I surveyed this board twice to see what people's impressions were about the new Board.
1st "poll"....http://bwi.forums.rivals.com/threads/poll-traffic-on-the-board-since-the-changeover.10413/ 4/27/15
2d "poll"....http://bwi.forums.rivals.com/threads/new-poll-about-board-traffic.13920/ 5/19/15
The numbers of respondents dipped from about 160 in the first poll to just over 100 in the second poll, but the results were otherwise quite similar--over 80% say the traffic is lower in both "polls".
Of course we do not actually KNOW whether it is lower. The poll reflects our perception of the traffic change. But that impression seems like it ought to count for something. Rivals undoubtedly monitors exactly what the board traffic actually is, but I wonder if they monitor what people perceive it to be, and if that is important to them. If I were selling something (at the moment they seem to be selling UPMC liver failure treatment) I would want to know whether the audience/customers believed I was losing customers.
I said this before: Rivals has many easy ways of telling us whether the traffic is lower or higher. Seems like if it were higher they would tell us. Not so sure if they would tell us if it were lower, but their advertisers will tell THEM.
BTW--liver failure hits people of all ages, but like most chronic illnesses, it is concentrated on older people--you know--like the ones who have done most of the complaining about the new format? Why would you make changes designed to lower the average age of your viewers, then try to sell them old people stuff? If your liver is like a Whiffle Ball, you are probably old, and it may be that way because you have been hosing it down with chemicals for 50 years. Seem like a peculiarly "Thread View" demographic.
1st "poll"....http://bwi.forums.rivals.com/threads/poll-traffic-on-the-board-since-the-changeover.10413/ 4/27/15
2d "poll"....http://bwi.forums.rivals.com/threads/new-poll-about-board-traffic.13920/ 5/19/15
The numbers of respondents dipped from about 160 in the first poll to just over 100 in the second poll, but the results were otherwise quite similar--over 80% say the traffic is lower in both "polls".
Of course we do not actually KNOW whether it is lower. The poll reflects our perception of the traffic change. But that impression seems like it ought to count for something. Rivals undoubtedly monitors exactly what the board traffic actually is, but I wonder if they monitor what people perceive it to be, and if that is important to them. If I were selling something (at the moment they seem to be selling UPMC liver failure treatment) I would want to know whether the audience/customers believed I was losing customers.
I said this before: Rivals has many easy ways of telling us whether the traffic is lower or higher. Seems like if it were higher they would tell us. Not so sure if they would tell us if it were lower, but their advertisers will tell THEM.
BTW--liver failure hits people of all ages, but like most chronic illnesses, it is concentrated on older people--you know--like the ones who have done most of the complaining about the new format? Why would you make changes designed to lower the average age of your viewers, then try to sell them old people stuff? If your liver is like a Whiffle Ball, you are probably old, and it may be that way because you have been hosing it down with chemicals for 50 years. Seem like a peculiarly "Thread View" demographic.
