My New Personal Code of Conduct for This Section of The Forum
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Warriors, I've been a bit childish.
In the past (recently) I've been drawn into SEO 'battles' for want of a better word, with fellow Warriors who have different opinions on SEO than I do.
Typically, these debates get personal, and obviously neither me nor the other parties concede.
It's usually a waste of time for all parties concerned, and I can imagine it would confuse the heck out of a newbie looking for solid information. It really stops being about SEO, and more about who can be right, and it probably fuels analysis paralysis, which is perhaps the biggest killer in the whole IM game. This is really not something I want to be doing.
Well I won't be instigating or prolonging any more of these kinds of debates, and I apologize for doing so in the past.
I mean really, what's the point in fighting with each other? Is this really the best use of anyone's time?
Matt Cutts is sitting there with his well resourced Web Spam team laughing at us, when they should be scared of a group of highly motivated individuals collaborating to always stay one step ahead of them.
So here's my new personal code of conduct for this section of the forum, so that these SEO debates are more productive for everyone.
1) No matter how much I know or achieve, I am still and always will be a student of SEO. There are very few facts, only opinions supported by experiences because things can change literally overnight. Yesterday's truth could be tomorrow's mistake, i.e. anyone remember keyword stuffing?
2) As a student I can still be an expert, but limiting the information I take in or closing my mind to new possibilities is naive and ultimately conducive to a stagnation of skills, particularly in the rapidly moving SEO industry.
3) I want this to be an environment where people contribute and discuss, rather than bicker and argue and will be respectful of all opinions regardless of whether I share them or not.
4) Where I do disagree with an opinion, if I have compelling evidence to support my position I will share it respectfully and in a way that challenges the theory, not the individual sharing it.
5) Where I have no evidence to support my opposing opinion, I will refrain from commenting until I do.
6) There will always be people that want attention and try to make themselves appear smart by criticizing popular threads. Typically they argue for the sake of arguing and have very little to contribute. The best way to deal with these people is to politely ask them to support their opinions with proof.
I feel this approach will be beneficial in the long term.
Thanks for reading, and feel free to pull me up on anything if I slip up as I'm a stubborn *******!
Cheers,
Gavin
In the past (recently) I've been drawn into SEO 'battles' for want of a better word, with fellow Warriors who have different opinions on SEO than I do.
Typically, these debates get personal, and obviously neither me nor the other parties concede.
It's usually a waste of time for all parties concerned, and I can imagine it would confuse the heck out of a newbie looking for solid information. It really stops being about SEO, and more about who can be right, and it probably fuels analysis paralysis, which is perhaps the biggest killer in the whole IM game. This is really not something I want to be doing.
Well I won't be instigating or prolonging any more of these kinds of debates, and I apologize for doing so in the past.
I mean really, what's the point in fighting with each other? Is this really the best use of anyone's time?
Matt Cutts is sitting there with his well resourced Web Spam team laughing at us, when they should be scared of a group of highly motivated individuals collaborating to always stay one step ahead of them.
So here's my new personal code of conduct for this section of the forum, so that these SEO debates are more productive for everyone.
1) No matter how much I know or achieve, I am still and always will be a student of SEO. There are very few facts, only opinions supported by experiences because things can change literally overnight. Yesterday's truth could be tomorrow's mistake, i.e. anyone remember keyword stuffing?
2) As a student I can still be an expert, but limiting the information I take in or closing my mind to new possibilities is naive and ultimately conducive to a stagnation of skills, particularly in the rapidly moving SEO industry.
3) I want this to be an environment where people contribute and discuss, rather than bicker and argue and will be respectful of all opinions regardless of whether I share them or not.
4) Where I do disagree with an opinion, if I have compelling evidence to support my position I will share it respectfully and in a way that challenges the theory, not the individual sharing it.
5) Where I have no evidence to support my opposing opinion, I will refrain from commenting until I do.
6) There will always be people that want attention and try to make themselves appear smart by criticizing popular threads. Typically they argue for the sake of arguing and have very little to contribute. The best way to deal with these people is to politely ask them to support their opinions with proof.
I feel this approach will be beneficial in the long term.
Thanks for reading, and feel free to pull me up on anything if I slip up as I'm a stubborn *******!
Cheers,
Gavin
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