I came across this article today that described an effect that one site uses to make their member avatars more distinctive looking: http://www.lottejackson.com/le...ild-cicada-principle If you like what they did there, here's some code for you to add to your own Crowdstack site that adds the "Cicada Effect" on your Members Directory and in widgets that displays grids of user avatars:
Depending upon your site's design you may want to change the new default avatar display so that all initials appear the same color. With a bit of CSS you can do that. Copy the following into your Display Settings > Custom CSS box .default-member-avatar-container circle, .default-member-avatar-container rect { fill: gainsboro !important; } In this example "gainsboro" is a greyish color (#dcdcdc for those keeping score). You'll find a large listing of colors to chose from here . You can...
Great article, Rosemary! I'd just add this: to 1. - No matter HOW you define success, your community must be visible in order to be successful. I've seen too many people hide their communities so that it takes a trail of breadcrumbs and a jungle machete to find it. to 2. - Completely agree that these are questions that are best answered before you start. We've seen a number of communities try to set up "premium features" on formerly-free features.
Excellent points and great thoughts to consider before starting an online community. An addition to 1: How do my forum users define success, and is this congruent with my definition? What is their baseline for success, and what factors will cause them to consider the community a failure?
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