# What percentage of your OPs sink without any replies? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 11, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694 "2009-09-11T15:21:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/21 "2009-09-12T03:22:27Z")
I’ve failed in two out of 34, including my most recent post about the obscure music radio program _Crap from the Past_. A third one got only one response, which was posted in error. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/22 "2009-09-12T03:28:01Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > If you click on your name, you can pull up your statistics and see how many threads you’ve started, and how many replies each thread got. I had 3 out of 65 with no response. Yeah but I’ve started 238 threads. I’m not about to go through them all and count, but I know there have been at least 2 or 3 which got no replies. Maybe a few more. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/23 "2009-09-12T03:48:45Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Also, Biggirl, by ‘American pop reggae’ do you mean dancehall? Or do you mean the crap they play on the radio. I do love roots and culture reggae, but I have never considered dancehall in general to be ‘American pop’. I’m a Top 40 digging, Sean Paul grooving girl. Regaeton? Love that shit! If I start a tread on this I’m sure to get plenty of responses on how much it sucks. Anything not in the Top 40-- no dice. I would not say I’m into roots but here on the Dope, you’d be hard pressed to find someone who’ll talk about Shabba Ranks! And it’s a million times worse with Latin music. > [@](#): > > The last thread I started with 0 responses was a cafe society thread about Cindy Lauper and Lil’ Kim singing and rapping together. I thought Cindy did a great job rapping. No one else here thought it was worth commenting on. Made me feel strangely…lonely?..I can’t explain it. I think I wanted someone to also dig it the way I did. That’s what I meant about feeling sad for the poor lil unloved OP. Aw, nobody is as interested in you as I am. Bendito. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/24 "2009-09-12T13:21:38Z")
3 out of 125 - 2.4% That doesn’t include the banning/suspension notices I issued when I was a mod. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/25 "2009-09-12T14:16:08Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Yeah but I’ve started 238 threads. I’m not about to go through them all and count, but I know there have been at least 2 or 3 which got no replies. Maybe a few more. Lazy! Search returned 750 threads I started and I flipped through 30 pages to count the 0 replies. Of course, I didn’t want to but since I started this thread I felt obligated. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/26 "2009-09-12T16:06:01Z")
I think **Rigamarole** ’s just being modest. I just looked at his threads and he’s had 2 no-replies out of 238 threads started - that’s .84%. I have had 4 no-replies out of 138 threads started - 2.9%. I’m a little surprised at my threads that didn’t get any replies. They seem to be just like all the rest of my threads - not weird topics or way-out-there questions. Hmph. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/27 "2009-09-12T16:10:41Z")
I’ve never had no replies, but I have 36 out of a 103 with less than 10 replies, which is disappointing! ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/28 "2009-09-12T16:40:55Z")
Less than I thought…about 6% out of 164 threads. ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/29 "2009-09-12T17:07:37Z")
I hardly ever start threads, probably for fear of the no reply syndrome. I suspect I’d take it far too personally. This thread makes me feel a little bit freer. Clearly, just like so many other things, it happens to the best of people. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/30 "2009-09-12T19:08:19Z")
About 2% out of ~250 threads. I’m surprised I have so many OPs. ---
**Author:** ![Peanut\_Gallery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@Peanut\_Gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanut_Gallery)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/31 "2009-09-12T23:25:04Z")
2 of my 10 threads have zero replies. I win at failing. One was a tech help question which I ended up solving myself within a day or two. And one was just this week. (No! don’t ruin it!) It was a link to a long long long political article, without trying to have a debate. Almost MPSIMS, but more like HopelessandDesperateSIMS, so it was in the Pit. I figure most people went from there to reading the article I linked, then killed themselves beating their head on the wall like I wanted to. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/32 "2009-09-13T03:31:47Z")
I’ve only had two of my 100+ OPs fail. One was about an obscure radio program that I posted for the hell of it, so I’m not shocked. One that did suprise me was that no one seemed to know how they calculate the weekend movie grosses so quickly. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/33 "2009-09-13T03:58:50Z")
(I was really hoping that this thread wouldn’t get any replies, because I think major lulz would have ensued.) I’m going to guess somewhere between 10% and 20%, as I feel like I post boring things in MPSIMS and IMHO all the time. Now off to go calculate… Huh, it’s only around 4%, 9 of the first 250 results of when I search for my started threads. But I have an AWFUL lot of threads that have \<10 replies. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/34 "2009-09-13T04:01:22Z")
Two out of 215, which is too small to calculate. But I have had quite a lot that had under four responses. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/35 "2009-09-13T04:08:02Z")
I can’t really think of any although there may have been some in 9 years. I don’t really start any threads unless I expect them to go into multiple pages unless it is something really specific that I really just want a flat-out factual answer to. A lot of people don’t write thread titles well at all. I try to make sure that all of mine are as clear as possible based on letter constraints and people seem to respond to that. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/36 "2009-09-13T04:12:38Z")
Lots of mine drop, which is sad because I rarely start threads. I guess I just don’t write interesting OPs. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/37 "2009-09-13T04:44:08Z")
Under my current and previous names I have 16 total. It’s not a good feeling, I can tell you that. And because of it I’m really cautious of what I post. Let’s see, I apparently have started 486 posts, wow. So 16 out of 486 is…huh, it’s only a little over 3 percent, but if feels like a lot more. ETA - To me what’s just as bad is asking a serious question and only getting sarcastic answers. I have a few of those too. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/38 "2009-09-13T05:07:38Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > Lots of mine drop, which is sad because I rarely start threads. I guess I just don’t write interesting OPs. You all really should look at your numbers. **even sven** , you’ve had 9 no-replies out of 331 started threads, which leaves you with a very respectable (because it’s lower than mine 🙂 ) 2.7%. You DO write interesting OPs. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/39 "2009-09-13T13:59:16Z")
I’ve only had one post go completely unanswered, another only had two replies. (5.88% unanswered, 11.76% marginally answered) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694/40 "2009-09-14T00:44:22Z")
Five percent of my threads have 0 replies. Counting a little more, 47% of my threads have five or fewer replies. And just to round it out, 5% of my threads had 70 or more replies. There’s a bell curve there, but I don’t want to figure out the median. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-ops-sink-without-any-replies/509694.md?page=3)