Do you reply to every thread?

[SDL]

I think it's really important to show that you're engaged with the community and one way of doing that is by replying to as many threads as possible. Obviously if you're a huge community, that might not be possible however if you're a smaller forum, it should be a must in my opinion. What's the point in other members creating content if you're not even going to acknowledge it? Sometimes you won't be able to contribute to it, but even a simple "Great post!" or "Great question, hopefully someone will be able to help!" is better than nothing.

What are your thoughts on this?

 

[Ravenfreak]

I try my best to reply to every topic on my forum, though sometimes there may be a topic that is created that I can't answer so I won't post in the thread.

 

[Cory]

I post on every thread that I can post relatable content to. If I know nothing about the subject of the OP, I don't post. I think it is indeed important to engage as much as possible, but I don't think your community depends on you to post in every thread across the board. Could be a bit overkill in some instances, but engagement and content are key to a forum's success.

 

[Reverie]

I do try and post in response to things that I would normally be knowledgeable about, or interested in knowing more about. I would say I often respond to about 80%ish of topics on forums typically. I do go read/moderate the ones I am not as knowledgeable about or interested in if that’s the case though.

 

[Paul]

I'd have to be online 40 hours a day to do that. Not even

 

[SDL]

I'd have to be online 40 hours a day to do that. Not even

Yeah it doesn't work for big communities! I guess if the forum is active enough for other members to keep engaging without your input then that's just as good!

 

[Reverie]

Yeah it doesn't work for big communities! I guess if the forum is active enough for other members to keep engaging without your input then that's just as good!

That is definitely the goal I feel like. We would love any forum to run smoothly without a lot of staff direction but that’s okay too. Most staff also enjoy the topics of the forum so it can go both ways.

I'd have to be online 40 hours a day to do that. Not even

You’re stuck with us. 🤣

 

[SDL]

That is definitely the goal I feel like. We would love any forum to run smoothly without a lot of staff direction but that’s okay too. Most staff also enjoy the topics of the forum so it can go both ways.

You’re stuck with us. 🤣

Yeah definitely - I should've probably been a little more specific as it really only applies to new/small communities who are trying to grow their userbase! It would be a dream to have a forum so active, you could be gone for a week and nobody would notice lol!

 

[Kyng]

Not every single one... sometimes I just can't say anything substantive . But I do try to reply to the vast majority of threads.

 

[Empire]

Not everywhere that I do. I only responded to something that needed to mention. Other than FP I post as much as I can and also read every single content Here on AJ it's going to take a while to be able to catch up and read and post to every single content ahahhaha

 

[Shortie]

I do my best to try and reply to every thread but I do know that there are times I may not have something to say in a thread that would add to the discussion or even that I can sometimes miss some threads as well, especially when things start to get busy.

I do try to reply to every thread on my forum but again, it is only possible if I have something to add and I do not miss them.

 

[Nomad]

I do not reply to every thread, I reply only when I have something to add to the discussion. I also avoid replying multiple times on the same thread. I reply only when I have something to add to the discussion.

 

[Empire]

I'm trying hard to now become an AJ as I have over on FP Meaning make so many postings in a day and whatnot But no need to reply to every single post. I read topics but I do not have answers to all and so I do not respond.

 

[Debashis]

I do my best to try and reply to every thread but I do know that there are times I may not have something to say in a thread that would add to the discussion or even that I can sometimes miss some threads as well, especially when things start to get busy.

I do try to reply to every thread on my forum but again, it is only possible if I have something to add and I do not miss them.

This exactly!

 

[~ True Legend ~]

One-liners can be good if the content comes from your heart. Of course everyone has different views on this which I respect, but I do feel that conversations naturally drifting off-topic can be good for a forum although it has to be natural and appropriate conversation. So I tend to post when I have something to say and it's sincere but not just to boost my post count. Naturally for those not used to this kind of forum, some will see this as spamming. I prefer forums that allow off-topic posts to an extent.