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Online community<\/a> guidelines detail the types of behaviors that are and are not appropriate on your community. They include things that some might consider obvious, but they also include items that are somewhat unique to you and your community. I liken an online community to a country. Each country has culture, laws and social norms that make it different from every other country.<\/p>\n

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I believe user guidelines are pretty important. Let’s discuss why.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Online community guidelines detail the types of behaviors that are and are not appropriate on your community. They include things that some might consider obvious, but they also include items that are somewhat unique to you and your community. I liken an online community to a country. 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