X continues to develop its Communities group engagement option. This time, they are introducing X entry questions for Community membership, helping filter those seeking to contribute to a group. Community admins on X can soon add an entry question to help them assess whether or not to accept requests. The question will appear above the Community rules, which users must agree to for approval.
Very Questionable
Users can input more complex queries. Perhaps you could ask others to demonstrate their industry expertise or experience by sharing a relevant link. Alternatively, you could also test their knowledge on a specific niche or element, thus proving their worthiness.
It could be a handy way to filter out non-likely contributors and, more importantly, spammers. At one point, spammers became the biggest headache for X (Twitter) Communities when it launched in 2021. Back then, one major problem was the need for X to limit approvals to maximize take-up. Upon approval, new members could also invite more people, eventually wrecking moderation. On top of that, spammers began running amok in many groups.
That problem has already killed many community engagement options because nobody wants to get notifications about irrelevance. The former Twitter team barely moved, if at all, to even try and clean this up. By limiting who can join, the X crew is taking another step forward, believing that Communities help maximize engagement.
Neither Twitter nor the X team have provided official numbers on Communities usage. Some staff, however, note that Communities uptake has been steady. So, there is more to this element than it seems. What remains evident is that those posting on X want the maximum possible reach. Given that, posting to a more enclosed and smaller sub-group runs counter to that aim.
Factoring that into X’s new creator ad revenue share program, which incentivizes broader exposure, makes it less appealing. The fact that only 20% of X users post anything at all significantly limits the pool of potential contributors. That is the key element that X is trying to unlock. X thinks more people would be willing to contribute if they remain hidden from public view. It is a 50-50 opinion.
The Wrap
In any event, X is pushing through, while it has also recently added Community recommendations to its Explore tab. On that note, X entry questions for Community Membership are a good addition. It remains uncertain whether or not X users would really give a damn, but hey, the option is there. Maybe, along with pinned groups, post search, and other elements, X Communities become a more relevant future offering.
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