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<\/a><\/p>\nIt\u2019s not hard to moderate your Ning Network, but it does take some thought and monitoring. Don\u2019t spend too much time focusing on the negatives – the best way to build a positive environment is to stay positive, encourage your members to participate, and react quickly when something goes wrong. Moderating your Ning Network – and doing it right – is key to building a positive reputation.<\/p>\n
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- Active and successful Ning Networks don\u2019t turn on moderation at launch<\/strong>. This allows people to instantly join and get the gratification of immediately seeing their photos, videos and other content added to the Ning Network. This in turn makes them want to upload more photos and videos, which makes your Ning Network more active.<\/li>\n
- We recommend a reactive approach to moderating<\/strong>. The best way to moderate\u00a0your Ning Network at the beginning\u00a0is to simply keep an eye on the members that are joining and the content they\u2019re adding, from profile comments to forum threads to photos. You can immediately delete any item on your Ning Network that is inappropriate or off-topic by clicking the \u2018x\u2019 next to that piece of content<\/li>\n
- You can always suspend individual troublemakers<\/strong>. If you find one member in particular is causing problems or breaking your community guidelines, you can instantly suspend him or her from your Ning Network.\u00a0Suspending a member<\/a>\u00a0gives you the option to remove all of the content he or she\u00a0has added to your Ning Network, including profile comments, forum threads, photos, and videos.<\/li>\n
- Members have built-in moderation controls, too.<\/strong>\u00a0Members of your Ning Network have their own built-in\u00a0privacy\u00a0and\u00a0moderation settings, so they can control and even delete the comments on their profile pages<\/a>, photos, videos, and blogs. Members can also contact you via the \u201cReport an issue\u201d link at the bottom of every page on your Ning Network, and in fact you\u2019ll find that when one member is misbehaving, others will report the problem to you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
As your Ning Network grows in size and activity, you may find that you want a bit more control over the members and content on your Ning Network.<\/p>\n
You can always\u00a0add in moderation controls<\/a>\u00a0as your Ning Network grows, though we recommend turning on only moderation for those features that you\u2019ve specifically seen would benefit from this. For example, if you\u2019ve seen members joining to promote external services or products that don\u2019t belong on your Ning Network, you can opt to turn on member moderation<\/a>. Use these moderation controls sparingly and you\u2019ll find that your Ning Network continues to grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
To make your Ning Network successful, it\u2019s important that members feel comfortable expressing their opinions and sharing photos, videos, and anything else you might ask them to contribute. You can make sure your members are comfortable by moderating your Ning Network.
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\nIt\u2019s not hard to moderate your Ning Network, but it does take some thought and monitoring. Don\u2019t spend too much time focusing on the negatives – the best way to build a positive environment is to stay positive, encourage your members to participate, and react quickly when something goes wrong. Moderating your Ning Network – and doing it right – is key to building a positive reputation.<\/p>\nActive and successful Ning Networks don\u2019t turn on moderation at launch. This allows people to instantly join and get the gratification of immediately seeing their photos, videos and other content added to the Ning Network. This in turn makes them want to upload more photos and videos, which makes your Ning Network more active.
\nWe recommend a reactive approach to moderating. The best way to moderate\u00a0your Ning Network at the beginning\u00a0is to simply keep an eye on the members that are joining and the content they\u2019re adding, from profile comments to forum threads to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[132],"tags":[167,30,28,26,157,158,159],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n - We recommend a reactive approach to moderating<\/strong>. The best way to moderate\u00a0your Ning Network at the beginning\u00a0is to simply keep an eye on the members that are joining and the content they\u2019re adding, from profile comments to forum threads to photos. You can immediately delete any item on your Ning Network that is inappropriate or off-topic by clicking the \u2018x\u2019 next to that piece of content<\/li>\n