| Pages:
1
2 |
Tucker
Senior Nomad
Posts: 664
Registered: 10-31-2002
Location: El Centenario, BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
Views....
The number of "views" generated by a topic seems to be a point of pride by some authors. I think in many cases these might be artificially inflated.
I see no real purpose for this statistic and suggest that this column be suppressed.
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
|
|
|
Bruce R Leech
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6796
Registered: 9-20-2004
Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
Member Is Offline
Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
|
|
Can you please tell us what you are talking about????
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
 |
|
|
Bob and Susan
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8813
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Mulege BCS on the BAY
Member Is Offline
Mood: Full Time Residents
|
|
Tucker....if you just had that PARTY!!
|
|
|
Bruce R Leech
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6796
Registered: 9-20-2004
Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
Member Is Offline
Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
|
|
Tucker you are the only one I have ever herd that counts the number of views a post gets for me it is far more important how many replies a post gets
but this also is not that important to me . when I make a post it is because I have something to say that I want to share with other nomads. sum
people generate more interest than others in there writings. such as randymac and David K and yes Jrbaja. every one complains about Jr. but every one
reads his posts. because they Know it is not going to be boring. all he has to do is post a empty thread and he will git more hits than anyone else.
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
|
|
|
Tucker
Senior Nomad
Posts: 664
Registered: 10-31-2002
Location: El Centenario, BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
You missed the point Bruce!
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
|
|
|
Bruce R Leech
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6796
Registered: 9-20-2004
Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
Member Is Offline
Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
|
|
I Probably did that is why I asked you to explain to me what you were talking about in this thread. I don't think it is vary clear.
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
|
|
|
Tucker
Senior Nomad
Posts: 664
Registered: 10-31-2002
Location: El Centenario, BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
Bruce, look at the "today's posts" page.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Tucker
The number of "views" generated by a topic seems to be a point of pride by some authors. I think in many cases these might be artificially inflated.
I see no real purpose for this statistic and suggest that this column be suppressed. |
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by Tucker]
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
|
|
|
Tucker
Senior Nomad
Posts: 664
Registered: 10-31-2002
Location: El Centenario, BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Tucker
" I think in many cases these might be artificially inflated." |
Someone is incredibly childish out there, bumping up the views more than 50 in a few minutes with not many people online.
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by Tucker]
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
|
|
|
Bruce R Leech
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6796
Registered: 9-20-2004
Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
Member Is Offline
Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Tucker
| Quote: | Originally posted by Tucker
The number of "views" generated by a topic seems to be a point of pride by some authors. I think in many cases these might be artificially inflated.
I see no real purpose for this statistic and suggest that this column be suppressed. |
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by Tucker] |
which column shuld be suppressed? and why? and why do you think they are artificially inflated? and inflated with what? and if they are why is that a
problem?
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by Bruce R Leech]
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
|
|
|
Tucker
Senior Nomad
Posts: 664
Registered: 10-31-2002
Location: El Centenario, BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
Bruce....the "views" column
Look at what has transpired on this thread in the last few minutes. I sure wasn't me bumping the numbers up!
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
|
|
|
Bruce R Leech
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6796
Registered: 9-20-2004
Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
Member Is Offline
Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
|
|
do you mean you want this thread to be deleted.? if you could answer some of the questions I asked it would make it clear what you are getting at . I
don't understand what your objection is to getting a lot of views on your thread . Even if some one is playing games . that only means you have an
admirer some where.
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
|
|
|
MrBillM
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 21656
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Out and About
Member Is Offline
Mood: It's a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Day
|
|
JR says ...........
While JR says "who cares" regarding this subject, on another post he indicates a value judgement based upon the number of postings, to wit:
Quote:
any of the new "junior nomads" to understand that!
I'm sorry!
Where did all these newbies come from anyways? Let me guess, friends of humphreville from BOLA
---------------------------------------------------------------
No consistency, but no surprise.
|
|
|
jrbaja
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4863
Registered: 2-2-2003
Member Is Offline
|
|
Curioser and
curioser? Now what's the problem willy
|
|
|
MrBillM
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 21656
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Out and About
Member Is Offline
Mood: It's a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Day
|
|
Just Plain Old Bill
curiouser and curiouser ? It is appropriate that your frame of reference is "beyond the looking glass". Do you speak often with Alice ?
If Willie is good enough for the Redhaired Stranger, it's good enough for me.
|
|
|
Diver
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4729
Registered: 11-15-2004
Member Is Offline
|
|
Tucker,
I don't get it either; or maybe I do.
So the page shows the number of views; so someone may (for some unknown reason) inflate these number; so what ?
Is there a prize for the most views on a post ? Maybe a free Nomad membership ?
I don't look at the "views" when I check the board. I check for new posts and any new replies to posts I am interested in. (damn preposition)
I guess maybe I don't get it.
To each his own........thanks for your "views" !
|
|
|
MrBillM
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 21656
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Out and About
Member Is Offline
Mood: It's a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Day
|
|
A great roar signifying Nothing
But, let's keep it. It has meaning to JR and he appears to need meaning in his life.
As a sidenote, I was reminded of a friend of mine in Gonzaga Bay who travelled down the paved road to San Felipe just after it was finished in 1947.
He has travelled all over Baja and mainland Mexico and sold his business to retire in Gonzaga in the 60s. He speaks fluent Spanish (albeit with an
Okie accent) and has friends all over Baja.
However, here he would be an unknowing "Newbie" because he may go to his death never having used a Computer.
|
|
|
BajaNomad
Super Administrator
Posts: 4999
Registered: 8-1-2002
Location: San Diego, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: INTP-A
|
|
What Tucker is saying is that if you go into a forum, or to "today's posts" page, you'll see how many replies each thread has, as well as how many
times the thread has been viewed by visitors.
He's also saying that some people reload/refresh the page over and over to falsely inflate the amount of true "views" the thread has - so that what is
reported makes the thread look more attractive.... and the final point being... "what's the point."
Interesting. My first reaction was, no I like it, but I'm pondering it more and more... as the significance may be nil.
I'll keep your suggestion under consideration. I'm working on some other stuff for the board right now.
Maybe some others (for a good cross-section sampling) can chime in on this with their viewpoint as well.
--
Doug
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
https://www.regionalinternet.com
Affordable Domain Name Registration/Management & cPanel Web Hosting - since 1999 |
|
|
woody with a view
PITA Nomad
Posts: 15939
Registered: 11-8-2004
Location: Looking at the Coronado Islands
Member Is Offline
Mood: Everchangin'
|
|
my vote...
i don't care about the views, unless something is blocking them...
tally mine in the "get rid of it" column.
|
|
|
MrBillM
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 21656
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Out and About
Member Is Offline
Mood: It's a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Day
|
|
Sometimes I'm S-L-O-W
OK, I get it now.
When I first (mis)read the thread, I was thinking in terms of number of Posts, not views since that has been an infrequent topic of conversation.
It is sort of funny that someone (you know who you are) would artificially inflate the number of views. Those people really DON'T have a life.
|
|
|
Natalie Ann
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2819
Registered: 8-22-2003
Location: Berkeley
Member Is Offline
|
|
Number of views per thread.... has always seemed to me to be a sort of male based "mine's bigger than yours" tally. I sure won't miss it.
Another vote for giving it up.
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
|
|
|
| Pages:
1
2 |
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
