Reddit moderators within the web optimization channel proceed to take away the responses that Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, is posting in response to some web optimization and Google Search-related questions. It’s considerably comical to see this, since you’d assume any discussion board would need an official Google consultant to answer to their customers questions.
For instance, there’s a thread on Reddit named How many bloggers will remove their TOC plugins? It particularly talks about Danny’s feedback on X about SEOs removing TOCs, desk of contents, from their internet pages.
Danny Sullivan posted a protracted reply, which I captured earlier than it was eliminated, but it surely was eliminated. He then replied 4 extra instances and people have been eliminated.
Right here was his reply that was eliminated:
I addressed this in a number of replies out on X. Appears price repeating right here. The purpose of the submit (the entire thing was right here) was this:
“Any query you’ve got about making content material for Google will come again to this precept. ‘Is that this content material that my guests would discover satisfying?’ If the reply is sure, then try this, as a result of that’s what Google desires.”
That is it. As a part of making this broad level, I listed some issues I’ve seen folks do as a result of — as I certified within the issues I listed — it looks like they is likely to be doing them as a result of they by some means believed that having them would rank them higher. This is what I stated about tables of contents:
Bizarre table-of-content issues shoved on the high as a result of who is aware of, alongside the way in which, by some means that grew to become a factor I am guessing folks assume ranks you higher
There is no inherent “web optimization worth” to us when you have — or do not have — a desk of contents. Your readers would possibly worth it. If that’s the case, do it. However should you’re doing it or any content material factor since you assume “that is the factor I heard second-hand, third-hand, no matter, is the factor that makes you rank higher on Google,” then you definately’re solely lacking the purpose that what our rating techniques are attempting to reward is content material that’s designed for what folks like.
This additionally illustrates the issue in giving the steering that SEOs need. They rightly complain {that a} assertion like “Make pages for customers, not for serps” as we have completed for 20 years can appear too broad or simplistic. However then if we give examples with {qualifications}, the {qualifications} and broad purpose can get tuned out in favor of individuals on the lookout for the supposed particular rating enhance (as I defined right here, see additionally right here).
As I additionally stated within the submit, I do not work straight on creator steering. I make ideas primarily based on suggestions to individuals who work on varied elements of Google Search about all forms of issues. It is the Search Central individuals who do the documentation. I’ve made some ideas on how I hope that documentation would possibly develop and possibly get clearer to maneuver folks away from the “guidelines” strategy that may generally occur. Perhaps it’s going to get there.
I’m truthfully undecided why Reddit moderators proceed to take away his replies in that thread:
Here’s a screenshot of a few of these removals and Danny’s remark about them being eliminated:
He wrote:
I left a remark clarifying a few of this, which appeared useful. That remark received eliminated by, I assume, the moderators (who I additionally messaged about it, and have not heard again). I left a remark asking concerning the elimination, and that now received eliminated.
The unique poster in that thread replied:
I am actually sorry, Danny, however oh the irony of that is simply an excessive amount of!
Whereas Google is flooding search outcomes with Reddit, Reddit will not allow you to remark.
I’ve not seen a reply by a moderator on why the feedback have been eliminated.
Let’s not neglect, this Reddit community was overtaken by new moderators not way back.
Discussion board dialogue at Reddit.
