How would you gauge someone's popularity on SW?

Is it profile views, amount of comments the user receives on posts, number of Friends/Followers (though this is sometimes hidden as is profile views)...

What is your formula?

No this is not a "popularity contest" question... I ask because I saw previous posts asking who the popular users are and I'm trying to understand HOW they come to their conclusions.

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SW-User

I don't think it's profile views; I think it's how frequently you post that gets you "known" here. How well in all honesty, do we really "know " people here, though?

iMystery · M

@SW-User Yeah we never really truly know users on here... but regarding Profile View.. I think that may not always be an indication, because how would we use that if the user decides to hide their view count? 🤔

SW-User

@iMystery this is my third account. I've left, and came back.

TeresaRudolph71 · 51-55, F

@iMystery And how many of those views are people who just viewed their profile to block them?

iMystery · M

@TeresaRudolph71 Exactly another reason why I think profile views cannot be used as a metric to gauge popularity