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MineralMan

(150,888 posts)
Thu Jan 23, 2014, 02:18 PM Jan 2014

What Percentage of the Time Do You Click Links on DU and [View all]

read the whole article excerpted in an original post? This seems like a worthwhile question to poll. Just choose your best estimate, based on your own experience. Thanks for participating.


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90-100% of the time
0 (0%)
80-90% of the time
0 (0%)
70-80% of the time
1 (11%)
60-70% of the time
0 (0%)
50-60% of the time
1 (11%)
40-50% of the time
3 (33%)
30-40% of the time
1 (11%)
20-30% of the time
1 (11%)
10-20% of the time
1 (11%)
0-10% of the time
1 (11%)
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I have to be honest... Only 70-80% of the time. Xyzse Jan 2014 #1
I clicked 60-70%. MineralMan Jan 2014 #2
Wait, if I add OPs that I just clicked since the "Title" was interesting but... Xyzse Jan 2014 #3
50-60 PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #4
Thanks for the details. MineralMan Jan 2014 #5
Ditto on the one page articles. CrispyQ Jan 2014 #7
If the excerpt doesn't convey the point of the article from the get-go, I usually don't bother. randome Jan 2014 #6
That's me as well. n/t TexasProgresive Jan 2014 #26
Not usually - 30-40% usually el_bryanto Jan 2014 #8
I prefer patties more than links underpants Jan 2014 #9
I'm with you on that. If you order the links, they're all MineralMan Jan 2014 #15
50 - 60%. If the excerpt doesn't sound interesting, I'm not likely to click the link. Arkansas Granny Jan 2014 #10
I haven't counted but OriginalGeek Jan 2014 #11
Depends on the article Armstead Jan 2014 #12
It depends on what it is, but I always read it if The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2014 #13
I try to do the same. Often, once I read the linked article, MineralMan Jan 2014 #16
Depends. If I'm in LBN or GD, often. KamaAina Jan 2014 #14
0% if the OP doesn't excerpt anything. Common Sense Party Jan 2014 #17
I'm annoyed by those, too, and back up right away MineralMan Jan 2014 #18
Exactly. Common Sense Party Jan 2014 #19
I often look at the link to see if it's a source I trust, MineralMan Jan 2014 #20
Yup. The one I saw today was a Huffpo link, I think. Common Sense Party Jan 2014 #22
A lot of sites are doing questionable things to try to come up MineralMan Jan 2014 #23
Other. It depends on who is writing the OP and what the link goes to. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #21
That figures into my percentage. A lot of the links I don't click on MineralMan Jan 2014 #24
I always read it if it turns out to be something I'm interested in. herding cats Jan 2014 #25
I am around 60-70% - however, murielm99 Jan 2014 #27
I've entered some sites in my hosts file. lpbk2713 Jan 2014 #28
tl;dr A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2014 #29
I click as often as I can Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #30
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