Comments on: Broken Windows And Startup Websites http://marketingstartups.com/2008/12/02/broken-windows-and-startup-websites/ Helping Startups Spread The Word Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: TinCan http://marketingstartups.com/2008/12/02/broken-windows-and-startup-websites/#comment-67 TinCan Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:07:12 +0000 http://marketingstartups.com/?p=38#comment-67 "And as a user, what is the chance that you’ll try to outweigh the negative effects of the bad guys?" Never mind that - how many users will want to post knowing they risk becoming the malicious users' next target? Having run and moderated forums on a broad variety of topics (what can I say, I have odd interests:) ) I have personally seen membership drop quickly if spam/flaming/etc becomes a problem. It's the main reason I don't recommend forums to most small business owners (unless there is a specific need and use for one) All in all, a vast majority of the internet suffers from a high noise-to-signal ratio, and "broken windows" makes the problem much more acute. “And as a user, what is the chance that you’ll try to outweigh the negative effects of the bad guys?”
Never mind that – how many users will want to post knowing they risk becoming the malicious users’ next target?

Having run and moderated forums on a broad variety of topics (what can I say, I have odd interests:) ) I have personally seen membership drop quickly if spam/flaming/etc becomes a problem.

It’s the main reason I don’t recommend forums to most small business owners (unless there is a specific need and use for one)

All in all, a vast majority of the internet suffers from a high noise-to-signal ratio, and “broken windows” makes the problem much more acute.

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