# My aqqmbition - to start a thread that has zero views!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-aqqmbition-to-start-a-thread-that-has-zero-views/96282
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [December 1, 2001, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-aqqmbition-to-start-a-thread-that-has-zero-views/96282 "2001-12-01T08:38:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Erich\_Stinnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erich_Stinnes)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2001, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-aqqmbition-to-start-a-thread-that-has-zero-views/96282/1 "2001-12-01T08:38:43Z")
…so, why did you spoil my ambition?
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### Author:  [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2001, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-aqqmbition-to-start-a-thread-that-has-zero-views/96282/2 "2001-12-01T10:50:11Z")
Umm… All threads have zero views when created/started. You have accomplished your goal. Congratulations.
(A prize for whoever guesses whether I’m being sincere or sarcastic)
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### Author:  [@Caiata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caiata)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2001, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-aqqmbition-to-start-a-thread-that-has-zero-views/96282/3 "2001-12-01T10:54:00Z")
Actually I thought that because the board code always takes you to the thread itself after you’ve submitted it, every thread starts with 1 page view, thus, starting a thread with no page views is impossible unless, perhaps, you close your browser down before the “Thank you for posting your message,” page auto-forwards you to the thread.
Hey. I wonder if that would work.
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### Author:  [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2001, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-aqqmbition-to-start-a-thread-that-has-zero-views/96282/4 "2001-12-01T17:57:06Z")
I’m posting this without upping the view count. I hovered over the link to get the thread id#, then put it into the reply url for another thread.
If the world only had more people like me, people like you could reach your goals.
When I submit my reply, I will back out before being taken to the thread, and so won’t add a view then either.
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### Author:  [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-aqqmbition-to-start-a-thread-that-has-zero-views/96282/5 "2001-12-02T00:12:45Z")
So in theory you could have a thread with more posts than views…
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### Author:  [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2001, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-aqqmbition-to-start-a-thread-that-has-zero-views/96282/6 "2001-12-02T06:05:31Z")
Maybe **waterj2** ’s procedure could be [useful](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=60777), if elaborate.