I agree with the sub-communities and smaller groups. They make interactions more intimate. But I believe that having a reason to stay depends solely on the person. You can only do so much to make that person stay.
I guess that the type of people here is part of the evolution of the platform. Saying that the platform is now attracting spammers and plagiarists is true, but it's just one side of the coin. We may be attracting spammers and plagiarists because we are growing. It means more people are being onboarded and we can't just selectively dictate those people we want to participate in this space. Being involved with OCD, I saw a lot of new legit content creators with fresh content and drive to make the platform better.
So I agree with the balance. Focusing on just one aspect is myopic. I'm not advocating on focusing only on the positive side either. We should be pragmatic and try to look at the whole picture.
Nice to meet you, too!
Agree and agree and agree!!!!
The platform I was on was amazing...and then we started to grow in leaps and bounds!!! It was the MOST active platform according to Alexa for months.
And then the spammers came (and everyone was thinking...hey! Look at least we are growing!)
12 months later and that platform no longer exists.
All the money is gone. So many people were so hurt.
All I'm saying is... As someone who saw it happen FAST... The attraction of spammers needs to be a HUGE warning sign.
We need to be VERY focused on proactively attracting and KEEPING the RIGHT type of content creator.
That's why we have been actively fighting against plagiarists and spammers. The work involved is exhausting and time-consuming, but it's worth it. We have been actively onboarding people here in the Philippines and out first warning is on plagiarism. If we can catch someone plagiarizing, we already told them that we won't tolerate even if they're our friends.
We are doing the same on our project... I would like to come.talk to you on your post and meet you formally!
If you are bringing people who are already against plagiarism and teaching them...we can be another help for them in the next stage, if you like.
I'll come.meet you on your post very soon. 😊
I'm not really the spearhead of the project. If you want, you can check out @romeskie's post.
i'll still come talk to you - since we have met now and shares some time hehehe.
i like to build off existing connections :)