When you post a discussion

I don't even look to see who or what reaches the top. I simply write my posts, interact, and try my best to keep up.

Top discussions? You have to interact a lot and then people will read, comment and like your discussion.

I think it has to be something that catches the attention of many people and if I knew what it was it would post it and I would be at the top all the time.

I have no clue, sometimes I post something that just crossed my mind and find it gets a lot of responses.. but those I think through and write hardly get any.. It depends on the mood of the people I guess.

I post what comes to my mind, I like a lot to interact, I am not really interested to check if my discussions reach the top.

I have found there is no rhyme or reason to what does well here and what does not. I could post something thoughtful and it fizzles while what I ate for dinner soars. I just post what I want and let the site do what it is going to do on its own. On sites like this I gave up a long time ago trying to figure out what works and what does not. I just do what I do and let the cards fall where they may. In the end, it's more about the interactions than the posts themselves.

I have no idea. If an idea for a post occurs to me I write it. If nothing is on my mind I don't write posts. I believe that writing from the heart is most successful but I've not really tested that.

As you say, it's very difficult to forecast which posts will do well.

It can happen often... we write something and think it will get a lot of interaction but it doesn't. Or we think hardly anyone will respond but we write it anyway and then a lot of people comment... You just never know how a discussion will pen out when we write it. Writing about certain things does tend to get a lot of interaction or at least more than a few responses. Things like the weather, what we had for dinner/lunch/breakfast, online earnings... writing about those is usually a win.

It's hard to be on top especially if you are not that famous here, I mean this is base on my own observation. But the thing is no matter what if people like your discussion eventually everyone will.

It is hard to say. It depends on peoples moods at the time and who is here to read them. You just never know until you post something.

It depends on the reader

I try and comment on others post as well and just get to know the people on here.

I have a problem for days, it seems that I'm not interested enough because I have less interaction.

I prefer thought-provoking discussions myself. I have never been a small talk type person and do not do well even in public with small talk. I like the meaty discussions. That said, I do not like politics discussions. It is so divisive. But I do agree with you. Just cannot tell which topics will draw the most people and attention. Maybe it is our headings? I have come across a few discussions where the heading is enticing only to get into the discussion and find a really long discussion that hardly touched on the heading topic. Most of the topics I post that I think will be of good interest are often little to no responses. That said, I do check all the discussions each time that have no responses and try to respond to them if I can. I hate to see anyone not get at least one response.

I do take things as it comes as there are a lot of threads around that I will need to go through and reply.

Animals and babies are always good, especially with pictures

I don't really know. I just post what I think will interest people and hope they like it and respond to it.

If it catches the interest

It could be anything Smiling, absolutely anything could rise to the top as far as I can tell. Mundane sometimes surprises nicely.