1 in 10 respond

[WIREMAN]

I've noticed over and over again that for every post approximately 1 out of 10 viewers respond, not just here at S8 but most places I put my words. Just wondering what some of you might think, not trying to create a debate or anything heavy, o.k.

[mnaz]

Well, Mark... I dunno. Good question. I know that sometimes I scan through the posts to see which ones I want to respond to, intending to come back to them later. That could be part of it.

[Doreen Peri]

Here's an example of how the count on views works.

Let's say 5 people viewed a thread once and 3 of them replied the first time they viewed it. That's 5 views and 3 replies.

The two others didn't reply the first time they viewed it. They thought about it for a little while and came back to the thread to view it again and then they replied. That's 7 views but only 5 replies.

Let's say 3 out of those 5 people are online at the same time. It's possible that all 3 of them want to follow the conversation as it is happening.

Sooooo.....Let's say 2 more people come online, view and reply. That's 9 views but only 7 replies.

All 3 who are still online who want to follow the conversation as it is happening, click on the post 2 more times each after each of the 2 new replies comes in. So, that's 6 more views but still only 7 replies.

The tally then comes to 15 views and 7 replies.

This is just an example, but this is how it works because many of the people who have already replied view the thread several times without replying again. And then there are also viewers who read and do not reply at all.

Make sense?

[Doreen Peri]

PS... be careful thinking about this. I'm not sure if I did the math right.... LOL!!!

[Rat Bag]

That sounds about right, Dor. You've factored in all the aspects I was thinking of.

[mousey1]

I visit the same post again and again and again
so that might play into it somehow
gum up the computations
I'll stop it!! ! and then you can recompute....but I'll bet there are other evildoers such as I.

I like to read I don't always reply. You can all be thankful for this modus operandi!