Ambiguously Gendered Return of 'What is the Hivemind?'

[Bront]

Sometimes there are demonstrably not significant watchers--like back when my Destiny's Tears thread had less than 3 views per post and 6 players plus me. There just weren't enough views there for the 7 people supposed to be reading it, let alone a slew of lurkers

You never know. I've seen the number not change appropriately or change incredably. Plus, some people only read via e-mail and come in to post occasionaly, so you get less views from them. I could view a thread once, subscribe, and never show up in it again.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Bah. I was about 700 ahead or so -- maybe 600 -- before that weekend. I didn't post much either. Posting drops in the weekends, you know that.

Well, you're like 200 ahead now. Its weird--in meta they were making a guess about the next people to hit 10000 and they named the two people with 9900ish and then me...but I only have like 7700ish

 

[Rystil Arden]

You never know. I've seen the number not change appropriately or change incredably. Plus, some people only read via e-mail and come in to post occasionaly, so you get less views from them. I could view a thread once, subscribe, and never show up in it again.

It is possible, I s'pose.

 

[Jdvn1]

I seriously don't see why they would read these. They're just a conversation, but no fun once they're stale

I don't know why either -- maybe they still serve to amuse. Regardless, they do.

 

[Bront]

Well, you're like 200 ahead now. Its weird--in meta they were making a guess about the next people to hit 10000 and they named the two people with 9900ish and then me...but I only have like 7700ish

Get posting, I have money on you

 

[Jdvn1]

Well, you're like 200 ahead now. Its weird--in meta they were making a guess about the next people to hit 10000 and they named the two people with 9900ish and then me...but I only have like 7700ish

That's because you can get 600 easily in a week and a half. Probably more like 700 or 800.

 

[Steve Jung]

Give it time, people even go through the archives and read that stuff. I was informed that people even read the Hivemind thread and even old Hivemind threads.

Who told you that? I thought that was my secret. I joined the Hivemind maybe a year after it started. So of course I had to catch up on the posters.

 

[Rystil Arden]

I don't know why either -- maybe they still serve to amuse. Regardless, they do.

Weird stuff :\

 

[Rystil Arden]

Get posting, I have money on you

Really? Well, you'll probably lose then--I don't post that fast

 

[Rystil Arden]

Who told you that? I thought that was my secret. I joined the Hivemind maybe a year after it started. So of course I had to catch up on the posters.

I joined the Hivemind really really late in the game. I was invited to just come in and post without reading what came before. And I did, and the rest is history.