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Is this unusual for online forums? It's been a rule of thumb for decades that 1-5% of users are active posters and everyone else is what used to be called a "lu
by TheOtherHobbes 6y ago
Is this unusual for online forums? It's been a rule of thumb for decades that 1-5% of users are active posters and everyone else is what used to be called a "lurker" - there to read and be informed/outraged/entertained.
I'd expect the same for politics. Of course politics affects everyone personally in all kinds of ways, but most of the population just isn't that interested.
- skrebbel 6y ago1-5% is very different from 0.06% though.
- HPsquared 6y agoThe 0.06% is the share of total NPR visitors, not those who read the comments sections. If we limit our sample to people who view the comments sections, it's probably closer to 1%.
- skrebbel 6y agoGood point! You convinced me, it's not an impressive statistic (except maybe wrt a "nobody reads comments" argument)