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		<title>When Should I Lift a Temporary Ban Early?</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/03/11/when-should-i-lift-a-temporary-ban-early/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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When I called out to you for topics to write about, Alex asked me to touch on &#8220;the liberation of banned users before the appointed time.&#8221; If they have an appointed time, it has to be a temporary ban. I&#8217;m not a huge fan of those, but I already [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I’ve Never Liked Temporary Bans</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m just not a temporary ban kind of guy. I was reminded of this while pondering the question asked by Alex (which I will be answering soon!). I&#8217;ve never utilized them, never wanted to and likely never will, unless I start running a community for someone else or something like that.
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Would You Like Me to Write About?</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/03/04/what-would-you-like-me-to-write-about/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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I was just pondering what I wanted to write about today and I thought it&#8217;d be a good idea to ask you: what would you like me to write about? What would you like my thoughts on? What can I help with? I want to know.
Please let me know in the comments. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Censor Block and the Most Efficient Use of Your Forums’ Word Censor Feature</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/28/censor-block-and-the-most-efficient-use-of-your-forums-word-censor-feature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dealing with Users]]></category>
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Most forum software in existence features a word censor. This is a valuable feature that allows you to block certain words, terms, URLs/links and other text content from being posted on your community. The most common ability that you are given is the choice to turn a word into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We All Have a Community</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/25/we-all-have-a-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category>

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If you offer a product or a service, you have a community. It may be small or large, local or international and you may not even acknowledge it, but understand this: you have one.
Your community is comprised of those who use, enjoy and support whatever it is that you do. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Speaking Engagements: SXSW Interactive and WordCamp Raleigh</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/22/upcoming-speaking-engagements-sxsw-interactive-and-wordcamp-raleigh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/22/upcoming-speaking-engagements-sxsw-interactive-and-wordcamp-raleigh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ManagingCommunities.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Press]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working on booking speaking engagements for 2010. I&#8217;m talking to a number of different parties and hope to have more announced soon, but as I have a pair that are fast approaching, I thought I&#8217;d mention them as I always like to meet people at the events I attend. Not only will I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Twitterless Social Media Panel at Blog World Expo (or “A Break From the Backchannel”)</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/19/the-twitterless-social-media-panel-at-blog-world-expo-or-a-break-from-the-backchannel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/19/the-twitterless-social-media-panel-at-blog-world-expo-or-a-break-from-the-backchannel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category>

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I organized and moderated the &#8220;Social Media: The Bad and The Ugly&#8221; panel at Blog World &#38; New Media Expo last October (see my recap). It had a wonderful lineup featuring Amber Naslund, Director of Community at Radian6 and blogger at Altitude Branding; Wayne Sutton, Partner at OurHashtag and blogger at SocialWayne.com [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Presentations Are Now on SlideShare</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/15/my-presentations-are-now-on-slideshare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/15/my-presentations-are-now-on-slideshare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ManagingCommunities.com]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As part of my work on my new about and speaking pages, I wanted to create a profile on SlideShare and upload all of my past presentations, making it easier to share them and share the style of my slides.
Just in case anyone is interested, my username is iFroggy. Here is one of the presentations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yearly Award Programs Honor Community Members in a Positive, Genuine Way (“Spread Love, it’s the Brooklyn Way”)</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/11/yearly-award-programs-honor-community-members-in-a-positive-genuine-way-spread-love-its-the-brooklyn-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/11/yearly-award-programs-honor-community-members-in-a-positive-genuine-way-spread-love-its-the-brooklyn-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Cultivation]]></category>

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I love yearly award programs for online communities. I think the act of rewarding your members through your own version of the People&#8217;s Choice Awards is a beautiful thing and something that, when done with care, can add a nice touch to your community.
In October, we ran the eighth (8th!) annual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fair Use for Forums (and How to Explain to Your Members That They Can’t Quote Entire Articles)</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/07/fair-use-for-forums-and-how-to-explain-to-your-members-that-they-cant-quote-entire-articles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/07/fair-use-for-forums-and-how-to-explain-to-your-members-that-they-cant-quote-entire-articles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dealing with Users]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How Should I Participate?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managing Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managing the Community]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=706</guid>
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It&#8217;s important to be proactive on matters of content theft and copyright infringement. A large part of this is text quoted from other sources. With some exceptions (public domain works, works by the Federal Government, works released under alternative licenses to copyright, and more), you can&#8217;t allow your members to post [...]]]></description>
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