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reply posted on 17-1-2008 @ 05:06 AM by carslake
reply to post by SkepticOverlord


My mistake I thought ATS was hosting it.



reply to post by intrepid


Thanks for the stats Intrepid.

Hey Cain, 7 Brits, 9 Canucks....... what now eh, do you think the Canadians are taking over



Originally posted by cain-diedhi

reply to post by carslake


Tough for sure.
My thoughts lead me back to one of SkepticOverlord's comments

Members have 100% of the editorial control over what is popular and gets notice

Maybe that's it?
Maybe we shouldn't have that control?


Hold on, Skeptic's comment was about the popularity of a thread, I thought your issue was about the quality of the actual posts within the thread.


Distinguish between "plausible research" and "immature tosh"?
Maybe make better use of the go-light function in respect for all the talented people who bring good research to the site?.



Maybe thats what ATS premium is about, have you checked it out.


reply posted on 23-1-2008 @ 07:33 AM by SkepticOverlord
Originally posted by cain-diedhi
However this has nothing to do with the quality of ATS and the home board threads/posts does it?

You keep tossing this implication out... and you do seem to be a singular voice in this regard, but do you have any specific examples you'd like to point out?


If the home board is washed out with jokers then the most popular threads will be based on the hits generated by those who find BS amusing.

This comment is getting very close to a broad-stroke insult aimed at those who contribute to ATS. Again, do you have any examples you'd like to discuss or are you satisfied with your innuendo?



It's time to face the fact that people are looking elsewhere to share info and idea's

I keep trying to tell you that your intimation (or is it wishful thinking) is not supported by any facts at all. In fact, one could make the clear statement that you are ignoring easily available factual information in favor of fictional fabrications. The easily available data is in the QuantCast badge at the bottom of every page. We're ranked a 4,100 and are fast-approaching the all-important 1 million absolute unique monthly visitors.

One Million monthly uniques is an incredibly significant audience for a niche content website... and these third party numbers show the opposite of your claim... they (and other numbers from Alexa, Neilson NetRatings, Comscore MediaMetrics, etc.) show ATS has grown to be the #1 destination for "alternative topics" and the gap is widening.



reply posted on 24-1-2008 @ 10:27 AM by cain-diedhi
reply to post by SkepticOverlord


You keep tossing this implication out... and you do seem to be a singular voice in this regard, but do you have any specific examples you'd like to point out?


That's just not true skeptic.
I am one of many who think that standards have dropped a little and this now makes it much harder to find a decent topic on the home board. This does involve the mods here on ats and I can imagine with the figures you presented me it is harder to maintain the quality of the site as a whole. However, if it continues to slip then I will be proved right and people will search elsewhere!


This comment is getting very close to a broad-stroke insult aimed at those who contribute to ATS. Again, do you have any examples you'd like to discuss or are you satisfied with your innuendo?


If I didn't care, I wouldn't make these comments!


I keep trying to tell you that your intimation (or is it wishful thinking) is not supported by any facts at all. In fact, one could make the clear statement that you are ignoring easily available factual information in favor of fictional fabrications. The easily available data is in the QuantCast badge at the bottom of every page. We're ranked a 4,100 and are fast-approaching the all-important 1 million absolute unique monthly visitors.

One Million monthly uniques is an incredibly significant audience for a niche content website... and these third party numbers show the opposite of your claim... they (and other numbers from Alexa, Neilson NetRatings, Comscore MediaMetrics, etc.) show ATS has grown to be the #1 destination for "alternative topics" and the gap is widening.


MacDonald's sell a lot of burger's but it doesn't mean their good does it?
How about a poll On the subject of quality here on ATS ?
Maybe you will get some real feedback?
I'm not being clever, I really do care about the continued success of the website.


reply posted on 7-10-2009 @ 10:21 PM by D.E.M.
reply to post by RestingInPieces


Oh, I care about freedom. I simply do not care to see lunatic fringe articles end up on the front page because a group of barely coherent nutters star and flag the hell out of them while the rest of us have no way to counteract that. Its a highly imbalanced system that is resulting in more and more stuff that should be languishing over on Godlike Productions showing up here instead and shooting to the top.

It's not censorship, its simply giving those of us who are uninterested in nuttery a way to counterbalance the numerous + flags such threads get.

[edit on 7-10-2009 by D.E.M.]
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