Want my guess at what will be "popular"?

Hey! The Bunny is back!

The last time I did that I got slapped. :p

That's because you have to have INFORMED CONSENT first.



What do they teach them in these law schools, she mutters darkly.

Jeez! If fishin' stops to get Pandora's consent every time he wants a peek at the box, it takes all the passion out of it, dammit! Blankity-blank feminist rabbit....

The approval/disapproval thingies don't appeal to me much, but they are easy to ignore and, if someone likes them then, no real harm is done.

I have been considering organizing a mass disapproval of Calamity Jane until she restores her old avatar. It is very clear she's just trying to annoy us with this new and ugly facade.

Interesting estimates of the likely behavior on the site, Craven.

Curious George on a crusade said:


You're not giving up, do you? Okay, I will look for a different picture, just
to appease you, George.

Craven has been pretty damn accurate on almost everything he's predicted; I'm in total agreement with his prognostications.

georgeob, Give me a call. RE: The McTags are coming to San Francisco next month.

Well done... George!

Yeah yeah, the topic I started was about georgeob1, and sorry once again.

One other thing about popularity; it will probably also come and go with seasons and holidays. Xmas topics will get wildly popular in November or so and then be voted down in January or so, I figure.

I'm appeased, even delighted. Moreover it's you ! Now I get to recall the real sweet looking, but in your face, Calamity when I scan the threads - instread of that grating jolt of ugliness.

Cicerone - I'll look for your number on the old thread and call.

Craven - sorry to detour your thread. What is one to do? No PMs. . Interesting to note how activity here is picking up as folks get accustomed to the new structure. It works.

Good! I'm carrying my cell phone on me today and tomorrow. Also, I'm not sure whether I can post my "other" cell phone number on a2k, and if that's allowed. My home phone is best, because we have a recorder if nobody's home.

Sorry, but I've misplaced your phone number.

McTag has it.

6.) Wave effect. (I.e., non-lasting popularity.)

6a.) People get annoyed that something has been voted down, say so, and get a bunch of people who agree with them (resulting in a big swing); and vice versa (people think it's stupid that something has so many votes, and start down-voting it).

6b.) Popular threads that started strong and then devolve into retreads or sniping or just go on too long and people get tired of seeing it continue to pop up in "New Posts."

Related, but its own thing:

7.) Contrarianism. I think people will vote down threads that seem to be trying to be popular, and will vote up threads that are more fatalistic (i.e. that the original poster assumes it WON'T be popular). (I think contrarianism will come into play in other ways too, that's just one example. People hate feeling manipulated, or told what to do or think.)

And then there's randomness; I vote up every single thread that I see with a down vote on it.

Cycloptichorn

That's contrarianism.

Fair enough. I just think it's wrong to vote something down just b/c it doesn't interest you. I don't think it serves the community well in the long run, for sometimes votes are reflective of value judgment of the content and sometimes they are indicative of disinterest, and those aren't the same thing at all.

Cycloptichorn