Poll: How many "dead threads" did you make

[Professor James]

"Dead Threads" by my definition is a thread that never took off and had only one or 2, if any posts. I've made several, at least 6 or 7.

Edit: poll's broken. These can be from any forum, not just here.

 

[dfcrackhead]

I think any regular thread starter gets quite a few. I'd say my ratio is about 1 in 10 or so that just die right form the start and it's rare they ever get more than a page without a random bump every once in awhile.

 

[skywalkerlion]

I don't make alot of threads, so about 1 or maybe 2. I have tons of ideas for threads, but my train of thought might get interrupted and I don't want to make a shitty thread.

 

[Nimcha]

I've only made one thread so far. Check my badges to see how succesful it was.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Virtually all of mine.

I've made... three on the escapist, none of which exceeded in getting more than 14 post, and more than... 5 participants.

EDIT: I've never fair better in other forums, either.

 

[Cap'n Ninja]

So far, I haven't made a single thread.

 

[Zack McSleuthburger]

None of mine, really. Now, I wonder why that could be.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

On here, none. Elsewhere, it's about a 1 in 7 occurrence.

 

[Ice Car]

I've had only one which was asking why the adding your gamertag doesn't work on this forum at all. It had 5 replies (?) 3 of which were mine.

 

[jamradar]

All of mine.

I made two the first one only got like 2-3 reply's. The second one fared a little better, but thats probably because it was a more interesting subject (Mega Man first person shooter in case your wondering).

 

[chromewarriorXIII]

All of the threads I've made have died. I think the one that got the most posts in it was one about naming a kitty I got a while ago.

 

[ajemas]

I'd say that the majority of my threads end up quite small. The only "hot" thread that I've had was about Tokyo's anti-loli bill. It's kind of funny, actually: I put a lot more effort into some of my other threads, like one on the prevalence of Munchhausen syndrome on the internet, that didn't get nearly as many hits. But as soon as I mention something controversial, like censorship of pornographic and obscene materials, everybody has something to say.

 

[Blue_vision]

I think I've made like 1 thread that hasn't epic failed. How do the successful threads do it?!!

 

[hopeneverdies]

Most of them. And I hardly create threads to start with. It's even worse when someone makes an almost identical thread the next day and gets plenty of replies.

 

[Valate_v1legacy]

About twenty.

It's a luck shoot, since you can't predict the subconscious hive mind.

 

[archvile93]

I made two threads and they both died. I haven't bothered making threads since.

 

[Sn1P3r M98]

I've had one or two that have crashed and burned. I've had two or three that have done very well (check the badges! )

Also, WTF captcha?! My keyboard doesn't have upside down letters!

 

[CyanideSandwich]

I've only made 3 or 4 threads. Luckily, only one (so far) has been a failure.
I think one of the main reasons some threads die is because they time it badly. For example, you could create a thread, and within a minute or so, there could've been many more threads created and put in the "Latest Threads" section. Your thread would've been completely drowned out.
This is why I usually create threads when the Escapist isn't busy. That way, people are more likely to see it.

 

[Hollock]

I've probably made around 15 max since I've joined, maybe 4 or 5 were successful.

 

[Zaverexus]

one, I think. It's the Zombie Game in the Forum Games & RP section, you should check it out