End of year - topics to encourage posting and participation

Discussion in 'Managing Your Online Community' started by 3Phase, Dec 25, 2009.

  1. 3Phase

    3Phase Champion

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    Just some ideas ... have some more? Keeping in mind that, regardless of forum topic, members' favorite subject is their own opinions and doings. ;)

    Don't post a poll. Polls can discourage posting, they don't encourage posting an opinion. Members vote, look at results, move on. Instead, ask several questions, broadly phrased, that encourage open-ended responses and discussion.

    Re the forum topic ...

     
    3Phase, Dec 25, 2009
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  2. Tex

    Tex Adept

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    Thanks for the tips! Using one of your ideas now. :)
     
    Tex, Dec 26, 2009
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  3. Nick

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    Great ideas, Mary. Thanks! :)
     
    Nick, Dec 27, 2009
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  4. superfishnz

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    Thanks for that, I'm using one of your ideas too.

    I was about to post a thread asking what you guys are doing to encourage posting/participation. My site is pretty mature now (4 years) and most of the problems have been covered in other forum posts so I'm finding that there are not as many posts as before so I'm always thinking of ways to encourage posting/participation.

    If anyone else has any ideas, please share :)
     
    superfishnz, Jan 11, 2010
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