If this belongs more in the lounge then I'll lead if to the powers to be to move it there.

Over the past couple weeks there have been two related/connected threads running in the Viruses/Trojans/Spyware forum that have caught my eye. The threads are these two:
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...hreadid=181871 and http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...hreadid=181877 .

Together these threads have had (to date) some 2500 views between them. Even allowing for multiple views by any given person this is a very high number of views and would seem to indicate a considerable degree of interest. Certainly given the content of the threads this is understandable since they relate to topics that get a lot of press and have broad based applicability.

The first thing that strikes me as curious/odd is the fact that for all the people drawn to these threads there are but eleven people that have chosen to actually contribute to the threads, with most of the same eleven contributing to both threads. With so many people seemingly (obviously) interested, why is it that more do not contribute? These aren't the more typical threads where someone has a specific problem/issue/question and there is "an answer" sought. Both threads are of a discussion, opinion, personal experience nature. So it can't be a case of people being not contributing because they don't (feel they) have an/the answer. There is no answer to be given in these threads, there is no right and wrong. Anyone/everyone could contribute to threads by sharing an opinion, sharing their experience or sharing their view. Not to mention that some of things brought out in these threads would seem to potentially lead to people having questions which they could ask. Like I say, it just seemed odd in looking at these threads that they had gotten so much viewing attention, yet (and considering their nature) had received such comparatively little participation.

The second and related thing that struck me as curious about the two threads was the absence of participation by moderators, save for two. Threads such as these (unlike the one-off answer/solution type) would seem to afford the opportunity to encourage and promote the exchange of ideas and experiences, to facilitate something along a more broad based educational line. These are things that I would have thought more mods would welcome and endorse. But their absence (from participation) is notable. Just strikes me as odd more wouldn't have been involved promoting, sharing, guiding.