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Board Beginners & Help
Re: What constitutes spam and how best to avoid it
by
Theb
on 19/08/2019, 18:20:06 UTC
Sometimes newbies also wonder why their lengthy posts that is on-topic is also deleted by the mods, well they don't put it into consideration that even posting repeated answers makes their post irrelevant to the topic and cannot be considered as helpful for the thread which makes them a target for members reporting it to the mods. Not only reading the OP isn't enough anymore you must also consider what others have been contributing to the thread and must know what you will add new to it next.
In some boards, people simply visit, and write anything they think of, in their perspective, and don't care about what already discussed in above/ previous posts. Somehow their posts are off-topic, and off-context.
Admin mentioned about role of length of post in good posts. It is just one of minor factors and itself is not enough to build up a good post.
oreover, the length of your post and the quality of your English are only minor factors. In trying to write a quality post worthy of merit, you should offer new ideas, personal experiences, or perspectives that other forum users will actually find new and interesting.

That's why simply reading the title or even just the OP won't cut it anymore. You cannot really be relevant if you haven't seen the previous posts before yours, especially if you are just only entering the topic when the thread is already on its 6th or 7th page expect that what you will post without reading any previous has already been answered. I don't even know why newbies try so hard creating their own post that way, because I really find it much easier to compose my reply after I have read what other have been saying. It makes me feel part of the conversation more compared to randomly posting an answer which you don't know if someone has answered it already.