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Author:	RSM [ Jun 30, 2008 4:30 pm ]
Post subject:	Topics That Attract Ranked In Order
As the forums grow, so must the system for organizing topics. I assume that the more interesting topics attracted more visits than the not-so-interesting topics. For this reason I will rank-order the threads according to number of visits or hits as listed on the index of the homepage of each forum. I will go through the various sections of the entire forums and list the topics that get the most visits. I have already done this for individual forums, such as General Discussion and Resources. For any forum that has more than one page of topics I made a list of links that I stuck at the top so that people could find the interesting threads more easily. I listed any thread with 100 or more visits. However, some topics attracted several hundred visits while others barely topped one hundred. In this thread, there will be several posts--each with their own title. This post is the introduction. The next post will contain the Three Most Popular Topics across the entire forums. After that there will be topics of very significant interest but somewhat lower levels of visits than the three most popular ones. For the convenience of readers, I will also copy the Index posts from the individual forums. Thus, the posts will be rank-ordered, too. In this way, this thread will serve as a guide for new-comers to the most interesting material on the forums, even though it is hidden away in some cubby-hole or cranny. This forum of Our Best is closed to member posting. Member comments are welcome in the Let's Talk forum. [align=center]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/align] EDITED to change names of forums to reflect changes made on homepage. The Lab and Lab Tools have been changed to more conventional names as follows: The Lab is now General Discussion Lab Tools is now Resources The rest of the posts in this thread (but not in the entire forums) will also be edited to reflect these changes.

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RSM [ Jun 30, 2008 4:53 pm ]

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Three Most Popular Topics

Fundamentalism

With 800 hits, far and away the most popular topic is the thread Ideas Needed: How to Change a Fundamentalist's Mind. Any thread with the word "fundamentalism"--or related words--in the title gets very many visits.

Bible

The area of most highly concentrated interest is the forum on the Bible. Of the 23 topics, one topic got over five hundred hits and another topic got over 490. That is more than one thousand visits to the Bible forum for those two threads alone.

What is the Theme of the Bible? Views: 493
Inerrant, Infalible, Inspired Word of God is a New Idea Views: 546

God

The other topic, arguably just as popular, is that of God. It has 17 topics. One is pushing upwards of 600 views.

Where "God" Comes From Views: 589

However, another thread got over 200 and a third got over 300. These threads will be linked below.

This makes God, Bible, and fundamentalist religion VERY IMPORTANT for visitors to these forums. Given that these forums are owned, administrated, and visited by atheists, as well as Christians of many varieties (see Who Are Our Visitors, this should cause religionists to rethink their religion. Does their religion do what it is supposed to do, i.e. make the world a better place? It is, after all, the squeaky wheel that gets the oil--and the world's trouble-makers who get the attention.

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RSM [ Jun 30, 2008 9:39 pm ]

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The Middling Threads: Between 200 and 400 Views

[align=center]A Few Stats[/align]

Middling Threads

Stories

[align=center]Middling Threads[/align]

God (17 topics) No Evidence for a Deity 333 Views

Announcements (14 topics) Updates on New Forums Crisis 319 Views

Resources (39 Topics) Some Websites, Forums, Blogspots, and Books 315 Views

Announcements (14 topics) History of This Project 286 Views

Announcements (14 topics) Purpose of this Project 279 Views

General Discussion (55 Topics) Definition of Fundamentalist 277 Views

General Discussion (55 Topics) Christianity's Image Problem 261 Views

Religious Studies (10 Topics) Sociology and Anthropology of Religion 249 Views

Religious Studies (10 Topics) Grandpa Harley's Cornucopia of Christian Links 245 Views

Resources (39 Topics) Websites on Fundamentalism and Authoritarianism 238 Views

Religious Studies (10 Topics) Dr. Taslima Nasrin: ExMuslim, Bangladesh, 1988 236 Views

Website Link to FFFR Website 231 Views

God (17 topics) No Room For God In The Universe 229 Views

General Discussion (55 Topics) Message For Christians 226 Views

Bible (23 topics) Christianity: A Judaic Mystery Religion 219 Views

Bible (23 topics) Nonexistent Evidence for Historical Jesus 219 Views

Science (10 topics) Science and The Bible 215 Views

General Discussion (55 Topics) Morals and Religion: Which Came First? 213 Views

Bible (23 topics) Fundamentalist Hermeneutic: The Bible Says So! 205 Views

[align=center]Summary[/align]

Website

listed once
contains link to website; no other content
used 231 times

Religious Studies

contains 10 topics at the moment
listed 3 times in this category for a total of 730 views.
This is an average of about 73 views per topic.

Announcements

contains 14 topics
listed 3 times in this category for a total of 884 views
This is an average of about 63 views per topic.

God

contains 17 topics at the moment
listed twice in this category for a total of 562 views
This is an average of about 34 views per topic.

Bible

contains 23 topics at the moment
listed three times in this category for a total of 643 views
This is an average of about 28 views per topic.

General Discussion

contains 55 topics at the moment
listed 4 times in this category for a total of 977 views
This is an average of about 18 views per topic.

Resources

contains 39 topics at the moment
listed twice in this category for a total of 553 views.
This is an average of about 14 views per topic.

Science

contains 10 topics
is a new forum made up mainly of threads collected from other forums
is listed once in this category due to a topic that gained popularity in The Lab

[align=center]Conclusion[/align]

If we base the popularity--or visitor interest--of a forum on "average views per topic," then we conclude that Religious Studies are of great importance to our visitors. The popularity of the Announcements forum is probably due to our history; FFFR forums crashed and had to be rebuilt. People were directed to a notice board from one or two other forums--I forget the details but they are recorded in the Announcements forum for interested parties.

After Religious Studies, visitors seem especially interested in God and the Bible. General Discussion and Resources rank fairly low on the scale. I deduce from this analysis that visitors are seriously seeking for truth, and for a reliable source on truth. Perhaps my readers want to know how we as vulnerable and limited human beings in a vast and unpredictable universe can know what is reliable.

Though this is a somewhat unexpected conclusion I think my work is cut out for me.

July 1: Edited to correct errors and improve format.
July 2: Edited to change names of forums to reflect changes made on homepage.

Author:	RSM [ Jun 30, 2008 10:30 pm ]
Post subject:	Indexes of "Most Visited" Topics of Individual Forums
A few comments: Indexes were made only for those forums whose topics spread across more than one page. All those threads are listed that have been visited 100 times or more. Threads are listed in alphabetical order in their respective indexes. Forums are listed in this post in the order in which they appear on the homepage. General Discussion Atheism and Humanism: Are They Religions? Christianity's Image Problem Definition of Fundamentalist Education: The Preferred Option. It's not working Faith Is Not Logical Faith: What It Is Fundamentalists and Plato's Cave Fundamentalist-Authoritarian Connection How Honest Are We? Ideas Needed: How to Change a Fundamentalist's Mind Legal Status of Atheists Message For Christians Morals: Why Do Christians Think Morals Come From God? Morals and Religion: Which Came First? Points of Agreement with Christians Shame is not the issue... Speak Out! Stop-Gap Answers Strong Faith vs Stubbornness Reources Atheist Alliance Atheist Revolution Atheist Volunteers Bible Inconsistencies: Bible Contradictions? Coffee, Cigarettes, and Gnosis Donald Morgan on Biblical Problems Debunking Christianity ExChristian.net: Encouraging exChristians Freethought vs "Freil-Thought" Blog Fundies Refute Bible Teaches Flat Earth Theory Hell:Sources and Discussions Links for Skeptics MWillett.Org Secular Web Scott Bidstrup's Homepage Some Websites, Forums, Blogspots, and Books Walk Away From Fundamentalism Websites on Fundamentalism and Authoritarianism Why Leaving Fundamentalism Hurts WhyWontGodHealAmputees.com God Comments re Debate on God's Existence No Evidence for a Deity No Room For God In The Universe Thoughts about God and Soul and Afterlife What If God Does Not Exist? Where "God" Comes From Bible Biblical Criticism Canon: What Belongs in the Bible? Christianity: A Judaic Mystery Religion Divine Evacuation How Does Jesus' Death Bring Salvation? Fundamentalist Hermeneutic: The Bible Says So! Inerrant, Infalible, Inspired Word of God is a New Idea List of Biblical Contradictions Nonexistent Evidence for Historical Jesus Prophecy The O S A S Question What is the Theme of the Bible? Who or What is the AntiChrist? [align=center]:) Happy Surfing! [/align] [Edited to change names of forums to reflect changes made on homepage.] [Edited to correct errors.]

Author:	RSM [ Jul 01, 2008 3:32 pm ]
Post subject:	Popular Topic In "Let's Talk" Forum
Just now I found a Middling Thread in the Let's Talk forum. I should have checked. It's an old thread from General Discussions, Why Do God And The Bible Have To Be Defended? with a total of 211 views.

Author:	RSM [ Nov 21, 2008 10:52 pm ]
Post subject:	Update
Nov. 21, 2008 Inerrant, Infalible, Inspired Word of God is a New Idea 1472 (June 30/08: 546) Ideas Needed: How to Change a Fundamentalist's Mind 928 (June 30/08: 800) Where Does "God" Come From? 637 (June 30/08: 589) The same topics continue to hold top place but their order has changed. Somebody must have been using the thread about the inerrant word of God for research. I looked it up just now and it contains quite a bit of scholarly information that students might find valuable as leads for more information. I see that in June people liked the Religious Studies section. What people seem to want is solid and reliable information.

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