Don't Read This Post! It's Just a Gimmick!!!

Abe Sargent · 05-26-2003, 09:49 PM

One of my residents has to do a psychology experiment where they observe the behavior of people after being introduced to an unusual situation.

Here is the experiment. Introduce a post on a newsboard that is the exact opposite of what is normal. Normally, people ost in order to get others to view it. And their titles are ment to attract. So, post a thread with a title that specifically says not to read it, its just a gimmick.

How many people will view the thread?

I think it shoud be interesting to read the results.

-Anxiety

Blade6119 · 05-26-2003, 10:01 PM

maybe i should keep going back and re-viewing it to mess it up...that would be funny...

korme · 05-26-2003, 10:02 PM

fuck i'm stupid

Calis · 05-26-2003, 10:16 PM

I for one won't be reading this thread.

sterlingice · 05-26-2003, 10:35 PM

Kindof a silly experiment. Most people will be curious and since it's a message board, there's no harm in seeing what is here. What does it prove other than that people will discount a "warning" in an informal environment when there is no penalty for being curious?

Now if you put this on a sign in the middle of a minefield, then I'd be impressed

SI

mckerney · 05-26-2003, 10:57 PM

Doesn't a title that says "don't look here" do more to atract more attention than one that says "EVERYONE, LOOK HERE D00DS!" For example, it's like when someone is changing and they say "nobody look," it only serves to draw attention.

Simply put, this study is asinine.

Blade · 05-26-2003, 11:15 PM

Well, it still won't get as many views as the nude GF post...

ISiddiqui · 05-26-2003, 11:20 PM

Not if I can help it!

Marmel · 05-27-2003, 12:58 PM

I held off as long as I could.

Fritz · 05-27-2003, 01:21 PM

every post in a public forum is meant to be read. I am don't think this experiment tell us anything.

Maple Leafs · 05-27-2003, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Anxiety
Here is the experiment. Introduce a post on a newsboard that is the exact opposite of what is normal.

What, you mean like an FOF-related post?

I tried that last night. Nobody read it.

ISiddiqui · 05-27-2003, 01:29 PM

I did (ok, maybe I didn't, but I just wanted to make you feel good... is that a crime?)

Rich1033 · 05-27-2003, 01:35 PM

Yea, Im not sure what this experiment is actualy meant to show. Its like standing in the middle of a mall and yelling, "Hey everybody, whatever you do just dont look over here! I swear there is nothing to see!" Im thinking most people around him will look.

Silver Owl · 05-27-2003, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Anxiety

Here is the experiment. Introduce a post on a newsboard that is the exact opposite of what is normal. Normally, people ost in order to get others to view it.

-Anxiety

This experiment is already flawed. Its assumed that the people here are normal.

cthomer5000 · 05-27-2003, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fritz
I am don't think this experiment tell us anything.

When did I get to Alabama?

kcchief19 · 05-27-2003, 06:40 PM

Is your resident a C student? 'Cause that's about the level of this experiment. The name chose for this message was not the opposite of norm -- it was in fact designed to be "titilating." You told people not to look, and most people have an inherent interest in doing something they are not told to do.

This didn't put me in an "unusual" situation. I was just wandering which thread was more idiotic -- What's Causing AZSpeechCoach's sister's house to stink, The Naked GF Photos or this.

Congratulations!

kcchief19 · 05-27-2003, 06:46 PM

Dola -- when we did this similar experiment in my psychology class, our activities were physical -- for instance, I walked alone across campus along the sidewalks at lunch and played "chicken" with groups of people to see if they would move. When an individual is walking toward a group and one of them has to move to pass on a sidewalk, most people assume that the individual should move. The goal of the exercise was to evaluate people's response -- Did they appear angry? Did they move when I didn't move? Did they run into me?

To put people in the online environment in an "unusual" situation, I think there have been excellent examples of that done here in the past -- revived year-old threads for no apparent reason, hi-jack threads, etc. Dear god, you could write a doctoral thesis on the works on HornsManiac.

mckerney · 05-27-2003, 07:15 PM

if you're looking for an unusual situation to put people who post here in, you could actually post nude pictures of your girlfriend. That's one that hasn't been done before.

tucker342 · 05-27-2003, 10:03 PM

why did I waste my time posting in here???

05-26-2003, 10:01 PM	#2
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05-26-2003, 10:35 PM	#5
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Kindof a silly experiment. Most people will be curious and since it's a message board, there's no harm in seeing what is here. What does it prove other than that people will discount a "warning" in an informal environment when there is no penalty for being curious? Now if you put this on a sign in the middle of a minefield, then I'd be impressed SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

05-26-2003, 11:15 PM	#7
Blade College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Edmonton, Alberta	Well, it still won't get as many views as the nude GF post... __________________ Just trying to get by unnoticed... Loyal fan of the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Eagles.

05-26-2003, 11:20 PM	#8
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Not if I can help it! __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

05-27-2003, 12:58 PM	#9
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	I held off as long as I could. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

05-26-2003, 10:02 PM	#3
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	fuck i'm stupid

05-26-2003, 10:16 PM	#4
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	I for one won't be reading this thread.

05-26-2003, 10:57 PM	#6
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Doesn't a title that says "don't look here" do more to atract more attention than one that says "EVERYONE, LOOK HERE D00DS!" For example, it's like when someone is changing and they say "nobody look," it only serves to draw attention. Simply put, this study is asinine.

05-27-2003, 01:21 PM	#10
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	every post in a public forum is meant to be read. I am don't think this experiment tell us anything. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

05-27-2003, 01:29 PM	#12
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	I did (ok, maybe I didn't, but I just wanted to make you feel good... is that a crime?) __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

05-27-2003, 01:35 PM	#13
Rich1033 High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sylvania, Ohio	Yea, Im not sure what this experiment is actualy meant to show. Its like standing in the middle of a mall and yelling, "Hey everybody, whatever you do just dont look over here! I swear there is nothing to see!" Im thinking most people around him will look.

05-27-2003, 06:40 PM	#16
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	Is your resident a C student? 'Cause that's about the level of this experiment. The name chose for this message was not the opposite of norm -- it was in fact designed to be "titilating." You told people not to look, and most people have an inherent interest in doing something they are not told to do. This didn't put me in an "unusual" situation. I was just wandering which thread was more idiotic -- What's Causing AZSpeechCoach's sister's house to stink, The Naked GF Photos or this. Congratulations!

05-27-2003, 06:46 PM	#17
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	Dola -- when we did this similar experiment in my psychology class, our activities were physical -- for instance, I walked alone across campus along the sidewalks at lunch and played "chicken" with groups of people to see if they would move. When an individual is walking toward a group and one of them has to move to pass on a sidewalk, most people assume that the individual should move. The goal of the exercise was to evaluate people's response -- Did they appear angry? Did they move when I didn't move? Did they run into me? To put people in the online environment in an "unusual" situation, I think there have been excellent examples of that done here in the past -- revived year-old threads for no apparent reason, hi-jack threads, etc. Dear god, you could write a doctoral thesis on the works on HornsManiac.

05-27-2003, 07:15 PM	#18
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	if you're looking for an unusual situation to put people who post here in, you could actually post nude pictures of your girlfriend. That's one that hasn't been done before.

05-27-2003, 10:03 PM	#19
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	why did I waste my time posting in here???

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