Absolutely! totally neccessary - Chris Geier

I believe in this 100% Chris. glad you're with me. - Angela

Absolutely!! I love being a part of the community, and it helps me personally to know what's going on and participate. - Jamie Pappas

of course! - Lauren Vargas

Totally agree with this. You've actually got to become a PART of the community, not just oversee things. - Sonny Gill

If you are the Mayor of your Community (thx @derekshowerman for reference) that also means you are a citizen of the Community first - if you act that way you actually have much more credibility as Mayor (CM) - I love thinking about being a citizen first and CM second - Mark Sylvester

Mayor is an excellent analogy. Unfortunately we sometimes double as the warden. Okay, that was sour grapes. I know.... - Angela

the Mayor metaphor extends nicely Angela - think about taggers spraypainting the walls - this is not a lot different than managing disruptive posters, is it? When you approach the job as a Mayor, you tend to be more 'political', which can be a good thing actually. imo - Mark Sylvester

You are right Mark. Very right. I am going to give that more thought. I think it may give me a different perspective. I am the Mayor! - Angela

Yep, definitely. Though, I do find myself trying to stay far away from controversial topics, which can be tough in a very political community. - Steph

It's important to be part of the community and to have horizontal relationships. I guess members like to their CM to be "one of them", not just an add-on, a plug-in or a "corporate agent" - Lilian Mahoukou