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Patrick O'Keefe<p>How did he get into the private section for my community moderators?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityManagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineForums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineForums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrustAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrustAndSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JeffreyGoldberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeffreyGoldberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMGR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMGR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityManager</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moderation</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Pivot to AI: Forum admin’s madness, AI edition: Physics Forums fills with generated slop. “The listed poster, ravenprp, has 2,891 posts ‘from three years before the account was created to a year after the account was last logged into.’ But a 2019 archive lists only 74 posts — all apparently from an electrical engineering student, before the site filled with slop in their name. [Physics […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/05/forum-admins-madness-ai-edition-physics-forums-fills-with-generated-slop-pivot-to-ai/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/05/forum-admins-madness-ai-edition-physics-forums-fills-with-generated-slop-pivot-to-ai/</a></p>
Ecologia Digital<p>"While many politicians are focused on shielding <a href="https://mato.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> from the worst aspects of <a href="https://mato.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>, <a href="https://mato.social/tags/AudreyTang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AudreyTang</span></a> is experimenting with how to use it to enhance democracy—particularly in terms of <a href="https://mato.social/tags/AIregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIregulation</span></a>. Earlier this year, she collaborated with the <a href="https://mato.social/tags/CollectiveIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveIntelligence</span></a> Project to introduce Alignment Assemblies. The <a href="https://mato.social/tags/onlineforums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlineforums</span></a> enable ordinary citizens to weigh in on the uses, ethics, regulation, and impact surrounding <a href="https://mato.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/6308288/audrey-tang/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">time.com/collection/time100-ai</span><span class="invisible">/6308288/audrey-tang/</span></a></p>
Patrick O'Keefe<p>You can now block OpenAI's web crawler from using your website to train the models used by ChatGPT.</p><p>This should have happened sooner. It is also not retroactive. Whatever they already have - they are keeping, for now.</p><p>For the time being, I've decided to block them from my own writing as well as the online communities that I manage. </p><p>Thread to follow...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineForums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineForums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityManagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMGR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMGR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crawling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crawling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MachineLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MachineLearning</span></a></p>
Patrick O'Keefe<p>Didn't use Reddit, don't use Reddit, won't use Reddit. The latest issue is just the latest issue, all of this stuff runs deeper. Good mods have always propped Reddit up and made it possible to erase the past. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ShitRedditSays/comments/1nl9cy/meta_reddit_founder_alexis_ohanian_is_trying/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/ShitRedditSays/co</span><span class="invisible">mments/1nl9cy/meta_reddit_founder_alexis_ohanian_is_trying/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reddit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityManagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityManager</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMGR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMGR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineForums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineForums</span></a></p>
Community Signal<p>“[After 25 years in content moderation,] I really believe that the most stressful situation is when an experienced member takes a turn for the worst. … </p><p>“It’s painful because they are an example to other people in the community. ... ‘That member has ... been in the community this long. If they [post] that and it’s up still, that’s probably how this community behaves.'” -<span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@patrickokeefe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>patrickokeefe</span></a></span> </p><p>▶️<a href="https://www.communitysignal.com/safeguarding-a-diabetes-charity-community-and-knowing-if-youve-done-the-right-thing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">communitysignal.com/safeguardi</span><span class="invisible">ng-a-diabetes-charity-community-and-knowing-if-youve-done-the-right-thing/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityManager</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMGR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMGR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ContentModeration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContentModeration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineForums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineForums</span></a></p>
Community Signal<p>“Being [in forums when I was] 11 or 12, I learned how to formulate an argument and present it. The good thing about forums is you actually get to take your time researching, or putting together some type of thought. … Not only did I learn about managing forums, but interpersonal skills.” -Mike Creuzer</p><p>▶️<a href="https://www.communitysignal.com/a-forums-focused-digital-agency/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">communitysignal.com/a-forums-f</span><span class="invisible">ocused-digital-agency/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityManagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineForums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineForums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMGR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMGR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityManager</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunitySignal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunitySignal</span></a></p>
Patrick O'Keefe<p>I've been managing the same community for almost 22 years now, and we just had a member return after not having posted in almost 12.5 years. We've had several of these "gone for a decade" members, and it's always delightful when they return because you can tell they are amazed that we still exist and almost always grateful.</p><p>More in thread, as well as some thoughts on respecting community data.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityManagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMGR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMGR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retention</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Engagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Engagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineForums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineForums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityManager</span></a></p>
Patrick O'Keefe<p>It doesn't matter what cool features a hosted community software platform has if you can't easily switch to a different platform whenever you want.</p><p>Too many community builders choose to lose their history and beg people to register again. If you want to build 10, 20, 30 year communities, you have to treat your members and their data with as much respect as you want them to treat you.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityManagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMGR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMGR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlatformStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlatformStrategy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineForums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineForums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UGC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UGC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UserGeneratedContent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UserGeneratedContent</span></a></p>
Patrick O'Keefe<p>I've been running one online community for so long that we've hosted a yearly awards program, where the community nominates and votes for their favorites, for 21 years now. ⏳</p><p>During that time, 168 members have been nominated in 162 different categories, with 68 members winning. 11 members have been nominated 10 or more times, and 8 members have 5 or more wins. </p><p><a href="https://www.karateforums.com/karateforums-com-awards-2022-winners-revealed-vt55511.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">karateforums.com/karateforums-</span><span class="invisible">com-awards-2022-winners-revealed-vt55511.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityManagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cmgr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cmgr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineForums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineForums</span></a></p>
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