Comments on: Rules for Rain City Guide Contributors http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:47:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Socratic Dialogue, Deductive Reasoning, BHB and the State of Real Estate. | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-198907 Socratic Dialogue, Deductive Reasoning, BHB and the State of Real Estate. | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:58:53 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-198907 [...] Unfortunately, the web and blogs have managed to define discourse down even further.   And – who’d have thought? – it’s even beginning to infect RE blogs.  I think that’s why Rain City Guide’s Dustin Luther issued his preemptive admonition,  brilliant in its brevity:  Attack ideas, not people; no personal promotion. All’s well, and RCG continues to be one of the best in quality dialogue. [...] [...] Unfortunately, the web and blogs have managed to define discourse down even further.   And – who’d have thought? – it’s even beginning to infect RE blogs.  I think that’s why Rain City Guide’s Dustin Luther issued his preemptive admonition,  brilliant in its brevity:  Attack ideas, not people; no personal promotion. All’s well, and RCG continues to be one of the best in quality dialogue. [...]

]]> By: 6 Interesting tidbits from around the web | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-192520 6 Interesting tidbits from around the web | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:17:18 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-192520 [...] Lowell Elementary school ranks better than any other school in Seattle (using standardized tests scores). I learned this while ironing a bug out of Estately’s new Seattle real estate page. And I think I just broke the rules. [...] [...] Lowell Elementary school ranks better than any other school in Seattle (using standardized tests scores). I learned this while ironing a bug out of Estately’s new Seattle real estate page. And I think I just broke the rules. [...]

]]> By: Jess Salazar http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-183597 Jess Salazar Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:44:24 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-183597 Email Etiquette Technically speaking a computer is a perfect communicator. It says exactly what it is instructed to say. Whenever we send an email, regardless of the purpose, it's the equivalent of sending out our resume; therefore, the message should be from our Adult perspective. A good approach in an email is to use "I" messages instead of the "You" type. By doing so it invites the receiver's contribution and it provides direction without demeaning the other person. The "I" message is an Adult-to-Adult message that does not diminish the receiver's self-esteem. Email Etiquette
Technically speaking a computer is a perfect communicator. It says exactly what it is instructed to say. Whenever we send an email, regardless of the purpose, it’s the equivalent of sending out our resume; therefore, the message should be from our Adult perspective.

A good approach in an email is to use “I” messages instead of the “You” type. By doing so it invites the receiver’s contribution and it provides direction without demeaning the other person. The “I” message is an Adult-to-Adult message that does not diminish the receiver’s self-esteem.

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-182130 Dustin Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:24:45 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-182130 Jillayne, I'd agree that the last post pushed the boundaries of what's appropriate on RCG and I've begun a conversation with Reba. Jillayne,

I’d agree that the last post pushed the boundaries of what’s appropriate on RCG and I’ve begun a conversation with Reba.

]]> By: Jillayne Schlicke http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-182107 Jillayne Schlicke Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:38:54 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-182107 Hey there, Dustin, I have a question about the rules. How will we be enforcing the rules? Are we like a craigslist sort of community here where one of the main contributors gets to flag a post? Will you be the sole enforcer? Is there a process we go through? The reason I ask, is because one of our contributors has penned a blatant self promotional post this afternoon. http://www.raincityguide.com/2007/09/18/taking-on-kingkong/ So I suppose the adjective "blatant" is my own interpretation. Do I get to call that contributor on the carpet? Do I get to flag her post for deletion? If I have a vote in how the rules are enforced, here's how I would vote to proceed. If a contributing author writes a post that is blatantly self-promotional in nature, or leaves comments on other posts that are blatantly self-promotional in nature, first I would approach the person and point out the error. Sometimes I find that folks just need to be re-directed towards the intended goal, which, in this case, is no blatant self-promotion. If it happened again, I would counsel the contributor to re-write the blog article from an informative perspective instead of a promotional perspective. If it happend a third time, every blog article would go into pre-screen moderation for a while. Once out of moderation, if it happened a fourth time, perhaps this contributor would be better served writing for a different blog. Rules without enforcement are like having no rules. RCG writers: Your thoughts? Hey there, Dustin,

I have a question about the rules. How will we be enforcing the rules?
Are we like a craigslist sort of community here where one of the main contributors gets to flag a post? Will you be the sole enforcer? Is there a process we go through? The reason I ask, is because one of our contributors has penned a blatant self promotional post this afternoon.

http://www.raincityguide.com/2007/09/18/taking-on-kingkong/

So I suppose the adjective “blatant” is my own interpretation.

Do I get to call that contributor on the carpet? Do I get to flag her post for deletion?

If I have a vote in how the rules are enforced, here’s how I would vote to proceed.

If a contributing author writes a post that is blatantly self-promotional in nature, or leaves comments on other posts that are blatantly self-promotional in nature, first I would approach the person and point out the error.

Sometimes I find that folks just need to be re-directed towards the intended goal, which, in this case, is no blatant self-promotion.

If it happened again, I would counsel the contributor to re-write the blog article from an informative perspective instead of a promotional perspective.

If it happend a third time, every blog article would go into pre-screen moderation for a while.

Once out of moderation, if it happened a fourth time, perhaps this contributor would be better served writing for a different blog.

Rules without enforcement are like having no rules.

RCG writers: Your thoughts?

]]> By: The Odysseus Medal: Propagating better ideas in real estate by celebrating better ideas in real estate | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-181495 The Odysseus Medal: Propagating better ideas in real estate by celebrating better ideas in real estate | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:37:21 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-181495 [...] The People’s Choice Award is fun for me. I get to see what everyone else would have voted for for the Odysseus Medal. If you think consensus in the norm, think again. Virtually every post in the short-list of nominees will earn votes, a nice testament to the overall quality of the candidate posts. Still: Somebody’s gonna win. This week it’s Rain City Guide’s Dustin Luther with Rules for Rain City Guide Contributors. The title is more parochial than the post. Witness: Here are the only two “rules” that come to mind: [...] [...] The People’s Choice Award is fun for me. I get to see what everyone else would have voted for for the Odysseus Medal. If you think consensus in the norm, think again. Virtually every post in the short-list of nominees will earn votes, a nice testament to the overall quality of the candidate posts. Still: Somebody’s gonna win. This week it’s Rain City Guide’s Dustin Luther with Rules for Rain City Guide Contributors. The title is more parochial than the post. Witness: Here are the only two “rules” that come to mind: [...]

]]> By: The Odysseus Medal: Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-180938 The Odysseus Medal: Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:05:18 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-180938 [...] Dustin Luther, Rules for Rain City Guide Contributors [...] [...] Dustin Luther, Rules for Rain City Guide Contributors [...]

]]> By: Todd Carpenter http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-180517 Todd Carpenter Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:22:28 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-180517 I bet a nickel I know who it is. I bet a nickel I know who it is.

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-180429 Dustin Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:23:06 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-180429 Keven, What do you mean by lead posts? Keven,

What do you mean by lead posts?

]]> By: Kevin Tomlinson http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-180422 Kevin Tomlinson Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:05:47 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/11/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors/#comment-180422 Dustin, Are lead posts bad too? hmmm Dustin,

Are lead posts bad too? hmmm

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