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Originally Posted by amandalouise
...because the whole wide world has access to psych central and anything that gets posted here.
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Almost anything.

Check out the Premium Poohbah forum if y'all have access, as that's more private; it's not indexed by bots because you must be a member in that group to view that forum, and thus won't show on search engines like Google. (giving bots that sort of power typically isn't desired on message boards)
John, please let the community know if that ever changes, although I'm sure that would
never happen. xD
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Originally Posted by iPhone
I find it amazing that in less than 24 hours a thread I start can have 200 views, but not one single reply. Is it even possible for it to be viewed that many times and not one single person have anything to say?
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It's entirely plausible to have 200 views and sadly not one reply. I know it's frustrating. There are many reasons why people aren't replying, but here are some off the top of my head:
- The message is simply too long and people either aren't ready to commit to a rather long post. Walls of text also come to mind; they can be very difficult to read, I think especially for those with dyslexia.
- The content or topic is triggering to some people and so they view it, but then leave the thread once they realise. With so many ways to trigger somebody, it's incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to avoid for both sides.
- They just have nothing to say on the topic of your post. There are also many who are less vocal about things. For example, I come into this thread and type all this out, sharing my view and experiences. However, some others may read this thread and think plenty, but say nothing; it happens.
- They're busy, and so for whatever reason were able to read the post but not reply.
- There are a lot of "lurkers" when it comes to these sort of sites. Lots of people look through these kind of message boards, but take sometimes a very long time to work up the confidence or desire to even register an account. There are also members who have simply yet to or cannot sign in and so unable to leave a reply.
If possible, you could try posting into a forum that may be more relevant to the topic, that way it might catch the attention of would-be posters.
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