How should post 'quality' be defined?

[Neolance123]

I replied this to a thread earlier and managed to give it its own thread. Thank me later.

After hours and hours of surfing over countless threads, there is simply no 'one' definition of quality and this does not also depend on the definition provided in a dictionary. Quality comes in all or a combination of the characteristics given below:

• Recentness

A hot or a more recent topic usually has more value compared to those that were already aged a year or more. As some say, "The news should always be 'new'". Though it is not the case when a topic is still considered to be reliable (see Validity and Reliability).

• Validity and Reliability

The validity of a topic is a very important characteristic because your topic would be useless otherwise. Also, with this being reliable, your post may age but would still retain its value. How would your post be valid and reliable? Cite sources, provide reason and justify your claim/idea. What if you are sharing an already whole idea by another? Add some personalization to it and cite it (see Personalization).

• Depth

One can retain or lose readers by the depth of your text. Readers avoid a too shallow idea be cause some see it worthless, unless you really have to (see Purpose). Too deep ideas are tedious to read, unless you're a nerd or something. Try creating one that is balanced so you'd catch the largest spectrum of readers. Hence the name, user-friendly.

• Purpose

What is the purpose of your post? To share or to farm? Believe me when I say that many people can feel the greater intent of a post just by the post itself. You'r post cannot be of good quality if you do not aim for it. It's not simply the earnings (though it is included), but the real reward that you'd receive here would be the helpful information and effort that you give for others.

• Personalization

Some people posts others' ideas and credit it. That's nice! However, where's the good in it? If you're going to share an existing idea, might as well contribute to it by saying some of your thoughts about it. People love listening to others' comments.

• Interest

The last and arguably not the least. This is a major reason that drives people crazy... Errm, motivated to do whatever it is they're doing. If you plan on taking the world by ideas, lure the world with what they want.
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PS. I do fully agree with those who do not see the rank difference to judge the quality of a thread, not because I am one (lol), but because it is correct and the rightful thing to do.

Source? My time and my mind.

[hilariousandco]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1684035.0

What counts as an unsubstantial or unconstructive post? There is obviously no set definition to what constitutes unconstructive posting as it is entirely subjective and is ultimately down to Staff opinion on what posts are constructive or not, but generally it is quite easy to spot a spammer posting only for payment. Spam can come in many forms, but a typical spammer's posts will often follow some sort of pattern which will be immediately obvious upon inspection and will usually consist of one or two sentences of rehashed opinion posted as fast as possible with the minimal amount of effort being put in. A quality/constructive poster will generally have no pattern to their posting history and will have posts ranging from one word to one sentence to several paragraphs and everything in between and this is what you should be aiming for. If you find yourself in a position where you are forcing yourself to reply to a thread due to your signature campaign then that's a pretty good indication that you're likely making unsubstantial posts.

Helpful suggestions:

• Firstly, just put some actual thought into your posts. Actually read the thread and the replies already posted. Often-times people will just read the title of the thread and post without fully understanding the topic or issue and make either irrelevant posts or say the same thing that has been said numerous times before.

• If somebody asks a specific question and it gets answered adequately within the first post or two nobody needs to read another ten replies saying the same thing just reworded slightly. If you cannot offer any additional info or clarify/correct something then you probably don't need to post it.

• If you struggle with English it's probably best to try stick to your Local boards. Your English does not need to be anywhere near perfect and you will not be penalised for this but if people generally can't understand what you're saying then it will likely be considered unsubstantial or spam.

• Short replies are not always bad and long ones are not always good. Sometimes all that is required is a simple one word yes or no response, but stretching out an answer just to appear constructive usually has the opposite effect.

[Daniel91]

I don’t think the answer is actually complicated and difficult.
Any post that is useful to other members of the forum, whether because of new information, analysis, constructive thinking ... in my opinion is a quality post.
Of course, we are all different and have different thoughts, interests, levels of knowledge and experience ... so for each of us the definition of "useful or quality" post is different.

[cryptoaddictchie]

PS. I do fully agree with those who do not see the rank difference to judge the quality of a thread, not because I am one (lol), but because it is correct and the rightful thing to do.

Source? My time and my mind.

Maybe some users depend also on rank but it should be define that merits comes from any user and regardless of their rank.

The response by hilariousandco gives a good hint on how to define it. But you are right we have different perspective on how to view quality post/thread.

In my opinion, merited post with substantial information always depend on the taste of user some dont like it but others do so its not always the same. Especially when the one writing it is highly fluent into writing.

[Jet Cash]

For me, apart from informative content, legibility and brevity are important. You meed to hook me in the first paragraph and pique my interest. Redundant images and formatting are great on websites, but often reduce post quality in a forum.

[samputin]

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In my opinion, merited post with substantial information always depend on the taste of user some dont like it but others do so its not always the same. Especially when the one writing it is highly fluent into writing.

This is also what I think about someone giving a post a merit or two — that every member has their own basis or own criteria of giving a merit. I can't really say what it is in particular on my part. But if I totally agree with it or it was able to make me believe on what he/she said, or if I was merely impressed, then +1 (or more) with that.

But, OP, that's a good list. Considering that your source is your time and your mind, that's great and shows effort. Just continue with that and good luck.

[Neolance123]

Thank you everyone for all your replies!

I've read all of it and found very interesting and fruitful thoughts and ideas all of which should also be accounted for on this list.

Let this thread be a guide for all newbies and ranked members alike and nonetheless be helpful.

[GDragon]

I don’t think the answer is actually complicated and difficult.
Any post that is useful to other members of the forum, whether because of new information, analysis, constructive thinking ... in my opinion is a quality post.
Of course, we are all different and have different thoughts, interests, levels of knowledge and experience ... so for each of us the definition of "useful or quality" post is different.

Yup, as long as it's useful, new, original and doesn't come from another article or thread, then it's a quality post. And I personally believe a quality post will come out naturally to those who are knowledgeable about a certain topic. There are a lot of users here who are just casually answering questions and threads here, their post is always quality cause they themselves have the knowledge and already gained a lot of experience in this industry. It's not complicated.

[Daniel91]

I don’t think the answer is actually complicated and difficult.
Any post that is useful to other members of the forum, whether because of new information, analysis, constructive thinking ... in my opinion is a quality post.
Of course, we are all different and have different thoughts, interests, levels of knowledge and experience ... so for each of us the definition of "useful or quality" post is different.

Yup, as long as it's useful, new, original and doesn't come from another article or thread, then it's a quality post. And I personally believe a quality post will come out naturally to those who are knowledgeable about a certain topic. There are a lot of users here who are just casually answering questions and threads here, their post is always quality cause they themselves have the knowledge and already gained a lot of experience in this industry. It's not complicated.

Exactly!
It’s best to write about things you know and understand and then the quality of the content will come naturally, effortlessly.
Unfortunately, the problem with this forum is that many members come solely because of the opportunity to make money in signature campaigns.
Because of the rules in signature campaigns they have to write a lot and they don’t have a lot of experience and knowledge and therefore their posts are of poor quality.
This is a permanent problem of this forum which is very difficult to solve because on the one hand it affects the popularity of the forum and on the other hand it reduces the quality of content by members.