I am not sure we can find an answer to this question. I went back through and listened to several people who have over a thousand views.

There are long-term posters of songs that collect a higher number of views because of their above-average musical skills, and they are well-liked by many of us. Most of the people who receive relatively large amounts of views are generally skilled musicians and skilled in the use of BIAB and other music software. There are only a few of us who are here all the time. We do not always respond to songs posted or even look at them even if we like the person who created them.

The only person who stands out to me is B D Thomas. His lyrical content is pretty consistent. The music is always well done. His use of software-generated vocals is first-class. The videos are well done. I think his subject matter represents the thinking of a large group of people and the whole package appeals to them. In other words, it has universal appeal to a certain large group that is likely much younger than many of us here. It also stands out as being significantly different from most things posted here.

I have always assumed that count was based on the number of "people" who log on to a thread.
It has always seemed strange to me that the forum shows 39,173 members and only a hand full of people who post anything.

In other forums here, there are very large numbers of people who log on to read about issues revolving around music software. 12,000 views of something Matt Finley posted about Encore.
Because it is possible to get to this forum by googling a single word such as Encore I assume that these number counts represent people who are not members of the forum. It does not seem likely to me that 25% plus of the 39,173 members would have any interest in Encore.

If it is true that some of the numbers generated are based on word searches on the Internet, I guess that could affect the numbers.

I forgot the name of the forum software. I assume the numbers generated are also a function of that software, but I don't know how much control over that function exists.

Response to any artistic endeavor most likely may be pretty variable in general.

What do you guys think?

Billy

EDIT: Just as a test, I typed in Encore software, and the P G Music forum came up. Also, I typed in "Is This Just a Dream", Mario's song, and it took me to the P G Music forum. So, word searches will get you here.

Last edited by Planobilly; 01/04/25 08:26 AM.
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