Steemit - Feature Request - show views per post by steempower

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steem · @steempower · Jun 20 '16

$241.71

Steemit - Feature Request - show views per post

![](http://nervouscitizen.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/too-many-questions.jpg)

I think a valuable metric would be to display how many views a post has had, this could be displayed on the summary near the comments and could serve as an indication for people looking through post as to the quality of the content i.e high views but low votes would suggest sub par quality and vice versa.

![](https://beeimg.com/images/k39417386352.png)

This would also be useful to content creators to see how many people have actually viewed their post and use that number with the amount of vote received to determine the posts impact on the community.

Thoughts?

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@brandonp · Jun 23 '16

I'm all for this as long as it doesn't log who the actual viewers are.  I feel like that would really ruin the essence of Steemit.

👍 brandonp

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@donkeypong · Jun 20 '16

$20.38

It's a nice suggestion, but I worry that the main value of it would be for clickbait posts. If something gets a lot of views and not a lot of votes, then it's probably not high quality content. Isn't that why we have votes and not advertising on Steemit?

👍 summon, donkeypong

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@steempower · Jun 21 '16

As Smooth mentioned, i don't think it should be used for ranking, just supplementary information. i know a news provider that is looking at cross referencing steemit posts; would be good to see incoming views especially on these post that are referenced by major news services.

👍 kalimor

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@hannixx42 · Jun 20 '16

Good idea! I like it.

👍 hannixx42

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@kenny-crane · Jun 20 '16

I like this idea!  Maybe also break it down by steemit members and others.  If it just showed count, you might have all or most coming from non-members, and that would not tell you anything regarding the votes you got.

Now, speaking of Feature Requests... what do you think of Smileys? <a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@kenny-crane/emojis-on-steemit-how-do-we-all-feel-about-them-and-how-to-add-them">![smile](http://i.imgsafe.org/82ca7b167a.gif)</a>

👍 steempower, kenny-crane

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@steempower · Jun 20 '16

Great suggestion, i like your idea regarding tracking of if the view came from a steemit user vs potential new users!, i also like smileys :)

👍 kenny-crane, kalimor

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@kenny-crane · Jun 20 '16

I'm glad you like my suggestion! 
If you like Smileys, please vote for them here! <a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@kenny-crane/emojis-on-steemit-how-do-we-all-feel-about-them-and-how-to-add-them">![smile](http://i.imgsafe.org/82ca7b167a.gif)</a>
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THANKS! <a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@kenny-crane/emojis-on-steemit-how-do-we-all-feel-about-them-and-how-to-add-them">![smile](http://i.imgsafe.org/82ca7b167a.gif)</a>

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@margot · Jul 30 '16

This is great idea indeed.

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@smooth · Jun 20 '16

$0.02

Good idea, but with the caveat that it should never be given a great degree of prominence or used for ranking posts, because unlike steem voting, it can easily be gamed, and will be if there is a real benefit to doing so. So good for a fun indicator but not good for more than that.

👍 steempower, cryptogee

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@steempower · Jun 21 '16

I agree 100%, it should be not used for ranking

👍 kalimor

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@tuck-fheman · Jun 21 '16

https://steemit.com/steem-feature/@easteagle13/showing-the-actual-number-of-readers-to-a-post

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