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MineralMan

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20. I often look at the link to see if it's a source I trust,

Reply to Common Sense Party (Reply #19)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 04:02 PM

Jan 2014

in that case. If it's yet another blog, I usually don't bother. I've also stopped clicking on HuffPo and Salon links. Too many ads and too much time to actually get to read the material. I'm intolerant of advertising that blocks access to the information, and refuse to visit such sites.

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What Percentage of the Time Do You Click Links on DU and [View all] MineralMan Jan 2014 OP

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