Whose Threads Do You Prefer Posting In?

I post in threads that interest me and threads in which people whose character i like post because i can relate to them.

Bill Platt (tpw) is making me laugh tons lately and that is a good thing.

Steve Wagenheim cracks me up pretty much eveytime he gets in, even when he is dead serious about what he is writing.

Alexa Smith and Sbucciarel have a zero tolerance level for BS which i like ( on top of that, Sbucciarel seems to run the sort of business i could learn most fom at the moment.

Paul Myers: i have a mistery of my own surrounding the zen man. I had a VHS tape I bought fom a british marketer named Tim Lowe a few years back. The tape was stolen. For some reason I strognly believe it was him on that tape ( product creation) but i can´t be sure. In any case fo this one eason i started following him. Apparently he knows a thing o twothat i don´t so he is "whitelisted"

Generally speaking though, i will chip in in theads that eithe interest me or where i can help out, regardless of who starts them.

Leslie,

Sometimes, even when I feel I can contribute, if the noise to sound advice ratio is too high I often pass.

Diana,

I also respond to enthusiasm, unless it's inaccurate, in which case I might pass if the OP has already shown in the thread they are too 'enthusiastic' to take corrections on board.

As for British humour, well, it doesn't always export well. I've found it works best around 10 a.m. UK time when most of our American cousins seem to be sleeping.

Santi,

I would have mentioned Alexa as well as Dennis except she almost never starts her own threads.


EndGame,

Very wise. It's such a time and energy sink getting drawn in to those kind of threads.


Martin

Bill Platt's a guru? I've gone right off him now

Don't talk about Bill that way. He's a good guy.

I don't think I post just on the strength of who started the thread, but that is often what makes me open a thread. Like Andy, I will be smart and not try to list people as I would surely forget many.

I post for all the same reasons most of you have listed - if I feel I can contribute, if I find it funny, if I can correct misinformation. I try to avoid posting when something ticks me off but I am not that great at resisting temptation in that regard...lol.

And to be perfectly honest, sometimes I go looking for posts that I can participate in because I have a new offer in my signature and I'd like to get some exposure. That being said, I don't post in just any thread simply for the exposure.

What I actually post may depend on the OP, though. With some people, you know that a comment intended to be funny will be taken as such. With others, you either know that it won't or you can't always be sure. If I'm going for a more subtle style of humor or a wisecrack, I try to make sure it will be well received by the OP.

Tina

What a minute! I thought you were a rocket scientist. Now you're a stalker?

Dan,

Did you have some of my martini's? I can't remember? lol

RoD

I usually try and pop into most E-commerce or SEO related threads, within reason. Besides those, it's generally just ones that have topics that catch my eye.

Other than that the threads I avoid are....

1) Mindset threads---I just find they are a little cheesy for my liking.

2) "I WILL" threads aka "Massive Action" threads--You know the ones where the poster makes a promise to make $10K by month end, and then will document it.

3) Praise Threads---People thanking the War Room, giving shout-outs after buying a product, thanking the WF in general. Those threads tend to come across a bit more like they are for the benefit of the poster, as opposed to the recipient. Of course, not always.

4) Fill In Blank has lost effectiveness---Mostly because it will inevitably involve people responding with things like "Oh yeah, why do I make 8 figures doing this every month?". I prefer to keep discussions going, even if I disagree, and those comments seem to try and kill the thread more.

5) Cheeky Threads---You know the ones. Where people will take a commonly posted thread topic and then make a joke out of it. It usually starts out ok, but quickly spirals out of control. People like to do some "one upsmanship" on the jokes instead of just letting it be.

Steve,

To me, it's all about developing filters and using your time more effectively.

I feel, rightly or wrongly, that what I say will have more impact, or be better received, in certain threads, particularly those started by people who actively 'shepherd' their threads in a productive direction.

It may not seem apparent to all, but there is a great skill involved in this 'shepherding' and I 'vote' for these people by participating in their threads.

As to doing myself a disservice by being selective, apart from what I've said above, I would refer you to my point highlighted by EndGame about "noise to sound advice ratio".


Martin

As a relative newcomer to Warrior Forum, I tend to not post very often. (Most Warriors don't know who I am, yet, and have no idea of how many years of practical experience I have in marketing, online and off.)

I don't choose where to post based on who started the thread but, for now at least, I tend to stick to threads where friends are active. I also feel more comfortable posting in threads that are lighthearted. (If the mods wouldn't move those to the Off Topic forum, I'd have many more posts showing up under my name on the left...)

With more serious topics, I'll contribute to a thread if I think my experiences or opinions have something to offer to the conversation. But I'm reluctant to get controversial when my opinions are opposite those in the thread, mainly because I have yet to establish myself here in the WF

-Anita

Sal, those are the threads I tend to stay away from too - the negative ones, the pompous "how to" ones, and also the "hypothetical" threads that ask about what you'd do with your marketing if you had a large sum of money at your disposal.

Sal, I think you nailed it for me with the mention of bad vibes. I tend to stay away from the negativity much of the time. That can be a real energy drain.

Then the threads that go back and forth, like the big automated backlinking debate several months ago is an example of a thread I try not to get involved in because they are huge time-eaters. There are two sides and neither side is going to give in but neither side will give up trying to "win" the discussion.

Funny about that... I'm waiting for their WSO's.

Hi Ken,

Nice analogy.

A grown child usually only shows their face when they run out of money, just like some OPs who only bother returning to their previously created threads for the same reason.