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Post by JudgeRatty on Jun 22, 2013 19:02:01 GMT -5
Has anyone ever been able to extrapolate the percentage of applicants who register for this board versus the total number of applicants? Just curious since we do these polls and it would be interesting to know the numbers and how they compare to the reality of the situation. I for one have not met a single ALJ applicant who was not aware of this board. And of course, being aware of the board and reading it does not necessarily correspond to how many actually register and participate. My guess is that there is a very large silent majority.
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Post by Thomas fka Lance on Jun 22, 2013 20:33:51 GMT -5
I seem to recall this being addressed in another thread, quite a while ago. If I recall correctly, the guess-timate was approximately one-third of the applicants on the board vs. two-thirds of the applicants not being on the board.
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Post by JudgeRatty on Jun 22, 2013 21:06:00 GMT -5
Thanks oliver! I guess I didn't put in the right search info.
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Post by bartleby on Jun 22, 2013 21:18:15 GMT -5
If there are 4,000-5,000 applicants this time, I would suggest that less than 10% of the applicants are represented on this board this go around..
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Post by JudgeRatty on Jun 22, 2013 21:25:23 GMT -5
Thanks bartleby! Much less than I imagined. When I look at the main page, it has "Users Online in the Last 24 Hours 0 Staff, 93 Members, 923 Guests." But I guess each time a "guest" signs on, it counts as a new "guest" even if the same person signs on 20 times in a day. Anyway, 10% isn't as many as I would have guessed since there is so much valuable information here!
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Post by cafeta on Jun 22, 2013 22:42:27 GMT -5
Has anyone ever been able to extrapolate the percentage of applicants who register for this board versus the total number of applicants? Just curious since we do these polls and it would be interesting to know the numbers and how they compare to the reality of the situation. I for one have not met a single ALJ applicant who was not aware of this board. And of course, being aware of the board and reading it does not necessarily correspond to how many actually register and participate. My guess is that there is a very large silent majority. I think there is no way to tell! Speculation is the very best we can do, so, no use there. But it is still fun with the input from our little world!  |
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Post by JudgeRatty on Jun 23, 2013 1:31:48 GMT -5
Totally agree cafeta! Yet there is usually someone with statistician skills out there that likes doing this sort of speculation. Have a good one! |
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Post by ALJD on Jun 23, 2013 19:57:26 GMT -5
My guess is that there is a very large silent majority. I am curious how large is this silent majority. Any objection to me restricting the board view to membership only for the remainder of this round of hiring? |
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Post by futurealj on Jun 23, 2013 19:59:01 GMT -5
My guess is that there is a very large silent majority. I am curious how large is this silent majority. Any objection to me restricting the board view to membership only for the remainder of this round of hiring? I don't object. |
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Post by moopigsdad on Jun 23, 2013 20:11:57 GMT -5
My guess is that there is a very large silent majority. I am curious how large is this silent majority. Any objection to me restricting the board view to membership only for the remainder of this round of hiring? It's your Board, do as you wish ALJD. I have no real objection one way or the other. |
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Post by 1234 on Jun 23, 2013 20:14:01 GMT -5
No objection.
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Post by JudgeRatty on Jun 23, 2013 21:23:48 GMT -5
No objection at all! In fact, I think with numbers like "Users Online in the Last 24 Hours 0 Staff, 93 Members, 923 Guests" that I posted earlier, is indicative of a large number of folks that just browse. I wonder what the true number is though....it could be just a few people signing on a bunch of times hence the large number. If the board is restricted I bet that will give a more realistic number! Everyone knows how valuable this board is so surely they will not be able to resist registering to get to see the posts! Great idea!
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Post by hod on Jun 24, 2013 8:31:37 GMT -5
Sounds good to me. But then I am a member. :-) But then Sratty is probably correct. People will join in droves to see what secrets we expose. :-0
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Post by marten77 on Jun 24, 2013 8:57:17 GMT -5
Works for me.
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Post by nerwen on Jun 24, 2013 9:41:04 GMT -5
I don't normally log in - but no objection. I think the results would be very interesting.
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Post by steelrain on Jun 24, 2013 9:51:47 GMT -5
Even though I am a member I don't always log in when browsing, but have no objection with the proposal either...
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Post by cafeta on Jun 24, 2013 14:03:43 GMT -5
I have mixed feelings about locking anyone out of anything. But here, they would have the power of access simply by becoming a member, so......I guess I have no objection either (I have held off on the poll because of indecision).
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Post by sandyeggan on Jun 24, 2013 14:35:53 GMT -5
I quote from ALJD's post 5-9-2007: "The goal here is to promote the free exchange of ideas while avoiding gross personal attacks or pointless flames. While we keep the general forum open for everyone to read, membership is required to post in the general forum and access the polling forum. Signing up means you agree to try and be civil and will listen to the moderators if we ask you to tone things down a little. Disruptive behaviors will result in suspension/ban after the first warning. If you can't behave with some amount of professionalism and courtesy, we don't want to play with you."
Seems like the rules have worked well, and I see no particular purpose or significant benefit to be served by limiting the opportunity to share wisdom with those who choose not to become officially linked (registered) with the site.
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Post by gunner on Jun 24, 2013 15:03:42 GMT -5
I don't think I would have registered just to view, so I'm not sure it will give any more information on numbers, but it probably will prevent some people from getting information.
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Post by moopigsdad on Jun 24, 2013 15:05:54 GMT -5
I quote from ALJD's post 5-9-2007: "The goal here is to promote the free exchange of ideas while avoiding gross personal attacks or pointless flames. While we keep the general forum open for everyone to read, membership is required to post in the general forum and access the polling forum. Signing up means you agree to try and be civil and will listen to the moderators if we ask you to tone things down a little. Disruptive behaviors will result in suspension/ban after the first warning. If you can't behave with some amount of professionalism and courtesy, we don't want to play with you." Seems like the rules have worked well, and I see no particular purpose or significant benefit to be served by limiting the opportunity to share wisdom with those who choose not to become officially linked (registered) with the site. However, I see no benefit for members to share wisdom with non-members ("lurkers") who choose solely to benefit from the Board without contributing. The Board is only as good as its contributors. Hence, why should someone benefit when he/she never contributes? There is no cost for membership and nobody uses the information nefariously, so what is the harm in becoming a member? I would hope to have more members and more contributors to the Board to increase its value even more. |
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