User blog comment:Nikel23/Eliminating Player Stories/@comment-5005548-20120627001608

Too long, didn't read version:

Keep in mind that folks who may not care if the Player Stories remain here, also very likely didn't bother to even vote. 45%, but also 10 of only 22 votes.

Longer Version: Originally I posted this in the IRC channel, but I decided to repost this as some folks here rarely if ever use it. Without further ado:

What everyone has to remember is the poll is not scientific. While it shows 45% would leave if Player Stories are removed, it's also 10 users out of 22 total votes (as of this writing). This strongly suggests it's just the most vocal proponents of keeping it. People who really don't care if the feature exists, are unlikely to even bother voting. I'm such an individual, and there are likely countless more.

Later on, I followed up with this comment:

I have a thought...is there a ways or means to determine the total number of page views over a given period of time (like the past month, two months, or whatever)? Then a way to determine how many page views Player Stories gets? While there are inherent problems with such statistics, I also believe it may also tell you something a bit more interesting. I'd ask about URL referral statistics, but that may be hoping for a bit much.

In other words, do the Player Stories really add in a positive way? Of course, I suppose there's also the question of whether you really wish to encourage and attract such individuals, but such points have already been brought up in previous postings by others.

I'm saying this almost blindly, as personally, I don't really care about reading others' "legacies," "fanon," or other sims stories 99% of the time. However, I believe these points warrant consideration. For the record, I would feel no great loss if they were to be removed.