To think there's no point to the boards except AIBU?

[feelinglowtodayinfertility]

Am I missing something? The other boards seem pointless when you post about something looking for help. They may get a small handful of resolves and how here near responses you would get in AIBU.

Is there a Point to them?

I feel the number of helpful responses you get is about the same ..

Umm, look how many replies they have?
AIBU is the worst board on here, though the most 'infamous'.

AIBU is entertainment only. I think of like the problem page of a magazine, utter nonsense and occasionally jaw dropping but total fluff.

The other pages are like the rest of a magazine, actually quite useful information and opinion most of the time.

Baby names, property, relationships, chat, weight loss, style and beauty, sleep, parenting, these are just a handful of the boards that are busy and 90% of questions will be answered pretty quickly.

I don’t look at the boards, I just look at ‘active’, so there’s not really much point to them for me.

Some of the posts on Aibu are ridiculous. Things like Aibu to like bread or Aibu to ask if I like the colour blue ( made up ones so I'm not posting on a thread about a thread!)

I think some boards are more helpful than others and although the replies are less, they are far better quality than the replies on AIBU. You may not get instant replies either on other boards, if they're more specialist. Which boards are you talking about in particular?

Sorry yes I see your posts what I don't understand is when you post on another board it surely shows up in people's feed? In the 'dashboard' but you can post the exact Same thing in AIbU and get way more responses and get none on the boards when I assumed the same people can see it - as I can see the most recent threads from all the boards?

YABU. I started a thread in education last year and have had nearly 5000 posts. Most of AIBU is a load of toss where people post but cannot accept they are indeed BU!

@UnaOfStormhold

I feel the number of helpful responses you get is about the same ..

This.

You will often seen more thoughtful, less inflammatory posts on other boards ( apart from The Royal Family )

For example Elderly Parents is a great thread if you are dealing with care Issues and The Doghouse has a lot of good tips and some lovely photos 😁

Most of AIBU is a load of toss where people post but cannot accept they are indeed BU!

Most of AIBU is people posting "for traffic" and not asking whether they are unreasonable at all.

I do think there is an argument for an "I am not being unreasonable" topic though.

@SoupDragon that's the point though people shouldn't need to post for traffic if people responded on the other boards

Different boards have their uses at different times. The prenatal clubs boards were a lifeline for me a decade ago when I was pregnant, 10 years on I now spend more time on the education boards. The relationships board has taught me so much, the feminism boards helped me articulate the radical shifts I went through following my return to work after having kids. Housekeeping helped me to reform my slobbish ways, Chat, Style & Beauty and Food & Recipes always good for distraction.

AIBU is pure bunfight fun most of the time.

Quality not quantity every time when something actually matters

Chat for general chat

AIBU for trolls, bottom feeders and the Daily Mails's fishing

For me it's about the tone, and as a PP said, the responses that are actually constructive. AIBU tends to attract vipers making snide comments whereas if you post the same thing on the subject boards you tend to find more people who know what they're talking about and fewer keyboard warriors. Yes, fewer responses, but a much more balanced and informed discussion.

Also fewer tabloid journalists can be bothered with the quieter boards.

I found great solace in the sleep boards 11 years ago when my DD was a non-sleeping bambino. I also love the doghouse. You know, courses for horses or whatever the expression is.

People often have to be more patient on other boards. Posting for traffic is no good if you get 10 uninformed or wrong advice for every useful comment. Might as well post on the specific board and wait and see if you get 2-3 well informed comments. There are some seriously expert people on specialist boards eg PigletJohn on DIY, ph whatshername on education, I remember I got some amazing advice from tiktok (the MNer) when I was struggling to breastfeed and from Attilla and others on the relationships board when I was struggling with my mum.

I've found pregnancy, infant feeding, Scotsnet and sleep to be good

I post on the style board and that one seems quite busy, but infertility, conception and mental health are like ghost towns !

The doghouse can be more bonkers than AIBU at times.

@Ihopeyourcakeisshit

The doghouse can be more bonkers than AIBU at times.

You can say that again! Wide berth 😬

[quote feelinglowtodayinfertility]@SoupDragon that's the point though people shouldn't need to post for traffic if people responded on the other boards [/quote]
The number of posts is not a measure of success. You might just need one post with the right answer not 100 with varying degrees of wrong answer and pious judgmentalism.

The legal board is a great example of this, especially posts about inheritance. There is currently a thread in which someome asked about what would happen after a death. I'm guessing the thread made it into to the "active" list, because there is a whole page of people asserting what they want to be the answer as the right answer or ignoring the legal question and finger wagging at the OP. Posts starting "I would imagine that ..." or "I'm not a qualified lawyer, but ..." Eventually about 40 posts in someone who knows what they're talking about provides the right answer, although the OP has no way of knowing that it's right, lost among all the helpful idiots and pearl-clutching "nice ladies".

Those threads would be much better off without "traffic"!

A lot of the really obscure ones are pointless. They should be grouped more broadly

@kittykutty

A lot of the really obscure ones are pointless. They should be grouped more broadly

Yes I think this is what I'm getting at - does there really need to be so many categories?

I'm on Elderly Parents and Books a lot, both great boards.

Mn gets huge traffic and response rates compared to most forums imo.