MatthewSchenker
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Hello,
In another discussion, the question came up whether or not Apple deletes posts from their forum that criticize the company's handling of the WiFi Issue.
Well, rather than just state my opinion, I decided to calculate the deletion rate mathematically. My results show that Apple is deleting critical posts from their forum at a massive rate.
Here's what i did: I subscribed to four threads that have material criticizing Apple's handling of the WiFi issue. I monitored how many e-mail notices I received for new posts in these discussions, then went to the discussions to see how many posts remained. Since post notices are sent to you immediately, you get to see what people posted before Apple deletes it.
Here's what I found: just over the past four days, I have received notice for 146 new postings. But when I last checked the threads, only 43 of the postings were present in the discussions. The rest were -- obviously -- deleted by Apple.
In addition, the deletion rate has accelerated in the past day or so as news about the bugs in 3.0 has become more fierce.
That results in a 71% deletion rate. In other words, Apple is deleting 71% of the posts that appear in these discussions.
Keep in mind, that's just for four sample discussions. Of course, the numbers are even higher if we just count critical posts.
If someone wishes to challenge my math, go right ahead. Better yet, go and do your own calculations and see what you get.
What does this flurry of deletions mean?
In another discussion, the question came up whether or not Apple deletes posts from their forum that criticize the company's handling of the WiFi Issue.
Well, rather than just state my opinion, I decided to calculate the deletion rate mathematically. My results show that Apple is deleting critical posts from their forum at a massive rate.
Here's what i did: I subscribed to four threads that have material criticizing Apple's handling of the WiFi issue. I monitored how many e-mail notices I received for new posts in these discussions, then went to the discussions to see how many posts remained. Since post notices are sent to you immediately, you get to see what people posted before Apple deletes it.
Here's what I found: just over the past four days, I have received notice for 146 new postings. But when I last checked the threads, only 43 of the postings were present in the discussions. The rest were -- obviously -- deleted by Apple.
In addition, the deletion rate has accelerated in the past day or so as news about the bugs in 3.0 has become more fierce.
That results in a 71% deletion rate. In other words, Apple is deleting 71% of the posts that appear in these discussions.
Keep in mind, that's just for four sample discussions. Of course, the numbers are even higher if we just count critical posts.
If someone wishes to challenge my math, go right ahead. Better yet, go and do your own calculations and see what you get.
What does this flurry of deletions mean?