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Venting about Views

In regarding the way views work around here,
I would like to take this time to address a matter that bothers me….
I noticed 6 months ago, when we reply on the comments we add 3 extra views.
I wish I could replay to all my incoming comments and thank the poets, but I don’t like the extra views I add on my own poems.

I clicked on “THE SWAN” poem my latest:-)  this morning four times in order to reply and give thanks, to a few comments left on the poem.
I noticed I had 18 extra views. The only time I get high views immediately
 is when I post a new poem. I know the reply button is on here for good use. However, I think the soup should find a system that eliminates us from adding more than one view per poem.

This is just an issue I’m having with the way that the views are tallied on individual poems. I have found that If I go into my poems to look at my comments so I can respond, to those kind enough to comment, I adds 3 view to my poem, in that very moment once I reply on the comment reply box.  I know I can look at a single poem that is newly posted up to ten times in one day but I have no idea how much my own views truly obscure the true number of views. FOR THAT REASON, I STAY AWAY FROM MY OWN POEMS, and only visit my in boxes. I have also found that I will go back several times over on other people’s poems to reply to comments left on my comments. It makes me wonder; what is the point of keeping track of the total amount of views a poems has if there are so many things that can change that total without actually having to do with reading the poem. Perhaps if there is a way to change the system so that each person can only affect the total views of a poem once regardless of how many times they visit the poem page this would give us a much more accurate view of how many different people are viewing our work instead of just how many times our page has been clicked on. I believe this would be far better information to have and would make the poetry soup experience better. I read all my incoming comments from my comment inbox… but, sometimes I am curious and click on my own poem like everyone else. I am hoping the soup reads this blog, and finds a way to fix the system to where we the poets can NOT add more than one view per poem, especially in our own poems. However If you wonder how I get such a large amount of views, and why I am crying about it.... my comments and views all come from the support I offer, and the fact that I post poems randomly. That allows all poets interested in paying me a visit, to view my older poems. Which is why my views continue to grow on my old poems. Of course, I don’t mind the visits at all… LOL, I read the comments through my comment box. I am Sorry I had to vent on this subject,  I am bothers in knowing I can’t replay on a commenter comment, without adding 3 views on my poem. 
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Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/13/2013 11:56:00 PM PD, I keep forgetting to ask you. What does A stand for? You had it after your name Texas and now you have it after PD. Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/13/2013 3:39:00 PM yes, PD (not Linda any more?) I have always thought it was ridiculous to go by "views" because that number is almost meaningless considering all the things you brought up here in this blog!!! Login to Reply

Colleen Bono Date: 6/13/2013 1:18:00 PM NO COMMENT!I am just trying to add a little humor to ease the tension going around. Login to Reply Poet Destroyer A Date: 6/13/2013 2:08:00 PM lol..comment comment :-)