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Why Question threads are always popular?

by Landon Walsh
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HAHA... I wanted to write this because my eye caught a marketing trend right here on WF that I thought was funny.

What are some of the most popular threads on WF. Question Threads.
IE: Which Hollywood Actress Is A Cannibal? What do you listen to when you're working? Do you live with your parents? Ect...

Why?

1 reason: Impressions and Exposure.

Question threads are easy to put up, pull other people in to make quick comments, which in turn keeps the topic bumped, which leads to more posts.

Why is it valuable to have topics trending at the top of a forum? This should be easy... Signature impressions.


I'm not advocating against this. I just thought it was funny, wanted to know if anyone else sees the same thing, and wanted to get in a few impressions myself. =P Chow.
  • Profile picture of the author jasonsluck
    Questions are not only good for threads but they are good for marketing as a whole. I seen a banner with a question today regarding weight loss.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      What are some of the most popular threads on WF. Question Threads. IE: Which Hollywood Actress Is A Cannibal? What do you listen to when you're working? Do you live with your parents? Ect...
      It's not that simple. Many of those threads have responses from people just looking for a place to make a quick post (no knowledge required) to get their own sig seen.

      If you want to build a reputation, those questions won't do it. More often they label someone as very young, not serious or a clueless newbie. Some people spend too much time on youtube and huffypost.

      Silly question can be fun to banter in for the Off topic section - but they don't count as posts here, either.
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      • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
        Originally Posted by Zachmo View Post

        A reader will always be curious and think of an answer if he saw a question
        Not always.

        Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

        If you want to build a reputation, those questions won't do it. More often they label someone as very young, not serious or a clueless newbie.
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    A reader will always be curious and think of an answer if he saw a question
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