Or just upvote and comment in positive ways. You don’t even have to like it, read it, or care. If you see someone posting anything that appears like a real person in some niche, upvote it every time! That one vote or comment matters to that person and might be the difference between them posting again or not. Encountering no response kills people’s efforts and growth. Never be negative. You’re only hurting all of us. Assume you do not understand, give the benefit of the doubt, be kind, be empathic. And if you’re admin, kick the most negative 0.01% of users that make 90% of the negativity!
Converting a lurker into an active participant greatly increases the chance of continued participation. I’m applying the entry level principal from retail to the user base here. There are always an order of magnitude more entry level customers compared to mid tier. Similarly, there are an order of magnitude more lurkers than participants. That first transaction is the hidden critical factor. Converting in any way is a statistic that, if it were tracked, it will show similar increases across all forms of engagement.
Or just upvote and comment in positive ways. You don’t even have to like it, read it, or care. If you see someone posting anything that appears like a real person in some niche, upvote it every time! That one vote or comment matters to that person and might be the difference between them posting again or not. Encountering no response kills people’s efforts and growth. Never be negative. You’re only hurting all of us. Assume you do not understand, give the benefit of the doubt, be kind, be empathic. And if you’re admin, kick the most negative 0.01% of users that make 90% of the negativity!
Comments on posts go a lot farther than just votes.
Converting a lurker into an active participant greatly increases the chance of continued participation. I’m applying the entry level principal from retail to the user base here. There are always an order of magnitude more entry level customers compared to mid tier. Similarly, there are an order of magnitude more lurkers than participants. That first transaction is the hidden critical factor. Converting in any way is a statistic that, if it were tracked, it will show similar increases across all forms of engagement.
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