The key to a strong community? Strive to make someone’s day

Jul 16, 2008

The key to a strong community? Strive to make someone’s day

@slmader quoted me in one of his blogpost. Now I can die happy — http://twurl.nl/80cqpa

Martin Menu wrote that on Twitter a few days ago in response to this. Thanks Martin! It feels great when someone says something like this, in public. It lets me know I’ve done something beneficial for them, and they value it enough to let others know. And that’s the most important thing anyone can do to build a strong, vibrant community, whether it’s on a wiki, blog, forum, Twitter - or in person.

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Stewart Mader presenting at Northern Voice 2008

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Daksh said: "Thanks for the kind words Stewart ! I am enjoying reading the book and I hope every body else is as happy as me with the new learning-curve that the book is providing !" on Spotted: Wikipatterns book in good company in Delhi, India
Johan Jenefeldt said: "Too bad you don't have it on tape! Something for next year maybe?" on WikiFest 2008 Presentation: Enabling Wikis For The Enterprise, by Soobaek Jang and Brian D. Goodman, IBM
Heather Simpson said: "Stewart, I read your blog at least once a week and can't really agree with you on this one...I check out all Web 2.0 launches and this seems to miss the point...If you want great content, why make the effort here...To add content you need to find it in a search engine first?! Then stick" on New BusinessWeek Site: “Digg” for Professionals?
Nuno Antunes said: "Another one (in portuguese): http://ultimahora.publico.clix.pt/noticia.aspx?id=1342143" on WikiSym & Grow Your Wiki Coverage in Portuguese Media
Johan Jenefeldt said: "Hi Stewart! Just the fact that you replied my post (http://jenefeldt.se/2008/09/08/wikisym2008/) is a bit fantastic. Since it’s in SWEDISH! Google translate? About my thesis. I will take you on your word, and I will contact you for literature or other tips. Rock on! Johan" on WikiSym 2008 Opens; New WikiFest Speaker Announcement

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