# How often do you post & what's the impact? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 18, 2008, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102 "2008-09-18T05:02:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![quilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/839c29/32.png) [@quilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quilter)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/41 "2008-09-19T03:19:42Z")
Rarely post, do not have (nor do I expect to have) much impact. Neither condition prevents me from enjoying _reading_ all of you! ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/42 "2008-09-19T03:31:37Z")
0.54 posts per day. Not too much of an impact. Okay, so not any impact at all. But I have fun. Usually. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/43 "2008-09-19T03:34:50Z")
According to my stats, I post 3-4 times a day, but that’s including several long sabbaticals. I don’t get involved in debates much, mainly because I’m not really much of a confrontational poster, but also because the roughly 12-hour time difference between me and most of the US means that the heat of the discussion usually takes place when I’m asleep, so carrying on a sustained debate would take several days (and it’s hard to stay passionate about a particular topic for that long). Mostly I post on casual subjects, or informative if there’s a topic I think I can contribute to. In the Pit I stick mainly to humor (I’ve yet to pit, or be pitted by, another doper). ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/44 "2008-09-19T04:51:55Z")
Per my user stats, I post just over once a day. Don’t think I have any real impact, though. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/45 "2008-09-19T05:05:33Z")
4.03 posts per day; I used to be up around six but have dropped off in the last couple of years. As for the impact I always feel like no-one notices and then suddenly someone says they always like my posts. Makes my day every time. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/46 "2008-09-19T05:08:22Z")
I always like your posts, **Priceguy**. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/47 "2008-09-19T05:33:12Z")
My post-per-day average is 0.91. I tend to alternate weeks of checking the boards daily with weeks of not checking at all. Even when I’m on the boards, I probably go days without posting, then make several posts at a time in a couple of threads. I read a lot of the threads, but I rarely feel like I have much to add. I’d say my impact is pretty small. On several occasions, I’ve posted information in a thread, received no response, then noticed a more well-known poster say almost the exact same thing and get all the glory, so to speak. This is slightly annoying but understandable. A lot of posters view this as a social community, so I don’t blame them when their eyes glaze over a post by someone they don’t know. I was pleasantly surprised that multiple people (three!) commented on some of my posts in the “Musicians by Nation” thread. I’m also surprised to see that my user name has been mentioned by a couple of people as being one of their favorites (Belle and Sebastian fans, presumably). I didn’t realize anyone would remember me! I’m curious why some posters in this thread, whom I’d consider to be board celebrities, feel as though they make no impact on the board. ---
**Author:** ![Pollux\_Oil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/48 "2008-09-19T05:43:26Z")
> [@Lisa-go-Blind](#): > > I’m curious why some posters in this thread, whom I’d consider to be board celebrities, feel as though they make no impact on the board. I think celebrities differ from poster to poster. I know there’s a bunch of people I consider celebrities but I’m pretty sure they don’t realize I even post at this message board. Of course, all of them probably think of other people as celebrities and think those people don’t notice them at all…and so on and so on. Anyway, I usually check the board at least twice a day, and I post whenever I feel I have something to say. I usually go through Cafe Society, Game Room, IMHO, and MPSIMS and usually average clicking on 4-5 threads a visit, but I’ll usually only find out I have something to say in about 2 or 3 total. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/49 "2008-09-19T09:33:48Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I always like your posts, **Priceguy**. My day has now been made. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/50 "2008-09-19T12:34:10Z")
I post very often and nearly 365 days a year. There are times when I am on the board too much (lately) and times where I am still on posting more than average but for me, it is light. I believe I post with the second highest frequency on the board: Posts Per Day: 16.46 As to impact, I don’t think I have much, except maybe in the Game Room. ---
**Author:** ![Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a4c791/32.png) [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/51 "2008-09-19T13:00:07Z")
I’ve become a more frequent poster lately. I make the board shake. Just wait till’ I get older. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/52 "2008-09-19T13:45:05Z")
I post 2 - 3 times a day, mostly during work - the SDMB is my mental break. Impact? 95% of the time = none. But I have come to realize that my geekiness about guitars seems to get traction in Cafe Society - I consider myself an all-purpose geek and over the first 5+ years here I rarely discussed guitars. But between a few guitar shopping and now building threads, an SDMB guitar sub-group has clearly manifested and it can be fun to discuss stuff. A few Dopers like **Crotalus** , \*\*Johnny L.A. \*\*and others have moved their guitar-building projects forward in part due to these geeky threads, so it is fun to know that is happening - same with squeegee and a couple of other folks getting new guitars with input from Dopers like me… ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/53 "2008-09-19T13:53:06Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Several times a day. Hopefully injecting a bit of levity in what is otherwise a harsh and unforgiving world. I also post several times a day. Hopefully, I dole out the harshness in this levity-palooza. ---
**Author:** ![lexi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lexi/32/6806_2.png) [@lexi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lexi)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/54 "2008-09-19T15:39:52Z")
I post very rarely and the impact is very little I assume. My join date: 03-11-2001 # Total Posts: 496 # Posts Per Day: 0.18 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/55 "2008-09-19T15:43:17Z")
My average is 4.75 a day. I’ve no idea if they have significant impact or not. On a couple of occasions someone has alluded to my posts making a difference for them. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/56 "2008-09-19T15:45:50Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I’ve no idea if they have significant impact or not. Oh come on, Captain Modest. You’re one of the best known posters around. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/57 "2008-09-19T15:58:05Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > I post 1.64 times per day, usually when I’m bored at work. I think the impact, frankly, has been to revolutionize the SDMB. I believe the membership is better informed, better looking, and has sounder opinions and better taste in everything from politics to wine to theater due to my participation. > > When I’m not posting, you’ll find me talking to myself on the bus. I like you a lot and love your snark. I post several times a day, 5 days a week. I took two posting hiatuses this year, one simply because my subscription ran out and I didn’t feel like re-upping (and am glad I didn’t!) Impact? I hope that I have educated some people on things from India, and I participate in a lot of book threads, whenever I can. I even start a few. Other than that, I don’t think I have much impact, just another fluff poster. But with India, I can’t help it, it’s like bait. Nummy. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/58 "2008-09-19T16:07:33Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > My average is 4.75 a day. I’ve no idea if they have significant impact or not. On a couple of occasions someone has alluded to my posts making a difference for them. Come on now, you are clearly one of the top 10 respected posters on the board and probably one of the best known. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/59 "2008-09-19T17:43:55Z")
I apparently post 1.64 times per day. Impact? If a tree falls in the forest … ---
**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102/60 "2008-09-19T19:11:09Z")
According to the board statistics, I make about 1.38 posts per day. Mostly they come in bursts. I won’t post for a week and then post 7 or 8 times in one day. I read the boards every day though. What’s the lowest rating on the impact scale? I’m just below that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-whats-the-impact/464102.md?page=4)