#protip: Stay In Touch With Your Community's Long-Time Members

As a result you might forget about the people who were there with you at the start and have stuck with you.

These most senior members of your community are the ones who are teaching the ropes to the new members, are engaging most often with topics, and are likely seeing themselves holding some level of seniority or authority.

You can’t forget about those members.

While your newest members are indicators of your community’s growing popularity, your oldest members are an example that your community is serving its purpose of being useful and engaging.