Thread: An observation. Poor responses

Keep a few of things in mind. First, many of our members don't visit daily - maybe once a week or once a month. In addition our members can only comment on topics about which they have knowledge. Maybe the viewers are people interested in the question and the potential response, but may not have direct knowledge to be able to answer the question.

Another thing to remember is that the summer is a busy travel season and we all are working hard to please our pax. September begins a major slowdown and many of our fellow nonrevs are planning their own getaways. These two things can make the forum a little slow at times. If you hang around you will notice slow periods but there are also times when the forum is hopping too!

Welcome aboard and please feel free to jump in where and when you please. Invite your friends and fellow airline employees to join us - this invitation may bring much needed knowledge to our efforts. Thank you! Your contribution to Nonrev can only make this a better place.



[This message was edited by Randy on September 08, 2003 at 12:36 AM.]

Hi 29 Palms, welcome aboard.
I agree with Randy there are numerous reasons why some posts get no or only one response.
It could be, as Randy said, people scan eveything (making the views high) and post only when they feel they can offer helpful advice. It could be the first reply to a topic was so on point that there is absolutely nothing left to add. Or, it might be as simple as some people, while finding a specific topic or trip report interesting, just aren't comfortable writing a response. Of course the sudden death of some threads could be the work of a *insert scary music* thread killer! I know I for one have been posting some pretty funny stuff in 'off topics', I mean 'Y did the chicken cross the road' was hilarious and not so much as one . But nothing stops me!
UH-OH, I hear footsteps.

Keep'em flying



[This message was edited by Migflanker on September 08, 2003 at 12:41 AM.]

I think that lots of lurkers to a few poster ratio is typical for an Internet forum. Usually the ones with high numbers of posts are just very highly trafficed and they are often topics that people are very passionate about i.e. religion, politics, industry issues etc. Some of our busiest posts in the past have included some controversy, like me putting a verse from the Bible on the home page after 9/11 or someone getting poor customer service at the gate. I have found it challenging to get people to take the time to share their travel information. It takes a certain type of person - one passionate about interline travel that enjoys electronic/Internet communication. I think most who come are looking to GET info for their trip planning but just don't take the time to come back and share after the trip.

However, we are slowly but steadily growing in number of registered users. I send e-mails to those who book cars and hotels to let them know about the forum. I hope to come up with a little media kit soon which other nonrevs can place on company bulletin boards with small cards to take away. You can find some tools to help spread the word by going to the home page at www.nonrev.net/ and selecting "Spread the Word" from the left hand index.

Thanks so much for all the great info that you've posted. We're looking for a lot more nonrevs just like you!

Let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions.

Volcano climbing? You'd better have photos to post when you get back!