Request to stop posting irrelevant material

[darkpaw]

Every time you post that a new beta of an OS has dropped, you include a metric ton of boilerplate text about the OS, like: iOS 18.1 beta 5 released, here's our write-up of iOS 18.1.

This is unnecessary. You could easily just link to your write-up.

Also, you don't need to do individual stories for each OS when Apple drops betas for a few different OSes. It really just clutters the page.

Finally, some of your headlines are over-exaggerated. "Everything you need to know about X". We don't really need to know this info. Can't you temper it down a little? You're becoming sensationalist and it's driving us away.

 

[icanhazmac]

Finally, some of your headlines are over-exaggerated. "Everything you need to know about X". We don't really need to know this info. Can't you temper it down a little? You're becoming sensationalist and it's driving us away.

Who is the "we" you speak of? If you don't like aspects of the reporting, make suggestions, but please don't speak for all of us.

 

[S.B.G]

I appreciate the editorial staff's write-ups and the comprehensive summaries they provide with the beta threads.

If you don't like some of that stuff, the editors will consider any positive and constructive feedback. If they continue to include some of the elements you speak of, you can skip over that portion of the story and read something else.

While they always strive to engage the readers, I want to reassure you that I do not believe the readership is being driven away. Many here on the forums appreciate and value the editor's work.

 

[mw360]

I agree I tend to bail out on those beta days. I know scrolling down a few pages ain't hard, but it's harder than clicking a bookmark to a different site and I'm only here, or there, for some zero-effort procrastinating. There's a reason why many other sites put their most interesting stories at the top of the page.

 

[triptolemus]

I agree I tend to bail out on those beta days. I know scrolling down a few pages ain't hard, but it's harder than clicking a bookmark to a different site and I'm only here, or there, for some zero-effort procrastinating. There's a reason why many other sites put their most interesting stories at the top of the page.

Completely agree. Scrolling the FP, as soon as I see "Apple Seeds..." I know there are about 10 more right below it for every beta Apple "seeded" that day and I bail.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I like the “everything you need to know” articles and find them very helpful. As to the other complaints, I think it is important to remember, that there are many, many members and onlookers who do not keep up with MR on a day to day basis, much less an hourly basis like many of our hardcore members. As such, it is important for MR to create articles for those who may not already be informed.

 

[darkpaw]

I also appreciate the editorial staff's work, but what I'm saying about irrelevant information is easily seen with these two stories:

Apple Seeds Seventh Beta of macOS Sequoia to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

Apple today seeded the seventh beta of an upcoming macOS 15 Sequoia update to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after...

www.macrumors.com

Apple Seeds Eighth Beta of macOS Sequoia to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

Apple today seeded the eighth beta of an upcoming macOS 15 Sequoia update to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after...

www.macrumors.com

Open them in two tabs and flick between them. Both stories include a lot of text about macOS 15 Sequoia, and it is the same text in both stories. A link to the macOS 15 guide would cut down on this repetition.

And, when Apple release an iOS beta, a tvOS beta, a watchOS beta, a macOS beta, a visionOS beta etc. on the same day, we get an individual story about each one, and each one contains the same boilerplate text that was on the previous story. Honestly, it's just a lot of repetition.

 

[KaliYoni]

it's just a lot of repetition.

As is the content on just about every ad-supported blog, website, and social media feed. Page views, clicks, and “trending” list placements are the lifeblood of the Internet these days.

 

[Joe Rossignol]

Every time you post that a new beta of an OS has dropped, you include a metric ton of boilerplate text about the OS, like: iOS 18.1 beta 5 released, here's our write-up of iOS 18.1.

This is unnecessary. You could easily just link to your write-up.

Also, you don't need to do individual stories for each OS when Apple drops betas for a few different OSes. It really just clutters the page.

Finally, some of your headlines are over-exaggerated. "Everything you need to know about X". We don't really need to know this info. Can't you temper it down a little? You're becoming sensationalist and it's driving us away.

Completely agree. Scrolling the FP, as soon as I see "Apple Seeds..." I know there are about 10 more right below it for every beta Apple "seeded" that day and I bail.

We've actually recently started experimenting with combining some betas into one story. Here is an example from today: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/04/apple-releases-ios-18-2-beta-2/

This will vary depending on the noteworthiness of the betas.

 

[triptolemus]

We've actually recently started experimenting with combining some betas into one story. Here is an example from today: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/04/apple-releases-ios-18-2-beta-2/

This will vary depending on the noteworthiness of the betas.

Thank you for the feedback on my feedback!