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In lugnet.general, Gereon Stein wrote:
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You know, I actually could have implemented some kind of reload-blocking, but
then again I’m pretty sure the effort wouldn’t pay off in the long run.
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First of all, this is a really nice addition to LUGNET. Thanks, Jerry.
Even apart from the worry over some LUGNET posters intentionally driving up
their own “view counts” for egotistical reasons, I would appreciate some sort of
reload-blocking if only to keep myself from accidentally driving up my own
posts’ “view counts” due to over-actively reloading the page just to check
whether anyone else has been viewing the my posts.
I can just see myself thinking, “Hey, every time I reload the page, another
person has viewed my post! It must be really popular!” :)
I agree that this new piece of data opens the door to lots of other interesting
and useful possibilities. I think “view counts” should be factored into what
makes it into the Top Stories section on the front page, but I would further
suggest a clean separation between MOC announcements and all other types of
posts, and restructuring the two automatically updating sections of the LUGNET
front page as follows:
1. Latest MOCs - Expand this section to include thumbnails of the five or six
most recent MOCs. I would also swap the positioning of the Latest MOCs column
and the Top Stories column to give the MOCs more prominence.
2. Top Stories - Have this section only include non-MOC announcement posts, and
have posts make it to the Top Stories section by a combination of “view count”,
spotlighting, and how recently it was posted. This will draw people attention
to the most active discussions and/or stand-out non-MOC announcement posts.
I’m torn as to whether spotlighting should continue to effect MOC announcement
posts. It almost seems as if the front page needs yet a third
automatically-updating section for recent noteworthy MOCs. Maybe this could be
something that appears automatically at the end of each week in the middle
section of the front page? It would include thumbnails of the five MOCs from
the past week with the highest “view counts” and spotlight ratings?
I think LUGNET could also use a more obvious way to post new MOCs--one that
walks newbies through it, and encourages inclusion of at least one
reasonably-sized representative image in the post. I much prefer the clean,
orderliness of LUGNET to the more “modern” forums, but sometimes I can’t help
but think of LUGNET as long past its prime--an elegant weapon for a more
civilized age.
Wow, now I feel a crazy old hermit. Anyhow, just some thoughts. Glad to see
LUGNET still being worked on and improved!
-Brendan
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| (...) I second this thinking. (...) I agree that thumbnails would be cool. I disagree about swapping Top Stories and Latest MOCs. LUGNET is primarily a discussion site, so the stories should remain the focus. Since the center-column articles are (...) (16 years ago, 11-Jul-08, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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| (...) ;) You know, I actually could have implemented some kind of reload-blocking, but then again I'm pretty sure the effort wouldn't pay off in the long run. I have just checked the read counts collected since the update, and it lists some 16,000 (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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