Thread Views

Rattlesnake Gal · 06-11-2009, 01:45 PM

I think I know the answer to this question, but I don't know if everyone else does.

Does the number of views on a thread indicate how many different people have actually looked at the thread? Or is it how many times the thread has been looked at? For example, if I look at the same thread five times, with that result in five views?

My guess is a person's view counts only once. If they log in from a different IP address, would it show as two views? So this would mean that 10,016 (current count) different people have looked at the Suspicious Death in Wolfeboro thread. Non members are counted in the views.

Thanks!

Cel

wifi · 06-11-2009, 02:13 PM

Can I make a guess too?

A table keeping track of all the ips over all the threads would be really long and intensive to search thru. So, its probably not that. This means that visitors get counted on each view, since many are/can be behind proxies, presenting the same IP. So, this leaves users logged in. The software already knows if you viewed it, and its not that big of a lookup.

So, my guess is visitors are counted every view, and users are counted only once.

Maybe we can bet scorpion bowls?

Sunset Bob · 06-11-2009, 03:04 PM

All I need is 203 more views on photo post to have one million views of my pictures.WOW

Rattlesnake Guy · 06-11-2009, 06:17 PM

That didn't take long.....1,000,087
Keep on going.

Sunset Bob · 06-11-2009, 06:39 PM

Now all I need is a buck a view and I can get a new boat!

Mee-n-Mac · 06-11-2009, 06:52 PM

OK, I was logged in and read this thread but I hadn't previously noted the view count. I closed the thread and repeatedly read it, refresshing the screen between each read. The count stayed steady at 33. I logged off and repeated the same. Still the count remained at 33. Then I went away for a few hours and came back, new window, and re-logged in. The count was 66. I opened and read the thread, closed it and refreshed. Count stayed at 66. It seems to be like a poll, you only get counted once. Perhaps coming in from another IP addy might make a difference. I'll try later tonight.

06-11-2009, 01:45 PM	#1
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,447 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Thread Views I think I know the answer to this question, but I don't know if everyone else does. Does the number of views on a thread indicate how many different people have actually looked at the thread? Or is it how many times the thread has been looked at? For example, if I look at the same thread five times, with that result in five views? My guess is a person's view counts only once. If they log in from a different IP address, would it show as two views? So this would mean that 10,016 (current count) different people have looked at the Suspicious Death in Wolfeboro thread. Non members are counted in the views. Thanks! Cel

06-11-2009, 03:04 PM	#3
Sunset Bob Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,701 Thanks: 115 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	Hey One Million Views All I need is 203 more views on photo post to have one million views of my pictures.WOW

06-11-2009, 06:52 PM	#6
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	My test results OK, I was logged in and read this thread but I hadn't previously noted the view count. I closed the thread and repeatedly read it, refresshing the screen between each read. The count stayed steady at 33. I logged off and repeated the same. Still the count remained at 33. Then I went away for a few hours and came back, new window, and re-logged in. The count was 66. I opened and read the thread, closed it and refreshed. Count stayed at 66. It seems to be like a poll, you only get counted once. Perhaps coming in from another IP addy might make a difference. I'll try later tonight. __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH

06-11-2009, 02:13 PM	#2
wifi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 1,321 Thanks: 282 Thanked 287 Times in 169 Posts	Can I make a guess too? A table keeping track of all the ips over all the threads would be really long and intensive to search thru. So, its probably not that. This means that visitors get counted on each view, since many are/can be behind proxies, presenting the same IP. So, this leaves users logged in. The software already knows if you viewed it, and its not that big of a lookup. So, my guess is visitors are counted every view, and users are counted only once. Maybe we can bet scorpion bowls?

06-11-2009, 06:17 PM	#4
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	That didn't take long.....1,000,087 Keep on going.

06-11-2009, 06:39 PM	#5
Sunset Bob Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,701 Thanks: 115 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	Now all I need is a buck a view and I can get a new boat!