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The last couple of weeks have made me realize that I’ve done a poor job of communicating the goal of the moderation process: to work with jellies to make sure the questions asked are the most-thought-out and spark the best quality answers or the best quality discussion. As a result, I’ve tweaked the moderation process […]
And the winner is… (vote now) 10:59 pmHi Flutherites! Andrew and I never got the chance to give you all the nitty-gritty from our trip to SXSW and that crazy award night. Our spirits were high; the tension was higher. The MC called out the nominees, and as I heard him say “Fluther,” those words kept going through my head: it’s just […]
The Fluther Interview: johnpowell 1:53 amWhat do computer skills, burritos, Pabst and dick punching have in common? That’s right, our very own johnpowell. He is a Fluther veteran (almost two years!), who is also a dedicated chat mod that was responsible for the introduction of Fluther chat rooms. His answers and questions are loved and appreciated by all. In addition, […]
After much deliberation with Ben, the moderators, and the community, I’ve updated the community guidelines to reflect a bit of an adjustment in policy from the last few months. http://www.fluther.com/faq/#guidelines The gist is that Fluther is primarily built for “straight” questions — but we welcome “social” questions as long as they show effort, promote thoughtful […]
Announcing Fluther jelly-table discussions! 9:07 pmI’ve been talking with Ben over the last few weeks about the state of the community and about revising our community guidelines. One thing we’ve thought was a great idea was to have an open, weekly “jelly-table” talks in the Man O’ War chatroom where jellies can come in and talk with us, state concerns, […]
New Greetings! 5:27 pmWe’ve added a few new greetings into the rotation, based on the question I asked: “Oh, there’s that twinkle in your eye!” “Ah, you’re just the one we were waiting for.” “Who wants s’mores?” “Won’t you be our neighbor?” “My, don’t you look dapper!” “Sit back and relax. We will do the dishes today.” […]
Last night, Andrew and I were humbled and thrilled to learn that Fluther was named a SXSW Web Award Finalist for the upcoming 2009 South by Southwest Interactive conference. Woohoo! We’ll be there at the award ceremony on March 15th, drinking bubbly and crossing our fingers. And, of course, this award is for “Community” so […]
Dr. Searchington, I presume? 12:27 amOver the last few months, many of you have “noticed” a strange “quality” of our “search” function: it “sucked.” Well, we finally got a chance to partner with a lesser-known startup to provide you with a much better search. We hope it helps everyone more easily access the bountiful knowledge stored in the collective. Enjoy–and […]
@fluther 9:15 pmAs a little side project to distract myself while I’m beefing up the IM server, I decided to implement a feature we’ve been thinking about for a long time: institutionalizing the @user convention. Now, while you’re writing your response, you’ll see a pop-up list of users within the discussion when you start typing ‘@’, and […]