If your post has no responses, don't just post another. Ask yourself why?

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Yesterday's post from the Bugman encouraged us all to go and look at the 'New User' and 'No Responses' list and so I did and what I found was not a big surprise. There are members here who post, get no responses, and then they post again and again and again. In fact many are posting so often that they probably don't even realise that they have no responses or comments. Perhaps it's pointless to write this since people with that mindset don't seem to read - they just post and post. But on the off-chance that one has popped by, here are some tips. 1. Slow down - less really is more on a site like this. When we see post after post by the same member we walk on by and don't read them. 2. Look again at your title and ask yourself if it's interesting. Would YOU open a post like that? If the answer is no, try again. 3. Your first two lines are visible to everybody when they look at the list of reviews. If they are full of mistakes or clearly lacking any thought or attempt to open a proper discussion, people won't open them. After the title, the first two lines are the next most important that you write. 4. When you've finished the post, read it through and ask yourself if it passes the "SO WHAT?" test. If a reader can get to the end and think "Yeah, so what?" then they probably won't like or comment. And most importantly if you are still wondering why nobody comments on your posts, ask yourself if you deserve to get comments. Are you actively reading around the site and interacting with other people. If you don't, they won't come to read you. Good luck and let's get that 'No Responses' list down to just a few posts by writing more consciously and not being lazy writers. Think of your readers first.