discuss: Thread: Per HOWTO webhit counters?

Hello Everyone,

I'm curious if the TLDP servers track and account for web hits by HOWTO.
 Specifically, it would be interesting to see which HOWTOs are the most
in-demand, which formats are the most desired, total hits per HOWTO
(regardless of the format, etc.

Is there such a thing?

--David

David A. Ranch wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I'm curious if the TLDP servers track and account for web hits by HOWTO.
>  Specifically, it would be interesting to see which HOWTOs are the most
> in-demand, which formats are the most desired, total hits per HOWTO
> (regardless of the format, etc.
> 
> Is there such a thing?
> 
> --David
> 

I once emailed Ibiblio to ask how many hits per day the TLDP site gets 
and they were able to give me a number.  I would assume they have the 
technical capability to supply a per HOWTO hit count as well. 
Unfortunately, I have forgotten the name of the person I contacted. 
Possibly Paul Jones, but that's just a guess.

Dave

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On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, David A. Ranch wrote:

>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I'm curious if the TLDP servers track and account for web hits by HOWTO.
>  Specifically, it would be interesting to see which HOWTOs are the most
> in-demand, which formats are the most desired, total hits per HOWTO
> (regardless of the format, etc.
>
> Is there such a thing?

I tried to setup a system with blank little tracer images in all html
pages of my guides, but then I got divorced and lost the log data.  After
that, I removed the tracers from the source again because it might be nice
for your self-esteem as an author to know, but apart from that I didn't
think this was very important.

We looked into this a while ago and I believe we could have access to or a
copy of the iBiblio logs, but that does not tell us anything about the
mirrors.  Hence the tracers, but I also got a bit of criticism for that
because it didn't say anywhere that access to the pages of the guides was
being monitored.

Tille.

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I agree that there isn't anything we can do about the mirrors but it
would be nice if the main tldp.org site did provide some counters per
HOWTO (total and per-format).  I would consider it more of a statistical
data point than an authoritative counter.

--David


Machtelt Garrels wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, David A. Ranch wrote:
> 
> 
>>>Hello Everyone,
>>>
>>>I'm curious if the TLDP servers track and account for web hits by HOWTO.
>>> Specifically, it would be interesting to see which HOWTOs are the most
>>>in-demand, which formats are the most desired, total hits per HOWTO
>>>(regardless of the format, etc.
>>>
>>>Is there such a thing?
> 
> 
> I tried to setup a system with blank little tracer images in all html
> pages of my guides, but then I got divorced and lost the log data.  After
> that, I removed the tracers from the source again because it might be nice
> for your self-esteem as an author to know, but apart from that I didn't
> think this was very important.
> 
> We looked into this a while ago and I believe we could have access to or a
> copy of the iBiblio logs, but that does not tell us anything about the
> mirrors.  Hence the tracers, but I also got a bit of criticism for that
> because it didn't say anywhere that access to the pages of the guides was
> being monitored.
> 
> Tille.
> 
> --
> Machtelt Garrels                ####@####.####
> Review Coordinator    	 	http://www.tldp.org/authors/
> 
> My Penguin, my freedom.         http://tille.xalasys.com
> 

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On Sun, 27 Nov 2005, David A. Ranch wrote:

>
> I agree that there isn't anything we can do about the mirrors but it
> would be nice if the main tldp.org site did provide some counters per
> HOWTO (total and per-format).  I would consider it more of a statistical
> data point than an authoritative counter.

I've forwarded this message to the team that is preparing the new TLDP
site.  Maybe they can find a place for this.

Tille.

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Machtelt Garrels                ####@####.####
Review Coordinator    	 	http://www.tldp.org/authors/

My Penguin, my freedom.         http://tille.xalasys.com

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