>There is zero spam, zero meme threads, an engaged and involved membership and, perhaps a glaringly-missing signal on Google's part, consistency over a long tim

>There is zero spam, zero meme threads, an engaged and involved membership and, perhaps a glaringly-missing signal on Google's part, consistency over a long time. I don't think this is drastically different from any of their competitors except the Reddit defaults, which are pretty much irrelevant for these purposes anyways (excluding consistency, which I don't really think is relevant when you're searching for something on Google). >But even more than that, why would Ask Metafilter threads about e.g. renovating a kitchen rank lower than the 12 effectively-identical content-farm "howtos" from About, WikiHow, et al, that don't involve real people describing real experiences and knowledge? I think About and WikiHow could lack the depth that Metafilter has, but they're going to win out on accessibility. I think a dedicated subreddit would win out on both fronts. If Google finds that people prefer accessibility, then that's what Google will deliver. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.