Google Posts in Wrong Forums?

Is this a problem for other members?

[Nick_W]

Hi all,

Speaking as a member that 1/2 way supports the pre-mod in Forum 3 but is not convinced, I have a concern that I'd like to share and solicit feedback on.

Is it just me being cranky (almost a given ;)) or are the volume of Google related posts being posted in other Forums becoming a pain for other WebmasterWorld members?

I've noticed that it is not brand new members getting around the pre-mod either, and quite frankly, I find it hard to blame those that are posting in other forums. It seems like it may well be a natural by-product of a pre-mod on such a high volume forum.

So, a couple of questions:

• Is it a problem?
  
• What might be done?

I think this may be part of a much larger issue: Growth, and how much we as a community can withstand without losing quality and without losing valuable information in the Google Crush.

Personally I prefer the relative quiet of the webmastering forums but even they are beggining to groan under the strain and (at least untill one of our fearless mods moves them) get clogged down with 'chatter'.

Just my thoughts and concerns, I hope they are taken in the spirit they are intended.

Nick

[DaveN]

I feel your pain Nick I must admit that if I see a Google post dropped into another forum I always sticky an Admin.

The solution I think is either the members here respect the premod in the google forum and just wait or premod all the forums, Unfortunately I haven't posted any new posts to the google forum and don't really know what the leadtime or response is, if a post is not accepted.

so to build a better picture

1) How long does it take to get a new post into Google News?
2) What response did you get if not accepted into Google News?

Dave

Sidenote I'm for the premod as long as we don't get
a) Posts about google in other Forums it just bad manners imo
b) golden info censored ;)

[rogerd]

On the plus side of premod, I think before it was in place there was a tendency for some new posters to stick posts about other stuff in the Google forum, believing that they might get answered more quickly. I manage one busy forum, and the busiest major topic always picks up irrelevant posts either because of laziness or impatience.

I think the net of the premod effort has been a gain in quality, and undoubtedly some other forums have benefitted from additional quality posts. Link Development comes to mind - before, a lot of linking questions ended up in Google. I'm sure there are other examples.

If individual posters are abusing other fora with purely Google posts, then we can only hope the mods will caution and, if necessary, ban them.

[Brad]

Yes, I'm seeing it too. People are taking the path of least resistance.

However the premod seems to be working, the Active List isn't spinning by like the windows on a slot machine anymore.

Hopefully the mods will delete Google posts put in the wrong forums.

[jeremy goodrich]

I would agree that people are posting in the wrong forums - though I've read a few that people even included in their post that they were purposefully circumventing forum3 to see if they could get a quicker response :)

Previously, people would just do it out of 'ignorance' I imagine, now some people are doing it to see if the system will work better for them by 'going against the grain'.

Hopefully, over time & participation, people in general will see that the best way to get the fullest benefit out of the community is learning, interaction, and lots & lots of reading. :) Most, if not all, questions have been dealt with a time or two before - and it's the principals to learn, not just the specifics, because general theory stands the test of time -> specifics always change.

[kctipton]

I'm seeing some of this in the Directories forum. I guess you could work Google into any webmastering thread if you tried hard enough.