theGlueproject.com Article - To Gate/Cull or not to Gate/Cull?

Gating is the act of closing off a community to only a certain group or amount of people.  Culling is the act of going into a community and weeding out those who may not belong do to a myriad of reasons.  And explaining why in a transparent way to everyone else.

Eight Points:

1. Use your Mission/Worldview/Creed/Ideology/Purpose/Values…whatever you call your founding idea and values.
2. Have Rules and use them consistently and fairly
3. Approve Membership
4. Use a ‘Cultural Sieve’
5. Have a Like-get-Like Strategy
6. Accountability. Self-Policing. Transparency
7. Charge a Fee.
8. Have Courage and Be Kind…and don’t let it get you down.