Thanks for doing this, Will (and EA Forum team), and for asking for feedback!
Are the stats displayed useful to you and easy to understand, are there other stats that you think would be more useful?
Yes, I think the displayed stats are useful. I would also be happy to see:
The bounce rate and mean reading time in the general analytics page too, as opposed to just in the analytics page of each post.
Some metrics related to the distribution of the reading time. For example, the 10th and 90th percentile reading time. It would also be good to have these in the general page, and that of each post.
Feedback on the design/layout
I like it.
Do you endorse it as a concept (i.e. you might think this incentivises engagement bait or something, if you notice that motivation in yourself that would be useful to know)?
I endorse it, but I think it would be worth adding a warning about people being mindful about what they are optimising for. Something like the following. “Note karma and reads may not correlate well with impact, and maximising the impact of your EA Forum posts may not be your best strategy to maximise the overall impact of your life/career”. Alternatively, you can publish a post on the dangers of non-ideal incentives in the context of EA Forum engagement, and then just link to it in the analytics page.
Thanks for doing this, Will (and EA Forum team), and for asking for feedback!
Yes, I think the displayed stats are useful. I would also be happy to see:
The bounce rate and mean reading time in the general analytics page too, as opposed to just in the analytics page of each post.
Some metrics related to the distribution of the reading time. For example, the 10th and 90th percentile reading time. It would also be good to have these in the general page, and that of each post.
I like it.
I endorse it, but I think it would be worth adding a warning about people being mindful about what they are optimising for. Something like the following. “Note karma and reads may not correlate well with impact, and maximising the impact of your EA Forum posts may not be your best strategy to maximise the overall impact of your life/career”. Alternatively, you can publish a post on the dangers of non-ideal incentives in the context of EA Forum engagement, and then just link to it in the analytics page.
It looks good to me.