Recommitting to 9rules by Joe Lencioni

Shifting Pixel was accepted into the 9rules network at the end of 2006. The leaf at the top of each page represents my membership in and support for that community.

When I was accepted as a member, I had hoped that Shifting Pixel would get a little more traffic and that maybe I would be able to hang out with some of the cool kids on the Internet. I didn’t know exactly what to expect, but it all seemed positive.

Now that I have been in 9rules for nearly a year–interacting with the bosses, fellow members, and other community members–I have gotten to know more intimately what 9rules is all about. There are some good people in 9rules, and I have really enjoyed getting to know them over the past ten months. Relationships have begun that I am happy to have.

This Tuesday (tomorrow), 9rules will be undergoing a massive change codenamed Ali2. This entails, among other things (like sweet new features that I’ve had the pleasure of previewing), a new member agreement that requires member participation in either the member-only forums or in my.9r, the world-wide-open forums. Since I have already been participating in the forums over there, the new member agreement doesn’t make me do anything new in order to stay with 9rules. It did, however, cause me to reexamine my status as a member and the direction that the network is heading.

The destination for 9rules, as far as I can tell, is that of a strong community. I know that the seeds are there, and given a little time, it will grow into one of the best communities on the Internet. I can honestly say that it is the best virtual community I have ever been part of and I am really looking forward to where Ali2 will take us. Therefore, I am recommitting to 9rules and hope to be able to give back to it what I have already received.

If you haven’t done so already, I encourage you to check out the community and get to know some of the people over there. Ask some questions and join in on some conversations. It’s just a good place to hang out.

More voices

• 9rules Inspiration Always Comes in Nines – NDNL
• 9rules.com – Ali2 comes out tomorrow! – System 13
• A Year In The Nine – Knee High to a Grasshopper
• 9rules Launches Site Overhaul Tomorrow – Think Artificial
• 9rules is Launching Ali2 Today – cavemonkey50.com
• 9rules Ali2 – Launching Today – publicenergy
• New 9rules: Ali 2 and my re-commitment to 9rules – Diary of a Website
• The New New 9rules: Ali 2 Launches – David Seah
• 9rules Ali2 Launches and Why I’m Part Of It – Footsteps in the Mirror
• 9rules Ali2 Launched – Tales of a Designer