# So wait...those websites that split up features into different pages do it just for the page views?

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**Created:** [October 14, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-those-websites-that-split-up-features-into-different-pages-do-it-just-for-the-page-views/557085 "2010-10-14T03:37:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-those-websites-that-split-up-features-into-different-pages-do-it-just-for-the-page-views/557085/1 "2010-10-14T03:37:06Z")

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I’m talking about when websites have those lists that are like “Top 10 Most Awesome Pictures of Titties” and they make you navigate through ten different pages to see them all. You’re telling me they could have them all on one page but choose not to?

This is an outrage.

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**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-those-websites-that-split-up-features-into-different-pages-do-it-just-for-the-page-views/557085/2 "2010-10-14T04:10:44Z")

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I’ve always assumed they do it so you load something ten times, and the ads get displayed ten times as often?

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**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-those-websites-that-split-up-features-into-different-pages-do-it-just-for-the-page-views/557085/3 "2010-10-14T04:25:01Z")

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I’ve always assumed they do it so they can track how many people actually read the whole thing. I was under the impression that internet ads only pay per click nowadays, but I definitely could be wrong.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-those-websites-that-split-up-features-into-different-pages-do-it-just-for-the-page-views/557085/4 "2010-10-14T04:45:39Z")

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I was surfing around for an actor’s name yesterday and found [this site](http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/evangeline-lilly/108-lost-characters-you-need-to-know.aspx) that has “108 ‘Lost’ Characters You Need To Know” on 108 separate pages.

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**Author:** ![NoiseBomb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/49beb7/32.png) [@NoiseBomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoiseBomb)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-those-websites-that-split-up-features-into-different-pages-do-it-just-for-the-page-views/557085/5 "2010-10-14T06:26:22Z")

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> [@Savannah](#):
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> I’ve always assumed they do it so you load something ten times, and the ads get displayed ten times as often?

I don’t think so. Most of these that I’ve seen only change the list thingie (sometimes a flash app or some sort of javascript or whatever the cool kids are using these days) and don’t reload the whole page.