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Old 05-06-2009, 09:39 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Default Re: Increasing membership participation

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Originally Posted by Caloosamusa View Post
The rating for each post would be an awesome idea Harvey! The feedback could be beneficial for all involved!!
Rating posts WILL NOT increase the number of people that will participate, which is what I thought was the purpose of this thread. In what way would rating a person's post make them want to continue to post?

People as a rule, do not like or want to be rated (how would you feel if one of your posts were poorly rated, especially if you were a newcomer).

Review your purpose before you make suggestions that will have disastrous results. The law of unintended consequences will rear its ugly head and the forum will have a tremendous setback.....

For me, ease of use, access to information I need or want, and pleasant conversation are what would bring me back. All of the other is just diversion.

This topic seems to have a real problem of staying on purpose.
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