I think a trend I noticed with a lot of promotion threads is how... cold they are. People slip in, post a link and then slip out, rarely inviting discussion about their series or for the series they have read or interested in.
I mean, this is fine I think in a vacuum. Even I post in some of those topics once in awhile if only for some filler and to get a new post out there.
I think the problem arises is when no one who subs to the comic actually has any meaningful interactions.
A topic I posted earlier in the week was not only post your comic, but also 2-3 other comics and novels that you enjoyed. I didn't really ask for readers to go into detail as to WHY they liked those comics, but I somewhat expected it.
When I did my comment I gave a short 2-3 sentence explanation on why I enjoyed the look of the comic, why I picked it and then even gave a write up for my own comic a bit and where it was heading.
Sadly a lot of the responses were mostly just lists and the creators comic/novel linked. Most people didn't even click on any of the links shown or anything. Most people just using the topic as another quick post, but one with a condition to do so.
Not shaming any one or anything. And I don't really care if the topic got popular. But it made me wonder how many people ACTUALLY interact with the comics they sub for sub here or even do so casually?
Hell, even some late night reading with eyes glazed over a little bit. Even a few likes, or a comment every 4-5 updates.
It makes me wonder, if this community could even do a weekly reading thread where people post their novel/comic and have people chime in. Maybe write a review of a comic they have read and pass it on in the community.
I think if we ARE going to do promotion threads, SOME amount of effort could be used to make them interesting and inviting.
(Hope people just don't look at the last bit of the topic title, and post then leave XD)