Localism - A Neighboripedia - it's a small world after all

Lane I have had some posts show up odd or the links don't work so I try to check outside blogs and Localism just after I post. 

Gary Why does anyone have to know Localism so long as Google and the other search engines do?  Wouldn't readers arrives via search engine same as much of the consumer traffic on ActiveRain... same as most blog traffic. 

One example

ActiveRain*  / Point2 / Homes.com /  Localism*/ another RE agent  /Real Estate Yahoo / DiscoverColumbusOH.com*

*me, me, me

I found Lenn's post finally and the point there was that the travel bloggers were filling up the dashboard and depriving RE members our time on the dashboard.... which really does not matter to me especially on Localism posts where I do NOT want comments from other members saying "Great post thanks for sharing."   The account Lenn was writing about were new members so they are not going to see the light of Google because they are not rainmakers. It would still get to me if I lived in an area and it was polluted with spam.

Jeremy deleted the members Lenn was concerned with that day.

Cindy Jones said in the comments that she's  reported the Indian Packers and Movers and Movers and Parckers but those memberships are still on ActiveRain.  I've reported them as well, more than once.   

 Michelle  I think the outsiders is probably less a problem in more populated areas.  The website designers, SEO sellers, virtual assistants is probably true in your area.  Consumers come to this neighboripedia to learn about their community or a community they are relocating to.  They don't need to fix their SEO.

Russ Personally I think the members doing it to other members "Your blogging SUCKS"  posts on ActiveRain is a bigger problem than the isolated post about "Mpumalanga."   A peer to peer post does not belong on Localism.  Some people believe it is just one more way to get eyes looking at your post...  they treat Localism as another group.  They are spamming Localism and to me they are the ugliest content that does not belong there. 

I just wanted to say "Mpumalanga" more than once and use it to get people to look at Localism close to home and question what belongs.  

Chris  It is a horrible waste of time.

Christina  I believe consumers will come to Localism via search engines.  They are counting on the same for people traveling in India, South Africa, etc.  I think Localism looks confusing to consumers but I don't think they read it cover to cover.  I think it is difficult for members to see because of the spam.

Carla The posts are spam but the members are bogus too,  I don't understand ARs reluctance to delete the IDs if they delete a cut and paste nonsense post from an ID with no picture, that has a profile for moving and packing in India, why not delete the ID.

Simon Haris  has left the building.  I get the where did I leave my keys screen now for his Amadeus post  which was cut and paste content from a movie site. Or a "cinema site"  some of their words do kinda class up the site.

So who shows up on Google now for travel to South Africa?

Hopefully Google will forget soon.... or I could make this members only   

I don't want a sheriff's badge or responsibilities.   I want it all automated.  They need Mpumalanga filters and why can I never remember the new name for Bombay???  Is it in the name of the Academy award winning movie about Who Wants to be a Millionaire???  

and Dubai filters...

No wait that won't work... 

I just feel so sorry for the Indiana members, not the movers and packers but the Realtors and lenders.

I guess I just posted to Localism and on my Worthington Outside blog so I need to go check my photos and my links so I might as well take a peak to see if there is any oddness in Ohio now.  At least on the surface.

Legit?  There was a post which I can not find that I commented on and someone else commented about this kind of thing.  "She" posts content all over the US for FSBOs. 

That's RE.

Kate PRO

I was not a fan of Localism for the longest time... there is nothing like a good showing on Google to make me love anything, thanks Courtney.

Mara I wrote something long and meaningful (I am sure... ) in response to comments on  a post I did a week or so ago and  got the graphic text wrong and meant to go back and recreate the comment but I'd be lucky to find the post. 

I don't understand why sometimes we have to and other times it knows us.   I don't have to now but I was signed in and commenting on my own post....

They find every place.  I get a lot more spam on my WordPress.org blog.

Can you steal Google juice?  I am not sure it takes any Google juice away from us because they are squatting.

Looking for a prom dress?  I am going to have to look at this part of CA and see how this looks on Localism. The shop is  a member so at least in some parts of ActiveRain people are setting up shop.  It is fun to watch. 

Prom dresses...

Shopshop.com is not a rainmaker so there is not a shopshop shop on Localism... just selling prom dresses internally.