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dan petersen comments on "What time of day we have the largest number of people accessing the site?" (16823)

2011-11-02T11:02:29-07:00

Dear GarouDan,

please don't take this the wrong way, but judging from your questions on math.SE (http://math.stackexchange.com/users/10129/garoudan ) you are not yet near the point where you can ask, or even understand the answer to, research-level mathematical questions.

GarouDan comments on "What time of day we have the largest number of people accessing the site?" (16822)

2011-11-02T07:05:14-07:00

Huhuh...

Well thanks, I will try find it by myself. Cya.

Asaf Karagila comments on "What time of day we have the largest number of people accessing the site?" (16816)

2011-11-02T01:33:08-07:00

Here is an argument why it is a good idea to post when less people are on the website (it builds on Gerry's argument above):

Suppose I posted a question which has a good title and a clear and interesting body. Most people, I believe, review the front page when they come back to the website, even a cursory glance to see if something very interested was posted or if a question similar to something they have in mind was recently added.

Once your title caught their attention, it is most likely that they will open the question and possibly answer it if they know, can and have the time.

When posting during the low-hours the question remains in the front page until the initial time where users return to the site. The fact that people answer, and you may edit in response to comments or given answers, allows your question to remain on the front page during the peak hours as well.

On the other hand, if you posted a question during rush hours, and people kept answering other questions first then your post is pushed down. Once pushed down far enough it will be forgotten by some of the users that intended to take a look but were caught up answering something else.

(Of course this is only one way to look at it, and if everyone would post during the low hours then these will become rush hours too...)

Gerry Myerson comments on "What time of day we have the largest number of people accessing the site?" (16815)

2011-11-01T22:09:37-07:00

Note that when there are more people accessing the site there are more people posting their own questions to the site and so more chance for your questions to get swamped by theirs and fall off the front page. You can't win.

DavidRoberts comments on "What time of day we have the largest number of people accessing the site?" (16814)

2011-11-01T18:21:00-07:00

@GarouDan - ask yourself instead when there are the most number of people who can and will answer your question will be on. No good asking, say, a functional analysis question at the time of maximum traffic when all of those are algebraic geometers.

voloch comments on "What time of day we have the largest number of people accessing the site?" (16813)

2011-11-01T17:52:44-07:00

Alex, I thought you knew the punishment for revealing our secrets. Good luck, I cannot help you.

Alex Bartel comments on "What time of day we have the largest number of people accessing the site?" (16812)

2011-11-01T17:41:42-07:00

First, you need to get hold of a secret map. You go to a secret building, put the map on a secret spot on the floor. Then you wait until the ray of the full moon, falling through a small crack in the ceiling, hits the red cross on the map. Have your laptop ready to press "submit question" in this very second. I am sorry, I am not allowed to divulge any further details. Good luck!

GarouDan comments on "What time of day we have the largest number of people accessing the site?" (16811)

2011-11-01T17:21:42-07:00

I would like to know the best hour (when we have more people accessing the site) of day to ask my questions.