How to keep a conversation going ( Archived) (44)

Dead simple !!!
You answer a question with a counter question..

Making or posting a comment on a certain blog, however intelligent it may be , doesn’t constitute a conversation.
I hope you’re learn something today folks

So.... If you ask me how I did something, I have to answer not with an answer but with another question???? Doesn't make much sense to me!!!

No, that’s not what I’m saying.
If I asked you a for information about a certain topic , chances are , I’m not looking for a conversation, whereas , if you’re talking generally, then the conversation will flow if both parties asked questions simultaneously.
If someone posts a forum blog , posting a comment without asking a question in return just kills the conversation.
Does that make sense?

Unfortunately the art of conversation is dying.

I get a lot of it on here just few words as reply or a statement if a conversation is only one way I just move on like I would do in real life situation.

Of course!! I just wanted to pull you leg a little.....

Whatsup??

Are you expecting a reply , or was you just thinking out loud ?

Nothing much !!
Looking forward to being released from lockdown tomorrow.

What’s up in your neck of the woods ?

Questions can be aggressive, especially when you talk to new people. If you don't know them well (or at all) you don't know what they are comfortable to talk about. Too many questions might sound interrogative, especially if you ask something the person wouldn't rather talk about. It's much better to start talking about neutral topics and then slowly advance to more deeper or private ones, checking the atmosphere all the time.

With some people, the conversation simply "flows" with no special effort done by any side. It might be a casual conversation or something deeper, but it seems effortless. With others - no matter what you try to do to keep the conversation going - it simply fades away or you both struggle until it stops. Sometimes the conversation can go on and on, but you can't help but thinking that although constantly moving, it leads nowhere. Many times "the conversation" isn't that at all - it's a one-sided talk (where you are only a passive participant, a listener) or effort (when you are only an active participant, the one trying to make a conversation).

If your post is about the conversation on forums/blogs, then there's no reason for questions, because every statement is open for discussion. Whatever any of the participants write can be commented. You can't force people to comment on a thread/blog if they are not interested in the topic or they might think that everything has already been said. If a person writes one comment, it doesn't mean that they want to continue conversation. Sometimes people lose interest during the discussion or think that it's pointless to keep discussing the particular matter or talking to certain members. Often threads/blogs start with one idea, but develop into something completely else and you can't force them back to the start. Constantly asking questions just in order to keep the thread/blog alive can be rather annoying.

Just thinking out loud



Do you ever do that