted just because you have e-mailed in. In any case, I appreciate you taking the time to write in.

Questions, Feedback, etc.

If you have any questions about community management that you would like answered on the show or you have a suggestion for a guest or questions that I should ask my guests, please e-mail me. By e-mailing me, you are giving me the right to read your e-mail on the air and mention your name and website unless you specifically tell me otherwise.

Thank you for listening.