<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/feed/</link> <description>TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) - Forum Topic in the Group Facebook</description> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:30:01 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-11454</guid><title><![CDATA[Melissa Agnes replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-11454</link> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:14:45 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/melissaagnes/" title="Melissa Agnes" rel="nofollow">Melissa Agnes</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a><div>Closing comments is only acceptable in one case: when the conversation goes from angry, upset venting to discriminative or derogative language and tone.</div><div></div><div>However, as we've seen in many instances, deleting comments [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-11400</guid><title><![CDATA[Nita Sexton replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-11400</link> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:47:20 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/nitasexton/" title="Nita Sexton" rel="nofollow">Nita Sexton</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> This is a topic we have been talking about at my organization so the insight is helpful. &#160;I am a never close comments fan myself but hearing about the experiences of others is really helpful, too, so I don't feel [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-11399</guid><title><![CDATA[Nita Sexton replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-11399</link> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:47:18 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/nitasexton/" title="Nita Sexton" rel="nofollow">Nita Sexton</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> This is a topic we have been talking about at my organization so the insight is helpful. &#160;I am a never close comments fan myself but hearing about the experiences of others is really helpful, too, so I don't feel [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-11289</guid><title><![CDATA[Soundgate Studio Inc replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-11289</link> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:41:25 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/sgsrecording/" title="Soundgate Studio Inc" rel="nofollow">Soundgate Studio Inc</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> I agree with <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/russellallert/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/russellallert/' rel="nofollow">@russellallert</a> on this one. If you silence your fans it's like when Ford came out with the Model T and said "people can order it in any color as long as its black". Lol it's true!</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-11062</guid><title><![CDATA[Carissa Coles replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-11062</link> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:39:48 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/webpreneurph/" title="Carissa Coles" rel="nofollow">Carissa Coles</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> I think they have defend their promotion that it is credible. Facebook is vital and is considered as alternative to communicate with fans and friends so I think they will just have to try communicate with them properly.</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-11045</guid><title><![CDATA[Jamericanspice replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-11045</link> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:55:32 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/jamericanspice/" title="Jamericanspice" rel="nofollow">Jamericanspice</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> If they messed up, all they had to do was share an apology, but leave the comments open because when people are upset, they really want to vent or they could get worse.&#160;<div>However if there are life threats, then it [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10843</guid><title><![CDATA[Gabriel Marinescu replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10843</link> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:27:56 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/gabriel/" title="Gabriel Marinescu" rel="nofollow">Gabriel Marinescu</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> It seems they understood the problem. They posted a video which, even though it's not brilliant, it helps a lot. They are fixing their mistakes, it seems. (for an update, check their page)</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10797</guid><title><![CDATA[Leopold Španovič replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10797</link> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:53:47 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/leopoldpanovi/" title="Leopold Španovič" rel="nofollow">Leopold Španovič</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> Closing communication betwen brand and customers is newer a got idea. They should find a way to make them happy.&#160;Negative implant don't stop even if they close comments - people go on their walls and write about [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10761</guid><title><![CDATA[Jorgen Poulsen replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10761</link> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:22:06 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/jorgenpoulsen/" title="Jorgen Poulsen" rel="nofollow">Jorgen Poulsen</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/russellallert/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/russellallert/' rel="nofollow">@russellallert</a> I don't understand fully what they were offered but I do know that someone will always keep venting because they are xxxxx.</p><p>Perhaps they can't send out coffee to all of them. I don't [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10759</guid><title><![CDATA[Russell Allert replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10759</link> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:15:21 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/russellallert/" title="Russell Allert" rel="nofollow">Russell Allert</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/jorgenpoulsen/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/jorgenpoulsen/' rel="nofollow">@jorgenpoulsen</a> Don't underestimate the power of coffee + free. :) I agree that at some point everyone needs to move on but in my experience if you don't let someone vent, they explode - and that is when one [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10756</guid><title><![CDATA[Jorgen Poulsen replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10756</link> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:54:36 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/jorgenpoulsen/" title="Jorgen Poulsen" rel="nofollow">Jorgen Poulsen</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> @andreavahl, @russellalbert, <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/fredericgonzalo/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/fredericgonzalo/' rel="nofollow">@fredericgonzalo</a> @robertspoonHoly smokes and this just because of some coffee. I'm going to share this with my community.Unbelieveable, why can't people just realise they made a [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10750</guid><title><![CDATA[Robert Spoon replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10750</link> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:23:46 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/remspoon1/" title="Robert Spoon" rel="nofollow">Robert Spoon</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> I can't say when is the right time to delete a post or close comments but there has to be point where you cut your losses. If they have done everything they can to mitigate the situation as responsibly make [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10748</guid><title><![CDATA[Gabriel Marinescu replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10748</link> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:15:16 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/gabriel/" title="Gabriel Marinescu" rel="nofollow">Gabriel Marinescu</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> I have to agree with <a class="mention" href="../../../../../members/russellallert/" title="Mention Russell Allert" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/russellallert/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/russellallert/' rel="nofollow">@russellallert</a>. Closing the comments was not necesarily the best way of handeling this fail. It could have been much worst and they fixed a lot with the appology. That "special offer" sound [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10741</guid><title><![CDATA[Russell Allert replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10741</link> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:49:31 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/russellallert/" title="Russell Allert" rel="nofollow">Russell Allert</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/' rel="nofollow">@andrea-vahl</a> I would say never. If you have done all the hard work and built up your followers from scratch and really connected with them, then you would not have to close off comments.&#160; These problems would [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10740</guid><title><![CDATA[Frederic Gonzalo replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12) in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/#post-10740</link> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:45:34 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/fredericgonzalo/" title="Frederic Gonzalo" rel="nofollow">Frederic Gonzalo</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-when-should-you-if-ever-close-comments-11612/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK:  When should you (if ever) close comments? (1/16/12)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/' rel="nofollow">@andrea-vahl</a> Bonjour Andrea!I just went to the Facebook page for Timothy's Coffee and wow! That was some major screw-up! Now, obviously some people will have to be held accountable for their actions in there, [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>