10 Ways to Kill an Online Community

Adam Tinworth
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Interesting video of a talk by Marilyn Pratt. There are things to disagree with in there (the reflexive suggestion that business people are in some way less willing to learn new tools than ordinary people, for example), but some great reality checks around community development:

[Spotted via [Servant of Chaos](http://www.servantofchaos.com/2009/11/ten-ways-to-kill-community.html).]
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Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.

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Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.