Association of Online Community Moderators

A networking forum for online community moderators, promoting the moderating trade through discussion, education, and training.

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Susan Taylor replied to Eric Snyder's discussion 'A Neighborhood Watch concept...'on Friday

Wow! This could be very helpful for community sites. I am certainly interested in seeing how it develops over time. Sure would have been a helpful tool when I was actively moderating.

Michael Pinkerton replied to Dave Govan's discussion 'Research into the cost of online safety issues'on Thursday

Yes, of course, that sounds interesting and surveys are easy! Maybe set up an online survey and post a link?

Dave Govan added a discussionon Wednesday

Research into the cost of online safety issues

I mentioned at our last IGDA Online Safety SIG meeting that many businesses could benefit from research on the true costs of online safety issues. eg When a user abandons a site plagued by trolls or cyber bullies, what is the opportunity cost of t...

Michael Pinkerton added a discussionJune 28

Oh No He Did-n't!

This blogger says moderating is for dumb people! An excerpt: So how do dumb people become forum moderators in the first place? It's because smart people normally don't care to do it, as they've got better things to do. This leaves mostly dumb peo...

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A Neighborhood Watch concept... 14 Replies

In the Ottawa, Canada area, we have a mature online "gifting" population of probably 50,000 spread across a large number of different groups (eg. Freecycle, FullCircles, ReUseIt, Freestore, etc.). ...

Tagged: alert, watch, neighborhood, moderator

Started by Eric Snyder. Last reply by Susan Taylor Jul 3.

Research into the cost of online safety issues 1 Reply

Started by Dave Govan. Last reply by Michael Pinkerton Jul 2.

Oh No He Did-n't!

This blogger says moderating is for dumb people! An excerpt: So how do dumb people become forum moderators in the first place? It's because smart people normally don't care to do it, as they've ...

Started by Michael Pinkerton Jun 28.

Are you going to the Online Community Unconference on June 10th? 1 Reply

Just wondering if anyone here is going? We're bringing a few of our team members and will be presenting a couple of topics. The first is "Community Myths - What We've Learned Over The Past Ten Yea...

Tagged: Video, Blogging, Impact, Interactions, Communities

Started by Mike Rowland. Last reply by Amy Pritchard Jun 2.

Cyberbullies to Leavenworth? 2 Replies

NetFamilyNews has an interesting summary of the debate surrounding the Cyberbullying Prevention Act of 2009, a bill in Congress that "is designed to prevent cyberbullying, making it punishable by ...

Tagged: bully, cyber, cyberbullying

Started by Michael Pinkerton. Last reply by Antonio May 23.

Blog Posts

Guest Blogger: Cait Hurley "Twitter safety advice for kids and parents"

Cait Hurley, online professional and blogger at http://moolies.typepad.com, has agreed to reprint her blog about the subject on everybody's mind.......

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Preamble - why I'm writing about this

Here she goes, writing about Twitter again. Sigh. But this time, it's important!

There seems to be a state of denial on the internet that Twitter has any safety implications for kids, which I… Continue

Posted by Amy Pritchard on May 27, 2009 at 11:45pm — 1 Comment

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Well if you say so, but I am not sure most people would agree...I mean if you really think about it.

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