Playground Rules

A recent visit to a playground in my community lead to me see the benefits of creating similar sorts of playground rules for social media use. These will be published at the front of The New Social Learning.

Social Media Playground Rules

1. No loitering in the playground areas. The value is in participation and engagement.

2. Playground is for people of all ages.

3. No persons uninterested in having influence allowed on the premises.

4. No abusive, spammy, or intolerant behavior. Sarcasm, debate, challenging, and calling out bull are welcome, though.

5. If you feed pigeons, be warned they may poop on you.

6. Keep excessive cussing, name calling, and partisan politics away from the pool.

7. Enjoy life offline to stay interesting online.

8. The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously.

9. Be patient, above all, with yourself.

Failure to obey these rules can result in missing an unprecedented opportunity to learn with smart interesting people across the globe.