Encouraging User Participation - Some Ideas, More welcome

[DeanMarkTaylor (Dean Taylor)]

An idea:

Reply reminder - Remind users to reply to new users topics with zero replies

One of the important things for a new user is: to get a reply when they first post a topic to feel like there is a community (or at least someone out there). If a user’s topic doesn’t get a reply they are: less likely to return share the new found community with others A “Staff” member might quickly glance at the topic whilst on the go (removing it from the unread list) meaning to come back to it later that day. there is something more important to reply to right now. “that’s going to t…

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