I have noticed a couple of things about Virily lately and wanted to see if it was just me or if this is a trend overall. The first part is I’ve noticed over the past four weekends usually on Saturday overnight but one time Friday overnight a huge number of my old posts get red. No comments, but they virils for the posts being read are in my account. Has anyone else seen that? As in 35 or more of your older posts read on, for the most part, Saturday night? If you are, please note that in the comments section!
The other thing I’ve noticed is that there are many more posts on Virily every day. I want to personally apologize to many people. I am not getting to as many posts and people as I was. Like most of you, I am limiting my time online. I am only able to read about 35 posts every day. I know because I find them later that I am missing posts of people and I wish o apologize!
I did also want to say something to the Virily Community as a whole. I wanted to say several things, so the list follows below:
1.I have sent our request and the FAQ’s we built to the admin team. Thanks to all who helped, added, and wondered!
2.I operate by a set of rules. I share my rules with the world, but I don’t expect anyone else to ever follow my rules. They are my rules, and I have been on this earth long enough to know that everyone has their own rules. So when I post things that I do, it is not a requirement, it is simply what I do.
3.That is why I live by the Reddit Rule. Remember the human. The author or commentor is also a human just like me (or you!)
My grandfather always said today is the day to make changes. Waiting until tomorrow doesn’t work. Changes you try to make yesterday fail. You can’t change yesterday (and neither can I). I haven’t started a new Virily Movers project, because as you can see from the first two questions I asked, I’ve been watching the patterns of Virily use.
A long time ago, Albert and I spent a lot of time trying to figure out if there was an optimal time to post on Virily. We never really figured it out, but it was fun trying. I suspect I will restart the mover’s project in the fall.
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have you noticed an increase in views on Friday or Saturday night?
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Doyou always comment when you read?
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Does a comment mean more than an upvote?
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Does an upvote mean more than a comment to you?
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I see tons of my old work being viewed but don’t remember if it is always on a Saturday or not…
It seemed to be on Saturday nights for the month of August. It didn’t happen last night.
not for me either, but I think it happened again earlier last week
It is an interesting overall situation. I need more data!
think it is a webcrawler, or some kinda data mining?
sadly that is the conclusion I had come to awhile ago, but then I realized a web crawler wouldn’t be a member, so I would get views, but no Virils. I got virils for these views.
good point. then it must be a bored user…
I wished I had time to write here and work the site, maybe this winter. I pinned this on Doc`s place board.
I think your posts would do well! As you said, it is all about working the site!
I read, upvote and comment on every post that I can get to. Yesterday was the first time in two months that I did not have time to read anyone’s post. Sometimes I have trouble understanding the content; but I do my best to comment.
that is awesome – i just noticed a massive number of reads but nothing else on Saturday that has happened on the weekends for the past few weeks.
Interesting. No value judgment just interesting!
I don’t get that many reads; so I really couldn’t comment on that. One day seems like another in that respect. Sorry!
I suspect when you have a portfolio of older posts you may experience that. I just wanted to make sure it wasn’t me only.
I do feel as though upvoting is another way to support because there are just so many great things to read on this site. And we all do have lives outside of Virily. I do noticed the language barrier too which becomes a problem when some want to read your writings but they can’t understand it.
you are very spot on pal!
Thanks for sharing!
I typically comment after I read when I have the time, but when I am bogged down with life circumstances I just try to upvote
pesky jobs get in the way. Geez! I wasn’t saying it was bad, just curious if anyone else had seen fhe behavior!
Wow, just reading through all these comments confused me. So I think I will just give this comment a try. I believe that many just use an upvote or down vote for that matter to mark that they have opened the post (just guessing by observing) I read a few posts on “how to make more on Virily suggest you should go read old posts again and that may have started a trend) I also noticed that it has been suggested you open your own over and over. (Maybe that is to see if there are any more comments, I don’t think the author that suggested it mentioned why other than more money. If you open the “suggestions” below what you are reading you are often sent to old posts. I do that a lot and forgotten I had read them.)
Commenting – I don’t always comment as I read. Sometimes I should not even try that because I may be tired or not really prepared to engage as I read. If I forget for whatever reason I try and comment later. I feel like every post should be read by someone and the author should know that and that is part of what a comment does.
My goodness I have babbled on – Doc did any of this make sense or help?
it makes perfect sense to me.
I do wonder about what is happening. Not enough to root around under the covers, but enough to ask the world.
I figured out early this year it’s not all Virilis who post. Majority of them read. I comment when I want to react through writing. An upvote is another form of comment.
Since I joined last year, I like reading older posts because I will turn insane if I don’t read?? It’s my hobby.
glad to hear you are one of the readers. I just found this one interesting! Thanks~!
I have not noticed, so sorry I am of no help with that one. I do like a comment more than an upvote. You probably already know that though, some of ours are very long winded. 😀 I do try to comment if I read the post.
thanks Kim, I wonder about that. I think based on one of the comments that there are some folks lurking (reading only) which is awesome!
You know what I have noticed. Is that at the end of the month, I get a bunch of view points on posts. Old posts. I can rack up to like 50-100 points. Don’t know why or who is doing it. Been happening from the start.
i noticed that as well (end of month). But this recent weekend thing is around 750 virils per weekend.
I hope it’s not a cheat.
You would have to open a lot of posts (2 per) to even move the needle (like 500 a day). I don’t think it is someone cheating.
I usually always leave a comment if I am friends with the writer. Sometimes I don’t especially if I don’t like the post.
that is fair enough! My rule is if I feel like it is disinformation, I share another source. If I don’t interact with the writer it is normally because I don’t trust them.
I don’t keep a track of everything on Virily but I do appreciate a comment more than an upvote although I like both
I just noticed it and started tracking it. My dad used to call them I wonder moments.
There are some users on the site that do not post on the site because English is their second language. Therefore, they gain all of their virils by finding users with plenty of posts and they click on all of the posts. If a user just clicks on 100 posts in about an hour, then the virils add up quickly with a quick comment. That is why the admin. made a rule that a comment has to be at least 20 characters. I don’t see an issue with users that solely click on posts because Virily obtains theirs through the advertising.
its not an issue- i was just curious if others were seeing that as well. Readers are most welcome!
I notice it here and always have – even years ago. I’m always happy when that happens.
The ratio of active posters to members is less than 1 to 100. Is it an inclusivity issue do you think? Is it troubling? I always say I read a post by upvoting. Sometimes someone who is inactive may wake up with an email notification. Is it better to stop viewing?
And, if you have a system then people will play it. It pumps up the page views which helps the platform or else Virils wouldn’t be awarded for that action. Was it Niume where they had to hang for two seconds to get a view?. If it is a problem then I don’t really understand why.
I think the internets ratio of readers vs producers is many more readers. I was just curious, I have seen this happen before but this was the first time it had happened multiple Saturdays in a row.
You are lucky to have enough older posts still intact and viewable for this to be able to happen!
It’s funny that in the older posts there are users interacting regularly that don’t anymore. It is easier to just provide page views and go.
The internet at large? Some few make original content and some multitudes appropriate that content in every way imaginable.
I haven’t looked at my oldest posts in a long time,. These tended to be posts that are more than a week but less than two years old.
I don’t know, bizarre event i guess.
I think the production is much lower than the consumption! So we are in violent agreement there!
I was reading a 3 years old post last Saturday when I remarked to my wife that someone had “stolen” my article. She came across and remarked, saying, “Mmm, yes, I see who it is too, That’s your own post you’re reading.” Lol.
sometimes we forget the cool thing we wrote ages ago!
My best guess is when people do not get new posts on weekends they go for older posts. I have read some of your posts but I don’t remember if it was a weekday or weekend! But I did lot of comments on your posts that is if I remember right.
I understand that – I was just making sure it wasn’t just me and that I had missed something. Thanks!!!
No, it’s not you alone but I get some views this way too. I have only 200+ posts because I was not active for about one year but I don’t mind points coming from unknown users.
it is truly interesting, just something I noticed. Thanks!
Well it happen sometime …
I’ve just noticed it every Saturday for a while. Thanks!
Some of my posts are also red from Saturday.
I noticed a number that were read Saturday pm. Thanks!!!
while I make an effort to reply to everyone, everyday, this isn’t always possible
I don’t think that is an issue Alex. 🙂
just saying, can’t always live up to my standards
Hey, it is about conversation right. If a blog doesn’t warrant or if time doesn’t permit comments there isn’t really an issue, right?
if time doesn’t permit, it is at least a scheduling issue…
i figure at this point it is what it is. People read, people don’t read. People comment, people don’t comment.
my goal is to enjoy what I am reading. if I don’t then I don’t read!
all of life should be so simple
I am working towards that. I love your posts, you ask me a question, I am not the most visually oriented person but I get a chance to express my opinion!
my work is for everyone, so it is good to get feedback from a wide range
That is a great way to look at the world.
it is interesting to see how folks relate to my work
I love everything you share, except for one thing.
that one thing forces lumen expansion in my office.
I thought you were warming up to evil trees
we shall have to see.
I am trying to accept that they, evil trees, should exist.
look on the bright side; as far as I know, they don’t
its the far as you know part that gets me
if you haven’t run into any evil trees IRL yet, you probably don’t have anything to worry about
well there were the trees that used to trip me when I was still running. Do they count?
they’re not intentionally evil, are they?
I can’t answer that, felt evil to me 🙂
the weather may feel evil at times
that is why I release my yesterday’s snarky weather feed every day!
should’ve equated your weather thing and your fae thing a while ago
well there in lies the rub does it not!
My process is to get on here at least several times a week and to comment, interact and post. However, I have a bush schedule so it does not always work the way I want it to. I have yet to see a red arrow on any of my posts.
I can understand that. I am trying to limit my time and reduce my online time overall!
I wish I received more comments.
That is the one thing that seems to move the needle for most of the authors on the site. You are not alone.
I am here not just for money but also I thoroughly enjoy an interaction. I notice most just view and up vote. I notice even veterans do that which is most annoying.
There are people that struggle with English (not their primary language) when they comment it means they were really touched by the article.
I haven’t noticed that in my posts. Maybe I am just focused on the numbers at the top right of the screen.
I figure the numbers go where the numbers go!
I noticed that too. I suppose someone is “harvesting” the virile. I noticed a lot of members here (new and old) who do not post, but they are still very “high” on the rankings. That’s just my opinion.
Hey it takes people reading, and people writing for this site to suceed!
I feel “guilty” for the views many of Virily users have observed in the last month. I’m new to Virily and I wanted to do an experiment. I didn’t make any posts but I tried to view the posts of the other users. It’s fun!
I won a lot of virils this way! Maybe I should start posting but …. I’m thinking if I will continue on this site!
don’t feel guilty, I was just curious as to if I was the only one seeing that!
Those kind of views go up when no new stuff is arriving. I think. I dig into old posts sometimes because I had a long absence. Like binge watching – I recently found Alibb’s “What Is For” challenge and enjoyed reading a bunch of those. Can’t post, little new stuff, get viral by digging I guess. I don’t always comment – I’m just awkward that way. And, probably for the best because I say dumb stuff enough already.
I have an insane habit of upvoting and loving everything I read. (but not for a few people who express irritation of “view and not comment”). I really want to give people the two Virils but am at a loss to say something genuine. And, there is a time factor.
I recently took a deep and hard look at what was happening here due to some questions I had. It was interesting.
Oh, the when to post thing is a moot point for about 5,000 of us. (this is a joke – just saying)
🙂
A wise man once said you have to prove your mettle before you are a clansman!
Good then, I understand that I am quite mettlesome. So they say.
We could have a “Post In Your Language Challenge” with a short window but announced well in advance. We all have translators (bad that they are).
This could be fun.
I find your thoughts, ideas and participation to be a great addition to our community, not Mettlesome!
Based on the site rule,s that would require the admins, but I love the idea!
I would love to get a look at those rules. Is there a link?
that is sitting with the old FAQ (all posts in English).
I was kind of joking. On an edited sight that would never happen.One day people will type in whatever and it will come out published in Esperanto. (some people are still learning this. Fascinating)
you are, as they say singing my song!
I have always marveled at the translator issue. I can’t believe that no one tried to use one central language as an intermediary. Translators are iffy – like Ukranian / English is quite difficult both ways; but, what if it went to Esperanto and came back out? Sorry, weird idea I guess.
you question of earlier drove a lot of my thinking now. Personally I don’t care, either way, comment, don’t comment.
I am curious where that concept came from.
Do you mean where I don’t upvote so they don’t know I was there because it irritates them to view and not comment?
I realize that I am not sure of the question. I will look back. BRB I guess.
Oh, I know. I was realizing at that moment that it was foolish for me to talk about. And it was just starting to blow up in my face. Alas, I ended up talking about it anyway. Like I said nothing would be done. Pointless to talk. And I thought maybe everyone knows already. I didn’t mean to be short but I was wishing to quiet it down. (if I am right about the question anyway.)
in the words of some basketball player you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
I virily is the new world order blog site, media blogs all together!
I was not told there would be math!
212 views (as of when I am replying)
that equals 1060 Virils
87 comments (around 174 views)
now there are a few others ways in this, but it is around 1200 plus or minus as of right now.
ok now I am completely lost. I was simply curious about being reading and were other authors seeing that.
I honestly do not care if people comment, upvote or use my posts to line their parrot cages 🙂
I am as well. I guess I am not sure what “question earlier” you are referring to. This post is really hot though. 🙂
Virily is funny. Is it a “blog site” like it was called when I signed up? Most refer to it as a “writing site” that I see lately. It is never really considered, nor designed to be, a social network site. It seems natural to have lot’s of reading, way less commenting, less posting, etc…
The value of comments? On a thing like this one, say it has 250 views. How many virils would that be? Take a guess because it’s not so straight forward.
My post the other day does not verify those numbers.
what template did you use? I saw your post was well north of 250 views the last time I was on it.
but think you use the story post – which 3 per view plus comments.
figure based on the 100 comments you have somewhere just under 1000 virils.
In my notifications the views got me few Virils. Duplicate views, outside views, … are all worth nothing. I just looked at my notifications and added them up.
I counted 32 times that I got 3 virils for view of that post. (I may be wrong and can double check) I got more from comments.
ah
so here is the reality of what you got.
32 members of Virily viewed your post.
The rest are from outside of Virily.
It was a really cool picture, I know I shared it on Facebook and Twitter. I also know other folks did as well.
Thank you for everyone who shared it. !!
Who needs tags when they have friends sharing. 🙂
Friends don’t let friends write alone!
I noticed that too … I get Virilye but I don’t know who opened the posts … I feel like this is a new one who doesn’t even know how Virily works … that’s my opinion …. I usually don’t comment I’m reading … I’m focused on my comment
i do also wonder, I do sometimes wonder if it is a member who just doesn’t like to comment.
This too can be … I think there are quite a few who just open up to get Virily … I don’t comment on everyone either … then I could be here for 24 hours
i don’t have a problem with that. It is ok by me. I do hate when people make comments like Nice………………………………………….. to reach 20 characters.
But if they read we get credit.
All sorts of things are happening and I don’t think there’s much we can do
there is always something that can be done! But my friend you are right, there is much happening that we cannot control.
That’s the way it is, and it’s such a pity on my nerves, my friend
Grant me the power to accept the things I cannot change!
🙂
I have notice often on weekends others will read and not comment on my posts. Not sure the reason but it happens a lot with my older posts. If I view a post, I will comment, if I have something to say, which is the majority of the time.
you always do!!!!!
it is interesting glad hear that others have noticed it and I am not crazy.
You are not crazy, it happens often.
Thanks, its a trend i’ve been watching lately. It really seems to have exploded lately.