# Discouragement of the First-Time Discourse Admin **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Building\ **Created:** [December 15, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discouragement-of-the-first-time-discourse-admin/391379 "2025-12-15T18:28:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 27
**Author:** ![stephtara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephtara/32/517827_2.png) [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discouragement-of-the-first-time-discourse-admin/391379/27 "2025-12-18T19:09:10Z")
> [@jenmck](#): > > I looked above and didn’t see anything towards this - what ideas do you have? did you check out [Structuring an active support community migrating from Facebook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/structuring-an-active-support-community-migrating-from-facebook/390619) ? There is some of it in there, but mostly,It’s going on in my discussions with my team, and I have been trying to gather the technical knowledge here. As I responded to @awesomerobot near the beginning of this thread, I realised I maybe haven’t been presenting my issues at the right « flight level » so far: > [@stephtara](#): > > After reading you and the other comments so far, I’m thinking maybe I need to post a bit more plainly about my issues on a “community member experience” level (what I’m trying to achieve) rather than work halfway through it myself and ask more “technical” questions. — something I have started to change, eg [Badges, Badges, oh my!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-badges-oh-my/391470) > [@jenmck](#): > > I apologize if I’ve contributed to that, and if I came across as presumptuous in my suggestions for recruiting members. No worries, you don’t have all the context, and I maybe haven’t done a very good job of conveying exactly where my issue lies. It happens! I do really appreciate your willingness to help and provide support 🤗 --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discouragement-of-the-first-time-discourse-admin/391379)._