Posted by so on June 6, 2005, at 0:30:22
In reply to Re: what others want to know about » so, posted by alexandra_k on June 5, 2005, at 16:54:43
> Or alternatively...
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> >I just think it would be good to know how much interest the threads we post are being viewed by others, so we know what others want to know about then we can generate more responses.
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>Those are strong reasons in support of the feasibility querry and the implicit request for a page-view-count feature. Maybe those strong reasons are why the question was so clear and memorable to me ... the question remained apparent to me even without my reviewing the original post because I am familiar with the "page views" function and appreciate the meaning of information the function provides that would not be available just by asking people.
For one thing, asking people only finds out what people who reply to posts like to read about, whereas page-view counts can indicate what is being read by people who might not respond.
With fewer people visiting the board now than anytime in the past year and probably in the past four years, and with more specific topics for the smaller readership to choose between, it would seem worthwhile for those who like to respond to have more information about where the readership is focused. Available referer information might be informative, but it can be confusing too. According to site stats, more than 30 percent of the top 30 referers are sex or dating sites, including some about bestiality and others about couples seeking female partners.
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