some posts going unnoticed

I wouldnt really agree with that statement, but perhaps its just an issue with wording. 

Speaking for myself, I would tend to respond to threads seem to be of interest.  This could be because of a catchy topic, or the nature or urgency of the query from the title, or even by the number of reads the thread has generated or by the name of the OP if I recognize the name. 

I dont think there is an obligation on anybody here to ensure that all threads are answered.  This is a hobby, not a duty.

Like I said, the person posting the question also has a responsibility - we cannot blame the forum at large if the person in question has not taken due care while posting the original thread, or hasnt bothered to "bump" the thread when there are no responses.

All of us have been part in several fora - you dont expect the whole forum to rally forth to help you without some kind of stimulus when you post for the first time.  I have 'bumped' my threads on several fora in the past when I was new.

Perhaps CW could have one of its staff periodically review the unanswered posts and push them to the top of the pile.

I wouldnt really agree with that statement, but perhaps its just an issue with wording. 

Speaking for myself, I would tend to respond to threads seem to be of interest.  This could be because of a catchy topic, or the nature or urgency of the query from the title, or even by the number of reads the thread has generated or by the name of the OP if I recognize the name. 

I dont think there is an obligation on anybody here to ensure that all threads are answered.  This is a hobby, not a duty.

Like I said, the person posting the question also has a responsibility - we cannot blame the forum at large if the person in question has not taken due care while posting the original thread, or hasnt bothered to "bump" the thread when there are no responses.

All of us have been part in several fora - you dont expect the whole forum to rally forth to help you without some kind of stimulus when you post for the first time.  I have 'bumped' my threads on several fora in the past when I was new.

Perhaps CW could have one of its staff periodically review the unanswered posts and push them to the top of the pile.

I agree to that Gerald but just an open question to all - how many of us actually click on the unanswered thread links and how frequently? Personally I do not do it since it never flashes my mind to do so. Also there are many senior members like Pankaj Prasad and Banwari who know most of the areas on which the questions are based. What exactly happens is that most of the times new threads push the old ones down and they go unnoticed even by the experts who might know the answer to them. Eventually when someone does click on the unanswered threads link he gets 4-5 pages of unanswered threads which would be way too old to answer by then. 

Even I rarely click on the unanswered threads. . However more often you see only the outdated questions in the link. The reason is, the owner is not following up as he would have got the answer from some other source.

I am being misunderstood here. If a person does not know the answer he is not required to answer it at all. But there could be others who might know the answer but might not notice the thread as it would get pushed by the new posts in other threads. Like I mentioned in one of the previous posts, there was thread created on 29th May on Spark pricing and the option of going for santro. This is a thread in which most of us could have given our opinions but since it was pushed down into later pages, it was not replied to at all. My point here is to just avoid this occurrence. It is highly unlikely that not a single person on the forum would not know the answer to a question for e.g I may not know about RTO and you may not know about speakers for a car and we do not need to answer questions on this topic but others who are well aware of this can answer provided they notice this thread. 

Wow! This thread certainly has not gone unanswered!

1. I proposed the "unanswered threads" link, and Banwariji was gracious enough to quicky provide it. This is the best way to see if some thread is anguishing for want of attention.

2. There are areas where no one has authoritative answers - these queries remain unanswered, and I cannopt do much about it - I cannot conjure up expertise, no one can. (Public may not know answers, but boy, they smell out BS pretty quick!)

3. The resident amost-expert on RTO matters is away, and the resident lawyer who had great RTO knowedge has jumped bail, so we are in a temporary limbo.

4. Audio matters - Everyone is a neem-haqeem (quack doctor/semi-expert) and the most knowledgible one is recuperating, will be back soon. I have no particular interest in audio and sundry embellishments, I cannot pretend I  have (The electronics behind it is fascinating, but brand names and other details - who cares!)

5. People spawn threads left/right/center, and do not care even if an answer is readily available on the forum. A thread is easy to start than a search?? Not really, but some are habituated to creating threads. If the answer is too obvious, why shouldn't s/he go search?

6. "I want a car. Is A good or B good? Tell with PERSONAL EXPERIENCE". Now the thread owner has bumped out several helpful guys out of the picture, and those who own these cars may not be in a mood to answer. I am not going to barge in and say I don't own that car but something or other will be better.

7. I want a good dealer is Super Motors in AB palaya good or Duper Motors in BK Layout better? How the heck is anyone sitting in a different city be able to answer?

I can give some more examples, but it is good if the thread owner takes some basic precautions, searches, and forms his query in a nice way.

It is also good if members look over the unanswered threads once in a while and help out those who are still waiting for answers.

Thanks Krishna for the elaborate reply. In that case I would like to suggest one more option. Just like some other forums what can be done is that a new thread can be monitored. If it is related to another thread in the forum then it should be mentioned so and the new thread should be closed for further posts. This would ensure that  there are no duplicate threads or queries. Also when an individual tries for a post there could be message or a pop-up mentioning that the individual should search the forum for his answers and then make a post rather than blindly making a post. Maybe this could address a number of issues.

Centaur, we try our best to do it. But then to be good at it requires encyclopaediac  knowledge of the happenings on the forum, which we 3-4 guys together try to approximate, when in fine fettle. These days our heros are away for a while, one recuperating and othe other attending to personal matters, so the slip is showing. This will get better in coming months. You guys too ought to keep your eyes open, and nudge us where you find us lacking.