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The More That Arrive, The More Things Stay The Same
Written by Scrivs on July 30, 2007
If you have been on the web long enough then you have more than likely been a part of a large community. 9rules was always considered a community, but more of a closed-in, exclusive one. Last year we opened the Community up a bit more with Notes and our little Community began to get a bit larger. Many people take growth as a good thing, but how often have you seen growth take place in a Community or business and it only made things worse?
At 9rules, we enjoy growth, but never at the expense of quality. When we add more sites to the Network, we sometimes hear complaints that we are no longer exclusive even though our official Member count is about 0.0000001% of the total number of sites on the web. After Notes launched last year and Ali in February we heard even more mumblings that opening up 9rules was only going to make it like every other public access forum in the world.
10,000 my.9r users later and we can happily say that 9rules has only gotten better over time and with the upcoming Ali2 expect 9rules to get 10,000x better. If you haven’t already, signup and become part of the next 10,000 that helps keep the 9rules tradition of quality rolling.
August 1st, 2007 at 2:31 am
Scrivs, the 9rules blog has become rather quiet of late. Back in the big bang days, there were so many posts that it was hard to keep up.
The reason I’m saying this is that I’d assumed 9rules was fading out. I’m genuinely pleased to hear that things are still going strong, but the conversation that takes place on the blog is essential for those of us who aren’t members and who haven’t the time to contribute to my.9r.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:28 am
I agree and this can only be due to the fact that I have been caught up in building the next 9rules. We have hit many milestones that have gone unchecked, like 50,000 Notes. I will definitely be writing more here to chronicle some of the lessons that we are learning while building Ali2.
August 2nd, 2007 at 12:18 am
I have to agree. The silence was deafening. And a bit disheartening.
But I tried to keep repeating “No news is good news,” as a rocked in fetal position in the corner.
Looking forward to hearing more about what you guys have been doing.
August 3rd, 2007 at 3:04 am
Don’t worry Scrivs. You guys got it. I have mad respect for you and your team.
September 1st, 2007 at 10:49 am
I have to agree. The silence was deafening. And a bit disheartening.
October 1st, 2007 at 4:07 am
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