Is AI Limiting The Knowledge Base On 914 World? Options

[Osnabruck914]

Might just be me, but it sure seems like since the ramp up of Artificial Intelligence, especially in the last six months or so, the number of new threads on 914World Garage Forum has dropped off. If true, is it because Google searches on questions about our cars are now routinely answered by the the Google AI component at the beginning of the search results presented, often negating the need to start a new thread on the World? I'm not saying the Google AI answers are foolproof by any means, but quite often they are spot on, and use the exact verbiage of what posters have previously written on the form.

This is concerning, because if true, it is essentially putting a cap on the online knowledge base the administrators and contributors to the site have created. If we all begin to rely solely on AI availability, then new perspectives, methods, repair tricks, etc. will never be generated and added to the knowledge base.

I guess Andy and Co. can confirm or debunk my suspicions, by looking at statistics on new posts. I certainly hope I am wrong about all of this.

Osnabruck914

[SirAndy]

... I guess Andy and Co. can confirm or debunk my suspicions, by looking at statistics on new posts. I certainly hope I am wrong about all of this.

@Osnabruck914
You are not wrong, i've seen a big dip in Google search result impressions and click-throughs over the last 1.5 years.
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[Osnabruck914]

Thanks for the disturbing data, Sir Andy. Can you elaborate on what an "impression" is? Over my paygrade.

Osnabruck914

[SirAndy]

Thanks for the disturbing data, Sir Andy. Can you elaborate on what an "impression" is? Over my paygrade.

Impression means Google showed a link to 914world on their results page.
Click means someone actually clicked on that link.


From the chart you can see that first dip in impressions and clicks around October 2024 and then a second dip in just impressions in September of this year but the clicks stayed about the same (which is really weird actually).

Also worth noting that the chart has two different scales, clicks on the left and impressions on the right.

For the last few months we're around 13000 impressions and around 450 clicks.
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[wonkipop]

Thanks for the disturbing data, Sir Andy. Can you elaborate on what an "impression" is? Over my paygrade.

Impression means Google showed a link to 914world on their results page.
Click means someone actually clicked on that link.


From the chart you can see that first dip in impressions and clicks around October 2024 and then a second dip in just impressions in September of this year but the clicks stayed about the same (which is really weird actually).

Also worth noting that the chart has two different scales, clicks on the left and impressions on the right.

For the last few months we're around 13000 impressions and around 450 clicks.
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the drop off in impressions is around the same time both years.
approx sept.
almost makes you think its linked to an annual economic cycle?
or seasonal. end of summer? cars get put away and folks minds turn to winter.
i'm figuring most google inquiries etc are largely USA located?