RE: Podcast notification ︎!

Gough Lui — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:00:18 GMT

Hi [mention:5228250b8f3d4f4d959defcd3a675138:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05]

I had inadvertently flagged both your posts as spam as both of the posts look a bit suspicious to me. I was then informed that these are "official" postings, however, they can be improved in many ways:

The topic of the post is a very non-specific phrase "Podcast notification !" with no detail, who it is from, or what it is about. The stray space between the last word and the exclamation mark is also suspicious. In the future, please use a descriptive title for the topic that is more useful than a generic phrase.
The topic appears to be cross-posted in multiple areas in quick succession - consider posting them in the most relevant area only, or differentiate the postings for each area.
The topic text starts with a space (appearing to be a copy-paste), ending in a link to a not-well-known location. The text itself doesn't contain much context - "our very own" is Tektronix? is Keithley? or is Electronic Specifier Ltd? What is the relationship with Electronic Specifier Ltd and Keithley/Tektronix? Without much context, this post appears very suspicious as if a podcast was trying to increase listenership ...
The post is not signed-off by anyone or any organisation which also makes it unclear as to whether it is official and from where it originated.
It also doesn't look particularly detailed or fleshed out - usually most postings will have at least some images to accompany it which will make it clear at a glance what it is all about.

As I have been informed this is legitimate, perhaps your future postings should be made with more care to avoid these issues which are common amongst spam postings.

- Gough