Some pitfalls in setting up community

Boagworld's posting, seven harsh truths about running online communities is getting a fair amount of attention.

Given that this area is seen as major one for the new journalism and its potential is recognised by the authors,it may be suffering from a headlong rush into the area without the necessary thought behind it.

The seven points are all good.Here they are in brief but take a look at the full piece

1.Technology doesn't create community

2.Building up the network takes time and committment

3.You need to understand how to lead your users

4.The personlaity of the site will set the tone.

5.Allied to four is the ability to learn from mistakes and accept some humility

6.Don't try to control the message,let the community decide what they want to hear.

7.It is important to get a critical mass of users to get involved