for W3c validation

I just found a great post by Robyn Tippins, MBL’s community manager, titled “What Defines A Great Community Member?” All of her points are extrmely relevant to anyone who participates in online communities.

This is a particularly good quote (at least in my opinion) — “If you want readers, you’ll have to write content that is so darn useful that people can’t live without it.”  Don’t just leave useless crap as contributions (like “I agree” or “great post” or “thanks for checking out my site”), it doesn’t do any good and probably ends up hurting your online brand with negative word of mouth. If you contribute to any online community, I’d make sure to read the post and think about whether all your contributions are a net positive for the community you participate in — you might be ruining your online reputation without even knowing it.