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Best Thread Starter- the formula

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Another Brother, Sep 30, 2002.

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  1. Another Brother

    Another Brother Member

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    Today I'm in town, home alone, and bored so this is what I came up with.

    Who is the best recent thread starter? Here is my formula...

    My last 25 Threads
    Take away the most viewed thread (1246) and the least viewed thread (39)

    add the view counts (8943) and divide by 23

    an average of 388.9 people view my most recent attempts. who is the highest?
     
    #1 Another Brother, Sep 30, 2002
  2. A-Train

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    Dude,

    You gotta warn us before starting threads that involve math, so our brains don't freeze up. :)
     
    #2 A-Train, Sep 30, 2002
  3. lpbman

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    How do you compensate for ALL the threads that degenerate into pointless right/left bickering?
     
    #3 lpbman, Sep 30, 2002
  4. Another Brother

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    The thread to some degree provokes all the reactions, or at least that's the rationale I'm going with.
     
    #4 Another Brother, Sep 30, 2002
  5. ROXRAN

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    This would be very interesting, Another Brother! :)
     
    #5 ROXRAN, Sep 30, 2002
  6. drapg

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    281.7
     
    #6 drapg, Sep 30, 2002
  7. RocketsPimp

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    Viewing your own threads doesn't count.

    BTW, I want to take back my view of this thread.

    :D
     
    #7 RocketsPimp, Sep 30, 2002
  8. Refman

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    Uhhh....I went to law school so I wouldn't have to do math. :D
     
    #8 Refman, Sep 30, 2002
  9. Another Brother

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    Thanks RR, I think it is an "A" list, but less opinion based.
     
    #9 Another Brother, Sep 30, 2002
  10. Refman

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    So kind of like the BCS of best posters? :D
     
    #10 Refman, Sep 30, 2002
  11. RunninRaven

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    Dude, I knew there was a reason I didn't start many threads...

    Viewing average: 171.696 :(
     
    #11 RunninRaven, Sep 30, 2002
  12. Manny Ramirez

    Manny Ramirez The Music Man

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    Well, I have had some duds, but my average is 274.4.

    Good topic here, AB.
     
    #12 Manny Ramirez, Sep 30, 2002
  13. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    The location of your thread is of critical importance. If I post a thread in the Hangout, I can expect a certain number of responses. If I post a thread in the Rockets Game Action area, I can expect three times as many responses. If I were to wager a guess on who the top thread starters were, I'd say WindandSea, Clutch, Jeff, Doc Rocket and Oilpeire.
     
    #13 El_Conquistador, Sep 30, 2002
  14. pasox2

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    So If I bait The Cat into one of his point-by-point dissection/debate all-nighters, that makes me a GOOD poster? Maybe I should just drop abortion, the death penalty, religion, war, music, and hot chick pics into every thread. Ok, that last one is pretty good.

    How do I insert those pics, btw? Yeah, I see the IMG button. OK I click that. Now what? Next Yao thread should be a good excuse for some cute asian ladies.
     
    #14 pasox2, Sep 30, 2002
  15. RunninRaven

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    No dude. It means you started threads that people looked at. I don't think anyone implied that having a lot of views of your threads necessarily meant you were a good poster.
     
    #15 RunninRaven, Sep 30, 2002
  16. The Cat

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    593.2

    That Troy thread on Steve "demanding a trade" might have been the most viewed thread in CC.net history... over 8400.
     
    #16 The Cat, Sep 30, 2002
  17. Another Brother

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    Maybe lack of originality is a viable skew.
     
    #17 Another Brother, Sep 30, 2002
  18. Refman

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    301.2 Not too shabby. :)
     
    #18 Refman, Sep 30, 2002
  19. The Voice of Reason

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    nahh, I guarentee the thread that ended up causing the creation of the "bob finn fantasy league forum" had the most views and likely most posts.

    ALSO
    apparently i do not start a heck of a lot of threads.
    I went back to somewhere in 2001, all the way back to before post view count stats were kept. I had only 17 threads, and doing a straight up average gives me 430.47
     
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  20. Behad

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    Nope. That was year one of the fantasy league. The year two league thread has 2223 posts and 18220 views!!:eek:
     
    #20 Behad, Sep 30, 2002
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