Im just curious to know if anyone else can tell what type of reply is being on GWW or any other board and, what motivates the responses to 'new' threads?
There are several different 'kinds' of post/replies that i know of..
1) Replies offering help/advice.
For the most part, these are from people who genuinely do want to offer solid help and advice to others, for no gain of their own, just because they are good people.
2) Replies for board/post/sig whoring.
These are actually pretty easy to spot, and i think everyone knows how to identify such posters, typically they are one or two word replies in threads, sometimes on topic, sometimes off topic, they can also be replies that are confrontational for no apparent reason in order to get the posters signature seen.
3) Replies for friends.
These types of post typically happen when a new program, site, product or service is offered, within a minute or two of a new thread being made, the thread will suddenly get replies from people that very rarely post, unless they are sent a link and asked to 'bump' a thread by someone on their ICQ list. The really good thing about these types of poster though is that it lets you see who is in direct contact with who in the industry, what companies do business with each other, have close personal/business ties etc, etc. Typically these types of replies are one or two lines, usually praising the newly launched site, service or product, even if it is crap.
Have i missed any from that list above that you folks think should be added?
Also, can you spot the different types of replies and the reasons behind them when viewing threads across various industry message boards?
Regards,
Lee
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