I think that with high-quality posts, everyone will naturally comment, like, and engage in discussion—you don’t need to reply just out of curiosity. (Some posts are just clickbait; as soon as you reply, you find it’s really just a promotional redirect. I absolutely hate this kind of behavior, and accounts with such promotion should be banned immediately.) A forum should be a place for discussion, not just an information bulletin board with only one-way communication. (Thousands of replies just saying thank you are meaningless. Some replies might actually want to discuss or ask for help and need ongoing interaction, but they get buried among the thank-you comments, which is really frustrating.)
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Resolutely crack down on clickbait, off-topic, exaggerated posts and the accounts that post them, and get rid of spam and bot activity.
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Don’t tie replies to personal experience or leveling up (I haven’t paid much attention to this point, so I might be mistaken here). Instead, tie reputation to views, likes, shares, and rewards to avoid people replying pointlessly just for vanity or to see hidden content.
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Strengthen moderation. If a post really has valuable content, then it can be set to reply-to-view, but it should actually be worth everyone’s effort to reply. If, upon viewing, it’s just the same repeated content (I’ve seen several identical guides about how to open a team), that should be cracked down on.
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For reply-to-view posts, set a validity period—automatically visible after 12 hours. After 12 hours, people will have a more genuine evaluation of the value of the post.
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Prohibit commenting on posts older than 15 days. After 15 days, the technology might already be outdated, so there’s no need for the post to be bumped to the top again by replies. If someone needs help, they can create a new help post and reference older valuable posts. New posts can then be discussed separately.
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Make posts and certain levels visible according to rank, but don’t make it too restrictive. Don’t let senior members make reading access unnecessarily difficult. With so many newcomers, long-term forum development requires taking care of this group—don’t put yourself on a pedestal.
Best wishes for nl station’s continued success~