What is good quality content?
As I see it, a good quality thread has a clear, specific title, which contains keywords that describe the topic well. It's the kind of headline that someone might search for with Google Search. As such, the title may be a question.
The opening post should clearly define the topic and the scope of the thread.
A good quality post has original content not found elsewhere on the Internet. It is on-topic. It's engaging. It has correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. It makes you want to respond or alternatively, print it out and hang it on your wall. It might cite sources, it might quote from other sources, but a large part of the post is original content.
A bad quality thread has a vague title and a vague, open-ended scope. The opening post is vague, maybe very short, maybe just a link to another site. Imagine a thread titled simply THE THREAD!!! And then an opening post simply saying "Post yer stuff in ere".
Why and where it matters
Veggie Views is a forum/community for vegans and vegetarians. So it's especially important that we have good quality content in the areas relating directly to the kinds of core topics you'd expect in such a place.
In online communities it's natural that members' posting frequency wanes over time. People come and people go. Good quality content is one important way to attract new members. Search engines rank good quality content higher, which means sites that have such content will get more visitors. The more visitors, the higher likelihood that some of them will sign up as members, start posting and become permanent members of the community.
Speaking of community, we must of course also have some room for casual chatting and having fun. That's why we have areas such as The Lounge and its sub-forums. I don't care if the content here is good quality, but it helps if it's at least engaging to some users.
As I see it, a good quality thread has a clear, specific title, which contains keywords that describe the topic well. It's the kind of headline that someone might search for with Google Search. As such, the title may be a question.
The opening post should clearly define the topic and the scope of the thread.
A good quality post has original content not found elsewhere on the Internet. It is on-topic. It's engaging. It has correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. It makes you want to respond or alternatively, print it out and hang it on your wall. It might cite sources, it might quote from other sources, but a large part of the post is original content.
A bad quality thread has a vague title and a vague, open-ended scope. The opening post is vague, maybe very short, maybe just a link to another site. Imagine a thread titled simply THE THREAD!!! And then an opening post simply saying "Post yer stuff in ere".
Why and where it matters
Veggie Views is a forum/community for vegans and vegetarians. So it's especially important that we have good quality content in the areas relating directly to the kinds of core topics you'd expect in such a place.
In online communities it's natural that members' posting frequency wanes over time. People come and people go. Good quality content is one important way to attract new members. Search engines rank good quality content higher, which means sites that have such content will get more visitors. The more visitors, the higher likelihood that some of them will sign up as members, start posting and become permanent members of the community.
Speaking of community, we must of course also have some room for casual chatting and having fun. That's why we have areas such as The Lounge and its sub-forums. I don't care if the content here is good quality, but it helps if it's at least engaging to some users.
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