Posted by Animesh K on 09/27/09 12:01

Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> Animesh K wrote:
>> Michael Fesser wrote:
>>> .oO(Krustov)
>>>
>>>> <Jerry Stuckle>
>>>>
>>>>> No counters look "professional". They are just a way for amateurs
>>>>> to pump their egos.
>>>> Is it you who decides for everybody else what is or isnt professional .
>>>
>>> Hit counters are _never_ professional. They are of no interest for the
>>> users (use rand() if you want to show an impressive number to them) and
>>> the real informations are available in the server's logfile.
>>>
>>> Micha
>>
>> People do have page-view (counter) information on websites and it
>> helps the viewer in understanding popularity of that particular page.
>>
>> http://youtube.com/watch?v=mOeuar5LmtU
>>
>> For example this has been viewd 280,XXX times, voted 510 times, and
>> has a 4-* rating. All these are "counters" of different kind and
>> provide a lot of information related to this particular video.
>>
>> Perhaps you mean that stuff like sitemeter is boring, but it isn't
>> completely useless or unprofessional.
>>
>
> And youtube is the latest in professional web design? ROFLMAO!
>
> It's fine for those who need their egos stroked. But it's not
> professional.
>

I realize that there is no point in imparting suggestions to you. You
have your own pre-determined misconceptions.

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