Something to try
One thing I really don't like seeing is posts with few replies. On some of them, it's due to length, others due to the difficulty of the question, others simply unlucky. It's something that really gets me so I thought I'd suggest something to whoever sees this, and watch if it works?
The main way, I think, that posts get seen is simply via the community pages. They show the last active post. I think what ends up happening is that a post may not have any responses at the beginning, so it just gets pushed further down and down the list. You can help combat this! Even if you don't know the answer, don't have the time to really engage with what they're saying, choose a color heart:ย ๐๐๐๐๐ and post it.
You're doing more than just showing your support- you're actively allowing this post to reenter circulation. That way, people whom the post connects with will find it and be able to respond, or the post-er will at least have a ton of hearts in their mailboxย ๐
It doesn't take too long, so hopefully we can all do this a little more? Replying to help the right people find the post is one of the best things you can do for a memberย ๐ thanks for reading!
ย I have noticed one more thing: there are a lot of posts authors actually don't want to be replied. Very often they allegedly looking for help, friends, listeners,ย soulmatesย etc. and just dissappear without a trace. May they seek for just attention or a one-second urge to say something to this world?.. I still don't know, but it devalues their needs and sometimes the needs of people who are really looking for support.
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@raphael86
And that's why I try and reply as much as I can ๐๐๐

And thatโs why youโre awesome ๐
@raphael86
Ah thank you ๐๐ค
Hi, This is incredibly important and I would say that I am guilty of not scrolling through enough posts or not even opening any section other than chats on some days.
Thank you for bringing this up, that is very thoughtful of you. ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค