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What's good about this Community and how can we improve it?

Steve Bridger

Hello!

It's been a while since I asked such an open question to all of this wonderful community.

- what do you like about the Communities?

- what single thing can we improve?

- what gets your goat (I mean mean 'what', and not 'who')

- are you an 'answer' person? Why? what do you get out of it (and by the way, thank you for doing what you do)

- has the community helped you get stuff done, and make your life easier? 

- has the community helped you grow your network? Is that important to you? Are we friendly and welcoming?

- what would your #1 piece of advice be to those thinking about posting for the first time?

I'm not expecting you to answer these precise questions. They're simply a guide, a prompt... in case you need prompting :)  

I'm very keen to hear from as many of you as possible. 

Big caveat: I can't promise to implement any of your suggestions - you know, technology & resources and stuff. But I will listen. Listen well, and pass on your thoughts. And you never know. 

Feel free to email me directly at s.bridger@cipd.co.uk if you would prefer not to go public. On the other hand, I do encourage you to share your thoughts with your peers, below.

Thanks in advance!

Steve 

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  • " Can we also have some expert moderators who can answer questions, providing some content expertise?" Fair point then again another angle could be

     Expertise -- experience?

    With St Patrick's Day (and a handsome win in the rugby) not far behind us it is appropriate to reflect on remarks attributed to Oscar Wilde "Experience is the name people give to their mistakes."

     The joy of the discussion board is it does not promise concrete answers but rather perspectives based on people's experience within a certain context - people we have never met before but fortunately are connected with via the joys of cyberspace. It could seem foolish to offer prescriptive advice since learning comes more often than last from trying out something new, sometimes with the input of others, then reflecting on what happened balanced against what we expected to happen.

    Sometimes it would be particularly helpful if there was some wise counsel to provide prompt, accurate responses to our enquiries. However, the collective heads of the many and varied persons who read and/or post on these discussions provide arguably a far better sounding board than any one individual could.

    Perhaps cynically I am always cautious about seeking expertise from experts as I remember well the following equation:

    x = the unknown quantity

    spurt = a drip under pressure.

    I prefer a good sounding board, occasionally being knocked down a peg or two, or better still bouncing ideas around and drifting off a tad tangentially.

    Participation is optional and in the end depends on how thought-provoking your post is or possibly how topical or somewhere in between.

    It is not possible to transmogrify a reasonable discussion into an excellent one. It is all in the mix which is kaleidoscopic -- turn it even one small notch and the picture changes even if the ingredients haven't.

    It would therefore be helpful to see some feedback on the number of times an individual post has been read rather than just the number of replies posted -- or is this information already available and I just need to learn how to do access it?

    David

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  • " Can we also have some expert moderators who can answer questions, providing some content expertise?" Fair point then again another angle could be

     Expertise -- experience?

    With St Patrick's Day (and a handsome win in the rugby) not far behind us it is appropriate to reflect on remarks attributed to Oscar Wilde "Experience is the name people give to their mistakes."

     The joy of the discussion board is it does not promise concrete answers but rather perspectives based on people's experience within a certain context - people we have never met before but fortunately are connected with via the joys of cyberspace. It could seem foolish to offer prescriptive advice since learning comes more often than last from trying out something new, sometimes with the input of others, then reflecting on what happened balanced against what we expected to happen.

    Sometimes it would be particularly helpful if there was some wise counsel to provide prompt, accurate responses to our enquiries. However, the collective heads of the many and varied persons who read and/or post on these discussions provide arguably a far better sounding board than any one individual could.

    Perhaps cynically I am always cautious about seeking expertise from experts as I remember well the following equation:

    x = the unknown quantity

    spurt = a drip under pressure.

    I prefer a good sounding board, occasionally being knocked down a peg or two, or better still bouncing ideas around and drifting off a tad tangentially.

    Participation is optional and in the end depends on how thought-provoking your post is or possibly how topical or somewhere in between.

    It is not possible to transmogrify a reasonable discussion into an excellent one. It is all in the mix which is kaleidoscopic -- turn it even one small notch and the picture changes even if the ingredients haven't.

    It would therefore be helpful to see some feedback on the number of times an individual post has been read rather than just the number of replies posted -- or is this information already available and I just need to learn how to do access it?

    David

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