by David DeWald | Aug 25, 2025 | Blog
I’ve seen talk about celebrating big membership spikes or post counts, and I want to throw in a perspective. Vanity metrics are the babysitting story we all know: telling the parent, “The kids had so much fun tonight!” while conveniently skipping over the fact that...
by David DeWald | Aug 15, 2025 | Blog, Reddit
There is a popular myth about the future… that it waits somewhere on the horizon, a place we can reach if we walk fast enough, work hard enough, innovate brilliantly enough. In this myth, community is often treated as part of that horizon. Something we’ll “get...
by David DeWald | Aug 10, 2025 | Blog, Reddit
Reddit’s subreddits flourish when members are active, collaborative, and united by purpose. This manifesto puts Redditors and meaningful engagement first; replacing rigid rulebooks with flexible, member-led community building. We see subreddit moderation and...
by David DeWald | May 7, 2025 | Blog
Starting a new online community is a lot like launching a business or hosting a big event: it takes way more work than most people expect, especially in the early days. If you want your community to thrive, you have to be the one putting in the hours, setting the...
by David DeWald | Jan 3, 2025 | Blog
The biggest issue is that Discord is basically like trying to build a community in a rushing river – everything just flows by and disappears. If someone shares an amazing resource or has a brilliant discussion on Monday, good luck finding it by Friday! The real...
