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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Bubbles · 36-40, F

I have often found this idea of being popular on an anonymous site filled with anonymous people as a silly concept. That being said, I would judge popularity based on how many replies people get on their posts. I would say popularity should be judged on the one following criteria: If you comment on their post and end up turning off notifications on the post, because so many people are commenting - that person is popular lol. Personally I want to be as unknown as possible, as it seems that the more popular you are perceived to be, the more harassment you get.

iMystery · M

@Bubbles 🤣 I turn off my notifications for ANY comment I make on ANY user post because I ALWAYS expect many comments on others' posts LOL

SW-User

@iMystery I often do the same. I have to.🤦‍♀️

iMystery · M

@SW-User 🤣