Pre-tense:
I have spent the last 3 days testing different iterations of what the most unsuccessful post on OT could look like.I tested 3 different styles of posts.
- A post about very niche topic
- Engagement-bait/highly interactive post, but I don't reply...
- A unfunny shit post (not a shitpost but a shit post)
Niche Topic (ITT: We Act like M45T3R H4ck3r5):
This Post was mainly focused around writing a entertaining and engaging post around a ultra niche topic.
In this case the post was about PGP encryption and the goal of the post was to teach OT users how to use PGP.
Post Metrics:
- User replies: 10
- Total views: 69
Engagement-bait (OT Psych Evaluation...):
The premise of this post was pretty interesting (imo). Yet as much as I wanted to reply to people I couldn't. I thought this post would be the most unsuccessful or the most successful or the least.
Post Metrics:
- User replies: 12
- Total views: 77
Shit Post (OT GMT POV:):
The objective for this post was to make the most unfunny thing possible that wouldn't get locked. This is what I came up with... Not much to say-
Post Metrics:
- User replies: 12
- Total views: 57
I made some cool graphs (nerd shit):
As you guys can see, all the posts preformed more or less the same. (within the 24h period)
But it's worth noting that ITT: We Act like M45T3R H4ck3r5 later got more activity.
To make the most unsuccessful post just make something that is hard to engage with or few people understand. I would say a mix of the first 2. A niche Shit post would be the optimum way of preventing engagement and making a overall bad post.