Ann_Sulu said:Ok, I want to try approaching this another way. Not so much why do members not talk, but what would get them to talk more? I figure most would jump in if the model or another member said something that the shyer member felt safe commenting to.
Since it's the members who are the quiet ones for this topic, I say let's concentrate on what the modal needs to do. I would say she should fill out her profile with her interests, but let's face it many don't read profiles. I still think it's an excellent thing to do though. Maybe there's a favorite movie/book you can gab about.
I know a lot of models tag ACF to find one another...maybe people can talk about threads they found interesting here.
I think the hardest part for me is beginning conversation. I'm great at commenting to things after it's started, and can keep it going, but that initial bit is so hard.
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No I don't think most would jump,not every person who's been a basic or guest for years does so because they are cheap bastard, but rather the incentive of being able to "chat with beautiful woman live" isn't something that appeals to them. Even guys that do tip, aren't necessarily interested in conversation. You can't change that.
I'm a big believer in behavioral economics people respond to incentives, you can't get them to do what they don't want to do but you can coax them into making moderate changes.. You've seen a whole thread worth of disincentives to talking. How about provide some incentives for those who do talk?
"Often I just want guys to talk more than tip"
Actions >>> Words.
So when was the last time you gave somebody, content, a raffle ticket, a fan sign, or even just a MFC mail saying "thanks for coming and hanging out in my room and contributing" just for talking? Tweets thanking folks for hanging out don't count. If the answer is never, or its been a while, then your words and your actions aren't aligned.
Lack of feedback works both ways. I have no idea if when I am the only talker or more commonly one of three, if the models would rather I STFU and just tip or keep asking questions and commenting. I've actually had more members thank me for talking than models.
There clearly is no silver bullet topic for getting guys to talk, the collective intelligence of models would have figured it out, and it would be a sticky thread in the model section.
I think the first step is to figure out what you want quality or quantity. Do you want 20 guys telling you how hot you are and asking you to marry/fuck them. Or do you want 10 guys discussing movies, music, videos games and pop culture. Or do you want 5 guys engaged in meaty discussion like at a college dorm. (I know, 20 wtf I just want two guys to say hi..)
Then provide incentives to reward behavior that you want.
If anybody cares I do have some specific suggestion on how to structure this.