# why my questions dont take any attention more?

Currently I asked a question and it hasn't received any attention. It is nowadays similalr for all my questions. Currently, only $2$ people visited my question although it is not a bad question at all compared to the others which are currently listed..

• Because two many new/active posts override your question. You can edit repeatedly to make your posts active to take more attentions. Jun 29 '13 at 10:13
• @HyperGroups i dont think that this could be the main issue. Because previously my questions received alot of attention although I didnt edit repeatedly. Now in the list 'newest' all questions asked after mine and before mine has more views. My question seems like a looser. Jun 29 '13 at 10:19
• @HyperGroups Constructive edits are fine; repeated needless edits meant to bump the question are not. If noticed, they are likely to attract downvotes (I promise one from me). If the question's score reaches $-4$ or less, the question will no longer appear on the active list, regardless of edits. ... Better ideas include: make sure the tags fit the question; add a bounty after a few days. Jun 29 '13 at 10:40
• @HyperGroups, in fact, editing serially is something you should not do. Jun 29 '13 at 18:37
• There's nothing wrong, however, with bumping your posts with real corrections, additional thoughts or detail, adding tags, clarifying the title, or improving grammar/spelling/diction/TeX style. The reason that editing a question bumps it is that attention should be drawn to genuine improvements. Rules about repeated edits are intended to prevent abuse of this system, not to discourage edits made in good faith.
– Alexander Gruber Mod
Jun 29 '13 at 19:39

At a guess, the question you refer to is Comparing the relative entropies of some stochastically ordered distributions

There are two things which provide a disincentive for me to look at that question.

Firstly, the title is using lots of notation, not all of which is familiar to me. On looking at the question, it seems that $D(f|g)$ isn't even standard notation (and you don't use it anywhere in the question, instead using $D(f, g)$!). If you can use a succinct title with minimal notation, and that extremely standard, you might find that fewer people are scared away.

Secondly, when I hover over the question the first words I see are "Question 1". That immediately raises all kinds of negative suspicions. It's probably going to be a long and boring series of questions. The asker might well not have put much effort into distilling out the part they're having trouble with. It might even be someone who wants other people to do their homework.

There are lots of questions and everyone has limited time. If you want your questions to attract attention it's good to have a clear title and a single, clear, question. Showing the motivation of the question and the effort you've put in also help.