Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: On-topic hit rate

Author: Bella Freud

Date: 15:43:43 11/17/99

Go up one level in this thread


On November 17, 1999 at 18:31:40, Eelco de Groot wrote:

>
>On November 17, 1999 at 17:20:07, Bella Freud wrote:
>
>>On November 17, 1999 at 17:02:47, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:
>>
>>>On November 17, 1999 at 15:47:00, Bella Freud wrote: (serious snipping)
>>>
>>>>According to my detractors I have made ten or more posts which are
>>>>"off-topic".
>>>
>>>this nr 11? :))
>>
>>I think it is on-topic in relation to how things work here.
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Effectively I got 0% response to my on-topic posts.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Just stunned by your knowledge. Seriously: do we HAVE to react on all postings?
>>
>>Of course not. Actually I think one of my post-warning on-topic posts was
>>replied to, so the on-topic hit-rate is 25%.
>>
>>I was just trying to demonstrate the the majority traffic is off-topic, unless
>>you are a on-topic programmer, then the other programmers will talk.
>>
>>This is a feature of a hierarchical system. The high ones ignore the ones with
>>no number or who are low down. Except for Bob. He replies to low or zero
>>numbered posters sometimes.
>>
>>
>>>If your stating something relevant, couldn't we just agree without reacting? I
>>>will try to stick to that principle also..... hard.... hard.... I know, ouch,
>>>torturing myself....
>>>
>>>>There are also other posts that people ave written with my name in the title,
>>>
>>>Bellamania. I like that.
>>>Maybe I should pretend to be a woman and post under a fake name. Who knows,
>>>maybe that helps ;)
>>>
>>>>they all get replied to and lead to an off-topic thread about 15 posts long. I
>>>>did not participate.
>>>
>>>I'm jealous. I try that all the time in RGCM with the subject "Fischer" but only
>>>Pete G. reacts, branding me a troublemaker. Big deal.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Bella
>>>
>>>Keep posting on topic. Keep posting funny things off topic. Beat the critics.
>>>
>>>CYA
>>>
>>>Jeroen ;-}
>>
>>Thank you Jeroen. You are most amusing.
>>
>>
>>Bella
>
>Not really in the mood for a funny post. But thanks for your on topic posts,
>Bella. Please don't confuse the length of a thread or the traffic it generates
>with its usefulness.

I was not doing that. I was confusing it with its interest level for the
members. I assume that when they respond they are interested and when they do
not they are not.

If some of your posts don't get responded to immediately or
>not at all, I would see that as a good sign if I were you, in view of the
>reactions you got to other posts that were responded to. Don't think we don't
>appreciate your efforts to be on topic if we don't reply, at least not
>immediately or only indirectly. Those flashes of insight take a little longer to
>get trough to some of us.

What? You mean they don't see everything immediately? All 35 of them? We must go
slower until the realisation dawns.


Bella

>
>Eelco



This page took 0 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.