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Lago PARANOIA
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Post by Lago PARANOIA » Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:06 am

I'm surprised that the Pathfinder thread has over 22,000 views despite its small and weak size.
We have only about 30 dedicated posters to this board, so we must be getting a lot of outside traffic.
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Post by Morzas » Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:07 am

It could be spambots.
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Post by ubernoob » Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:21 pm

There's also people that lurk most of the time, but check the thread every third post (me for example).
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Post by A Hammer » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:59 am

I came for the Tomes, but remained a lurker because the combination of game design and frothing-at-the-mouth lunacy is entertaining to read.
Also, the Pathfinder thread in particular is pretty grandstanding, and so I imagine that people who normally don't lurk here end up getting linked to it.
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Post by Gelare » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:13 pm

Much like ubernoob, I'll come by to some threads and check them every day for progress, but not actually write anything. So there could just be a lot of that.
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Post by Zherog » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:43 pm

I've seen links to threads on both the GitP forums and the WotC forums. That has potential to generate a lot of reads if people who see those links as part of a conversation click on the link.
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Post by Judging__Eagle » Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:54 pm

-nod-
That's... actually pretty interesting. I wonder who does the linking; and if they would show us threads where our stuff is linked? Sometimes it's interesting to see more viewpoints.
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Post by Kobajagrande » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:41 am

Google tgdmb.com site:gleemax.com
Naturally, this won't do much because wizards forums are in the state they are now.
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Post by Judging__Eagle » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:11 pm

Hmm, that's an idea. Thanks.
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Post by A Hammer » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:48 pm

http://www.dreamscarredpress.com/dragon ... =7765.html
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120422
You could most likely find at least a few others with a bit of patience and/or search-fu.
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Post by erik » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:58 pm

I'm shocked, shocked I say!- to find that people are offended and unable to see past our penchant for profanity and nerd rage. I initially felt some desire to speak on our behalf, but I'm over that impulse now.
Oh well. I'm not given to cussing around overly often, but if I and everyone else had to sit on my tongue here I'd probably lose interest.
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Post by tzor » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:00 pm

You know, since you did post that link I had to visit the GITP site.
Either they are mellowing or I'm just getting used to a bunch of cry babies who would rather complain about a site's "moderation" than about the content thereof.
Still, the thought that there was actually someone there who defended Frank.
Who knew?
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Post by Crissa » Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:03 pm

Yeah, they were far more reasonable than usual.
...Of course, it's not the insults aimed at Frank (and us) that get moderated.
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Post by Starmaker » Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:16 am

I am surprised and worried that people don't see near-self-moderation as the best thing ever since electric kettles.
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Post by Crissa » Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:03 am

You should read more unmoderated threads at newspapers online if you believe that, Starmaker.
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Post by Starmaker » Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:05 am

I meant effective self-moderation, not newspaper or youtube comments or /b/. It's a wonder, and it's awesome.
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Post by Red Archon » Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:51 pm

Well, I sit around the forum most of the day, or rather, I leave the browser open when I go about my business. Whenever I sit down for a moment, I briefly check the on-goings. This forum is one of the most interesting and entertaining reads that can be approached whenever I happen to have a few minutes to spare. Similar to a frequently updated webcomic. But better.
I sort of followed a buddy of mine here, though he hasn't been active for a while because of academic pursuits. I myself am not planning on being very verbal, mostly due to having little to contribute (not much of a mechanical expert and only have a moderate understanding of higher tier mathematics and astrophysics.)
I also do tell people to check out some of the threads (for either information or entertainment - mostly K for the first, Frank for both and shadzar for the latter) and I'm hence doing my part to boost the reader base.
And hi, I'm Reddie from Finland and I will be falling back to anonymity and obscurity now.
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Post by Hicks » Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:44 pm

I've observed that the "view counter" counts up whenever the page containing the thread is opened. 22,000 people did not view the thread, the thread was viewed by people 22,000 times; big difference. what is more likely is that ~30 people posted ~20 times each and ~400 people opened and read the thread each time someone posted in it.
If all 800 or so regestered Denners had watched the Pathfinder thread like a hawk it would have crested 400,000 views easily.
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Post by Midnight_v » Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:56 pm

I've veiw for months never really bothering to log in even till recently...
Really this is the "big boy" board, if you're not thick-skinned, and MORE importantly if you don't have you ideas/arguments in good order you'll get your ego popped. Some people can't take that so they lurk and/or bitch or only contribute when they have something valuable to add.
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The biggest argument on any other board is about "profanity". I really dislike these people. It's like who is doing this to the world where saying "fuck" or "[EDITED]" is an excuse to say: You're arguement is invallid. Its poor. . . and hypocritical. They use non-direct slights and say this is "witty" but really a "fuck you" is likely the most valid response. *sigh*
edit 2: I am amazed that I can say the f-bomb but not the c-word. .... alas.
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Post by Tshern » Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:12 pm

> Red Archon wrote:I sort of followed a buddy of mine here, though he hasn't been active for a while because of academic pursuits. I myself am not planning on being very verbal, mostly due to having little to contribute (not much of a mechanical expert and only have a moderate understanding of higher tier mathematics and astrophysics.)
> And hi, I'm Reddie from Finland and I will be falling back to anonymity and obscurity now.

Too late, you have been spotted.
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Post by Zherog » Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:21 pm

> Hicks wrote:I've observed that the "view counter" counts up whenever the page containing the thread is opened. 22,000 people did not view the thread, the thread was viewed by people 22,000 times; big difference.

This is correct.
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Post by Judging__Eagle » Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:06 am

> Midnight_v wrote:I've veiw for months never really bothering to log in even till recently...
> Really this is the "big boy" board, if you're not thick-skinned, and MORE importantly if you don't have you ideas/arguments in good order you'll get your ego popped. Some people can't take that so they lurk and/or bitch or only contribute when they have something valuable to add.
> edit...
> The biggest argument on any other board is about "profanity". I really dislike these people. It's like who is doing this to the world where saying "fuck" or "[EDITED]" is an excuse to say: You're arguement is invallid. Its poor. . . and hypocritical. They use non-direct slights and say this is "witty" but really a "fuck you" is likely the most valid response. *sigh*
> edit 2: I am amazed that I can say the f-bomb but not the c-word. .... alas.

That's b/c the c-word is really fucking offensive. I think it's the sound of it that makes it something that bothers me. Then again, I've never used the word ever, and honestly, don't know what it means as an insult.
In any case, we use profanity to accentuate specific parts of what we're writing.
Like how I want freaking sharks, with freaking lasers in their eyes.
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