Just broke 90K - 100K is coming!

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   Pcunixposted 12 years ago

   I realize that compared to some of the superstars here (hi, Cags!) who are looking at half a million views and upward after a similar amount of time here, this is nothing, but 100K is a milestone for me and it looks like I'll be hitting it before my birthday in February. 
   
   I kind of wanted that to be so.  I couldn't call it a "goal" because I'm not doing anything to increase traffic other than spewing out the usual nonsense at regular intervals, but still, I wanted to hit that before my birthday and it looks like it will.
   
   Those of you who do that sooner have my slack jawed admiration and those of you who are yet to reach it have my encouragement.
   
   Happy 100K birthday to me :-)

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      Dorsiposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Congrats on that milestone. I found those found milestones were big motivators for me to write more. Congrats and watch how fast those next 100,000 come now!

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         Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Actually, I just pushed it back a bit.  I had 30 or so hubs that never did well and I got sick of watching them get no views month after month, so I zapped 'em.  They did add up to a few thousand views though, so now I'm back to being a week away..

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         Pearldiverposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Good Boy.. now write a Dorsi doosi like:
         "Strange UFOs (Unidentified Farting Odors) Have Been Discovered In San Francisco! - Watch the Video!"
         And you will get 100K views in a day... especially if you name the culprits, link to Cagsil and use the tag HP

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            Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            I can't do it..
            
            Dorsi did a great job on that hub - skeptical but still respectful toward the views of those who think that stuff is real.   It's not in me to show respect for stuff like that.  I never even would have thought to write about it because of that!

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               Pearldiverposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Oh don't get me wrong... I wasn't suggesting anything unethical or disrespectful..
               
               A lot of Methane is created in San Fran.. and its not a city area known for herds of dairy cows... so other than BS where does it come from?
               
               Good Luck on your efforts mate!  Over and Out Roger...

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   paradigmsearchposted 12 years ago

   Congrats! Personally, I think google has been falling down on the job in regards to you. Hopefully, that is about to change. Maybe 342 hubs is attainment of critical mass?

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      Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Oh, well, yes.  Unlike certain folks who just write a few finely crafted hubs and watch the traffic roll in, I use the "throw it at the wall and see what sticks" approach, eschewing such supposedly valuable artifices such as editing, careful research and the rest.
      
      Now, there is certainly something to be said for a precision rifle shot, but shotguns are loud, messy and you can often hit things you didn't even aim at.  In my case, I put aside the shotgun and went with a large cannon filled with grapeshot, some bric a brac I found lying about, all carelessly mixed with small stones and gravel.  The charge is my own mixture of home made powder and a large quantity of match heads - it's more fizzle than pow, but it gets the stuff out there.
      
      Well,sort of out there - it was at least pushed out of the muzzle, anyway.

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   oldandwiseposted 12 years ago

   As a newbie here, congratulations! There's no doubt you will reach your next goal!

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   melporposted 12 years ago

   Congratulations, PCunix. I just hit that milestone myself about a week ago after two years here.

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      Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah, but you did it with just 76 hubs.. big, big difference..  and look at Cags with half a million and just 102 hubs.. THAT is awe inspiring!

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   Cagsilposted 12 years ago

   Congrats Pcunix!

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   CASE1WORKERposted 12 years ago

   Congrats! Its a lot of hard work!

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   Rosie2010posted 12 years ago

   Congratulations, Pcunix!  Here's to more traffic your way.. Cheers!
   

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      Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah - look at you, just 14 months, 110 hubs and over 100K.
      
      Another person I must bow lowly to..

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   wordscribe43posted 12 years ago

   Congrats, Pcunix!  Now go take a walk to celebrate the impending 100K.

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      Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      A 100K walk?  I think not :-)

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   rmcrayneposted 12 years ago

   Definitely fingers crossed for your milestone before your BD!  Then roll out that 500K in record time. 

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      Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Oh, I'll reach it easily with days or even weeks to spare..  but 500K?  I think that would be years away.

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    Ms57Classicposted 12 years ago

    Congratulations Pcumix!!  Here I sit with a mere 133 views..lol  Although I signed up two years ago I just started becoming active by submitting hubs, reading and commenting on other hubs, ect. I am glad I read your post as it has insired me to continue on.... One day I hope to be as popular as you

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    diplessposted 12 years ago

    Congratulations, that is mighty impressive, i'm still about 30k off of mine :S but it'll get there eventually. That really is an impressive time frame, especially with Panda in that time frame. I'd high five you if i could

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    Kris Heeterposted 12 years ago

    Congrats - what a great goal to reach!  Hopefully it will be exponential and the next 100K will be there in no time:)

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    Pcunixposted 12 years ago

    I suppose that, given my lousy attitude toward promotion and my unfocused randomness, I'm lucky to be approaching it.
    
    I'm happy to be there, though.

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    Pcunixposted 12 years ago

    Well, we are down to the wire.  Sometime over the next few days, I'll be there.
    
    Twenty months to get there is somewhat disappointing to me.  There was that six month post-panda traffic flatline, but even with that I'm not entirely happy about taking so long.   Still happy to get there, of course.
    
    If I could roll back time, I think I would do some things differently and might have hastened that milestone a little, but maybe not,  so who really knows?  'Tis what it is.

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    rebekahELLEposted 12 years ago

    Congrats Pcunix, it's a great milestone to reach. I'm sure with 334 hubs, your views will multiply even faster after your reach this milestone.

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    Mark Ewbieposted 12 years ago

    I have to say that your output - quality, writing skills, interesting, engaging and the sheer number of them - is very impressive.
    
    So well done to you!

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       Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       You'll get there faster than I did, I'm sure.
       
       By the way, you are looking very pale in your new icon picture.  Should I be concerned?

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          Mark Ewbieposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          No need for concern. I am tickety-boo.

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             Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             And "tickety-boo" is supposed to reassure me?
             
             

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                Mark Ewbieposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                Fair point.
                
                How about hot diggety dawg?

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                   Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                   Oh, look: we are wearing matching badges today.
                   
                   Mine won't last.  I've been saying unfriendly things about conservatives today - that always seems to knock me down a few days later.  Totally coincidentally, of course because when am I *not* saying unfriendly things?

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                      Mark Ewbieposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                      Well, if I were in charge of the scores it would be fun to 'tweak' them a bit.  Knock someone down to 39 just for a laugh.

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    rmcrayneposted 12 years ago

    Congratulations!  Break out the bubbly.

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    skyfireposted 12 years ago

    Congrats.

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    Reality Bytesposted 12 years ago

    Good Job

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       Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       On the target or the conservative baiting?
       
       

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          Reality Bytesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          ??  I was sincerely offering you words of encouragement. 

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             Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             I'm just joking.. you know I still like you in spite of the political divide.  I'm sorry that did not come across.

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                Reality Bytesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                PC, you speak your mind.  I respect that.  I also enjoy conversations in which the other party disagrees.  It helps me to see things through another perspective.  Disagreement encourages the search for knowledge.
                
                In no way would I dislike another human being simply for the fact that they have different views of the world.

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                   Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                   Well, there are people on your side that I *do* dislike for their views.  For example, the hubber who says ocean pollution is unimportant..  I just find it hard to have a pleasant attitude when faced with that kind of ignorance.

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    jainismusposted 12 years ago

    Pcunix, congrats, and Happy Birth Day in advance

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    Max Daltonposted 12 years ago

    Congrats, Pcunix.

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    savanahlposted 12 years ago

    Congrats on the milestone. I'm new here and that's very inspiring to see what others have achieved.

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    Cardozo7posted 12 years ago

    Congrats on the milestone Pcunix. I'm still trying to reach 1000 views but i'll get there eheh

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    LoriSoardposted 12 years ago

    That's awesome. Congrats!

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    Pcunixposted 12 years ago

    Finally made it.  100,001 as I write this.
    
    Twenty months, three hundred hubs and then some..  some people do it much, much faster with far less hubs, but they have talent and skills I lack, so I did it with time and raw volume..
    
    I could have done it a week or so earlier if I hadn't decided to delete some really unimpressive things, but here we are just  the same and still well in advance of my birthday

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       savanahlposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Congratulations! That's so awesome and Happy early Birthday!

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       paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I visited your latest hub and blitz blue-buttoned it. You are now 100,002.

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          Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          Nope. 100,026
          
          See, the second 100K IS easier!  I'm already on my way

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             wordscribe43posted 12 years agoin reply to this

             Congrats!  Here's to many, many more of those.

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    DonnaCosmatoposted 12 years ago

    Congratulations on the first 100K, Happy Birthday in advance, and just so I could feel like a part of the buzz and excitement, I read one of your articles:)

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    rebekahELLEposted 12 years ago

    Congrats, Pcunix!

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    Pearldiverposted 12 years ago

    Well done mate.. a couple more noughts and you've cracked it..

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    wildernessposted 12 years ago

    Congrats, PC - you're one of the ones earning the rewards here.  Just as you say, work and perseverance have paid off.
    
    And onward to that second 100 grand! 

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    Karandaposted 12 years ago

    Congratulations Pcunix! i have been following you from the moment I knew you existed - on the forums. I miss your hat that told the world you were 'out there' but really pleased to see the 'real you' or the personna you want us to see as the 'real you'. Love your work and watching from afar. All the best for the next 100K

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       Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       It's all fake.
       
       Actually, I'm a 47 year old migrant worker of Italian descent who makes a side living selling things like this on eBay:  http://www.tampabay.com/news/bizarre/article1213117.ece
       
       I have been married eight times to the same woman (we are both optimists) and we have no children except for the two who would like to pretend that their father does NOT write embarrassing things on Facebook and other places.
       
       I am deeply religious, 5'7", bald and tragically overweight.  However, that bit about my ancestor and the Pcuni is absolute truth.  It angers me that some have doubted that.
       
       I apologize for the other deception.

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    IzzyMposted 12 years ago

    Congrats on that 100,000!! WTG!

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    PaulGoodman67posted 12 years ago

    Yes, well done MR Unix!  ;-)
    
    You seemed to disappear for a long time, but then you were back!  :-)

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       Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Picking onions over the summer..

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