What should our new member policy be?
Current state: anybody can join as long as they have a blog and are between 20-29
Problems with current state: If nobody is checking up on new profiles, people can just enter any url (yahoo.com, for example, has been used) and be accepted. This is a problem because we've had people join purely to abuse other members (our omnipotent pal Anonymous knows no ends!), and because we've had marketers join our group to try to learn more about this ever savvy 20-something age group (flattering and yet annoying)
Option 1: Stick with current state, rely on members to report abuse to me so I can ban stupid people from the network.
Option 2: All new members must be approved. Anybody can apply for membership, but they might have to wait a couple of hours or even a few days for admin to approve them. Reliable, but more work for admin
Option 3: You cannot join without an invite. It would make 20sb pretty exclusive (obvious pros and cons to that), and keep out abusers. Though about 99% of our members join from referrals, most referrals are from blog badges, not invites. We'd grow a lot slower, and potentially lose out on some new members who don't have an in.
I'm leaning towards option 2. What do you guys think?
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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Option two sounds easiest without having to end up looking elitist to legit starting bloggers looking to learn more about what they're taking on.
Easy for me to say since I don't have to screen a couple dozen members every week...
I think option two would be easiest. Also, Lisa, I don't know how many people you have helping out, but if you ever need anything, just let me know!
I think option two would be the most efficient all around, of course that makes more work for moderators.
I agree with option 2... I've seen some people on there that don't even have blogs.
I'm with jamie, just let me know if you need help with anything.
I'm with the majority too. Option two seems the best, but it is more work.
People are used to the wait though, they have to wait for approvals on, ok I will say it, myspace and facebook.
I don't think the wait will scare people off.
I think option 2 sounds like the best option but we should enroll some people to helping with this. Perhaps we could have 7 people who would check it one person for each day of the week. That way on person knows every Monday it's their job to approve blogs.
I'm leaning towards option 2 as well.. and if there's some way to assist with this - just let me know :)
Yeah, option 2 sounds good to me... though I kinda like the eliticism of option 3. Haha.
Option 2!
option #2 and if there's anything i can do to help let me know!
I like option 2 the best. If you need help, you know where to find me!
there seems to be a consensus! you know where to find me if you need any help!
Option 2 sounds best to me, if it is not too much work for the admin(s). Maybe you could get some volunteer moderators, that can approve blogs as well, if it is too much work for one person.
Option 2 sounds best to me.
(Option 3 would be my least favorite, at least at this point in time.)
I like #2 too. And if you need volunteers, let me know.
Option 2!!! I'd even help moderate new comers if you need help! :)
Ha, I'm the only one that thinks option 1 is the way to go. I think an approval system is kind of extreme. If we get the occasional bad egg, they can be weeded out. But no reason to make more work for admins and make this an exclusive-r group when we should be extra welcoming =)
Option 2, def. I bet there would be a few people who'd volunteer to help screen too.
Of course, there would have to be some fairly clear guidelines on who gets approved and who doesn't.
I'm in favor of option 2. :)
I, too, am in favor of option 2. It leaves you open for newcomers, and I think most bloggers would understand the reasoning... we all get spam and such on our own websites, after all.
Maybe we could do a rotation... have people volunteer and for one week each we can screen incoming invites. I'd be happy to help out. :)
I'm also in favor of option 2. It seems the most fair.
Also, I'm completely willing to help out. Sounds like a lot of people are. You don't have to screen blogs alone!
Ditto to all the above.
i'm going to agree with those who said, "option #2, and let me know if you need any help!"
:)
option 2 for me too
Ditto to what Renee said! hahaha
I agree with most people on option 2, and I'm also willing to help out if needed! :)
Option two for sure
I know I'm completely late on this but I agree...option 2 seems the best. I think there are a ton of us who would be willing to help.
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