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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TeresaRudolph71 · 51-55, F

All of the above, I think, although some of the profile views could be people who just viewed their profile so they could block the person.

I think first the number of followers, and then the number of people who respond to their posts, and how kind most of those people are to them.

Oh, and one more thing. When someone mentions them in a post, do they mention them in a positive way, or in a negative way? There's a group called "I Want to Pay Tribute," in which you can mention someone you particularly admire or like here. Who gets mentioned in those posts? And who gets called out in a negative way? Those people are probably less popular.

iMystery · M

@TeresaRudolph71 Users can be popular for "good" and "bad" alike🤷‍♂️

TeresaRudolph71 · 51-55, F

@iMystery Then I guess it depends on what you mean by popularity. There's popularity, and then there's notoriety. Some who have achieved a significant level of notoriety have a core group of people who stick with them long-term, and others who are charmed by them for a while. But overall, I think their level of popularity (how well-liked they are by people all over the site) tends to go down over time.