Some ideas on how to increase forum popularity
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Some ideas on how to increase the popularity of the forum. I have not been a moderator for a long time, and I often feel that my personal power is meager. I have been thinking for a long time about how to increase the popularity of the forum. Each post always has a click-through rate, but only a handful of replies. In summary, there are only three types of people in the forum.: (1) Passerby in a hurry. (2) Make friends in the forum. (3) Management personnel. 1. Passers-by have no clear purpose. They just wander around and look around, but are too lazy to express their opinions. As moderators, how can we not only add new visitors, but also convert old visitors into bubble forum netizens and mobilize their enthusiasm to participate as spectators? It is extremely difficult for this group of netizens to convert, but if the conversion is successful, there will be a huge driving force. (The problem of passers-by is worthy of reflection by every forum manager. If the problem of passers-by cannot be effectively solved, the forum will not be able to change qualitatively). 2. The problem with forum netizens is that some people either casually write a few sentences and post a topic post, or they just casually reply with a few sentences at the end without carefully reading the author's work. Such posts have a lot of water content. In addition to letting people know that you exist, this kind of reply seems to have no other effect. 3. Furthermore, our moderators do not reply to many posts, and the quality of the posts they reply to is not very high. I have repeatedly thought and argued that one way to improve the situation of the forum is to reply, but it is not just the moderator who replies, but everyone replies. While there is quantity, pay close attention to quality! As long as you take posting posts seriously and learn to observe and study forums, you will find a common problem in many forums today, which is the lack of replies and the lack of high-quality replies. It is precisely because of the lack of replies that it affects the mood of netizens in posting. Who wants to see posts hanging there, from the top of the page to the bottom of the page? Suggestions for the forum: 1. It is recommended to assess the quantity and quality of moderators’ reply posts! The forum is a place for communication. There is no following, no response, no communication, no communication, no debate, and no hot spots. It is impossible to achieve this goal, and following is just such a kind of support and encouragement. The more popular the post, the more lively the communication, and the more active the post, the more complete the communication. A forum without comments or responses is an indifferent forum. Another point, and more importantly, is to create an atmosphere of discussion and communication, and create some hot topics and even some debates that everyone cares about, so that everyone can naturally join in and actively express their opinions and views. 2. Increase the rating of original posts. It is recommended to reward 50 to 200 wealth or equivalent charm, or add it to the essence. Originality is more important for a forum. A forum without originality has no vitality. This may be because the forum has a lot of reposts, especially those in some forums who repost a lot, and constantly reward and highlight their own and other reposts. This is difficult to implement. The more so, the more originality should be promoted. Reposting can publish one article in one minute. Originality may take ten times or dozens of times the energy and time. Which one is encouraged and which one is guided depends on the attitude of the moderator. The forum does not have a few enthusiastic leaders and professionals, which is unthinkable for such a professional forum. Building a reputation as an intellectual property forum will make friends who encounter related problems first think of coming here to seek help and communication. Then the popularity of the forum and the role of the forum will naturally appear. The above opinions are personal, and everyone is welcome to comment and correct me! This post was last edited by Mobei Yihai on 2009-3-28 15:49 ]
1. Currently, the moderator assessment in this area includes data on the number of posts posted by moderators, but the quality of posts is difficult and impossible to assess. my personal opinion: If the quantity is large, the quality will not be much worse, and as a moderator, the possibility of spamming is smaller, right? 2. One of the important tasks of a moderator is to activate the atmosphere of the forum, actively guide, and allow debates to exist, but only for technology, not for people... I fully support this... 3. Regarding originality, frankly speaking, under the current situation, there is really no originality, let alone high-level originality. It may still need to wait until a certain time to realize it, right? Therefore, the current main task is to improve the quality of the forum and the number of posts. This is a long-term task that requires everyone's efforts!
I strongly agree with increasing rewards for original posts. I also hope that the questions raised will be taken seriously. We can even discuss and communicate privately, so that the questioner can truly feel valued and everyone can feel that the forum is a good forum that can help everyone solve problems, improve their technical level, and expand their knowledge. I hope that more mature solutions can be put forward for every problem. There are many experts in various aspects of the forum, so this should not be a problem.； Problems that are relatively unpopular should also be dealt with regularly. If they cannot be ignored, there will be no further content. This is more prominent in the control system area. You may only be exposed to one or a few control systems, and not all of them may be proficient. Sometimes you cannot see the problem, and the post will sink like this. The development of the forum depends on the efforts of each of us.
I suggest that Buzhu and all his friends upload more information on instruments and automatic dough making so that everyone can learn from each other.* , communicate with each other. At the same time, we also hope that our forum can be more detailed and become a specialized learning forum. * .
According to the established scoring standards, increase the scoring of active participants and in-depth discussants, and mobilize the active participation of layout experts so that Haiyou’s problems can be solved in a timely manner； Enhance the cohesion of moderators. The power of a team cannot be matched by one person. Everyone is naturally interested in good posts that are in-depth. You can ask experts to ask a few questions regularly, and those who answer correctly will be rewarded heavily. You can also add some common sense things appropriately. Meteor has a lot of ideas: lol, I believe that the self-control section will get better and better: handshake, you can launch a survey to see what users are interested in.
Speaking of which, I have been thinking about this issue for a while. I originally had two goals: 1. Reduce spam posts, 2. Increase popularity, but I am afraid that 1. it will hurt everyone's enthusiasm, and 2. there is no good way. I have helped create good Q&A for a few posts, but most of them are not good. As for original questions, I think it is difficult to be original in terms of technology. But I have a suggestion. Several of us moderators regularly synthesize an original one. Maybe it can arouse some people's enthusiasm. The key is the topic and time. As a moderator, for original replies, I don’t need to be brilliant. Even if it is 2 or 3 sentences, I will give it more than 7 points (5 points is a common correct answer)
It should be said that the moderator Mobei Yihai came up with his idea after careful observation of the forum. Indeed, there are no more than three types of members in any forum: (1) Passerby in a hurry. (2) Make friends in the forum. (3) Management personnel. This requires us to prescribe the right medicine, and different people use different methods. The main supporting force of each sector is the second and third types of members. This is a guarantee and must be stabilized. For the first type of members, we need to find ways to get them to come in, read the content, and gradually convert them to the second and third types of members, so that the volume and quality of the section can be gradually improved and developed. Of course, I think the key factor lies in the management and guidance of the moderators themselves. Regardless of whether the member's reply is right or wrong, the method of adding or deducting points must be appropriate and cannot be beaten to death. In that case, which member will be willing to come again? ? If you give them more encouragement and let them participate more, you will gradually mobilize the enthusiasm of members. In fact, being a good moderator is not that easy. The number of posts on a forum is actually a reflection of the personality charm of the forum moderator team.
The analysis is good, but there is still a category of people left behind, that is, technical experts or technical discussants. Their replies are very in-depth, but their online time is often limited. If the people we participate in discussions and exchanges can be more serious and professional, the quality of the forum's posts will be greatly improved.
Moban's analysis was very good and accurate, and he put forward two suggestions. In short, they should improve the quality of the forum and attract and retain members. My idea is that it would be best if we divide it into 2 or 3 issues and discuss them one by one and come up with specific plans. for example: Conduct special discussions on how to retain passers-by, etc. If you want to solve all problems at once, I am afraid it will be difficult. Only when specific plans are proposed can they be implemented. Hope this can be discussed further.
2. Increase the rating of original posts. It is recommended to reward 50 to 200 wealth or equivalent charm, or add it to the essence. Originality is more important for a forum. A forum without originality has no vitality. I quite agree with this sentence. Only originality is the driving force for the development of a forum.
My suggestion is that you can open the communication area to upload materials, so that the effect of replying to posts will be much better. Many of the problems that forum friends have can't be solved in a few words, and some materials are not even on the forum. Temporarily compressing, dividing into volumes, uploading, and then making links is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it's scary to think about it! I admire the information uploaders in this forum the most! How much time does each piece of information take? Next, we need to consider expanding the upload file size and upload format. With a good platform, many things will get better. I changed from a casual visitor to a regular visitor. Personal opinion.