I notice that there's a lot of content on this site with 0 comments. Maybe it's just because I'm used to Reddit, but I think that the comments can usually be more entertaining and insightful than the articles, it's also a sign of a strong vibrant community. I think if everyone posted fewer articles of higher quality it would go a long way to increasing the amount of discussion going on here, and make it feel like less of a ghost town.
Eh. I don't know. If there was less content on Hubski I think I would visit and refresh as often, but just have less opportunities to throw in on a conversation. In my experience having been here for a while, less content hasn't necessarily led to more conversation. What I found led to more conversation was knowing and trusting a cohesive, active group of members that I felt I could talk to, more than anything. So I think it is relationship-building that could drive conversation.
Yeah, I'm kind of hoping that Hubski can become a news source for me. Like, a place I can go to learn about what's going on in the world. I feel like conversations are a good way to learn about different angles to a news story, but the stories have to actually be there. I'm totally fine with just one comment on an article, but I check sites far too often to not have new information posted on the regular.
I see what you mean, I haven't been here very long so my opinion is probably isn't as informed as yours. I also haven't put much time into finding users and tags that I like to follow, and usually just browse on Global, so maybe that's why this place feels a little empty to me.
I would encourage you to follow users and tags because I do think it can enhance the experience, but unlike Reddit, it's only going to be an enhancement instead of potentially a totally different view. (I have subscribed to so many subreddits and un-subbed from others that my front page is nothing like the regular Reddit front page. I even missed a lot of the Ellen Pao hullaballoo.) I like to browse global as well to see what I have missed. Chatter is fun and useful if you are looking for conversations, you can see what others are chiming in on.
That's something I've been confused by, having been on Hubski a mere 2-3 days. My entire front page is filled with posts with zero comments, and for the life of me I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. On Reddit, a post with zero comments usually meant a dead post no one liked--posts with lots of comments usually meant something more vibrant/interesting; on Hubski, I'm not sure what to make of zero comment posts yet. I'm waiting for my contextual processing to realign itself.