cheriton said:
Does anyone know how many members onthis forum have never posted a thread ?
Total users: 1992
Number with 0 posts: 1024
There are a few reasons why the number of 0 posters is so low.
1. There are various trends surrounding almost all forums in existance, one of them is that people will sign up and not post. I've been in forums for years and I still don't know why it happens. People either forget they've signed up, or think they get something when they do (see 2). But usually between 30 and 60% of all people who sign up simply never post.
2. For a reason that I don't understand, some forums insist that you sign up before you can even view them. This gets people used to the idea that if they do sign up, they'll see more than they do now, or they'll get offered something.
3. Some of those will be spammers. We have controls in place that tries to stop spammers posting. If they try and fail they'll likely move somewhere else, leaving them as a 0 poster.
4. Some people are just shy, or they don't know what to say, or they thought they wanted to sign up but it turns out they're not really that interested after all.
In my experience there are some people who wouldn't post even if you paid them, encouragement can help bring a few in but with most people if they have no intention of posting, there's not much you can do to entice them.