Experiment
When I first joined G+ , I saw that most of the people comment on a post, things unrelated with the subject of the post. So I restricted the comments, allowing only to my "circles people" to comment.
Since yesterday anyone can comment on my posts.
I'm trying this experiment for a week....after that I'll decide if I should get back to my old settings or not.
I am already fed up with "unrelated comments"!
Is very simple...if you have nothing to say related to the post, then don't comment nothing at all!
I value quality not quantity!
#comments #Google99problems
Good luck with your experiment, Corina Marinescu!
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Most people i know here treat it like a group of friends chatting, so off topic comments are almost obligatory.
ReplyDeleteI doubt I'll comment further.
Off topic comments unrelated with the original post are not my thing.
ReplyDeleteEX: my post is about mobius and someone is commenting about hunger in the world, post is about a bug and comment is about god's love etc.
I'm OK with 80/20, Bill.
ReplyDeleteSounds fair enough ;)
Unfortunately, it only takes a few without that sort of etiquette to derail the conversation on a post. Alternatively, you could monitor and police your comments and remove the off-topic ones... but that's a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteYou ever been to YouTube? Your experiment is doomed to fail. You expect everyone to understand what they should have learned by 6th grade. Be practical and forget your experiment. Trust me, a week is better spent masturbating.
ReplyDeleteEric Reich , I know.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I restricted the comments in the first place. I'm hopping for a balance at least.
That's handy Craig James , but I still want to see how things will evolve.
ReplyDeleteAnd is not about nature of the people is about how much patience I'll have to deal with this.
And that's exactly why I had my hair done this week. And gave money to a refugee.. Oh and Chiquita banana's are way better than ordinary banana's..
ReplyDeleteAs a Nigerian prince with lots of money it's hard to keep on topic..
Sry.. Good luck with your experiment. I agree with quality over quantity 😉
Hope it works out. I still have a deep faith in the internet's ability to connect reasonable people with relentless trolls.
ReplyDeleteExactly what I was thinking Tim Jansen ...velvet llamas drinking unicorn H2O.
ReplyDeleteI think it is worthwhile experiment! I've followed you for a while now and I feel that if the following you've cultivated with restricted comments is the group that's still here, you have a good chance of at least finding some more good folks for your whitelist.
ReplyDeleteIn my experience, Google+ interaction has diverged. The engagement that does happen has gotten deeper, but spammy posts have gotten spammier. A symptom of a matured social network, maybe?
Well Bill Carter , you're a diplomat and you'll always be.
ReplyDeleteActually, I was receiving a lot of messages on the comments restriction via hangouts so decided to try for a while "free commenting".
ReplyDeleteYou may be right James Glisson , perhaps I will find some interesting people.
I agree Corina Marinescu.
ReplyDeleteWill be interesting to see what happens. Hopefully not ending up flooded with comments and trolling
ReplyDeleteHow refreshing! I've just shared when I can't stand not to comment on your posts. I would recommend learning to use your moderator privileges and delete every post that you feel is out of place. It doesn't take long for people to notice and the trolls to find better pasturage.
ReplyDeleteYou'll never get away from the Thirsty Boys trying to get with you, though. That won't go away until you're properly aged and mellowed into rare wine.
No kidding Sam...but I see Google is taking care of spammers.
ReplyDeleteI'll filter around and block people if necessary.
Patience? You don't think there are those who devote time to push people's buttons. It's not about having patience. It's about not wasting time on foolish things. Everywhere you go on the internet you will find those who enjoy disrupting. Somebody here called it, friends chatting with each other informally. Wrong. Every time I did a post on YouTube on music, some idiot made a comment that was irrelevant and intended to get me worked up. I stopped commenting after realizing, what the f am I doing here thinking that what I have to say matters. It doesn't outside my circle of real friends. So, you are young and unable to grasp that, this younger generation has signed their lives over to the internet.
ReplyDeleteann kiszt , I know the flirting/sexual comments will never stop...on the posts or via messages, I ignore them all the time. I do not want to moderate comments all the time Ann, is time consuming.
ReplyDeleteAgreed on the "not wasting time on foolish things" Craig James .
ReplyDeleteThanks Rich Longwalk and hola...is been a while since our thoughts exchange.
ReplyDeleteI use Extended Circles instead of Public, so only those I circle or those in my circles circles can comment
ReplyDeleteCan you hear me now?
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I feel you Kenny Chaffin ;)
ReplyDeleteCorina Marinescu Thank you very much! :) There was several topics I wanted to comment on... I think the allowance of comments strongly depends on topic.
ReplyDeleteAll this logistics of posting is kind of boring to me Jan Remsa . I only comment on posts that interest me, I don't go around commenting about green horses in spider pockets on other people's posts.
ReplyDeleteWhen I post something I assume that only people that have something to say about it will comment. Is sort of time consuming to use different strategies in order to have decent interactions.
Antenna Wilde , is not about the "comments on the comments", obviously the conversation always changes direction while commenting. But yes expanding my list is indeed a good idea.
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ReplyDeleteThe mind is associative, different people associate differently; and some dissociatively...
ReplyDeleteGjermund Gusland Thorsen Yes and some spontaneously combust. :)
ReplyDeleteKenny Chaffin Different people do different things, that's what makes us individuals.
ReplyDeleteBe patient. Things will improve. :-)
ReplyDeleteEven the changes to the new interface seem to perhaps address some of the commenting....i.e. it's not nearly as easy to reply in a thread to a posted comment....at least as far as I can tell. The new interface requires copying/finding the poster and intentionally inserting the username into your reply rather than just hitting reply to that particular post in the thread. (of course I may be missing something, it's been known to happen. :) )
ReplyDeleteWhat is it exactly that you want people to do.....expression of our thoughts is about the only thing unquantifiable in existence, so people run their mouths
ReplyDeleteHow do you feel about walruses?
ReplyDeleteAm I a bad person for posting this? I just couldn't help it.
I love your posts Corina Marinescu. Like Manuel Kim I dont comment often because the
ReplyDeleteDiscussion is usually of a scientific nature beyond my scope of study. Basically I always learn from the discussions. Thus I find your logic about unrelated comments valid and sincere effort to keep the post positive.
Humans that waste time inserting trash in their heads are pitiful, if you guide a lost dog or spare an ant's life, you might achieve more than looking at mere images, You are beautiful Corina, from the bottom dorsal artery of your foot all the way to the tectum of your head, however there's planetary matters far beyond important, I desire a view of change, not a view of postings, but you are pretty and will eventually have many follow you... just measure the vein, don't get fooled by just looking....
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Some people here know that I like dark jokes and morbid topics, I'm also interested in a variety of other topics. I am not interested at all in ranks, numbers, adorations etc.
ReplyDeleteI am also not interested to lose time with moderation of comments, posts and other logistics. On that note, this is my page and I make the rules here!
Sometimes the most enlightening comments are those we don't elicit or anticipate.
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ReplyDeleteSure David Olsen
ReplyDeleteThis is more like Snowden hero trying to free us hi hi lmao..
ReplyDeleteThere have been a few times I've really wanted to comment on your posts and couldn't. I found that to be extremely frustrating but on the other hand I understood that's probably why you did it. To cut back on idiots and the haters. So I'll take this opportunity to say hi and I'm a fan of the research you do. Thanks for sharing such an eclectic variety of knowledge. I may not understand it all but I'm a knowledge seeker so I love your posts. Also, you're pretty.
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ReplyDeletethat's true Corina Marinescu. During the start of G+, people used to Comment just to show that they use G+ as well. But I guess things changed after that.
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ReplyDeleteReading the comments on your latest post. (face palm) Your experiment if definitely getting a result... and it's really sad. I don't think limiting the interaction here to those you've vetted would take away from the quality of the conversation.
ReplyDeleteAlfonso Ramirez There you go again with, "be patient". Look, it is the nature of the beast, humans plus the internet, to bring chaos or disrupt that which is doing fine without it. Humans are of all types, all personalities and, many are suffering from mental disorders that cause the responses and reactions we all see day to day. That's outside the internet. Inside it's the same way. If you spend anytime at all on other sites you know the same thing goes on. People commenting on who knows what or, intentionally trying to be a shit disturber. If you understand this, you just accept it and ignore those comments or, you end up venting in a new thread about how you, "wish this and wish that" and exhaust all this time and energy on people and things that aren't worthy of all this. Try participating in a discourse on, experienceproject.com. There are members in the military, in places where war is going on, in situations where they openly talk about hurting themselves or, some innocent person because they are having difficulty with this or that. It is a reflection of our times and our society. Forget about patience or hoping it will change. That's a false notion and serves no useful purpose. I tell people that, it's time to take a "timeout". Turn your device off, put it up on a shelf for 30 days and, get back in the groove of enjoying life. How did we all survive before the internet? We knew what the word socializing meant and we knew who are "friends" were because we spent time together making eye contact and sharing real life experiences. That's how we were before all this insanity. You need to take it in small doses and understand that just the way it is. Unlike some here, I am not going to pat on the back and say, there there honey, I hope your experiment works out. Instead, I am going to give you the benefit of my many years on this planet. GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON.
ReplyDeleteGjermund Gusland Thorsen And intelligent people communicate by not associating with different people who are not communicating. Did you get that professor? Hey, this is a simple place with simple people. Speak simply and maybe we will know wtf you are talking about.
ReplyDeleteOk...this experiment ends now.
ReplyDeleteHeard opinions of some, read some nonsense, blocked a bunch and added a few.
Thanks everyone!