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AUTHOR: Nuke Ken on 8/01/2024

I always like seeing Jonathan’s monthly top hits list for articles, which is based on page views. I thought I’d compile something similar for the Forum to recognize posts that had the highest engagement last month. My engagement metric uses a proprietary formula based on a combination of likes and comments.

  1. Quinn Relents/Dick Quinn
  2. Feeling Lucky/Jonathan Clements
  3. Humble Bragging/Jonathan Clements
  4. Nobody Wants to Pay Healthcare Bills/Dick Quinn
  5. Vanguard vs Fidelity/Steve Abramowitz
  6. New Car Envy/Rick Connor
  7. CCRC is not an Assisted Living Facility/Kathy Wilhelm
  8. They’re Sunk/Jonathan Clements
  9. Would You Leave a Note?/Rick Connor
  10. Monday Rant/Dick Quinn

How about the three most liked posts? Feeling Lucky, Humble Bragging and Nobody Wants to Pay Healthcare Bills.

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Jeff
4 months ago

Ken, Nice job. As a scientist (and a troublemaker), I feel compelled to pose a data query: how to adjust for time variance. Articles presented earlier in the month have had more time to be viewed, thus perhaps skewing end results. 😉

Rick Connor
4 months ago
Reply to  Jeff

Jeff, I was thinking about that very topic. I assume Ken uses some form of time weighted scoring, considering likes and comments per hour of availability. I also think the scoring should have some form of “degree of difficulty” factor. For example, anything related to SS claiming is guaranteed to get likes and comments. More thought-provoking topics, like the moral challenges one faces when falling into a Subaru, deserve a 2X or 3X multiplier when they are scored. Not trying to cause trouble mind you.

Rick Connor
4 months ago
Reply to  Nuke Ken

yes

Jonathan Clements
Admin
4 months ago
Reply to  Rick Connor

Would the multiplier be different for a Tesla or a BMW? This is starting to feel like Olympics gymnastics judging.

Rick Connor
4 months ago

I’m sure the reimbursement for a Tesla rear light is significantly higher than a late model Subaru. You could ratio the costs and increase the score accordingly. An Olympic judge would have scored my fall a minus 1000.

Jeff
4 months ago
Reply to  Nuke Ken

Admittedly, it is tough being an instigator!

Rick Connor
4 months ago

Thanks for doing this Ken. I’d love to see the spreadsheet you use to generate the stats!

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