the views increase in different ways.... anyone in the whole world does a google search on dissociation will end up on psych central dissociative boards. example I know a high school student doing a health paper on depression. part of depression now in america is dissociation. so when she did a google search for depression psych central dissociation boards came up with any posts that contain the word dissociation or depression in them.

the views number also increases if members read the thread then leave it, then come back to type a reply. others are curious on what each of the forums on psych central is so that they post in the right forums.

sometimes members dont log in, they read the threads then decide to log in and write a reply so again the thread views count goes up.

sometimes people reply in a thread then come back to see if anyone answered their reply. so again the count goes up.

and yes I would not be surprised if people who happen on to the site because it "popped up" on their screens came in to check out what the whole deal was with this site and why it kept "popping up" on their computers.

the views are always going to be more than the replies because the site is searchable by google meaning anyone who types in a google search bar any mental disorder or issue on this site and boards will show up in a google search. from my understanding the site is listed as searchable to help with keeping the site free for members. its how other companies decide whether they want to place their ads on the site and donate to the site.