Good Threads being Ignored?

[HyperActive1]

How do you deal with situations like this? At some point, we think of a brilliant thread idea and are excited to post about to receive comments and other viewpoints. However, something's wrong! There's no replies. what do you do?

I personally hate when this happens. I usually will bump it or mention it to my staff members to post on it and try to encourage members to post on it.

 

[Belthazar]

There really isn't some magical way to make members post in a specific thread. If members didn't post in that thread, it obviously isn't that great of a thread,

 

[thisnew]

What we think is a great thread doesn't mean other feels same about it.

I had the same trouble in my forums. No matter what you do, if a member doesn't want to post a reply, you will not get any.

While telling or encouraging them(members) to posts, might make them feel you are forcing them to put content for no reason..

 

[Maximum1]

I just normally bumb the thread and have my fellow staff member do the same.

 

[alakazam]

You could just tag members in your initial post, if you have a tag feature in your community. It usually notifies them that they have been tagged in said thread, so the chances of them replying are higher.

 

[NickyP]

Bumping the thread could work, but also sending the thread link in PMs could work too, sometimes that could be interpreted as spam, but it really gets to members

 

[reddyash]

If we think the thread posted is really good and no replies then we need to bump it and ask your fellow staff to reply to it. I agree with John, if members did not post, then they did not like it.