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by Mz
5657 days ago
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But what running DupDetector has shown me is that the problem is endemic. There is no way that I can see to reduce the rate of re-submissions. People have got very annoyed when the problem has been pointed out. Indeed, many people don't see it as a problem. The very fact that people see an enormous number of posts by DupDetector tells us two things: There are a lot of duplications, and people don't want to know. It looks to me like this is an issue rooted in friction between those folks who spend a great deal of time here and those folks who spend less time here. Those folks who are here a great deal see all the duplicate submissions and find them annoying -- "BTDT, got the t-shirt, can we puhleez move on??". Those folks who spend less time here see it as a new submission or submit it without having any idea it was previously submitted. It sounds to me a little like the running battle you see on some email lists between folks who get digest (and have hissy fits about people not trimming replies) and folks who get individual emails (and feel that trimming replies is too time consuming and loses too much context, thus hurts communication). I'm sorry you are frustrated by this. And I'm sorry if this issue contributes to "evaporative cooling" of this site (ie by you and others leaving -- my general impression is that you are a significant contributor and that the folks most annoyed by duplicates are usually also important, valued members). But I don't think that vilifying individuals who have posted something in good faith is a constructive solution to a systemic problem. Please do let us know if you come up with something that might effectively address this issue. Peace. Thanks for all you have contributed. I imagine many people here will miss you if you leave. |
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Yeah I think that's a lot to do with it. I've noticed time and time again with online communities that the longer you use it, the more likely you are to start complaining that it's not as good as it used to be. It happens everywhere, and the problem is almost invariably you not it.