Alternatively, we have an automatically updating spreadsheet (every 5 min) that tracks the tags on the most viewed posts according to our data and their current tags.
Note that this spreadsheet seems to open by default to the “sorted by karma” tab, and you have to manually switch to the “sorted by view rank” tab (spent half a minute wondering whether the link was incorrect before happening to look at the tab list).
Note: This is most viewed for the last 30 days I think. That post in particular tends to show up at the top every few months whenever you get closer to U.S. College application periods.
And yeah, sometimes the posts that get a ton of views really aren’t very good. For a while one of our most viewed post was one at −4 karma called “The Effects of Religion [Draft]”. It‘s been one of the reasons why I’ve been hesitant to include views as an easily accessible metric on the site, because I know how frequently it diverges from quality.
Note that this spreadsheet seems to open by default to the “sorted by karma” tab, and you have to manually switch to the “sorted by view rank” tab (spent half a minute wondering whether the link was incorrect before happening to look at the tab list).
(Also: Oh wow, our most viewed post in one with four karma?)
Note: This is most viewed for the last 30 days I think. That post in particular tends to show up at the top every few months whenever you get closer to U.S. College application periods.
And yeah, sometimes the posts that get a ton of views really aren’t very good. For a while one of our most viewed post was one at −4 karma called “The Effects of Religion [Draft]”. It‘s been one of the reasons why I’ve been hesitant to include views as an easily accessible metric on the site, because I know how frequently it diverges from quality.
*Last 90 days