Question About Unsuccessful Threads, page 1

reply to post by philosearcher

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Also topics relating to the US get more replies..

Obviously those in the US, which makeup the majority of members, are not as interested if it doesn't relate to them...

Ohh, and really, really stupid topics get plenty of replies sometimes...

Actually, now that I think about it, I have NFI..

reply to post by philosearcher

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The first member is right about timing.There are times of the day that certain topics prevail.
Also the title needs to be as provocative as possible.
Like the MSM does
Eg you want to make a thread about buying a new car.
Don't call it "what kind of car should I buy"

Call it, "anyone who buys an American car is an idiot"

Then lead in with, says Patricia Zammit, of newcars.com, link.
What kind of car should I buy?

reply to post by philosearcher

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The one suggestion I have not seen is, sometimes you have to ride along with the thread and tend to it for a while,
be pro active.

reply to post by philosearcher

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Well I went through a fair bit of the threads you have posted, maybe I can help a little bit.

I usually start with a title, and a little explanation about what the subject matter is.

Depending on the subject matter I will post sources to articles discussing my ideas. Most of what I focus on however is format. It's so important for threads to be easy to read and not just big blocks of messiness.

Paragraphs, I can't stress enough, proper flow of ideas too but that comes with experience I suppose.

Titles are very important as well. They have to be a mix between catchy, but not sensational, or misleading. It's also good to put your thread in the right forum. Even if the subject matter can qualify for Skunk Works, it may also, with a few sources and a bit more work, qualify for other boards that have more general traffic.

Hope it helps!

~Keeper

reply to post by philosearcher

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There's a lot of variables involved in your question and mostly everything that's been said is good advice. I've seen good threads disappear without the attention they deserve and bad threads get entirely too much attention.

If you want a hit you should probably time it right, have good, easy to read content (*) and give it a sensationalized title with all the right key words to draw maximum attention and debaters as possible. And keep it short, the shorter the better. One paragraph maximum and a sentence or two is even better. Attention spans can be short here sometimes. Something like this always seems to be hit:

"PROOF of a cover up: Republicans tell cops to sue aliens for illegally growing food while climate change supporters gather around a newly found hole in Antarctica discussing 9/11 and JFK conspiracies."

Check out this link guys.

It's absolute proof that this is occurring NOW.
I just found it.
Tell me what you think. (/*)



(* sarcasm on/off)

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