a question about votes versus views

[Senna Jawa]

I love numbers and statistics, in particular ratings, hence, of course I allow all my poems to be rated. Whatever rating I get I happily smile. But in the case of 2 of my poems I see in each case 0 views and 1 vote. Is it possible to vote without viewing? Just curious.

BTW, ratings can't be anything but fun, nothing serious. Indeed, these days we do not have any significant public which is raised on poetry, as it was centuries ago in China and Iceland. Majority of poetry readers and lovers (and authors too are hopelessly naive and ignorant even when they consider themselves "advanced critics". The very nature of other arts forces a minimum of a true investment while poetry for many makes an illusion that it is enough to "feel' or to be "smart" to consider themselves experts. Hey!

And still, it is great that Internet so stimulates and contributes to the poetic activity around the Global Village!

    Senna Jawa

 

[JUDO]

Views - update every day
Votes - update every time someone votes

Votes/views = usually about 1% if you're lucky.

 

[Senna Jawa]

Views - update every day
Votes - update every time someone votes

Votes/views = usually about 1% if you're lucky.

Thank U, Judo, U'r incredible. (I actually answered your response once already but had to have a mishap since I don't see it).

The"views" were updated since I have posted my question, but one my poem still has 0 views and 1 vote. Mystery! Blind folks can vote too!

My quotient votes/views is clearly higher than 1%. Should I consider myself fortunate? All my poems which had a chance to be voted on were voted on, each of them got exactly one vote, each of them but two got the lowest possible rating 1 (a total of eight poems), one poem got average rating 3, and one got rating 5 (I wonder who was so foolishly original as to award my poem wholeuckin' 5 I told U, I love statistics. whatever they r they r wonderful (I am not talking about tragic statistics, only about trivia, sports...).

Best regards,

    Senna Jawa

PS. Judo, you posses a super rich vocabulary which U use with blinding ease, as shown for instance by your delightful "ballade" from the "speak now or forever hold your peace (or "...piece" thread.

 

[JUDO]

Thanks, SJ. But of course, I'm not working in a second or third language like you and some of the other Einsteins around here.

Glad you've joined us.


- Judo

 

[Senna Jawa]

Thanks, SJ. But of course, I'm not working in a second or third language like you and some of the other Einsteins around here.

Hm, "Einstein" as witnessed by my misspelling (should be "possess"; I should know that at Literotica one ass is never enough).

Seriously, the rich and precisely applied vocabulary in the context of poetry writing (and even appreciating) is much more than the most significant component of high intelligence (IQ) and logical sensitivity. Artistically the right choice of the most specific word which fits the situation the best is vital for a poem. When such an ability is present, the poem reads easily, pleasurably, without the annoying unskillful voice of some poems, the poem is much sharper, dramatically better. I think that the vocabulary ability is partly inborn, and partly depends on your childhood. One way or another, I myself do not have it (regardless of the language) but at least I can admire it in others, like U -- Judo. (Even admiring in this case requires some logical sensitivity).

I mention all this partly because on other open poetry lists the view that in order to write "good" poems it is enough to have some feelings was quite wide spread, while there is nothing farther from the truth. There have to be other ingredients as well.

Over a short time I am here, I already see that several participants are grateful to U, Judo, for welcoming them, and I have the pleasure and honor to be one of them. Hey!

    Senna Jawa

PS. I didn't think till I saw it above about the association of "Senna Jawa" and "SJ". Initials   SJ &nbsp associate to me with San Jose (California, Silicon Valley), which is perfect since to my surprise I grew attached to and fond of San Jose in 1995. (My "monk" was inspired by San Jose, and one of my tanka poems, see "tanka", is about San Jose, and more is coming).

 

[twelveoone]

Views - update every day
Votes - update every time someone votes

Votes/views = usually about 1% if you're lucky.

I guessed it

 

[LeBroz]

I guessed it

Which, I suppose, makes the few votes - and fewer comments - all that more precious. Especially well thought out comments - even if "just" to praise.