I always read the on-topic stuff but don't always have much to say about them.
Bluff's posts are informative, but they're often about world football and I simply don't get to watch that much of it. It doesn't mean I don't want to read them, and if someone makes a comment that I have an opinion on then I'll join in.
C&P jobs are often about behind the scenes or technical stuff, so again there's not an awful lot to be said.
As I mentioned earlier, it's the more controversial stuff that is naturally more lively as it divides opinion and provokes debate.
I don't think anyone should take it to heart if they make a thread that bombs- it doesn't necessarily mean that nobody's interested, perhaps just that there's not a lot to say about it.
We could, I suppose, post an appreciation, but do we need that? We're all grown-ups (well, almost) and that seems a bit needy.
There's the "like" button too, but I don't even know what that does tbh.
Bit like rep.