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A new rule has been implemented to prevent Google from indexing threads with zero replies, aiming to enhance the quality of content shown in search results. A list of 500 such threads, primarily homework help requests, has been compiled, and community members are encouraged to respond to these threads to make them indexable again. Concerns were raised about the age of many threads, with suggestions to delete those older than a year without responses to focus on more relevant content. The discussion also touched on the potential for using tags to improve thread categorization and indexing. Overall, the initiative seeks to boost engagement and attract new members by revitalizing older threads with helpful replies.
  • #61
Astronuc said:
One of the oldest unanswered posts/threads on PF.
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/.8053
Oct 30, 2003

Edit/update - kuruman responded to it, so I checked it.
Greg is handling this from the completely wrong end of it. 2003? I mean 2003? This should be worth a lot more ...

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  • #62
fresh_42 said:
Greg is handling this from the completely wrong end of it. 2003? I mean 2003? This should be worth a lot more ...

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Don't like it. I want my wine fresh!* And quit it with your fish. You never bothered to cook it. Whether you call it Shushi or not.

*Trademarked?
 
  • #63
WWGD said:
Don't like it. I want my wine fresh!*

*Trademarked?
Yes. It's called Beaujolais primeur, or here, without french marketing tricks: Federweißer.
 
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  • #64
WWGD said:
Whether you call it Shushi or not.
Shushi? That's a new one...
 
  • #66
Greg Bernhardt said:
Down to 373!
WHAT? ##373!\approx 8.7215543626222997721190458639175412663839048968050669901074... × 10^{798}##
 
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  • #67
fresh_42 said:
Yes. It's called Beaujolais primeur
In the Pays de Gex we called it Beaujolais Nouveau.

Or Chateau de Plonk.

Comment dit-on 'swill' en français?

It's just nasty.
 
  • #68
Vanadium 50 said:
In the Pays de Gex we called it Beaujolais Nouveau.

Or Chateau de Plonk.

Comment dit-on 'swill' en français?

It's just nasty.
La bibine ou pipi de chat. I assume cat pee is universal.
 
  • #69
Mark44 said:
Shushi? That's a new one...
They brought me some fish, and it was raw!
 
  • #71
fresh_42 said:
I assume cat pee is universal.
Please! Have some class!

It's 'cat whiz'.
 
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  • #72
I noticed many advisors and homework helpers reply to those threads like they expecting some kind of reply from the OP, but I think 99% probability is that the OP won't reply.

So I think when we reply to those threads we should give strong hints towards their solution if not revealing part or whole of the solution.
 
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  • #73
WWGD said:
They brought me some fish, and it was raw!
Oh shush, you.
Then I shush myself.
Oh shush, I.
 
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How about adding another column to the spreadsheet for us to check for broken links, incomplete information, etc. so we can flag questions for the moderators to review/delete?

Alternatively we could just reply by asking for more information. It's kind of frustrating to open a question, decide that it can't really be answered, and then leave it there for someone else to do the same thing.
 
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DaveE said:
How about adding another column to the spreadsheet for us to check for broken links, incomplete information, etc. so we can flag questions for the moderators to review/delete?

Alternatively we could just reply by asking for more information. It's kind of frustrating to open a question, decide that it can't really be answered, and then leave it there for someone else to do the same thing.
How about simply clicking on "report" and saying why it should be deleted?
 
  • #81
fresh_42 said:
How about simply clicking on "report" and saying why it should be deleted?
Yeah, I've done that on a couple of them.
 
  • #82
fresh_42 said:
How about simply clicking on "report" and saying why it should be deleted?
Oops, I didn't see that. You just can't get good help these days, LOL.

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  • #83
phinds said:
Yeah, I've done that on a couple of them.
And I deleted them. (Except one, IIRC. I merged one with an existing longer discussion.)
 
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  • #84
The actual number of remaining threads is smaller, there are many answers where threads haven't been checked in the document.

Should we move questions that need specialized knowledge to a second sheet and sort by topic? Otherwise multiple people might open the same thread only to realize they can't help there. That's not an issue for e.g. simple mechanics questions, but if you need to be familiar with a specific software or something like that it would save some time.
 
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  • #85
mfb said:
The actual number of remaining threads is smaller, there are many answers where threads haven't been checked in the document.
I checked them whenever I saw one.
mfb said:
Should we move questions that need specialized knowledge to a second sheet and sort by topic? Otherwise multiple people might open the same thread only to realize they can't help there. That's not an issue for e.g. simple mechanics questions, but if you need to be familiar with a specific software or something like that it would save some time.
Good idea. Matlab alone has had 34 entries.
 
  • #86
Down to near 200!

mfb said:
Should we move questions that need specialized knowledge to a second sheet and sort by topic?

I added another column where we can include the topic if the reviewer is not feeling confident answering and thinks someone with a certain skill is required.

google sheets link
 
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  • #87
Greg Bernhardt said:
Down to near 200!
I added another column where we can include the topic if the reviewer is not feeling confident answering and thinks someone with a certain skill is required.

google sheets link
I added all 31 MATLAB subjects. I have no knowledge in the field but I saw that @jedishrfu answered one with a specific video. Maybe he knows a video course, or youtube channel that answers all, or at least many of them.
 
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  • #88
fresh_42 said:
I added all 31 MATLAB subjects. I have no knowledge in the field but I saw that @jedishrfu answered one with a specific video. Maybe he knows a video course, or youtube channel that answers all, or at least many of them.
I can reach out to @kreil who is a MATLAB expert
 
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You can point a lot of them to the mathworks website. I routinely find answers there.

There is also the rosettacode.org website with some more general tasks solved in a variety of languages including matlab.
 
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Did the links get misaligned with the titles on the google sheet?
 

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