Well said
@Skub I have noticed that since the pandemic pretty much ALL of the forums that I participate in (not just songwriting/music related ones) have become significantly less active
I put this down to people re-prioritising “real life” - family, friends, work etc.
There does seem to be a bit of a resurgence of late - so hopefully things will pick up again
As far as practical advice to increase participation/responses for a new member....
1 - introduce yourself in the introduction section to give a bit of background about yourself, motivation for writing, and the type of feedback you are after
2 - post links to INDIVIDUAL songs/pieces and reiterate the specific feedback you are looking for
In your particular case, I noticed you just put a link to your Soundcloud and asked for comments. This will never get a good response
You would be much better off picking a single track (that you think is your best work) and posting that on its own and ask for specific feedback
3 - lastly (and not leastly!!) - listen and comment on other people’s work. This forum relies solely on reciprocation- which is why it is not a a paid for “review” service
Dive in and review others - and they will then reciprocate and review you
It may take a few tries - but the the cliche:
the more you put it, the more you get out is definitely applicable here
Other similar forums are exactly the same and there aren’t too many other forums in this niche area - and IMHO, there are certainly none that have the range of genres and supportive, knowledgeable members that reside here!