Comments on: Moderated Comments in Social Media – Why? http://www.stevengroves.com/2009/05/22/moderated-comments-in-social-media-why/ Geekin' on Tech, Food and Stuff Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: StevenGroves.com – Ramblings about the Success of Strategy, Tools, and Tactics of Social Media | StevenGroves.com http://www.stevengroves.com/2009/05/22/moderated-comments-in-social-media-why/comment-page-1/#comment-102 StevenGroves.com – Ramblings about the Success of Strategy, Tools, and Tactics of Social Media | StevenGroves.com Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:03:28 +0000 http://www.stevengroves.com/2009/05/22/moderated-comments-in-social-media-why/#comment-102 [...] you want to reply to that require more than a few dozen words.  Lastly, and this is a point I’ve debated before with friends, pundits and followers, do not attempt to moderate the comments made to your blog.  You can always delete spam, [...] [...] you want to reply to that require more than a few dozen words.  Lastly, and this is a point I’ve debated before with friends, pundits and followers, do not attempt to moderate the comments made to your blog.  You can always delete spam, [...]

]]> By: StevenGroves.com http://www.stevengroves.com/2009/05/22/moderated-comments-in-social-media-why/comment-page-1/#comment-92 StevenGroves.com Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:48:34 +0000 http://www.stevengroves.com/2009/05/22/moderated-comments-in-social-media-why/#comment-92 <strong>Social Network Marketing as a Long-Term Strategy...</strong> I read today a blog post by Terrance Barkan, CAE at Social Networking And Media Association titled "Is Facebook a failed business model? What associations and businesses need to consider." and the comment posting there was difficult enough t... Social Network Marketing as a Long-Term Strategy…

I read today a blog post by Terrance Barkan, CAE at Social Networking And Media Association titled "Is Facebook a failed business model? What associations and businesses need to consider." and the comment posting there was difficult enough t…

]]> By: joankw http://www.stevengroves.com/2009/05/22/moderated-comments-in-social-media-why/comment-page-1/#comment-184 joankw Sat, 23 May 2009 02:31:23 +0000 http://www.stevengroves.com/2009/05/22/moderated-comments-in-social-media-why/#comment-184 Steve:<br><br>In a perfect world allowing a fully open comment stream adds to the free flow of information on a topic, unfortunately the world is rarely perfect. <br><br>Today I work on several blogs. The comments, while few, have usually been solid additions to the original conversation. But that is not always the case. In a former position I had a blog that was very much in the 'public eye'. Over a period of time, it fell prey to individuals who posted comments or links that ranged from spam to the truly obscene. Having those comments appear on our public site for even a few minutes could have seriously harmed our repuation as an organization. We did not have the resources to have an indiviual monitor the stream every minute of the day, and so moderation was our only alternative. It's a shame that the actions of a few have to create inconveneince for the many - but such is life. Steve:

In a perfect world allowing a fully open comment stream adds to the free flow of information on a topic, unfortunately the world is rarely perfect.

Today I work on several blogs. The comments, while few, have usually been solid additions to the original conversation. But that is not always the case. In a former position I had a blog that was very much in the 'public eye'. Over a period of time, it fell prey to individuals who posted comments or links that ranged from spam to the truly obscene. Having those comments appear on our public site for even a few minutes could have seriously harmed our repuation as an organization. We did not have the resources to have an indiviual monitor the stream every minute of the day, and so moderation was our only alternative. It's a shame that the actions of a few have to create inconveneince for the many – but such is life.

]]> By: joankw http://www.stevengroves.com/2009/05/22/moderated-comments-in-social-media-why/comment-page-1/#comment-54 joankw Fri, 22 May 2009 20:31:23 +0000 http://www.stevengroves.com/2009/05/22/moderated-comments-in-social-media-why/#comment-54 Steve:<br><br>In a perfect world allowing a fully open comment stream adds to the free flow of information on a topic, unfortunately the world is rarely perfect. <br><br>Today I work on several blogs. The comments, while few, have usually been solid additions to the original conversation. But that is not always the case. In a former position I had a blog that was very much in the 'public eye'. Over a period of time, it fell prey to individuals who posted comments or links that ranged from spam to the truly obscene. Having those comments appear on our public site for even a few minutes could have seriously harmed our repuation as an organization. We did not have the resources to have an indiviual monitor the stream every minute of the day, and so moderation was our only alternative. It's a shame that the actions of a few have to create inconveneince for the many - but such is life. Steve:

In a perfect world allowing a fully open comment stream adds to the free flow of information on a topic, unfortunately the world is rarely perfect.

Today I work on several blogs. The comments, while few, have usually been solid additions to the original conversation. But that is not always the case. In a former position I had a blog that was very much in the 'public eye'. Over a period of time, it fell prey to individuals who posted comments or links that ranged from spam to the truly obscene. Having those comments appear on our public site for even a few minutes could have seriously harmed our repuation as an organization. We did not have the resources to have an indiviual monitor the stream every minute of the day, and so moderation was our only alternative. It's a shame that the actions of a few have to create inconveneince for the many – but such is life.

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