View Counter Question

[HappyQuark]

Does the view counter for a PhysicsGRE.com thread count only views by members logged on or does it also count non-members/lurkers? The reason I ask is because the ratio of postings to views is extremely low relative to a lot of other forums I've been on. My conclusion is that either the view counter is counting a lot of people who aren't able to make posts or we have an extremely non-interactive group compared to most online communities (which is unfortunate if true).

[quizivex]

Hmm... I'm thinking the easiest way to answer the question is just log out, click on the thread and see if the count increases.

Edit: I got the view count of this thread from 2 to 37 that way...

[HappyQuark]

Hmm... I'm thinking the easiest way to answer the question is just log out, click on the thread and see if the count increases.

Edit: I got the view count of this thread from 2 to 37 that way...

What can I say, I'm a better theorist than an experimentalist.



Thanks for the confirmation though.

[grae313]

Bots are a big part of the viewing numbers in general, although you can tell by the popularity of the profiles thread that we also get a lot of hits from google searches and people just browsing.