# How to promote Discussion Forum, Article Comments

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-promote-discussion-forum-article-comments/667788>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 2, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-promote-discussion-forum-article-comments/667788 "2013-09-02T04:45:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-promote-discussion-forum-article-comments/667788/1 "2013-09-02T04:45:39Z")

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I’m needing suggestions as how to be promote and get activity going on a discussion forum and how to get comments active on article sites. I see how active something like this is and wonder how to generate such visibility and activity.

> **[Mental Disorder or Undiagnosed Hypothyroidism?](https://hypothyroidmom.com/mental-disorder-or-undiagnosed-hypothyroidism/)**
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> A young woman diagnosed with bipolar admitted to a psych ward of a mental health hospital asks the question: Could hypothyroidism cause the symptoms of mental disorders?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-promote-discussion-forum-article-comments/667788/2 "2013-09-02T04:58:19Z")

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You could go to every forum, blog and comment section you can find and post links. 😃

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-promote-discussion-forum-article-comments/667788/3 "2013-09-02T09:54:32Z")

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Theh OP will be better suited to IMHO rather than General Questions. Moved.

**samclem** , moderator

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**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-promote-discussion-forum-article-comments/667788/4 "2013-09-04T07:08:44Z")

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Post your link to Reddit. Be sure to find the appropriate sub reddit. If your article is actually interesting enough to discuss, reddit is the place to get some visibility.