A Conversation for The Edited Guide: An Insider's/Outsider's View
Do we know what people read?
minorvogonpoet Started conversation Jan 11, 2015
I've sometimes wondered if we know which Edited Guide articles people read
Do they like history or science? Do they want how-to-do-it articles?
Do they want articles about rock bands or TV shows?
Do we know what people read?
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Jan 11, 2015
All of the above. Just different people. 
Do we know what people read?
minorvogonpoet Posted Jan 11, 2015
I'd better just concentrate on writing about things I can understand. 
Do we know what people read?
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Jan 11, 2015
Absolutely! If you understand it - and make other people understand it - they'll find it interesting, I think.
Do we know what people read?
SashaQ - happysad Posted Jan 11, 2015
Data is collected about which pages are looked at - lanzababy has produced reports before. 'How to's are popular, as I was encouraged to change the titles of a few of my Entries to increase the likelihood of views, but so are many other topics.
As a rough proxy, the social media links on Entry pages indicate how popular an Entry might be - eg I noticed Currywurst has 19 likes on the Facebook icon on the right hand side of the page, and Flying Business Class, which was Edited 4 weeks ago, has 9 likes already 
My guide to train travel has 10 likes, as do a couple of my biographies 
I definitely agree you should enjoy what you write, though, as there will be people who appreciate it even if the Entry doesn't get into the top 10 most popular or whatever 
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