https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:36:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2678406 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 20:58:21 +0000 ALV91711 2678406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Yes, a general chat. I like @junebugsmama: idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2678310 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:11:50 +0000 Boogs 2678310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wanted to clarify for everyone what a postathon is from our FAQ: <a href="http://www.hellobee.com/hellobee-faqs/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/hellobee-faqs/</a> I know some know, but for those that don't here's a little more info:</p> <p>What is a postathon?</p> <p>We have postathons once a week where we gather on the boards, start lots of threads, and comment on them. This helps community members get to know each other, keep the hive buzzing, and it’s a lot of fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2678269 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:11:19 +0000 Freckles 2678269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: Oops sorry, i meant weekly not daily! I really like the suggestion made by @junebugsmama. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2678263 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:05:44 +0000 Boogs 2678263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: Such helpful suggestions, thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2678248 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:50:50 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2678248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it could be fun if the little postathon chats were a weekly check in, and the hostess could pick a fun question to spark conversation, sort of how the POAS and other threads will have at the end of the suggested post. Although it could also be helpful to do whats your struggle of the day or whats your parenting win of the day? By the way, I always love those "latest cute or embarrasing things my LO said" and those always seem to get lots of traffic. It could be fun to have a loose theme for postathon chat and then just let it go wherever from there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2678182 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:40:05 +0000 MrsBrewer 2678182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly I don't really participate in them. I don't have the time to dedicate on my phone "chatting". I pop in and out on HB the way it is, and with a LO at home, I feel guilty being glued to my phone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2678172 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:32:30 +0000 shabang 2678172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with others - the random general thread in case posters want to interact that evening but not the other seeded topics. I think weekly is fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2678137 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:03:17 +0000 Adira 2678137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I find the postathons incredibly annoying. ESPECIALLY when I was a new mom. I'd be really struggling with something and if it happened on a Thursday night, it was almost a guarantee my thread wouldn't get seen and my question wouldn't get answered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2678075 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:23:46 +0000 Boogs 2678075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: Do you see these being started daily, weekly, randomly? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677916 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:23:08 +0000 Freckles 2677916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a daily chat thread at the top would be better than a ton of other threads created for the purpose of generating discussion. I don't want to come off offending anyone as i think the hostesses do a great job, but i sometimes see the exact same questions being posed by the same people over and over again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677904 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:14:06 +0000 SweetiePie 2677904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted other because I've never actually opened one I don't think. I see them but haven't been curious enough to click. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677849 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 10:19:02 +0000 Bao 2677849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: to get others engaged, hang out, have fun... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677804 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 09:30:46 +0000 looch 2677804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never understood the point of them. It's to do what, generate activity? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677742 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 08:29:50 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2677742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: I agree, I would prefer the one longer "chat" thread to be more lively versus all the somewhat meaningless other threads. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677681 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 23:33:49 +0000 Boogs 2677681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: That's an exciting milestone!! Congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677643 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:42:28 +0000 matador84 2677643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always forget when they are! I don't post as much as I used to. </p> <p>But...I'm about to hit my 10000th post soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677623 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:16:25 +0000 Boogs 2677623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@IRunForFun: I think most people really do try hard to promote meaningful discussion. But, it's definitely interesting to hear honest feelings, so thank you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677606 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:59:31 +0000 IRunForFun 2677606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: I'm not sure. Maybe just the postathon chat thread? It seems like the questions are canned, get recycled often, and don't generate real, valuable discussion. Maybe curating more thoughtful topics to post on during those days would help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677581 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:37:07 +0000 Bao 2677581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: general chat but not a postathon? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677576 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:32:59 +0000 ALV91711 2677576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: I like the general chat those nights. I think doing those is a good idea. Maybe a couple times a week would be nice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677468 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:18:54 +0000 Peasinapod 2677468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: yes! I was going to say the same thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677456 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:53:49 +0000 tinyperson 2677456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: agreed. I usually avoid posting any real questions then cause they just get pushed down by the postathon questions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677420 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:14:46 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2677420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: I kinda like the random chatting on the post that announces "postathon", that doesnt have a typical topic. Other than that, the postathon topics seem to be like dejavu after being on the site for a while! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677411 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:04:15 +0000 Boogs 2677411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@schubr03: @DesertDreams88: @wheres_c: @Shannon: @Anya: @IRunForFun: @ALV91711: Do you think people would enjoy them more if they weren't as frequent? Do you have other ways in which you think users could have more fun with each other? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2677012 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 00:17:17 +0000 ALV91711 2677012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anya: agreed, not a good time to start s discussion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2676829 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:25:20 +0000 IRunForFun 2676829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: I agree. I feel like it's just a whole bunch of generic questions and they're often redundant or pointless. A lot of them get hardly any response. It strikes me as a way to try to generate more traffic/posting but it seems to me it usually fails. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2676819 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:12:43 +0000 Anya 2676819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: yeah I could take it or leave it but if I have a post I want to make I'll avoid doing it if there's a post-a-thon so it doesn't get lost amid a lot of threads that are basically yes/no or simple answer questions and not discussions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2676818 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:11:56 +0000 shabang 2676818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: I agree with this. The questions seem canned in a "let's generate some discussion" way, and I'm more interested in those posts that are from an actual individual's experiences. Also, I've been following the site long enough that some of these questions are only slightly rephrased from generic questions posted in previous years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2676813 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:05:06 +0000 wheres_c 2676813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think they are kind of annoying honestly. Many of the questions are somewhat lame and not that interesting. I also feel that "real" questions get buried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postathons#post-2676692 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:05:56 +0000 Bao 2676692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@schubr03: ok good to know! </p>