Does it matter what time you post a discussion?
By Wendy789
@Drosophila (16573)
Ireland
September 26, 2016 11:05am CST
I've done a bit of an experiment lately and see if this really matters.
I've noticed that when I post a discussion in my mornings prior to 12:00 GMT, it largely goes unnoticed.
The same can be said if I post a discussion very late in my evenings.. say 22:00GMT.
So I'm trying to work out what's the best time to post my discussions? I figure it's a time I would be able to catch most of you online!
What's your observation on this? Does it matter what time you post a discussion?
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
26 Sep 16
I found I get the most responses if I post around 4 pm Eastern time. I am in the US. If I post early, other stories get piled on top and it may be missed. That is the time when kids get home from school and people come home from work and go on the computer.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
26 Sep 16
Nice one I think the time difference is +5 hours, so that's my 21:00 I shoulda try
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
26 Sep 16
@Drosophila I hope it works for you. Is that the middle of the night for you?
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
26 Sep 16
@akalinus Nahh it's my 21:00, 9pm so ya kinda works
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Sep 16
Depends on where in the world you are located. Maximum response chance is when America is awake.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
26 Sep 16
I am in GMT, but I think most of my followers come online in my afternoons
@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
26 Sep 16
Hahaha! Well as an individual hitler did achieve a lot, but then it's not exactly positive stuff. I don't feel like writing controversial posts just to get responses, I leave that stuff to my real work lol
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@vandana7 (98786)
• India
26 Sep 16
@Drosophila .. Well you get such funny answers, and you can come up with such funny justifications you will surprise yourself.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Sep 16
This might be a matter of opinion, but I think the best chance for the success of your posts is to write them during a time when you know most of America will be awake and active. Now, since our country spans four time zones, that gives you quite a bit of wiggle room! Good luck to you on finding that perfect G-spot of writing!
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
28 Sep 16
Lol good spot of writing!! I tried 4pm EST and it seems to be a good mark! I did get more response than expected
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Sep 16
@Drosophila That's awesome that you were able to pinpoint a time that works well for you!
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
29 Sep 16
@moffittjc oh ya amazingly well, I shall try again tonight to see if success can be repeated
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@just4him (305864)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Sep 16
At the moment no as I'm so far behind in notifications, I get to them when I do. By then there are a lot of responses on that particular post. I generally find all your posts as I come upon your comments on mine, so I wouldn't worry about the time of day.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
27 Sep 16
you're doing great catching up on notifications. :D
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@just4him (305864)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Oct 16
@Drosophila That might have been the case a few days ago, but I'm back up over 400 again and trying to get them knocked down a bit. I just finished off the 26th.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
27 Sep 16
I guess it's a case of whether most commentators on my posts are my followers or not
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
28 Sep 16
@HazySue I tried 4pm EST last works like a dream
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Sep 16
@Drosophila I think you are right.
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@youless (112103)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Sep 16
In fact I don't really pay attention to it. As whenever I have an inspiration and I will try to post the discussions right away. I am afraid that I will forget it if I delay it. Of course it is better if there are more people see it and respond to my discussions. If not, that's OK. At least I will still get a few responses.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
27 Sep 16
That's true, inspirations are hard to come by
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
28 Sep 16
actually what @akalinus has suggested is great, 4pm EST seems to be perfect, my last test got me 26 responses.. so great work really.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
28 Sep 16
@akalinus ya i didn't expect it to work so well
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
28 Sep 16
@Drosophila That is more responses than I got.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
26 Sep 16
I find it varies too much for a consistant best time approach
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
26 Sep 16
That's fair, ya mornings in general is bad for me :)
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
27 Sep 16
I think it doesn't matter what time you post your post it is more important to then go to the discussions of those you follow and get busy interacting. Lots of interactions happen while I am asleep because I get busy before I go to bed. I am proactive.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
27 Sep 16
@Drosophila I figure if people are not on at the same time as me I will read theirs while I am on and they will do the same when they come on, it all works out.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
27 Sep 16
That is true for sure, it's all about interactions between people
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@Letranknight2015 (51499)
• Philippines
27 Sep 16
The important for me is not what time you post the topic, as long as I respond back to those who respond to me. then theres no problem.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
28 Sep 16
As far as I can tell, Wendy, my posts will slowly gather views all day or night long. Usually two days is as long as one will draw views, unless I start hitting up posts written by people I don't know as well, and then they will usually hit whatever post they are interested in reading, no matter how long it has been up.
It doesn't matter when I submit my posts, either.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
28 Sep 16
@Drosophila So people are just desperate to hit up whatever posts I have?.... I see.... LMFAO! Hey, at least I have something up there for them to write on, right? (giggling my tush off!)
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
28 Sep 16
Ya that's cos you hardly post anything kiss
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@kamruzzaman5ndc (791)
• Dhaka, Bangladesh
26 Sep 16
yes, i think so,who are from asia they are few, so post the topic that match with us day time
@shaggin (71663)
• United States
26 Sep 16
It probably shouldn't matter to much since people are here from many different time zones so when you post something there is always some one awake to see it. I post when I think of something to write. Sometimes I get lots of responses sometimes barely any.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
26 Sep 16
Ya I know what you mean, though I think most of my followers came on late their evenings, which is my afternoon
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@irishidid (8688)
• United States
26 Sep 16
I can only get on here on my days off work so I do miss a lot of the discussions. I spend most of my mornings catching up with other things and get on here when I can. For me I just post when I can.
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.@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
26 Sep 16
Wow no way am getting up for anything less than life
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@ms1864 (6886)
• Bangalore, India
26 Sep 16
Personally i think it depends more on WHAT you post then WHEN you post it...because for someone like me...who is here twice a day...i go back 12 hours to the last discussion i read and read upwards from there...so people like me wont miss the discussion depending on the time...but we might miss it depending on the topic of conversation. 
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
26 Sep 16
Right, that's true to an extent. But I have found what's interest to my followers changes a lot. The time factor definitely has influence, for people that logs on once a day, I definitely wants to maximise the chance of being seen
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
26 Sep 16
But how about addicts that are here all the time? 
I have ssen your posts at different times of the day. 
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
26 Sep 16
Hahhaa! That is great! I guess I will always catch you at least
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