Not entirely sure why do you need to render such an empty message because most people would want the module to not be displayed if it doesn't contain any contents. This is why the module was developed to not show any contents when there isn't any discussion.

If you want to make it render an empty text, you would need to hack the module file /modules/mod_easydiscuss_your_discussion/mod_easydiscuss_your_discussion.php and remove the codes below at line 36,

[gist]
if (!$posts) {
return;
}
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Then, in the module's template file /modules/mod_easydiscuss_your_discussion/tmpl/default.php file, you need to add your own checking if $posts is empty.

I know, I'm old school, I just want my site to be full, I'm dealing with very old school people in my work and they like to see everything upfront. its very challenging to work with them.

Thank you for the help

You're most welcome.