# Reply or don't look **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 8, 2000, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726 "2000-06-08T05:57:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Pandora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eada6e/32.png) [@Pandora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pandora)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/21 "2000-06-08T16:01:31Z")
ok… I’m easy to guilt I replied ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/22 "2000-06-08T16:08:02Z")
::Yawn:: I hope you’re happy. This is how I wasted post #500. ---
**Author:** ![radspam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@radspam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/radspam)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/23 "2000-06-08T16:14:28Z")
ok here it is… hope you’re happy now. BTW…when a lurker reads a post, doesn’t this count towards the total views? but if you’re not registered yet, then you can’t reply…this may in part explain the huge number of views on this relative to the number of replies… ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/24 "2000-06-08T16:16:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Isn’t Qwisp an old cereal brand? > > I had to have \* something \* to say… > \*\* Nope, that was [**Quisp**](http://www.chowhound.com/quisp/quisp.html)! And, frankly, I don’t care if people respond, as much as I care that they _look_ at my threads. Then again, the chances of being looked at do increase dramatically if the thread is replied to so… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/25 "2000-06-08T16:17:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > BTW…when a lurker reads a post, doesn’t this count towards the total views? but if you’re not registered yet, then you can’t reply…this may in part explain the huge number of views on this relative to the number of replies… > \*\* Nice theory, radspam, better then what I could come up with. I would compliment you on your reasoning skills, but I’m refusing to post on this site for the abovementioned reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Spolvy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Spolvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spolvy)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/26 "2000-06-08T16:20:30Z")
I opened it, I read it, so here… F\* U I don’t feel like responding. There’s my two cents ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/27 "2000-06-08T16:37:14Z")
What? ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/28 "2000-06-08T16:41:06Z")
Sure, guilt works on me every time. Just ask my mother. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/29 "2000-06-08T16:49:38Z")
I came, I saw, I replied, I left. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/30 "2000-06-08T16:53:53Z")
Give me one good reason to pad my post count with htis kind of drivvle. Hmm hmm? _blinks_ Aww crud _kicks her feet on the ground and wanders off_ ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/31 "2000-06-08T16:55:46Z")
> [@](#): > > I came, I saw, I replied, I left. Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/32 "2000-06-08T16:58:34Z")
Why should I?.. Doh! Damn you jimbo! Damn you to hell!!! ---
**Author:** ![dook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dook)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/33 "2000-06-08T17:38:45Z")
Why? I personally would rather see a low post:view ratio. \ I remember reading a recent thread that had a question and 30ish versions of the same answer from 30ish different people. All of them were almost identical. Somehow I don’t think this would be a problem if we got rid of that rediculous post-count under everybodys name. \ Anyway. Yeah. Sure. -dook ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/34 "2000-06-08T17:51:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Somehow I don’t think this would be a problem if we got rid of that rediculous post-count under everybodys name. > \*\* [imaginary post since I refused to post to this thread] I’ll bet you stop bitching about the ridiculous post count when you start racking up some numbers. I’ll be looking for the dook’s thread titled _My 500th Post Party! Everyone Invited!_ ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/35 "2000-06-08T17:52:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Somehow I don’t think this would be a problem if we got rid of that rediculous post-count under everybodys name. > \*\* [imaginary post since I refused to post to this thread] I’ll bet you stop bitching about the ridiculous post count when you start racking up some numbers. I’ll be looking for the dook’s thread titled _My 500th Post Party! Everyone Invited!_ [/imaginary post since I refused to post to this thread] sorry about the double imaginary post, I clicked too soon. ---
**Author:** ![Brunetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@Brunetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brunetter)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/36 "2000-06-08T17:55:32Z")
I notice not everyone is replying to you! Very rude! You spelled out your objectives quite clearly. Oh well, I;m here for ya buddy. ---
**Author:** ![boli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@boli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boli)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/37 "2000-06-08T18:19:54Z")
I think people forget that the view count goes up every time ANYONE looks at the thread, including the people that have already posted and are coming back to read new posts. If Qwisp checked this thread everytime someone posted - that would boost the count to 35 automatically. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/38 "2000-06-08T18:28:37Z")
Your not the boss of me. ---
**Author:** ![dook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dook)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/39 "2000-06-08T18:34:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > - > > > > Somehow I don’t think this would be a problem if we got rid of that rediculous post-count under everybodys name. > > \* > > I’ll bet you stop bitching about the ridiculous post count when you start racking up some numbers. > I’ll be looking for the dook’s thread titled _My 500th Post Party! Everyone Invited!_ > \*\* Actually I’ll probably stop bitching about it long before I rack up the numbers, since so many people seem to be so proud of being able to hit “submit reply” X times… the people I am bitching about would be devastated when that number disappeared, since that number represents the “status” that they have wasted their days trying to build… Please don’t be offended though, I’m not trying to piss anybody off… just stating how pointless it all seems to me. I realize that not everybody is overly proud of their post-count, and not everybody develops a superiority complex when they reach X000 posts… So please don’t think I’m ragging on everybody who has more posts than I do, cause personally I don’t care how many posts you have. nuff said. -dook ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726/40 "2000-06-08T18:36:06Z")
This falls into the 1000 blank white cards vein. You stumble into a view/post loop. +1 post for you but there is no substance. HUGS! Sqrl [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-or-dont-look/21726.md?page=3)