Communities - a new way to connect and share content on PechaKucha.com.
This article contains the following sections:
- What are Communities?
- Finding Communities
- Community Subscriptions
- Creating Communities
- Community Creation Tips
- Community Moderation How-To
Looking for a quick, informative video? Watch our How-to video on creating communities by our very own "Global Dude" Brian Scott Peterson linked below!
What are Communities?
Through Communities, PechaKucha.com can now host thought-provoking PechaKucha presentations, authentic connections, and boundless conversations all in one platform. Whether you're into pottery, fan art, brutalist architecture, or underwater basket weaving, there's a community for you!
Eager to join the conversation? Create an account or sign-in find or found a community.
Below are some important things to know and keep in mind regarding Communities.
- Communities can be public or invite-only (private) but all communities with paid subscriptions (memberships) are automatically set as open to the public.
- To create or adopt an inactive PechaKucha Night City community, you must first apply to become an official PechaKucha Night Community Organizer. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the PechaKucha Night Community Organizer application process, feel free to reach out!
Finding Communities
To find an existing community, first head over to our Search & Explore page.
Once on the page, you can start your search from our selection of categories or type in what you are looking for in the search bar.
For this example, I'll select from one of our existing categories - Design, Fashion, & Architecture. To search for existing Communities with tags under the Design, Fashion, & Architecture category, select Communities in the Filter dropdown menu as pictured below.
Not finding a community that suits your interests? Create your own! Jump to the Creating Communities section to learn how.
Community Subscriptions
As a member of PechaKucha’s web or mobile platform, you have the ability to purchase a subscription for any (public) pay-to-join community. These communities are created by other members who have PK Pro Memberships.
Only Subscribe to Community Organizers You Trust
Community organizers and owners are not obligated to deliver any specific content, knowledge, etc.. When paying subscription fees, you are only buying the ability to view any content (events, presentations, and comments) on that specific community. If someone promises something and does not deliver, or does not post any content whatsoever, you are still paying for the access to whatever they did post or whatever they might post when the time comes if you are a subscriber at that time.
Your Community Subscriptions are Publicly Visible
Other PechaKucha.com members will be able to see what communities you subscribe to.
Subscription Pricing
Subscription pricing is determined solely by the community organizer.
Community Organizer Income & Your Subscription Fees
The owner of the community receives a large percentage of your subscription fee as their income.
Billing
Billing occurs once a month on the date that you first subscribed. For example, if you joined on June 7th, billing will occur on the 7th of each month.
Subscription Cancellation
You can cancel anytime by going to your My Communities page and click the Joined button next to the community to the leave the community.
When you cancel:
- You will not be refunded for your last month or for a partial billing period.
- You will still have access to the community until the end of your billing cycle when your subscription will normally have automatically renewed (but it won’t renew since it was canceled)
- Content that you posted to the community will still be there and available to its members after you cancel and leave.
Resubscribing after Cancelling your Membership Subscription
If you cancel your subscription and decide to re-subscribe, you can do so without additional cost, interruption, or resetting your billing cycle as long as you resubscribe before your last billing cycle expires.
Regarding Bans
The organizer of the community has the ability and right to:
- Ban you from posting content or comments.
- Ban you from the community and refund your money.
- If you get kicked out of the community or banned by the owner, you will be refunded your last month’s payment. No other back refunds can be given.
If you'd like to report the improper conduct of a Community Organizer or or have questions or concerns regarding your Community Subscription, please get in touch.
Creating Communities
While logged in, click the +Create dropdown menu and select Create Community to get started.
On the community creation page, you can flesh out the details of your community - don't worry, you can always edit this information later.
Community Creation Tips
Community Name & Description
Create a name that encompasses your community as a whole.
Who will have access to this community?
If you'd like to share content privately with a specific group of people or friends, please select Invite-Only.
Select a Category
Select a category that best describes your community topic.
Select a Sub-Category (Optional)
To further narrow down your community topic, select a sub-category.
Additional Options (Tags)
Feel free to add tags to make your community more search-friendly (if your community is public).
Additional Options (Community Rules)
If your community is public, it is best to set some ground rules. Some friendly examples include "play nice", "No profanity allowed", and "Use your own images".
Allow members to post on message board
Make sure that this option is switched on if you'd like your community members to have the ability to post on your message board.
Allow members to save events and presentations to my community
Turn this option off if you'd like to allow content moderation strictly to community organizers only.
Add Cover Image
Liven up your page with a cover image that best represents your community. To avoid possible copyright claims, it's best to use an image that you have permission to upload.
Community Moderation How-To
Now that you've created a community, it's time to populate your page with content, events, organizers, and members. In this section, I will be using an example community I've created for this walkthrough.
First, at the top of the main page of your community, you will see the following sections: Feed, Discussion, and About.
Feed
The Feed will be home to all content shared to your community page including events and presentations.
Discussion
By clicking Discussion, you will be able to view, add, and reply to comments/posts made by your community members.
About
Your About page will show your current Members and Organizers as well as the number of Presentations and Events posted to your community. You have the ability to click each category (Organizers, Members, Presentations, Events) to view the currently available members and content.
Next, the Organizer button. Clicking the Organizer button will cause the following pop-up to appear.
Need to add organizers to your community? You can search for users on our website in the search bar.
The Pending section is where you will find pending organizer invites while Suggested will show suggested organizers based on the content on your community page.
Now onto the Community Management Submenu. By clicking the three vertical dots beside the Organizer button, the following submenu will appear:
Share
If you have a public community, you can share your community link via Link or on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Add Presentations/Events
You can add Presentations and Events you've created or Search for publicly available content on PechaKucha.com to add to your community. Simply click the + button to add content.
Create an Event for this Community
Want to Schedule an event for the future or Go Live Now? Read our article linked here for more information.
Create a Proposal for this Community (Polls)
Need to hear from your community regarding upcoming event, dates, themes or ideas? Create a Proposal(Poll) to get quick feedback.
Edit & Manage Community
Visit the Edit & Manage Community page if you need to change any of the details or access settings for your community.
That about wraps it up for our community management walkthrough. If you need any further assistance, please feel free to get in touch.
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