by gautami tripathy
Member since:
May 2, 2006

Why do we have to post on every group?

July 11, 2006 08:01 AM EDT
views: 68 | rating: 10/10 (4 votes) | comments: 22
This is absurd! I see that most of us post our articles to all the gather groups we subscribe to. I include myself too. Why? What makes us do it?

 Do we crave for attention so much that we have to post it everywhere?

Why can't we look up the group agenda before we press the publish button? Wading through all the articles to read the relevant one becomes the proverbial search for the lost needle in the haystack.

I find poetry where it ought not be. I find photographs in non-photographic groups. For a group leader it becomes very difficult to read and moderate so many irrelevant articles pertaining to a particular group.

I think we should behave responsibly.

Let all of us give it a thought before publishing....
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Comments: 22

Nancy S. Jul 11, 2006, 8:52am EDT
Guatami:
You took the words right out of my mouth! I have been thinking of writing this same article for weeks. I only publish to the groups to which the article pertains, and I wish others would also. When I click on "great finds has published an article", and see a poem about a lost love, I am a little annoyed. Not that I don't love the poem; it just does not belong in this group. It's like false advertising.
I think we should all pledge to be a little more discriminating in our choices of which groups we post to. I know we want as many people as possible to see our work, but as long as the "everyone" button at the top is checked, it is wide open.
Please take this to heart, folks!
John Doyle Jul 11, 2006, 9:05am EDT
I don't do it. I try to only to posts to groups that might have an interest in what I am saying. As to needing attention. I could care less. If people like my stuff, OK of they don't that's OK too. As to critiqueing. I don't do it because I think it is rude. I also think pointing out spelling errors etc is rude. I don't do that either. Perhaps if gather had a decent spell checker there would be fewer spelling errors.
0000-twobraincells-0000 Jul 11, 2006, 9:13am EDT
Guatami, I publish to groups(even yours), try to keep the posting relevant to that group and hope to get a few comments and more importantly some feedback/criticism-pro and con. I write mostly poetry(?) and the occasional bizarre article. It was my understanding that the groups were to help further the 'writers' writing through thoughtful assessment and critique of the work. OH! and I even got a few Gather points along the way.
Stephen Schneider Jul 11, 2006, 9:16am EDT
Good article Guatami. I've always tried to post only to appropriate groups.
Rick Bettencourt Jul 12, 2006, 7:12am EDT
Good point. I try not to do this but then again sometimes it's easier.
gautami tripathy Jul 12, 2006, 11:16am EDT
Thats my point exactly...

we want attention, infact we seek it. We have to be in constant limelight.

Maybe we should carefully think over before we press the publish buttion!
gautami tripathy Jul 12, 2006, 11:18am EDT
BTW,

My name is spelled G-A-U-T-A-M-I..........

Sometime back I did write an article about that!
Cheryl W. Jul 12, 2006, 11:28am EDT
I always try and post to only group that pertain to my article. I have a feeling that what happens sometimes is that some of us have so many groups we belong to we forget the actual rules of some of them. And by the time we get to the publishing area where we click on a group, its easier to take a chance than to stop and go look up exactly what is pertinant. There are so many groups that are very similar in nature, that it can get confusing. At least this has been my experience.
libramoon C. Jul 12, 2006, 5:30pm EDT
I was going to make some similar comment, because yes, it is annoying to find groups apparently given to one topic full of off-topic articles. It kind of makes the point of the groups confusing. Then, the intended group topics are often confusing, knowing what is appropriate to send. I tend to scattershot most of my postings in the hope of getting response, if not here then there, and because I notice that postings quickly get overridden in many groups and on the "recent" list -- so it's kind of an evolutionary survival strategy to send out the pollen over many fields. So, yeah, true to my Libra Moon, I'm relating to both sides.
Sara :-) Jul 12, 2006, 5:37pm EDT
I feel it's everyone's responsibility, to know the groups they belong to. It's everyone's responisbility to know the rules of the groups, they belong to. If they belong to to many to know, then they need to cut back on groups or avoid posting to the groups. This is "our" website. All of us, need to follow the same rules to keep this place running, the way it should. The rules and guidlines are for everyone, not just those who choose to follow them.
gautami tripathy Jul 13, 2006, 12:46pm EDT
Thanks Cheryl, Libramoon and Sara.

You are only reinforcing what I wrote.

Thats means we all agree but some strange compulsion makes us post to groups not related to the topic.

We must take better care!
Sandy (Site Psychic™) Knauer Jul 13, 2006, 6:18pm EDT
I can and I don't. It's a matter of behaving like an intelligent, mature person, in my opinion.
joel samuel Jul 13, 2006, 6:34pm EDT
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Jeff L. Jul 13, 2006, 6:50pm EDT
not as confusing as the 200 groups that invite me to join :) then spam my mailbox with read my article.
Stephalicious B. Jul 22, 2006, 3:08pm EDT
I set my Alternative Medicine and Natural Health (altmed.gather.com) group to moderation, and posted up some submission guidelines there. Then somebody comes by and gives a 5 rating to the guidelines!

I don't get why someone would be upset that you want your group to be on topic and actually useful. If you don't like it, start your own group where you can post as much pointless, off-topic crap as you want.
gautami tripathy Jul 24, 2006, 4:41pm EDT
sorry for the late reply. one can't do much with one hand...

even though most of the group owners keep writing about not posting to each and every group, no one heeds. why can't we be more responsible?
Pamela H. Jul 26, 2006, 3:27pm EDT
I couldn't agree more, Gautami. It's one of those things that's really starting to become a pet peeve. I've very cautious of what articles/photos I post to which groups - it seems only fair. Otherwise we may as well just have a free for all.
It's the same for me and emails...it drives me to drink when people just email me because I'm in their address book. It's like they haven't really thought of me at all.

Grr.........'kay, rant over. Back to nice, mild mannered Pamela.
Jessica W. Aug 25, 2006, 6:45pm EDT
I agree. Even though I am a frequent poster on Gather. I know when and when NOT to post & I only go to the topics that I feel that I have the most knowledge on or the ones where I can at least give SOME feedback.
Selene N. Aug 28, 2006, 3:12pm EDT
I don't do that. I only post my articles in the appropriate groups. Of course, sometimes my judgment may not be right and I may have posted in a group that other people don't think my article belongs. But that would be a mis-judgment and not because I post my article blindly.
Hi,
I try to only post things to the appropriate groups that would either give construtive critism or the article (or joke as may be the case), would "fit" in with the group, and I do occasionally make a mistake, I'm fairly new and don't know all the ins and outs but I appreciate the feedback and I like it when people post to my groups as it gives me something new to read and also another group to look at and enjoy.

Marilyn

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