MacNN banalities

#1 Mon, 5 Jan 2004 - 13:06

I've wondered from time to time why the ratio of the number of views to the number of posts on any given thread is almost always a little above or a little below 10:1. There are of course exceptions, but most often, if a thread has say, 11 posts, there will be between 80 and 120 views of that thread.

Any wise opinions?

#2 Mon, 5 Jan 2004 - 13:09

edit: blah, i make no sense. nothing new there. move along.

#3 Mon, 5 Jan 2004 - 13:14

Quote:

Originally posted by theolein:
I've wondered from time to time why the ratio of the number of views to the number of posts on any given thread is almost always a little above or a little below 10:1. There are of course exceptions, but most often, if a thread has say, 11 posts, there will be between 80 and 120 views of that thread.

Any wise opinions?

Yes. Either 90% of MacNNers are lurkers, or everyone reads a thread 10 times.

Or somewhere between the two.

Slow night over there in CH, eh Theo?

#4 Mon, 5 Jan 2004 - 14:36

Quote:

Originally posted by Sherwin:
Yes. Either 90% of MacNNers are lurkers, or everyone reads a thread 10 times.

Or somewhere between the two.

Slow night over there in CH, eh Theo?

Well, the title was banalities.... Busy filling out job applications which I have to show at the unemployment office tomorrow.

#5 Mon, 5 Jan 2004 - 16:22

I probably post a reply about 10% of the time.

Sometimes I have something to say, sometimes not.

This has been one of those times...

#6 Mon, 5 Jan 2004 - 16:23

Quote:

Originally posted by Eriamjh:
I probably post a reply about 10% of the time.

Sometimes I have something to say, sometimes not.

This has been one of those times...

Happy 1,000 and "Addicted" status...

#7 Mon, 5 Jan 2004 - 16:31

Well, doing a brief scan. It seems like the number jumps to about 20:1 as the threads get longer... which I would attribute to people going back and checking for responses to what they've posted.

#8 Mon, 5 Jan 2004 - 19:43

Quote:

Originally posted by theolein:
Well, the title was banalities.... Busy filling out job applications which I have to show at the unemployment office tomorrow.

Really? I figured by the quality/creativity/humor of the writing in your posts here that you must be a writer of some sort.

Anyway, good luck!