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Re: Counters (was:THE POSTING BLUES)
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 8 Nov 2001 17:20:04 GMT
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> > But ... how easily could counters be implemented on people's posts? Has
> > this been a topic before ... ?
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> A counter would only indicate the number of times a post had been chosen for
> reading - which can be swayed by the catchy-ness of the title, the
> popularity of the poster, etc. Hence the hilight button at the -end- of
> messages.
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> Posts with titles like "HELP!!!!" would quite popular... but I may actually
> be annoyed by having had to read it.
Yes, and a high hit rate with no replies just tells you that a lot of people
read your post but weren't interested enough to reply. Where's the benefit
in that?
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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| (...) A counter would only indicate the number of times a post had been chosen for reading - which can be swayed by the catchy-ness of the title, the popularity of the poster, etc. Hence the hilight button at the -end- of messages. Posts with titles (...) (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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