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Hundreds of views per topic....one or two replies (if lucky)...this will not last long....

Used to be better. Things like this are what people put in to them though.

Deanwalz wrote:Hundreds of views per topic....one or two replies (if lucky)...this will not last long....

Instead of complaining, why not encourage activity? Contribute, talk, add content.

i added....no response. im good. plenty of other communities. im not against contributing but look at the history here....its not one or 2 posts.....its EVERY POST!!! a barren wasteland of content

With low numbers, it takes a while to get a response. It also is a self propagating problem when someone looks and decides there is nothing going on then leaves. Likewise throwing a token in then getting frustrated with a slow or non existent response and leaving.

We live in an instant gratification world where people expect to be entertained, but communities don't function that way. It takes effort to build and support them, not pointing at what someone else didn't do. Communities are born out of sharing, and it is usually a few that do most of the work, but it is still the sharing that makes it work, not the expectation of what you will get.

You know, it happens in almost every forum unfortunately... People prefer fb now and the art of being a part of a closed community is no longer appealing for many.

lol, maybe everyone is lazy to reply....

Here's my repy. It's true that forums have taken a hit because of social media, but I think that many are being tired of it, like me, and are turning away from it.

Still comes down to expectation and numbers. Everyone sees their post as being important, or at least worthwhile. Others may not see it that way, and so not respond. If it was 20 people that read it, the chances of someone having an interest in it are much lower than if 2000 people read it.

So you have a chicken and the egg scenario. People don't want to participate, because there is not enough participation. It takes more than one post, so waving it around doesn't solve the issue.

The way to start an active community is to contribute, and keep contributing so that there is something of interest for people coming in. Doing nothing because nobody else is, is self perpetuating.