Re^6: Why PM needs web stats

PM has had a philosophy of avoiding cookies, javascript, etc. and I do not see how GA fits into that. Would it really be that hard to track some of this info ourselves? Does E2 already have something in place that we are just not using? What about our hosting service? Do they provide any tools or reports?

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Re^7: Why PM needs web stats by kimmel (Scribe) on Jul 12, 2012 at 22:40 UTC
GA was just one of two proposed options the other being using an open source tool on the server like piwik or AWStats or even something else. I have no answers for your other questions.	[reply]
Re^7: Why PM needs web stats by DrHyde (Prior) on Jul 13, 2012 at 10:36 UTC
It has no such policy. The proof? The 'userpass' cookie on this 'ere machine. A sensible policy is to avoid making javascript and cookies etc a requirement unless they are absolutely necessary. Those oddballs who have a browser that doesn't do Javascript, or who choose not to run it, won't lose out. And the paranoiacs who don't accept cookies can still look at the site without logging in.	[reply]
Re^8: Why PM needs web stats by Argel (Prior) on Jul 13, 2012 at 20:06 UTC
"Philosophy" is not the same thing as "policy". And the Facebook 'like' button. thread alone proves my point. Your example is a case of the exception that proves the rule (in the loose rhetorical sense). Elda Taluta; Sarks Sark; Ark Arks My deviantART gallery	[reply]
Re^8: Why PM needs web stats by Anonymous Monk on Jul 13, 2012 at 22:30 UTC
It has no such policy. The proof? The 'userpass' cookie on this 'ere machine. Of course, but you see no-other cookies. If in firefox, Start privacy mode, ctrl+shift+p, visit perlmonks, view a few nodes, view your cookies, observe no cookies of any kind ... oddballs ... paranoiacs ... Stay classy DrHyde	[reply]