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Stuart
- The Clopser -
China
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 Posted - 08/14/2005 : 05:07:45
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What does it mean when you write a topic, 100 people look at it and 5 people actually bother to post?
This is a high class bureau de change, not some Punch & Judy show on the seafront at Margate! |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6213 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 05:14:32
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it means that there are lots of lurkers on this forum
and less active members
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the topic title was great
but the actual topic was shit
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Stuart
- The Clopser -
China
2291 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 05:33:59
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It could mean that there are alot of people out there who want to post a reply, but who simultaneous say to themselves 'If I pull out of replying then maybe everyone else will too, which will make the poster think that he's a right Dwad!'
But thats unlikely....
This is a high class bureau de change, not some Punch & Judy show on the seafront at Margate! |
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callahan
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Posted - 08/14/2005 : 06:43:44
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| Maybe it simply means they're just not interested. Of course we all post a new topicto get a response, otherwise, why would we post it? But it's a sure sign the topic has fallen dead on its face when hundreds look but only a handful respond. It's a gamble. |
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
4209 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 06:55:13
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Damn - now I feel obligated to reply.
When I read a topic and don't reply it's just that I have nothing to contribute or maybe nothing I would care to make public so it's bound to happen when I post a topic nobody wants to reply to.
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. |
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 07:00:22
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most topics pique my interest enough to look into, but not all topics make me feel like i will add anything to them, either due to lack of interest, knowledge, or simply i just don't want to get into it (usually political ones)
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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Erebus
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1834 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 07:04:16
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| Sometimes the post is so profoundly challenging to the reader's prejudices that he or she is shamed into a silence born of dishonesty, equally unable to either admit acceptance or frame rational disagreement. |
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callahan
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149 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 07:05:06
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God! Wouldn't it totally suck if real lif was like that. You know, you walk into a bar, sit down with a bunch of friends and bring up some topic that you think is pretty interesting and all you get is blank stares. |
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
4209 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 07:10:50
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I get that often
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. |
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callahan
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 08/14/2005 : 07:13:26
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Originally posted by Surfer Rosa
I get that often
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.
No! Say it aint so. Well, what sort of subjects do you bring up? I find people don't reply to those who bring up wildly inappropriate things. |
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
4209 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 07:20:16
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I suffer from wild inappropriateness.
(not really) but I am greeted with confused looks often at work
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. |
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callahan
- FB Fan -
149 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 07:23:33
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Originally posted by Surfer Rosa
I suffer from wild inappropriateness.
(not really) but I am greeted with confused looks often at work
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.
Oh, well that's different. In fact, that's something to be proud of. What sucks is when people are either disgusted with you or uninterested in you. I'm not sure which is worse between those two. |
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Stuart
- The Clopser -
China
2291 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 07:45:40
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Originally posted by Broken Face
most topics pique my interest enough to look into, but not all topics make me feel like i will add anything to them, either due to lack of interest, knowledge, or simply i just don't want to get into it (usually political ones)
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
I agree with what you say Brian, although I'd say the political ones are what I like the most....
Does anyone know which post got the most replies (no games, nor the FB originated threads allowed to be included)?
This is a high class bureau de change, not some Punch & Judy show on the seafront at Margate! |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 07:48:42
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There is, for those who watch this sort of thing, a sort of post to view ratio for new threads and the average is around 10 views to 1 post, if it goes wildly above that as in 30 or 100 views to 1 post, it's either a crap thread or people are waiting for a fight to occur. If it goes below it's usually something people have a lot to add (usually it's the threads where people can talk about themselves, everyone likes that) or because it's established and people know whats going to be in there so only view when they want to post (like what are you drinking right now)
When threads get old though, the proportions are way out because of lurkers and nostalgia queens.
I'm not proud of noticing this.
You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics |
Edited by - starmekitten on 08/14/2005 07:51:12 |
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
4209 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 07:52:12
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lurkers and nostalgia queens *sprays precious stoney ginger beer on screen*
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. |
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2010 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 11:58:33
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Originally posted by Broken Face
most topics pique my interest enough to look into, but not all topics make me feel like i will add anything to them, either due to lack of interest, knowledge, or simply i just don't want to get into it (usually political ones)
happens to me all the time.
Though I have to add that if the board was in french I would post more. |
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zub_the_goat
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 12:08:45
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| yeah....a lot of topics interest me, but quite often i end up agreeing with whats being said....i kinda go through surges of posting then just reading for a while |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 13:06:38
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You could just add your agreement by posting just a 'heh' here or there.
No! Wait! Didn't Dave ban that a while back?
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 13:15:50
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Originally posted by starmekitten
There is, for those who watch this sort of thing, a sort of post to view ratio for new threads and the average is around 10 views to 1 post,
I too noticed this :D
Sometimes I read a thread and if an answer is going to take a bit of thinking then I come back to it later. Sometimes I follow a thread, just reading it to see if anything comes up that I can add to, or just because I'm interested.
No power in the 'verse can stop me
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 13:19:30
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You have no idea how glad I am to be not the only one!
You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics |
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Domestiques
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
503 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 22:40:58
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a lot of the time I dont post just for the sake of posting.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 08/15/2005 : 03:12:26
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2005 : 04:15:07
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When threads get old though, the proportions are way out because of lurkers and nostalgia queens.
What about drag queens?
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Sometimes I read a thread and if an answer is going to take a bit of thinking then I come back to it later.
I usually try to reply right away, for fear of forgetting about the thread when I actually do have something to say. I guess I don't always have the most thought-out replies that way, but it's sometimes good just to keep a topic active, so that it'll have a better chance of showing up again when I DO have something relevant to say.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2005 : 04:16:16
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Originally posted by VoVat
I don't always have the most thought-out replies that way
Huh? What are thought-out replies?
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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