# ratio of views to replies - between 15 and 20 **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 27, 2001, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661 "2001-05-27T07:03:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a6a055/32.png) [@zub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zub)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661/1 "2001-05-27T07:03:04Z")
if u observe the boards carefully, u will realise that this ratio is approximately 15 to 20 though once it had gone up to 26. this means that only 6% of the people who read the threads reply. i just thought this was an interesting statistic any more interesting sd statistics? ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661/2 "2001-05-27T08:15:50Z")
I think that 61.3% of the statistics one sees are made up on the spot. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661/3 "2001-05-27T08:21:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zub \* > \*\*if u observe the boards carefully, u will realise that this ratio is approximately 15 to 20 though once it had gone up to 26. > > this means that only 6% of the people who read the threads reply. > > i just thought this was an interesting statistic > > any more interesting sd statistics? \*\* That people who use the letter u for the word you get 63% less respect in a post might be once statistic. ---
**Author:** ![zub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a6a055/32.png) [@zub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zub)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661/4 "2001-05-27T09:50:02Z")
"That people who use the letter u for the word you get 63% less respect in a post might be once statistic. " atleast i use correct english even though i replace you by u what the hell does “once statistic mean”? ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Scene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bob\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Scene)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661/5 "2001-05-27T10:01:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zub \* > \*\*what the hell does “once statistic mean”? \*\* It means that whenever you try to correct someone else’s grammar or spelling on a message board, you’re guaranteed to fuck up in the process. ---
**Author:** ![Kalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Kalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalt)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661/6 "2001-05-27T10:11:22Z")
zub, i was just contemplating this very statistic earlier today… i was too lazy to do the math though. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison_s_Lament)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661/7 "2001-05-27T10:23:12Z")
Ah, Gaudere, your sting is never far away… ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661/8 "2001-05-27T12:51:47Z")
Here’s one: that statistic for this posting is now closer to 7, nowhere near 15 or 20. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661/9 "2001-05-27T20:53:39Z")
I wonder if the rate is any different over in ATMB? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661/10 "2001-05-28T00:41:57Z")
I’m still laughing about the last time [someone tried to do a statistical analysis of our boards](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=60892&pagenumber=2) (scroll down). ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661/11 "2001-05-28T00:53:42Z")
zub - how many times have you viewed this thread? ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-views-to-replies-between-15-and-20/66661/12 "2001-05-28T05:10:51Z")
Just looking at the last 50 in GQ (at the time of this sampling) we see a view:reply ratio of ~18.4:1 and considering same in The Pit we get a ratio of ~31.4:1. I’m not going to do all the forums, but you’d need to if you wanted to arrive at a generalized ratio of views to responses. And just what would that mean, anyway? > [@](#): > > …only 6% of the people who read the threads reply. Not quite accurate, as manny folk who respond to a thread will check back in to see if their response has generated yet another. So, on an active thread that generates manny responses, several of the views will be attributable to just one user (echoing **brachy** ).