[aberdeenwriter]

What makes for a good thread, anyway?

Is there something more than topic which contributes to or guarantees a successful thread?

And what constitutes thread success?

[design219]

1. Popular scifi tv shows.
2. Al Gore.
3. Hot babe photos.

And no, topic is it.

[ShortcutToMoncton]

I think individually responding to each and every person who posts in your thread is a good start

[aberdeenwriter]

Originally Posted by design219 

1. Popular scifi tv shows.
2. Al Gore.
3. Hot babe photos.

And no, topic is it.

There haven't been threads which were dull but then morphed into something more interesting with time?

[aberdeenwriter]

Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton 

I think individually responding to each and every person who posts in your thread is a good start

Thank you.

[design219]

Originally Posted by aberdeenwriter 

There haven't been threads which were dull but then morphed into something more interesting with time?

Yes, like:
1. Popular scifi tv shows.
2. Al Gore.
3. Hot babe photos.

[Dork.]

Mildly funny, captioned pictures of domestic animals helps.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by aberdeenwriter 

What makes for a good thread, anyway?

Well, one way is to know is to look at utterly failed threads, and learn from those mistakes.

-t

[aberdeenwriter]

Originally Posted by design219 

Yes, like:
1. Popular scifi tv shows.
2. Al Gore.
3. Hot babe photos.

Gotcha.

[aberdeenwriter]

Originally Posted by Dork. 

Mildly funny, captioned pictures of domestic animals helps.

That poor kitty looks ill. Or hungover.

[aberdeenwriter]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

Well, one way is to know is to look at utterly failed threads, and learn from those mistakes.

-t

No blind links helps.

http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lou...e-blind-links/

And that was a successful thread. It helped ejumacate me.

[mattyb]

Some education here.