Most admins I talk with always ask how do I get my members to interact and not just lurk. Well there is no simple answer but a few ways to help.

1. Post lots of "question" threads that ask a particular question or a subject that at the end asks what people think. Some times people just read posts and don't ever think of putting in their .02 . And if you want to bump it up a bit find a topic that has some heat around it, that really brings them out.

2. Post lots of polls, this goes to the same theory as above but I've also found that with your normal email newsletters or just email-outs slip the poll question in there with a link to the thread. Last time I did this I had more 1st post users than ever, even members that signed up many months ago.

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Good ideas, this certainly works.