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cellioSome of my readers might be interested in this. There is a new Stack Exchange Q&A site, just started in beta, for people interested in building and moderating communities. The claim is that this isn't just online communities, but all the questions I've seen so far are about online communities -- web fora, Stack Exchange sites, Reddits, online games, and so on -- and I expect it to skew that way for a while. The site is, perhaps unfortunately, named "Moderators", but it's not just for or about the people who run these sites. I've asked a well-received question from the user perspective, a question about schisms, a question about content curation, and a question asking about user engagement on mailing lists versus web-based communities, among others. (And here are some I've answered.)
If this topic interests you, please check it out and maybe help build the community. Early questions and answers can have a big effect on the shape of a new beta site.
If this topic interests you, please check it out and maybe help build the community. Early questions and answers can have a big effect on the shape of a new beta site.