Why many more views on some of my pics vs others?

[paul_wilson2]

Out of 44 uploaded images in my portfolio, I have one that's had

19000 views, a few that have had 4000 to 6000 and the rest are in the

200 to 600 range. Why has one had so many more views? I assume the

image has been linked somewhere else on photo.net but where?

[seven]

Paul :

 

1. PN has admitted that the view counter isn't particularly accurate;

 

2. Thumbnail hits count - meaning, when someone opens "gallery" or "critique

photos" or "top-rated photos" and your image is a thumbnail on that page

this will count as a 'view' : even though they might not click on the thumbnail

to get a proper look at your masterpiece.

 

If this explanation isn't in FAQs, it ought to be.

[mottershead]

The view counters are now accurate. The include all hits against the "/photodb/image-display" URL, which is used to retrieve thumbnails as well as the "medium" and "large" sizes of a photo.

[root]

As too why one gets more views than the others, it's a matter of

popularity. Without checking your portfolio, I'll bet it got more and

higher ratings and therefore appeared on any number of top photos

pages depending on which search criteria were used by members. Every

time someone searched through the top photos page where your image

appeared, you got a hit, whether or not someone glanced at your

thumbnail out of twenty or not. This is why the top pages is in fact

a competition - for views - although many don't like to admit it.

 

And yes, Seven, maybe we should offer to assist in writing a greatly

expanded FAQ.. .