Posted by Solstice on November 27, 2011, at 12:29:52
In reply to Re: I never understand these posts - » Solstice, posted by Phillipa on November 27, 2011, at 11:47:59
> Soltice when is the last time someone posted on meds and people answered their questions,
Every day, pretty much. It's very uncommon for a post to not receive a response.
> politics, faith, alternative, admin, neurotransmitters, social most lately.As for some of these other boards, perhaps they have outlived their usefulness. Psychology and Social are busy enough. Meds is the busiest, for sure, but people post on Psychology and Social frequently. And most posts get answers.
> If you go into the archieves there were so many daily threads one couldn't even read them.Just because it's not as busy doesn't mean it's 'dead' or even 'nearly dead' - much less deserted.
> I remember not long ago Scott posted on admin the traffic on different boards. Wasn't very good remembering.
yes, and he makes very legitimate points about the difficulty the boards had when it was overly-moderated. However, it's been a long time since we had every little thing 'punished.' All that stuff was very disruptive to the purpose of the boards. Perhaps it won't ever be as exceedingly busy as it's been at certain points in the past, but again - less does not equal "worse off" or "deserted." The boards continue to bring in new members.> So that is why. all questions and posts are important. Hence I try to answer most so the person doesn't feel deserted or abandoned. Phillipa
You are faithful in making sure new posters are acknowledged, and being friendly to everyone. One thing you may want to keep in mind, though, is that not for various reasons, not everyone is able to be online 24/7. So.. posts don't always get instant responses. I know what it can be like to post something and anxiously wait for a response, so it's very sensitive of you to look for unanswered posts and respond to them, but not everyone is able to watch the boards that diligently.. so it's great that you can - but it's not fair to view the rest of us as having 'deserted' the boards if we aren't able to be on them 24/7. Does what I'm saying make sense?
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