Cross-Posting to Multiple Threads

I personally do not cross post because to me it creates an unnecessary repetitiveness. I only notice cross posting during a tasting with NBW though so it doesn’t happen often enough to bother me. To each their own, I don’t cross post but if people do want to I think they should be able to.

 

For me, it's pretty similar to @FBarber.

From a poster's perspective:
I often post in multiple threads when I have something that fits into them, but I'll tailor to the specific thread; a review in NBW and a photo + music video in WBAYDN and a comment about the brewery or previous experiences or whatever else is going on in the northwest thread. If it's a new-to-me NW beer on the weekend that I'm pairing on a weekend, it could end up in four threads, but that's pretty rare.

Sometimes I'm in a rush and the same exact thing might get posted in more than one thread, but I always try to follow the rules of any thread I post in.

I rarely if ever link to the post in other threads, though, so I'm not encouraging others' increased engagement, which is something I'll consider when it makes sense (like linking people into NBW or the beer+whisk[e]y pairing thread).

From a reader's perspective:
Personally, I don't care if people cross-post, as long as they follow the rules where they're posting. It's easy to scroll past a duplicate.

 

It feels like they are beneficial for things like wbaydn and cellar reviews. Or new beer Sunday. Wbaydn is a less formal thread, a full review would be out of place.

 

People who participate in WBAYDN should not participate in NBS. And people who participate in NBS should DEFINITELY not participate in tasting threads. If you’re new to the site and can’t decide which thread you want to post in, I guess it’s okay to dip your toes into each one, but please be considerate and at least alternate years.

 

I think you're joking, but I don't know you at all...

 

Per @Todd , cross-posting isn't allowed; https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/posting-a-thread-in-two-regions.68672/#post-956250

Granted, that's an old post, but I've had cross-posts deleted in the past year and was told not to do it.

 

I have no problem with cross-posting. I typically cross-post my NBW beers on WBAYDN. When I do so I usually mention on the WBAYDN thread that I've reviewed the beer on NBW. I hope that doing so might inspire someone unfamiliar with NBW to visit that thread.

 

Seems like same term used to describe different concepts.

The thread you linked seems to be putting the same thread in different forums.

As I understood it, this thread was about putting similar posts in different threads.

 

I've had cross-posts in WBAYDN and NBS deleted, and I was told by an anonymous mod it's not allowed. Mods not on the same page?

 

Eh, there's some wiggle room there, I think. WBAYDN is (I say this lovingly) the 2nd shallowist thread we have, but, it's hella fun. If I post my review on NBS, I won't post it on WBAYDN, but I'll reuse the pic. And, I'll even post the beer to NWWBAYDN, when appropriate. Shrug. Lots of wiggle room on this topic.

 

I was indeed joking. The “should we restart NBS” thread was the first time I’d heard of someone having a problem with cross-posting after years on the site. It never ceases to amaze what people can get angry about. For me, it’s global warming and this splinter in my finger tip that I can’t dig out. To each their own, though.

 

I used to cross-post between NBS and WNAYDN. Then I stopped because it seemed like, at the time, Karma was pretty heavily linked to number of "likes." Cross-posting felt like just pandering for "likes" to get Karma. Then Karma changed and seemed to be less tied to "likes." Now I do it when seems appropriate or when I feel like it. I cross-post between NBS(W) and WBAYDN whenever the mood moves me.

 

I really don't care. I find the WBAYDN thread to be overwhelming, and I don't like NBW since I can't link music like the old days. It seems like every post I put in there gets edited by someone else. At this point, I just browse the tasting threads when they happen.

For those reasons, cross-posting makes no difference to me.

 

crud...I wish I had seen your characterization of your post as a joke before I burned time on a reply describing why it was indefensible.

 

Uh, Leatherman makes pocket tools that have fine tip knives, and come with tweezers. The fact that you still have a splinter is due to the fact that either you don't have the correct tool, or the willingness to use it.