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  • click
    +7

    If I just see a link without comments I tend not to comment either, so if you post something adding a comment might already incentivise more comments. Just a thought.

    • Boop
      +6

      I've done this many times with my posts and still no one comments on them. A few upvotes so I know there's interest, yet still no comments or replies.

      • spaceghoti
        +8

        It's impossible to predict what will spark people's interest enough to stimulate conversation. I've posted some things that I thought were fascinating and would be fodder for a good discussion, only to get cricket song in response. Other submissions I thought wouldn't generate much interest spawned dozens of comments.

        If there's a formula behind this phenomenon, it thus far escapes me.

        • click
          +5

          truth. on other sites something I thought would interest maybe 5 people gained 100s of views and dozens of comments, and other things got nothing. Bizarre.

          • spaceghoti
            +6

            Clearly the problem is that not enough people think like me. This will have to change after I become the Supreme Dictator of Earth.

            (Do I need a /s tag here?)

          • madjo
            +4
            @spaceghoti -

            All hail Spaceghoti, the fish from space we need to lead the world.

    • nauthas
      +4

      Maybe, but generally you comment in the description of the post.

      • click
        +4

        is that how it works here? sometimes I put my opinion as a comment, because I'd like to separate that from what I'm sharing. It just kinda makes sense to me

        • nauthas
          +3

          Hm I suppose so. I suppose it depends on the type of post.

          • click
            +3

            Explain? I'd like to not do it all wrong!

          • nauthas
            +3
            @click -

            Well as I see it, if you've got something to add to the discussion then put it in my comment, my issue is more that when I come to a section even if there is a comment, if it's from the author it still makes me hesitant. The issue is I'm better at replying to people then I am at commenting on the post itself. Don't worry! It's not you tears up it's just me! runs away