I try to link to the evergreen questions in places people might find them (principally the “Useful Links” post, though I’ll often send the links to people directly if they have a relevant idea).
There are only so many places to put something on the Forum that people are likely to actually find. Some options for upgrading e.g. the “what should someone write?” post:
Turn it into a tag, so that anyone can apply that tag to a request/question and “turn it into a writing idea”
Repost it to the front page every so often, with comments sorted by new or magic
These both use existing mechanisms of the Forum that don’t require new programming, adding a new component to a crowded frontpage, or making people radically change their behavior. Of course, (1) and (2) can be combined — reposting the original posts could help people remember to use the tags for other posts as needed.
I try to link to the evergreen questions in places people might find them (principally the “Useful Links” post, though I’ll often send the links to people directly if they have a relevant idea).
There are only so many places to put something on the Forum that people are likely to actually find. Some options for upgrading e.g. the “what should someone write?” post:
Turn it into a tag, so that anyone can apply that tag to a request/question and “turn it into a writing idea”
Repost it to the front page every so often, with comments sorted by new or magic
These both use existing mechanisms of the Forum that don’t require new programming, adding a new component to a crowded frontpage, or making people radically change their behavior. Of course, (1) and (2) can be combined — reposting the original posts could help people remember to use the tags for other posts as needed.