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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.
  • #91
TeethWhitener said:
Did the links get misaligned with the titles on the google sheet?
It's even worse: it is not a constant shift. Someone sorted along the "subjects" column without sorting all of it.
 
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  • #92
fresh_42 said:
It's even worse: it is not a constant shift. Someone sorted along the "subjects" column without sorting all of it.
Sorry, I think it was me. I restored the version from this morning (9:17 AM Pacific) where everything was aligned, so if you marked any threads as done after that time, you may need to mark it again.
 
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  • #93
Home stretch! Down to 151 and 1/4 of those are labeled Matlab which @kreil will review

Google sheets link
 
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  • #94
Astronuc said:
Any takers on this one? :oldbiggrin:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-is-the-coulomb-gauge.763088/

If you know who wrote it, please let us know so we can attribute a writer. Apparently, the post is an entry is from our old Library feature. I miss that feature.

And another Library entry: What is susceptibility?
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-is-susceptibility.763178/

Did some of this material get put into an Insight article?
I'm trying to figure how to relate these two to other threads/posts. The subjects definitely show up in other threads/posts, and as old Library entries or FAQs, they are essentially stand-alone posts.

Any ideas?
 
  • #95
You could review the related threads from the list below the post and comment on which thread is most relevant.
 
  • #96
Down to 141, maybe all the easy ones are taken care of? @kreil will look at the MATLAB threads hopefully this weekend. For the two FAQ library threads, maybe there is a concept or explanation that someone can expand on, or are they pretty well perfect? Thanks again all!

Google sheets link
 
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  • #97
Greg Bernhardt said:
For the two FAQ library threads, maybe there is a concept or explanation that someone can expand on, or are they pretty well perfect?
I simply added a comment with the recommendation link to an existing Insight article each.
 
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  • #98
fresh_42 said:
I simply added a comment with the recommendation link to an existing Insight article each.
That may actually spark some replies from the community too just with the bump
 
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  • #100
fresh_42 said:
I simply added a comment with the recommendation link to an existing Insight article each.
That's what I had in mind.
 
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  • #102
Astronuc said:
That's what I had in mind.
Yeah linking to a relevant Insight is a good idea and easy!
 
  • #103
@Greg Bernhardt
Just curious. How many unanswered threads are there now?
 
  • #106
I posted replies to two more threads. It's slim pickings, though ##~\dots##
 
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  • #107
kuruman said:
It's slim pickings, though
That's a good thing.
 
  • #108
And I checked two posts that had been answered by someone else :oldbiggrin:
 
  • #111
I did my first one today, hurray.

I would be happy to try to do some of the Matlab ones, but I haven't done it in a while and I don't have access to Matlab so can't play around to remember how it all fits together.
 
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  • #112
I did one too :-)
 
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  • #113
I looked at the links on your spreadsheet. I am willing to help.

Edit - I've done 2 so far :smile:
 
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  • #114
Hi @Greg Bernhardt

Something is awry with the links in your spreadsheet. I did some, earlier today. Now when I click one, it goes to a completely different question.

For example: row 51 Jet Fire Calculations. The link in the spreadsheet is: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/.440899 but this points to something completely different.

I was able to do a search and find this -
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/jet-fire-calculations.282233/
I was hoping maybe the rows got shifted or something, but I cannot find 282233 in your spreadsheet.

David Scott
 
  • #115
scottdave said:
Something is awry with the links in your spreadsheet. I did some, earlier today. Now when I click one, it goes to a completely different question.
Someone did what I did awhile back and sorted the table on column E. I restored a version from earlier today where the links still matched up with the subjects.
 
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  • #116
Greg Bernhardt said:
MathHelpBoards.com (MHB) has merged with PF!
.. and brought a load more unanswered threads with it. Quite a different style to the answers on MHB too (explicit answers to homework-style quesitons, some of which have ended up in non-homework topics).
 
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  • #117
pbuk said:
.. and brought a load more unanswered threads with it. Quite a different style to the answers on MHB too (explicit answers to homework-style quesitons, some of which have ended up in non-homework topics).
It's messy for sure, but we'll get it figured out
 
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  • #118
7 down, n - 7 to go but I'm done for a while. Looks like we've picked up some "characters" as well as posts, which is to be expected I suppose.
 
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  • #119
I did another one. It would help if you could do a global RegExp replace on ## \LaTeX ## tags on the imported posts - or perhaps you are already doing this, we just need to wait for it to work through them all.
 
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  • #120
pbuk said:
I did another one. It would help if you could do a global RegExp replace on ## \LaTeX ## tags on the imported posts - or perhaps you are already doing this, we just need to wait for it to work through them all.
Maybe you can help with this issue. I can't get single quotes and other tags types MHB was using to render. We are using this config for mathjax config. I have reached out to mathjax dev but nothing yet.

https://www.physicsforums.com/check-for-tex.js

Java:
(function () {
  var body = document.body.textContent;
  if (body.match(/(\$\$|##|\[tex\]|\[itex\]|\[math\]|\$|\()/)) {
    if (!window.MathJax) {
      window.MathJax = {
  loader: {
    load: ["ui/lazy"],
    source: {
      "ui/lazy": "https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/lazy.js"
    }
  },
  tex: {
    inlineMath: [
      ["[itex]", "[/itex]"],
      ["##", "##"],
      ['$','$'],
      ["\\(","\\)"],
      ["\(","\)"]
    ],
    displayMath: [
      ["[tex]", "[/tex]"],
      ["$$", "$$"],
      ["[math]","[/math]"],
      ["\\\[","\\\]"]
     
    ],
    processEscapes: true,
    macros: {
      href: "{}"
    },
    tags: "ams",
    autoload: {
      color: [],
      colorv2: ["color"]
    }
  },
  options: {
    skipHtmlTags: ["script", "noscript", "style", "textarea", "pre", "code"],
    ignoreHtmlClass: "tex2jax_ignore|dno",
    processHtmlClass: "tex2jax_process"
  }
};
    }
    var script = document.createElement("script");
    script.src = "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@3/es5/tex-chtml.js";
    script.async = true;
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