Do you ever do math while browsing the forums?

DrPizza

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I was just thinking about that... I saw a joke thread with 53 replies after 353 views. That's a pretty high fraction of people replying to a thread... must be worth viewing it myself?
 

clamum

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I usually glance the number of replies... if there's a ton I don't bother replying most of the time.
 

Kyteland

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I always do math while browsing the forums. That's because I usually browse from work and I'm a mathematician. :p
 

altonb1

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Originally posted by: clamum
I usually glance the number of replies... if there's a ton I don't bother replying most of the time.

I view 100 or 120 replies per thread. if the thread shows multiple pages, I rarely bother with the thread at all, unless the topic really grabs my attention.
 

Rock Hydra

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I do not. I usually click on a thread that looks interesting, read the OP and replies, then decide on whether I should post based on the thread content.
 

Minjin

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I do the opposite of people above. Unless its brand new, I don't look at threads that only have a few responses because apparently people didn't find it very interesting. I don't see the point in not looking at threads that have alot of responses unless the whole purpose is to get attention with your post.
 

CKent

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It's almost without fail in the neighborhood of 1:10 in OT. If it mentions an attractive female and/or insinuates pics (especially of said attractive female) it can climb to 1:25 or more :laugh: Er.. in other words, to answer the OP - yes ;)
 

Rock Hydra

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
First I check the thread title, OP then number of replies.

OP is a major factor. Usually I like to read YAGTS and threads by trolls because there is usually pwnage to be had in those threads. (either by the mods or other AT members)
 

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: Rock Hydra
Originally posted by: RossMAN
First I check the thread title, OP then number of replies.

OP is a major factor. Usually I like to read YAGTS and threads by trolls because there is usually pwnage to be had in those threads. (either by the mods or other AT members)

I also take the OP into consideration as well but the thread title usually catches my eye first.
 

n7

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I don't pay much attention to posts or views, rather OP.

Then again, i post in non-OT sections of AT mainly.
 

Martin

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Yeah, and I get the feeling that my threads have a much larger views:responses ratio then others.

When I'm really bored one of these days, I'll write a little script that computes that average, then compares my threads to the forums in general.
 

Susquehannock

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Originally posted by: altonb1

I view 100 or 120 replies per thread. if the thread shows multiple pages, I rarely bother with the thread at all, unless the topic really grabs my attention.
Same here.