THIS THREAD IS A TEST.

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PHASE ONE REPORT

STIMULUS : none

RV RATIO AT PHASE START : 0/0
RV RATIO AT PHASE END : 12/47
DOMINANT TYPE OF REPLIES : non-sensical.


RESEARCHER'S COMMENTS

Phase one was lauched without incident at the time indicated. The replies were non-sensical in nature, probably reflecting the absence of stimulus.
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PHASE TWO REPORT

STIMULUS : Arty picture suggesting sybilization phenomenon.

RV RATIO AT PHASE START : 12/48
RV RATIO AT PHASE END : 16/84
DOMINANT TYPE OF REPLIES : practically non-existent.


RESEARCHER'S COMMENTS

Only two real replies following this stimulus, but a decent amount of views were generated. These results are correlative of a certain discomfort over the nature of the stimulus, with its multiple masks.

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PHASE THREE REPORT

STIMULUS : News announcing highly probable event considering future Patriot III provisions.

RV RATIO AT PHASE START : 16/84
RV RATIO AT PHASE END : 22/122
DOMINANT TYPE OF REPLIES : few, but appreciative and supportive.


RESEARCHER'S COMMENTS
Again, there seemed to be little interest in responding to the stimulus. Perhaps the obvious political overtones made the subjects uncomfortable?

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PHASE FOUR REPORT

STIMULUS : Picture of scantily clad woman brandishing a pair of giant scissors obviously meant to represent emasculation..

RV RATIO AT PHASE START : 22/122
RV RATIO AT PHASE END : 29/162
DOMINANT TYPE OF REPLIES : More topical in nature.

RESEARCHER'S COMMENTS
Subjects were concerned with identifying the scissor brandisher, perhaps due to the threat she represents.
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PHASE FIVE REPORT

STIMULI : Suggestive animation for men (both gay and hetero). Might be enjoyed by lesbians and hetero women who like Spiderman even if he's dancing like the gayest superhero ever.

RV RATIO AT PHASE START : 29/162
RV RATIO AT PHASE END : 39/200
DOMINANT TYPE OF REPLIES : Puzzlement at the experiment.

RESEARCHER'S COMMENTS
Disappointing results, considering the nature of the stimuli. This could be partly due to the mixing of gay and hetero stimuli, but another explanation is more plausible (see Final Report)..

FINAL REPORT

STIMULI : Five categories of stimuli were presented to the subjects, from the non-existent to the titillation. Some stimuli had already been proven to have favorable effects of the reply/view ratio.

RV RATIO AT PHASE START : 0/0
RV RATIO AT PHASE END : 39/200
DOMINANT TYPE OF REPLIES : Disparate.

RESEARCHER'S COMMENTS

As noted above, some stimuli are known to arouse response and viewing, but did not in this case. We explored different explanations for these particular results. A look at the time stamps eliminated the first possibility, while a quick look at other threads eliminated the second.

We are therefore left with the third : the author and his personal popularity. A quick look at the "Secret of Instant Org Stardom" reveals that this specific poster has disregarded many of the cardinal rules of Org stardom.He lacks the name recognition and personal charisma to bring other Orgers to his threads despite the most alluring stimuli.

CONCLUSION

The thread creator himself/herself is part of the stimulation. The subjects send both the stimulus and the person presenting it, amd make a decision as to responding.

Therefore, it is not enough to create crowd-pleasing topics. The author must also be stimulating and be accepted in the forum fabric as a provider of specific stimuli.
[This message was edited Mon Apr 14 17:00:54 PDT 2003 by Aerogram]

FIRST VIEW RECORDED SHORTLY AFTER THREAD CREATION.

Aerogram said:

'Twas me.

* :confused: *

I first viewed this thread at 10:16am OrgTime.

PHASE TWO WILL COMMENCE AT 20 VIEWS.

Lleena said:

(Llee...)

(Greek... did ya see?)




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[This message was edited Sun Apr 13 10:19:55 PDT 2003 by AzureStar]

breakin out my cheat sheet...

AzureStar said:

(Az...)

(God...I saw...)

Lleena said:

The above takes care of the small, short conversation that may take place on a thread. Moving on to the next test. This passed successfully!

PHASE TWO

[This message was edited Sun Apr 13 11:35:55 PDT 2003 by Aerogram]

that woman's got a temple on her face!!!

PHASE ONE REPORT

STIMULUS : none

RV RATIO AT PHASE START : 0/0
RV RATIO AT PHASE END : 12/47
DOMINANT TYPE OF REPLIES : non-sensical.


RESEARCHER'S COMMENTS

Phase one was lauched without incident at the time indicated. The replies were non-sensical in nature, probably reflecting the absence of stimulus.
[This message was edited Sun Apr 13 10:46:30 PDT 2003 by Aerogram]

peekin over @ aero's clipboard...that ain't a test sheet, that's a page ripped outta hustler!

PHASE THREE

OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO FORCE PRINCE COMMUNITY MERGER



Washington (AP) Authorities revealed today that they plan to force a merger of Prince community fan hubs Prince.Org, Alt.music.prince and Princefam.com.

"We're living in dangerous time. The merger is designed to streamline surveillance operations crucial to our homeland security", said a OHS speokeman. "It will be much easier to monitor extremist anti-american activities."

Reached at his home in Spain, Prince.Org owner "Ben" questioned the authority of the US government to force such a merger. "We'd never get along. Our site would implode".

No representative of AMP and Princefam.com could be reached. The membership is reportedly petrified at the thought of having to cohabit peacefully with the notoriously rowdy Prince.Org community.

fun-ny.

what do i win, aero??? huh, huh, huh???

PHASE TWO REPORT

STIMULUS : Arty picture suggesting sybilization phenomenon.

RV RATIO AT PHASE START : 12/48
RV RATIO AT PHASE END : 16/84
DOMINANT TYPE OF REPLIES : practically non-existent.


RESEARCHER'S COMMENTS

Only two real replies following this stimulus, but a decent amount of views were generated. These results are correlative of a certain discomfort over the nature of the stimulus, with its multiple masks.
[This message was edited Sun Apr 13 11:35:09 PDT 2003 by Aerogram]

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

It's all for science. No prizes are given, as it would skew the results.

ahhh...ed gets it!

Aerogram said:

NO MERGER! Let's PROTEST!

PHASE FOUR

my gawd, it's lorena bobbitt at her new job as a scissors spokeswoman!!!

Aerogram said:

you are a trip
so overall what were the findings?

Giselle with a very large pair of scissors.

PHASE THREE REPORT

STIMULUS : News announcing highly probable event considering future Patriot III provisions.

RV RATIO AT PHASE START : 16/84
RV RATIO AT PHASE END : 22/122
DOMINANT TYPE OF REPLIES : few, but appreciative and supportive.


RESEARCHER'S COMMENTS
Again, there seemed to be little interest in responding to the stimulus. Perhaps the obvious political overtones made the subjects uncomfortable?
[This message was edited Sun Apr 13 13:32:16 PDT 2003 by Aerogram]

rdhull said:

There's still a couple of phases to complete.

SexGod said:

what's with that guy's hair rug??

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

That's the average AMP or PrinceFam.com poster. It's why we need to STOP THE MERGER!