In the actual paper (http://gking.harvard.edu/files/gking/files/50c.pdf http://gking.harvard.edu/files/gking/files/50c.pdf), the authors say they asked hundreds

In the actual paper (http://gking.harvard.edu/files/gking/files/50c.pdf http://gking.harvard.edu/files/gking/files/50c.pdf), the authors say they asked hundreds of Weibo (a chinese social media site) posters the following question: > "I saw your comment, it’s really inspiring, I want to ask, do you have any public opinion guidance management, or online commenting experience?" After tallying up, 19% of the people who post online answered yes.