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The majority of communities struggle to sustain high levels of activity in their communities. We typically only hear about the rampant success stories. It’s fun to believe that a community will just attract members and explode to life.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, that’s probably not going to happen. It’s going to take a lot of hard work, an understanding of why people participate in communities, some principles of activity, and a clear plan of action.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The majority of communities struggle to sustain high levels of activity in their communities. We typically only hear about the rampant success stories. 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