by OldGuy » Yesterday, 15:15
Thanks for your comment. However, there are problems with such a solution.
First, we all need new topics all the time to even make it worth logging in to respond to what you can find. Even as it is, nearly half of all who log in each day are not posting anything during their visits. Many log in, look around, find nothing of interest and simply log back off within minutes. Some actually only log in to respond to an ad rather than post anything. Nothing new, this is as it has been for at least the last few years.
New topics simply offer a bigger variety to choose from when you feel like responding.
Second problem is that all topics have a maximum of a 7 day display after their latest post and then shuffle off to the archives. Members often go back through and bring up old topics of interest but don't seem to bother with most of the new topics as they appear. The vast majority of all new topics vanish with just 0 to 8 posts before they are gone. There is not enough funding to pay 5 FC for each new topic, especially when they have such a short lifespan and limited replies. Ad revenue simply won't cover any added costs. Ad revenue is not what it used to be. It is down for everyone.
I've been providing an updated list of all new topics since December, but most members are not even bothering to look at the growing list to find all that is available. Compare the New Post list, currently just over 130 topics including all the ancient stuff that keeps coming back to the nearly 2000 all new topics since December in that posted list I add to at the end of each month.
Bottom line is that new topics can only come from currently active members. If you want to reply to topics that show up, you should also feel obligated to add new topics of your own as you go along. The pay per post is the same whether you are responding to a topic or adding a new topic. I have been offering a 25 FC bonus to each new member who contributes 25 or more new topics during each month. In effect, you already do have the opportunity to earn a bit more by posting a new topic as compared to simply replying to existing topics.
I'm not part of the administration here. I'm just another member who sees the need for new topics and am doing what I can to spend my own earnings to entice others to do their part in keeping the lights on around here. If you like ForumCoin and want it to continue to provide a place for you to post content, do your part and contribute new topics. Simple as that. If the lights go out, you will be sad that you did not do your part. Posting New topics is an essential part of site participation.
The whole point of the content on this site is to attract visitors to read the content. We all hope the visitors who come to read content will take some time to reply to some of the member posted advertising during their visits. You can never earn much from the token payments for contributing content. Members who post ads are earning far more than what you can earn just by contributing to the content. Members don't pay the freight of running the site. It all comes from ad revenue or from Fergal's pocket.
Thanks for your comment. However, there are problems with such a solution.
First, we all need new topics all the time to even make it worth logging in to respond to what you can find. Even as it is, nearly half of all who log in each day are not posting anything during their visits. Many log in, look around, find nothing of interest and simply log back off within minutes. Some actually only log in to respond to an ad rather than post anything. Nothing new, this is as it has been for at least the last few years.
New topics simply offer a bigger variety to choose from when you feel like responding.
Second problem is that all topics have a maximum of a 7 day display after their latest post and then shuffle off to the archives. Members often go back through and bring up old topics of interest but don't seem to bother with most of the new topics as they appear. The vast majority of all new topics vanish with just 0 to 8 posts before they are gone. There is not enough funding to pay 5 FC for each new topic, especially when they have such a short lifespan and limited replies. Ad revenue simply won't cover any added costs. Ad revenue is not what it used to be. It is down for everyone.
I've been providing an updated list of all new topics since December, but most members are not even bothering to look at the growing list to find all that is available. Compare the New Post list, currently just over 130 topics including all the ancient stuff that keeps coming back to the nearly 2000 all new topics since December in that posted list I add to at the end of each month.
Bottom line is that new topics can only come from currently active members. If you want to reply to topics that show up, you should also feel obligated to add new topics of your own as you go along. The pay per post is the same whether you are responding to a topic or adding a new topic. I have been offering a 25 FC bonus to each new member who contributes 25 or more new topics during each month. In effect, you already do have the opportunity to earn a bit more by posting a new topic as compared to simply replying to existing topics.
I'm not part of the administration here. I'm just another member who sees the need for new topics and am doing what I can to spend my own earnings to entice others to do their part in keeping the lights on around here. If you like ForumCoin and want it to continue to provide a place for you to post content, do your part and contribute new topics. Simple as that. If the lights go out, you will be sad that you did not do your part. Posting New topics is an essential part of site participation.
The whole point of the content on this site is to attract visitors to read the content. We all hope the visitors who come to read content will take some time to reply to some of the member posted advertising during their visits. You can never earn much from the token payments for contributing content. Members who post ads are earning far more than what you can earn just by contributing to the content. Members don't pay the freight of running the site. It all comes from ad revenue or from Fergal's pocket.