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MineralMan

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24. That figures into my percentage. A lot of the links I don't click on

Reply to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #21)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 03:15 PM

Jan 2014

have to do with the source and the poster, as you say. Most frequently, though, if it's a poster issue, I never click on the thread at all. But links that have proven to be untrustworthy or that have two scrolls of Ghostery stuff, I don't go to any longer. I don't need all that tracking.

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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