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Have you ever pruned a community or thought about pruning a community to change the overall culture of the community?
What do I even mean by this?
Simple. Many growing or larger communities develop cultures that reflect the entire community. many older big boards tend to have a culture that isn't always so friendly to new members and beginners. That hinders new membership and scares away beginner engagement. Old school members know not to click ads, they might not pay for premium because they're so used to being free, and they might not jump to use new features that you paid to add to the forum.
Sometimes an only solution is to prune a community of its old culture (and sometimes veteran members) in order to establish a new community that aligns deeper with your goals.
Now, some of us won't agree with this kind of thing at all but maybe some will.
I'm interested in seeing where you stand on this sort of issue. Why could it be justified or injustice in your professional opinion as the experience forum admin you are?
What do I even mean by this?
Simple. Many growing or larger communities develop cultures that reflect the entire community. many older big boards tend to have a culture that isn't always so friendly to new members and beginners. That hinders new membership and scares away beginner engagement. Old school members know not to click ads, they might not pay for premium because they're so used to being free, and they might not jump to use new features that you paid to add to the forum.
Sometimes an only solution is to prune a community of its old culture (and sometimes veteran members) in order to establish a new community that aligns deeper with your goals.
Now, some of us won't agree with this kind of thing at all but maybe some will.
I'm interested in seeing where you stand on this sort of issue. Why could it be justified or injustice in your professional opinion as the experience forum admin you are?