You need only start worrying if you're on-line more than 24 hrs/ day.well, that covers it all doesn't it. LOL How much time on the internet is too much time? :shrug: an hr? 2 hrs?
You need only start worrying if you're on-line more than 24 hrs/ day.well, that covers it all doesn't it. LOL How much time on the internet is too much time? :shrug: an hr? 2 hrs?
What about people who come back with new accounts [do-overs] and hence have a post count that does not reflect their real contribution?
If I add my old account(s) to this one, and divide by the number of accounts, it drops my post count to a mere 1.31 posts a day since 2004... I have less total posts in 5.3 years, than you post on average in 1.7 months. Just to give some perspective.
Here are the numbers of posts per day for all members of sciforums with more than 10000 posts:
***********************************************S.A.M. 47.33
**************************Orleander 25.88
*************************draqon 25.24
*****************Enmos 17.17
**************shorty_37 14.03
**************Baron Max 13.55
*************John99 13.52
************Buffalo Roam 11.87
************spidergoat 11.70
**********cosmictraveler 9.90
*********leopold99 9.47
*********GeoffP 8.89
*********lightgigantic 8.60
********Oli 8.21
*******Avatar 6.67
*******Asguard 6.63
******James R 6.38
******superluminal 6.25
******(Q) 5.62
******Tiassa 5.53
*****Truthseeker 5.38
*****ElectricFetus 5.14
*****one_raven 5.04
*****Fraggle Rocker 4.68
****hypewaders 4.21
****Xev 3.93
What can we deduce from this (if anything)?
Hey I had 75 a day when I was working on my degree. I've actually toned down now that the atheists have stopped stalking me.
Plus I graduated so I'm more relaxed now.
So you only post here when you have no life? That explains your very first post.
What about people who come back with new accounts [do-overs] and hence have a post count that does not reflect their real contribution?
I'd estimate that most regular contributors average about 5 posts per day over time.
A higher post rate, I think, may indicate one or more of the following, for starters:
- Posts are of a low quality or "knee-jerk" variety.
- Poster thinks sciforums can be used like a Facebook status box.
- Poster is happy to start threads on just about anything that pops into his or her mind, and lacks the ability to self-censor and reflect on whether other members may be interested.
- Poster spends too much time on the internet.
- Poster places too much importance on internet forums, probably at the expense of his or her "real life".
- Poster has an unhealthy obsession with one or more topics discussed on sciforums and feels compelled to post on them to excess.
- Poster is very fast at processing information, is an excellent and efficient writer, has lots of intelligent things to say and is very good at multitasking internet use with his or her real life.
I would add;
- Poster needs constant attention, validation and/or interaction and does not get this from their real life.
- Poster craves conflict and drama and didn't get enough in High School.
- Poster considers themself to be of lesser intelligence, and needs to prove to him/herself that they can have intelligent discussions.
- Poster has overall esteem issues and uses the anonymity of the internet to test out new personna to wear.
well, that covers it all doesn't it. LOL How much time on the internet is too much time? :shrug: an hr? 2 hrs?
What about people who come back with new accounts [do-overs] and hence have a post count that does not reflect their real contribution?
Would it be possible to parse out how many words per posts some of them have, and how many posts are in each fora? I think that's a factor too. If you are constantly mis-posting stuff in the wrong place, have your posts repeatedly cesspooled and/or only post in the "social" fora, it factors in as well. Just would be interesting to see.
So, maybe James could tell us what it means when people who rarely post have issues with people who post more and often stimulate and drive discussion.
So you only post here when you have no life? That explains your very first post.
I'm a bit offended actually.. whoops, that's three posts in a row. Baaaad Enmos!
What do you think it means? You go first, then I'll post my opinion.
Where do you find the time to actually live life outside the internet.:shrug:
Its called multitasking, you should try it. This year alone I spent six months in the US, in three different states, a couple of weeks in London and now I run around in India between two cities.
I bet I've seen more of the world than you have![]()