Users will now see seven-day metrics that track active visitors and contributions instead.

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[–] 0 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

Because the number of subscribers gives you a better idea of the size of the community than a vague “visitors”

It's literally the exact opposite. Subscribers from dead accounts aren't active, they aren't part of the community, they aren't discussing. They are dead accounts.

The people that ARE in the community are the actual users that show up on a regular basis. THAT is what shows the actual size of the community. Not that it was once a default sub for hundreds of thousands of accounts that are no longer active.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Yeah but it's not solved JFC. Could could could isn't accomplished by their currently showing subscribers of dead accounts. JFC.

    And it couldn't be solved easily anyway. What's a dead account? Log in once a year? That's certainly not active in that community. But hey let's count that anyway, right? Subscribed but all you do is browse all? Not active, but let's count that too, right? A game is popular for a while and gets tons of subscribers, then peters off and the people don't unsub and just browse all. Again: not active, but fuck it let's count that too. See the problem yet? Subscriber is way vaguer (your word) than actual participants.

    Enjoy the last word if you want it.

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