A topic usually gets no support when the main idea or it's content is questionable. "Disrespect" as you call it is what I would call opinions and feedback. (negative feedback is useful if taken and not rejected) Of course, not all users post useful negative feedback by just saying "Its bad".
Normally, if a topic isnt of quality, or has a bad layout people aren't going to take you serious. Likewise, if you come out of left field where nobody knows who you are and you make a topic about trying to start a competition/clan/community based anything, people aren't going to know what to expect and thats when topics die.
Raven's stuff works because people know who he is and know what to expect from him. He also lays his topics out in a nice visual way with banners, pictures of whats going on, and a quick bio about the event. I don't necessarily like what he hosts, and I can't say I wouldn't like what you would host better. I and a lot of other just dont know you well enough.
Pick up ways to make topics look good and stick around.
