andrew, Author at Coral by Vox Media https://coralproject.net/blog/author/andrew/ A better commenting experience Fri, 22 Jul 2022 17:07:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 https://coralproject.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-coral_logo_mark.png?w=32 andrew, Author at Coral by Vox Media https://coralproject.net/blog/author/andrew/ 32 32 228099314 Don’t let your comments undermine democracy https://coralproject.net/blog/election-night-comments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=election-night-comments Fri, 09 Oct 2020 02:39:33 +0000 https://coralproject.net/?p=1582 By Andrew Losowsky, Head of Coral by Vox Media Summary Change your moderation strategy and guidelines Reduce the number of articles with comments Write clear prompts and enforce boundaries  Remove rumors and misinformation, explain why Here in the United States, … Read More

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]]> 1582 Five Myths of Community Design https://coralproject.net/blog/five-myths-of-community-design-day-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-myths-of-community-design-day-one Mon, 24 Jun 2019 12:48:30 +0000 https://coralproject.net/?p=1108 Many online communities are based on a series of myths about how to design interaction. We're making something different. … Read More

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]]> 1108 What Happens Next: The Coral Project is Joining Vox Media https://coralproject.net/blog/coralproject_voxmedia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coralproject_voxmedia https://coralproject.net/blog/coralproject_voxmedia/#respond Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:20:53 +0000 https://coralproject.net/?p=1081 We're so excited to announce the next phase of our work. … Read More

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]]> https://coralproject.net/blog/coralproject_voxmedia/feed/ 0 1081 The Power of Human Moderation https://coralproject.net/blog/the-power-of-human-moderation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-human-moderation https://coralproject.net/blog/the-power-of-human-moderation/#respond Fri, 11 Jan 2019 04:13:57 +0000 https://coralproject.net/?p=1063 We describe four different archetypes for moderating communities … Read More

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]]> https://coralproject.net/blog/the-power-of-human-moderation/feed/ 0 1063 When The Story Continues In The Comments https://coralproject.net/blog/when-the-story-continues-in-the-comments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-the-story-continues-in-the-comments https://coralproject.net/blog/when-the-story-continues-in-the-comments/#respond Fri, 02 Nov 2018 15:59:33 +0000 https://coralproject.net/?p=1048 You never know who will leave a comment - sometimes it's the subject of the article itself. … Read More

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]]> https://coralproject.net/blog/when-the-story-continues-in-the-comments/feed/ 0 1048 Happy Hacktoberfest! https://coralproject.net/blog/happy-hacktoberfest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-hacktoberfest https://coralproject.net/blog/happy-hacktoberfest/#respond Mon, 01 Oct 2018 15:57:05 +0000 https://coralproject.net/?p=1032 Be part of Hacktoberfest and help improve our tools … Read More

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]]> https://coralproject.net/blog/happy-hacktoberfest/feed/ 0 1032 The Results of Our Survey of Marginalized Voices https://coralproject.net/blog/survey-marginalized-voices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=survey-marginalized-voices https://coralproject.net/blog/survey-marginalized-voices/#respond Wed, 12 Sep 2018 04:25:00 +0000 https://coralproject.net/?p=1026 The voices of women of color and gender nonbinary people of color are often missing from the comments. We surveyed more than 350 people to find out why – and what we can do about it. … Read More

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]]> https://coralproject.net/blog/survey-marginalized-voices/feed/ 0 1026 Questions and Answers https://coralproject.net/blog/questions-and-answers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=questions-and-answers Fri, 10 Mar 2017 23:43:55 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=498 Can a quiz solve the problem of angry commenters? … Read More

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]]> 498 Brexit and the value of the comments https://coralproject.net/blog/brexit-and-the-value-of-the-comments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brexit-and-the-value-of-the-comments Sun, 26 Jun 2016 17:01:18 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=335 Over the past few days, a number of online comments about Brexit have gone viral. It's a sign of what we need to do next … Read More

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]]> 335 A Change of Focus https://coralproject.net/blog/change-of-focus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=change-of-focus Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:30:42 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=265 Our Project Lead explains why we've altered our approach … Read More

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]]> 667 Join us https://coralproject.net/blog/join-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=join-us Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:08:05 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=177 We've opened up our repos, launched a community forum, and we want you to join us in our mission. … Read More

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]]> 177 Our Code of Conduct https://coralproject.net/blog/code-of-conduct/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=code-of-conduct Tue, 15 Dec 2015 22:28:39 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=115 We expect everyone contributing to The Coral Project to follow this code. … Read More

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]]> 655 Internet Comments and The Law https://coralproject.net/blog/internet-comments-and-the-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=internet-comments-and-the-law Tue, 17 Nov 2015 22:39:43 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=97 Are sites ever legally responsible for what's posted by the community? Here's what can and can't get you in trouble. … Read More

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]]> 652 What makes us different https://coralproject.net/blog/makes-us-different/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=makes-us-different Fri, 16 Oct 2015 20:13:09 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=73 There are many existing comment platform vendors out there. We're not like them. … Read More

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]]> 646 A problem like the comments https://coralproject.net/blog/what-to-do-with-a-problem-like-the-comments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-to-do-with-a-problem-like-the-comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 04:40:34 +0000 http://coralproject.wpengine.com/?p=37 What is the journalistic purpose of engagement and community? … Read More

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]]> 644 Killing the comments — what’s next? https://coralproject.net/blog/killing-the-comments%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8awhats-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=killing-the-comments%25e2%2580%258a-%25e2%2580%258awhats-next Tue, 28 Jul 2015 04:38:33 +0000 http://coralproject.wpengine.com/?p=34 Some high-profile websites are closing their comments sections. Are comments broken or do we need some better tools? By Federica Cherubini. … Read More

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]]> 643 Introducing Our Community Lead https://coralproject.net/blog/introducing-our-community-lead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=introducing-our-community-lead Mon, 13 Jul 2015 04:32:46 +0000 http://coralproject.wpengine.com/?p=32 We're excited for you to meet the latest member of the team. … Read More

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]]> 642 Here we are https://coralproject.net/blog/here-we-are/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=here-we-are Wed, 20 May 2015 23:50:11 +0000 http://coralproject.wpengine.com/?p=28 What we'll be doing, how we'll be doing it, and how you can help us. … Read More

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