As we continue to work our hardest to make Similar Worlds as compatible and user-friendly for everyone, for those who do not wish to Categorize or Type-Label their posts before publishing, [b]we have now added a feature which allows you to SKIP Labelling & Categorization (Step 1 & 2) during the post creation process.[/b]
1) Create New Post - https://similarworlds.com/post
2) IF you do not want to correctly organize where your post should be, you are free to use the [c=800000][big][Skip Categorization][/big][/c] [b]button[/b], to [b]"1-Click Skip" Steps 1 & 2[/b].
3) You simply carry on with the creation of your post, as usual: [b]Title + Content[/b] [i](+ Audience)[/i] ... [b][Post][/b]
Your post will be Categorized as: [b]"Uncategorized" [Random][/b]
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Do note however, that it is not only beneficial for the community as a whole, that posts be correctly labeled (so that users can find they are interested in, from the Groups/Categories they are subscribed to).
It will also benefit you, the poster, to have categorized posts, since once our improved post feed relevance goes into effect, users will see more of the posts they are actually interested in, and subscribed to, and less posts from unsubscribed groups and unfamiliar users.
Kind regards, -The SW Team
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Let me get this right... You spent several years working on a Topic Tree, covering almost any topic one can possibly think of, just for 90% of the community to post in [b]Uncategorized[/b]?
@Andrew I honestly think at this point, considering the type of forum SW has become, the action that makes most sense is simply to remove both groups and categories. We already have Post Types, and they are often good indicators. We have titles too. We don't really need more than that. The way most people use SW, is to write quick posts about miscellaneous topics. I know you want to try to seperate things like creative writing from politics, but how many people really look in the categories? Most people just scroll the main page, and ignore the stuff they aren't into. It should just be one forum, because there is very little to divide.
@Sheer The more I think about this update, the more this feels like an advertising-motivated move. Now that they moderate the topics they can feed more targeted data to advertisers who in turn can feed more targeted ads to us.
