# Community Building **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?ascending=true&page=65 [Più recenti](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categorie](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Etichette](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 66 --- ## [Pagare per i contenuti](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paying-for-content/71441)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Risposte:** 7\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [1 Dicembre 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paying-for-content/71441 "2017-12-01T18:02:46Z")
Sono curioso – fare cosa? --- ## [In praise of Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-praise-of-discourse/75150)
**Author:** [@oiclid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oiclid)\ **Risposte:** 0\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [1 Dicembre 2017, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-praise-of-discourse/75150 "2017-12-01T07:33:06Z")
I visited Google groups yesterday (don’t worry Discourse, I still love you), and I was stunned by how much better and easier to use Discourse is. Actually, I rarely visit communities not based on Discourse, so maybe tha… --- ## [Running a month-long contest to develop selected categories share its topics on the wider internet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-a-month-long-contest-to-develop-selected-categories-share-its-topics-on-the-wider-internet/53738)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Risposte:** 15\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [1 Dicembre 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-a-month-long-contest-to-develop-selected-categories-share-its-topics-on-the-wider-internet/53738 "2017-12-01T04:10:15Z")
This topic describes my experience and gives all you need to run a complex one-month long contest, which will give boost to your forum overall, and especially focus on developing a few selected categories. It is working… --- ## [Podcast episodes about Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/podcast-episodes-about-discourse/74849)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Risposte:** 1\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [28 Novembre 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/podcast-episodes-about-discourse/74849 "2017-11-28T10:39:48Z")
Sometimes I listen to podcast episodes talking about Discourse in one way or another. I thought it might be interesting for others to build a topic linking to all such episodes. Jeff Atwood — Sharing the House Developer… --- ## [Google Analytics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-analytics/74004)
**Author:** [@dfrick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfrick)\ **Risposte:** 3\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [22 Novembre 2017, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-analytics/74004 "2017-11-22T09:48:56Z")
Hi - I’m wondering if there’s a way to connect to the reporting data inside Discourse’s dashboard? I’d like to build a dashboard that includes some of the metrics / data that isn’t available via Google Analytics, such as… --- ## [Site testing: five users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-testing-five-users/74469)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Risposte:** 2\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [21 Novembre 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-testing-five-users/74469 "2017-11-21T00:26:10Z")
Hi Friends, as you test the usability of your sites, here’s an interesting insight: It makes the process feel far more manageable to me! --- ## [Finding people to share a Discourse instance with](https://meta.discourse.org/t/finding-people-to-share-a-discourse-instance-with/74454)
**Author:** [@Seanny123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seanny123)\ **Risposte:** 10\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [20 Novembre 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/finding-people-to-share-a-discourse-instance-with/74454 "2017-11-20T21:15:39Z")
I have a blog. It’s not very good and it doesn’t have a ton of readers, but I’d still rather use Discourse than Disqus for a comment section. However, if it feels arrogant/wasteful/unsustainable to use a whole Discourse … --- ## [Participation Histograms](https://meta.discourse.org/t/participation-histograms/275022)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Risposte:** 0\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [17 Novembre 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/participation-histograms/275022 "2017-11-17T14:42:55Z")
Participation Histograms (Output from these used to make graphs shown in this post). Posts Read User Counts Number of users who have read at least N posts over the specified time period. -- \[params\] -- int :from\_days\_a… --- ## [User participation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-participation/275012)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Risposte:** 0\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [17 Novembre 2017, 2:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-participation/275012 "2017-11-17T14:39:42Z")
User participation Shows the following columns over a specified time range (in days): user\_id, username, name, email, visits, topics\_viewed, posts\_read, posts\_cr… --- ## [Posting via email best practices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-via-email-best-practices/74100)
**Author:** [@Fsantiago](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fsantiago)\ **Risposte:** 4\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [15 Novembre 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-via-email-best-practices/74100 "2017-11-15T14:01:51Z")
Hello discourse community. On my discourse site, in the category about topics, I advertise the posting email address for that category and mention it’s for trusted users above a certain level. I post the address as a png… --- ## [Creating a social site with discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-social-site-with-discourse/73919)
**Author:** [@burningman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/burningman)\ **Risposte:** 7\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [12 Novembre 2017, 7:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-social-site-with-discourse/73919 "2017-11-12T07:02:32Z")
Hey, I want to create a social site with discourse I don’t want to create a social site like facebook because it’s not possible. But, I want to create a community of fan following means let’s say “Rock” fan following. … --- ## [Milestones, Goals, and Statistics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/milestones-goals-and-statistics/73838)
**Author:** [@ShadowPauler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ShadowPauler)\ **Risposte:** 3\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [10 Novembre 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/milestones-goals-and-statistics/73838 "2017-11-10T18:13:57Z")
It would be really nice if we had a Milestone or Goal system where the staff could set-up so they are notified when the requirements have been met, such as… Amount of signed-up users How much bandwidth the forums have … --- ## [Best practices for setting up the staff like weight](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-setting-up-the-staff-like-weight/73752)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Risposte:** 1\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [9 Novembre 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-setting-up-the-staff-like-weight/73752 "2017-11-09T16:24:43Z")
In Discourse, there is a setting: staff like weight It makes likes from mods/admins more important, i.e. weight more. I assume it affects user / topic / post ranking. The default value is 3. Now, is there any best pra… --- ## [Using Discourse for online office](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-for-online-office/73671)
**Author:** [@Andy\_White1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andy_White1)\ **Risposte:** 0\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [8 Novembre 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-for-online-office/73671 "2017-11-08T04:21:27Z")
I set up the PCG (now IPSE) back in 1999 with 2000 other Freelancers. It was the first example of Crowd Funding in the UK and we organised the very first Smart Mob when 700 Freelancers turned up at House of Commons to Gr… --- ## [Discourse is Best Forum Solution in the 2017 CMS Critic Awards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-best-forum-solution-in-the-2017-cms-critic-awards/73548)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Risposte:** 7\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [7 Novembre 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-best-forum-solution-in-the-2017-cms-critic-awards/73548 "2017-11-07T23:25:20Z")
Continuing the discussion from :mega: Last chance to vote for Discourse in CMS Critic Awards!: Great news! Discourse has been voted the 2017 Best Forum Solution in the CMS Critic Awards! Thanks to everyone who voted! … --- ## [Changing Lanes: Nudging people to move discussions to more appropriate tools](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-lanes-nudging-people-to-move-discussions-to-more-appropriate-tools/73515)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Risposte:** 1\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [6 Novembre 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-lanes-nudging-people-to-move-discussions-to-more-appropriate-tools/73515 "2017-11-06T19:58:04Z")
I have this vague recollection of @codinghorror referring to the idea below as “changing lanes” in a post somewhere, but I can’t find it Continuing the discussion from HTML/RTF pasting: I completely agree. Google Do… --- ## [Discourse as LMS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-lms/73482)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Risposte:** 3\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [6 Novembre 2017, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-lms/73482 "2017-11-06T12:01:45Z")
Hi, does anyone use Discourse as their LMS? If so, what’s working? What’s not? How have you supplemented Discourse? We’re considering it ourselves - proof of concept and good ideas from others are appreciated! --- ## [What happens in six years?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-in-six-years/73455)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Risposte:** 2\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [5 Novembre 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-in-six-years/73455 "2017-11-05T20:17:48Z")
Hi @codinghorror, other Discourse team members - In light of the 10, or 6, year plan for Discourse, what’s the plan for six years from now? Is there an end date to the Discourse project? --- ## [Converting, combining, migrating - Yes!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/converting-combining-migrating-yes/73323)
**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\ **Risposte:** 4\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [2 Novembre 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/converting-combining-migrating-yes/73323 "2017-11-02T20:55:36Z")
Here’s a ginormous thank you to the Discourse team for creating this really cool platform and for being constantly engaged in its support. Individual thanks to @gerhard for the awesome phpBB importer, to @simon for the … --- ## [Reddit CEO: "Most Human Place on the Internet"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reddit-ceo-most-human-place-on-the-internet/73257)
**Author:** [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)\ **Risposte:** 3\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [2 Novembre 2017, 10:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reddit-ceo-most-human-place-on-the-internet/73257 "2017-11-02T10:22:38Z")
Unsure if this sits in the right category, but, I found this read to be a fascinating one. I know that Discourse was designed to enable the best engagement that humans can have with one another, digitally… so it’s good … --- ## [Community Software vs Community Platform Software](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-software-vs-community-platform-software/73230)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Risposte:** 1\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [2 Novembre 2017, 7:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-software-vs-community-platform-software/73230 "2017-11-02T07:09:29Z")
Hi, I’ve been thinking about the difference between community software and community platform software. Community software conceptualizes the software as enabling “community management”, building a community for an orga… --- ## [📣 Last chance to vote for Discourse in CMS Critic Awards!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mega-last-chance-to-vote-for-discourse-in-cms-critic-awards/73203)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Risposte:** 1\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [1 Novembre 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mega-last-chance-to-vote-for-discourse-in-cms-critic-awards/73203 "2017-11-01T20:51:37Z")
Continuing the discussion from Nominate Discourse for CMS Critic Awards 2017: No email updates were ever sent out, so I suddenly discovered that today is the last day of voting in the CMS Critic Awards. If you feel lik… --- ## [Nominate Discourse for CMS Critic Awards 2017](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nominate-discourse-for-cms-critic-awards-2017/65649)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Risposte:** 11\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [1 Novembre 2017, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nominate-discourse-for-cms-critic-awards-2017/65649 "2017-11-01T10:40:03Z")
Continuing the discussion from Nominate Discourse for CMS Critic Awards 2016: Please take 2 minutes aside and go nominate Discourse for the CMS Critic Awards 2017! Follow the link above Enter your Name and Email and… --- ## [Big drop in Google traffic after migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/big-drop-in-google-traffic-after-migration/71963)
**Author:** [@eba](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eba)\ **Risposte:** 8\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [29 Ottobre 2017, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/big-drop-in-google-traffic-after-migration/71963 "2017-10-29T07:40:18Z")
In the past 90 days we’ve seen a steady decline in traffic Google is feeding us. Before Discourse, our community lived in Vbulletin. I’m afraid something is off with the transition. A year ago, we saw an average of 20… --- ## [Awarding badges multiple times with custom SQL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/awarding-badges-multiple-times-with-custom-sql/71279)
**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\ **Risposte:** 2\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [25 Ottobre 2017, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/awarding-badges-multiple-times-with-custom-sql/71279 "2017-10-25T10:12:32Z")
I have a badge that’s awarded to people who attend one of our regular events. Because it’s not straightforward to grant badges en masse, I’m using custom SQL to grant the badge. What’s not working, though, is receiving t… --- ## [Successful Migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/successful-migration/72702)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Risposte:** 0\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [24 Ottobre 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/successful-migration/72702 "2017-10-24T17:00:08Z")
Hi, Over the past week, we’ve migrated our community to Discourse. Our experience so far demonstrates the power of open source: @pfaffman was available to handle the database import on short notice @joebuhlig did a be… --- ## [Thanks to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-to-discourse/72512)
**Author:** [@Noah751](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noah751)\ **Risposte:** 6\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [21 Ottobre 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-to-discourse/72512 "2017-10-21T05:21:46Z")
Discourse is my all top favorite forum, why because of the discourse team, without all their contributions and dedication to expanding the forum, I would of never gotten this far without them, I started off new and unfam… --- ## [Maintaining User Lists in Closed Community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maintaining-user-lists-in-closed-community/72296)
**Author:** [@DMRF](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DMRF)\ **Risposte:** 4\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [18 Ottobre 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maintaining-user-lists-in-closed-community/72296 "2017-10-18T14:33:18Z")
Hello, We’re in the process of launching a community on Discourse. Since the nature of the community is generally religious, our stakeholders seem intent on having a very closed membership (keeping the conversation in t… --- ## [Global statistics on how the number of pageviews correlate to the earnings from ads shown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/global-statistics-on-how-the-number-of-pageviews-correlate-to-the-earnings-from-ads-shown/72271)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Risposte:** 1\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [17 Ottobre 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/global-statistics-on-how-the-number-of-pageviews-correlate-to-the-earnings-from-ads-shown/72271 "2017-10-17T15:13:51Z")
Any global statistics on how the number of pageviews correlate to the earnings from ads shown? Will it make any sense to display advertisements for 200k pageviews / month, or will it bring just cents / a few dollars per … --- ## [What plugins do you use - and why?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-plugins-do-you-use-and-why/71904)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Risposte:** 2\ **Ultimo aggiornamento:** [17 Ottobre 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-plugins-do-you-use-and-why/71904 "2017-10-17T14:41:05Z")
Hi, I’m curious what plugins established Discourse forum owners are using - and why. It’d be interesting to understand not only what plugin(s) you use, but what purpose you use it for. Hopefully this sparks some new ide… [Pagina precedente](https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?ascending=true&page=64) [Pagina seguente](https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?ascending=true&page=66)