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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summersong · F

I think everyone has their own view of who’s popular and who isn’t but to me it’s the people whose names are always mentioned in “who’s the most X” posts and/or who gets the most comments/replies on their posts *and* on other people’s. Profile views just mean someone is around a lot or they’re controversial so to me it’s more a gauge of being recognized than being popular.

In the long run, though, I wish people cared more about who is kind and a good friend than who is popular 🤷‍♀️

iMystery · M

@summersong Yeah there should be a "Kindness" metric