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Question from noob,
EvilTwin Started conversation Oct 2, 2004
Why is there no 'view counter' on written submissions to let people know how may times someone has clicked on an entry?
for a noob reasercher like myself it would give an idea of how many people have chosen to actually read what you've written
as i'm not a more established reasercher i can only speculate, but i would have thought it would be handy to know what the more popular entrys reaserchers have written
its only an idea and theres probably a good answer why its not included
its just i'm curious.
Question from noob,
There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Oct 2, 2004
Interesting idea... I don't ever recall that one being put forward. Counters are pretty simple things aren't they? It couldn't be too difficult for Jim to code one into entries...
Question from noob,
Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Oct 2, 2004
Traveller in Time 
playing another game
"< <./>/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml</.> > 
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
Wow I have got a busy page 
"
Question from noob,
Mikey the Humming Mouse - A3938628 Learn More About the Edited Guide! Posted Oct 2, 2004
It's been suggested many times over the years. I believe the reason for the rejection was that it would be an additional server strain -- one more item to call from the database every time a page loads.
Plus, given the audience here, I would assume that some people would abuse the feature -- writing a script to reload their entry over and over and over again, causing further server issues.
Would be cool, though. I wonder if it would be feasible if it was for Edited Guide entries only?
Mikey
Question from noob,
Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Oct 2, 2004
Traveller in Time on his Personal Space
"Wow, I have got a Site Counter!
That is what I call fast service. Thanks 'Jim'!
Never noticed, 
I just cn not make out how many there have been 
Blobber Blop pop pop O
"
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Question from noob,
- 1: EvilTwin (Oct 2, 2004)
- 2: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Oct 2, 2004)
- 3: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Oct 2, 2004)
- 4: Mikey the Humming Mouse - A3938628 Learn More About the Edited Guide! (Oct 2, 2004)
- 5: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Oct 2, 2004)
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