How Many Introduction Articles are Published per Day?

Hello, Paul, and welcome to the insanity that is Gather.

How many articles say "First post" or "I'm new here"? Tough question, since many such articles are jokes, created by alternate identities for either spoof or malice. I used to greet the newbies I noticed, but I don't log in as often as I used to, and I usually limit myself to my own little network.

I'd be interested to know what "Digg" is, if you care to elaborate some day. I've never explored it, even though Gather includes some sort of link to it.

Rumor has it that longer articles are not often read. I believe that isn't a fair statement. If the font is small, reading a long article on a computer monitor is not an enjoyable experience, so it is more a problem with legibility than length, at least for me.

If an article is well-written, I will read it from start to finish. An example might be found on La Lady Lisa Westerfield's namespace. She tends to write longer articles, but I want to read them because they are enjoyable.

A badly written article is simply not worth reading, regardless of length.

I guess, for me anyway, I seldom look at them unless they're new members of my group. Then I will gladly and freely welcome them not only to Gather, but to my group as well. I've seen variations, having been here since November of last year. Not many come in here and immediately introduce themselves. Most try to get their feet wet by joining one group or another, and then they feel like they're a part of something, so then they intro themselves. That's my take on it anyway.

Thank you for your comments. Digg is a social bookmarking site where you can "digg" articles to the general pool of articles. No writing -- just digging them. I don't like it because you can't write your own (unless you publish it elsewhere and Digg it from there) plus Digg is generally a popularity contest.

Welcome Paul! I too only read if they are asking to publish to my group or if the subject catches my attention. According to your description of Digg - this seems to be a better place for you if you want to post your own writings. Gather also offers their own writing and other various contests - so, I think that may be more fair too, rather than depending on who you know to help you win.