Yesterday I wrote a post about unwritten rules that strengthen groups.
That post got... 10 likes and 5 people to comment, in a group of 483 members.
Maybe it was a particularly bad or irrelevant post.
In any case it seems like a good time to talk about written rules.
I recently joined a Facebook group.
The group is about the same size as Daily Email House, but it's much more engaged.
People are enthusiastically introducing themselves in the group as soon as they join (as did I)...
... spontaneously writing up new posts and starting new discussions all the time...
... commenting on others' posts all the time.
How?
Simple.
The group has written rules stating that you have to introduce yourself when you join, and participate once you're inside, or you will get kicked out.
And the moderators follow through on these rules.
What do you think about that?
Please comment below.
Or don't.
But I've decided to start doing the same:
Periodically and randomly and brutally removing people who don't participate inside Daily Email House.
Your choice.