Posted by Steve on 09/29/50 12:01

"Animesh K" <animesh1978@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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.

let me be the third *professional* to say, HIT COUNTERS ARE UNPROFESSIONAL.

this is neither 'pre-determined' nor a 'misconception'...period.

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