To ask why some posts get no answers WHATSOEVER??

[School99]

So I’m sure I’m not the only one, but I’ve posted twice in the last few days, completely different questions in the appropriate forum for the question and got zero replies. Am I doing anything wrong ? Would changing my wording help ? Or are my questions inherently unanswerable? 🤔

I don't know, can you link to the threads?

Me too. No one ever answers my queries. I think they're too boring. One of my threads was about belts. I mean belts for goodness sake!

I need to develop some drama and chaos, perhaps about inheritance or an argument with a school. Seems to get people going.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WBiL0VEttZw

It’s just luck I imagine. Maybe the few people who would be interested in the post weren’t online that day, maybe you posted at a time where it was ‘quiet’ on the forum…

Is your thread title clear enough? “Can you help” in chat for example is going to get lost before it gets replies.

It's maybe because it's in AIBU or Chat and drops off quickly, if you post within a subject that it's relevant to it will stay nearish the top and people will visit that subject and maybe reply.

A lot of people click/refresh the Active or Trending links instead of going into a specific forum. Your thread could drop to the end of the list within two minutes. Every once in a while I click the Last Hour link and it brings up mostly threads that I have never seen in Active. Mumsnet logarithms are weird.

Can you link your threads here?

I've done a search and seen your 2 recent threads.
I'd read your one asking for ideas about storage solutions when you posted it. I know it was a simple sounding question but when I thought about it any answer I could give would have been long and involved and I really didnt have time to think and write. And I think that's the same with some unanswered threads: it takes time and thought to answer and sometimes it's easier not to bother

As regards your other thread I don't remember seeing that one when it was posted. But I absolutely know nothing about contour so couldn't have answered it anyway. And there are quite a few threads outwith my experience or knowledge so I just can't answer. And that's probably the same for others.

I do feel bad for OPs when their threads are unanswered but sometimes feel any contribution I could make wouldn't be helpful to them.

Can you link to your previous threads here? We can try to help x

Sometimes it depends on the board, the timing and the thread title. As PP have said, at really busy times, a boring sounding thread on a fast moving board will drop off active very quickly.

I found your storage thread in Chat, OP, it may do better in the Housekeeping board

Have you got a lazy OH or had a row with a friend about money, those get a few replies

Storage solutions? Talk about your mil interfering in your storage solutions or your dp arguing with you about it. You'll get plenty of replies.

I'm smiling because the op hasn't answered any of the answers 🤣

@ClemmyTine , me too! 😂

Good news everyone, György Kürtag has an answer!

Although not sure what I think about this yet.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MpuaS-wOCU0&pp=ygUoS3VydGFnIGFuc3dlciB0byB0aGUgdW5hbnN3ZXJlZCBxdWVzdGlvbg%3D%3D

The storage solutions one was bordering on unanswerable (or at least very time consuming to answer fully, which I wouldn't do considering a good % of posts the OP never returns after the OP).

That post in particular needed to be more specific and give details of the issues you are having/the space you have available. Tackle one type of thing/area at a time.

I'm quite into storage, and have a lot of solutions but I wouldn't have known where to start without asking for more info from you.

Ah and now just seen you started this thread four days ago and haven't been back. You come across as a time-waster.

Me too! Not one reply in style and beauty - and I know it's not very stylish but it's clothes related! 😀

Uniqlo http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/styleandd_beauty/5091721-uniqlo

Maybe other threads fill the active posts.

I've noticed people asking on some posts if the op has made a post about that before.

Or you can try the online failsafe of posting an incorrect statement rather than asking a question .

Back in the day, there was a button that brought up unanswered threads. If I was bored I'd answer them all!

In the earlier days of Mumsnet some posters would make a daily effort to trawl for and answer unanswered posts. Them were the days <misty eyed jumpers for goalposts smile>

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