Why do people on SW post questions in random categories that have nothing to do with the post?

All i want to see are the newest posts in chronological order, newest first, and I never look past the first page. I have never looked for anything in a category or even noticed the categories. On the few occasions I have posted something I always choose the most unlikely category since I am forced to choose one. Who cares? It's not like there are thousands of people here posting about thousands of subjects.

It's because we barely have any legit groups left. People are embracing it by being silly about it vs complaining about it. Before the changes,one of my favorite groups was " I'm A Mermaid". Many have been deleted but I put" my feely" posts there. Besides, does it really matter?!?🤔

No one actually likes the group system we just want to 💩post

1 it's hard to find a category that fits
2 the category it fits in, isn't well followed so low target audience. Posting in a popular category increases odds of being seen.
3 sw makes it too stupid and time consuming to simply make a post vs. how it used to be.

To me, it honestly doesnt matter, i look at the title of the post most of the time anyways. If i post i find something that kinda fits where it may belong. Anyways, in the long run, its the post that matters. 😁

Too much to choose from which adds to frustration and confusion.

I was only on EP in its later days when things were not particularly working, but I gather that groups there were supposed to be actually communities of people sharing similar experiences. That has totally broken down on here -- as far as I can tell, by deliberate choices of the admins. At this point it is not at all clear what the groups or topics are supposed to be for. -- I disagree with those saying it does not matter. It would be great to be able to check in on a group concerned with experiences I share or things I care about, and know that is what I would find there. -- That does in fact work on Facebook -- but then Facebook actually has millions of users, whereas I agree with the estimate that there are maybe a couple of hundred people active on here.

For me, it’s because trying to match my post with an appropriate group is too time consuming, and often, I can’t find a good fit. It was better when I had my own groups that I transported from EP, before they changed it, and made it harder.

Creativity

I post in whatever They give me .. if I’m talking about jerking off in a McDonald’s bathroom and they suggest a religion section .. so be it !

MAIN REASON:

The posting methodology is so tediously complex--and adds VERY little value--that MOST people

• give up, OR
• simply click on whatever, OR
• reuse whichever group they last used

MOOD? Come, ON...I am usually posting facts, or being funny. Add flags which are OPTIONAL, not crazy mood settings which make it seem that you are stuck in the 1970s (mood rings).

I have abandoned many post attempts precisely because of this.

(I note that this does not explain people posting completely off-topic idiocy in serious groups. Perhaps "people are stupid" explains that more than adequately.)

People like being dumb for some reason

because i feel like it.

Lazy mostly.

I'm sure you have noticed the complaints.

It's also why there are so few long posts.

Too lazy to read or compose anything longer than four lines. 😔

I probably do that a lot and I’m not sure why.

it might be "the stupid Problem "
see my post, "in the shoes of another" for a guide

I only ever post in one of the three groups I had created 😂

At least you read it

It may be a stupidity problem

I created the group I post in while on EP, many many years ago. So all my posts go there

It is a direct result of Similar Worlds having a tendency to suggest categories, and then move posts they feel are miscategorized.