While that might be true, it takes 30 seconds to get a new I.P. Address. Unique readers could is WAY less than that. In fact, daily participants on these very forums is like 10% of that (this is very, very generous percentage).
So yeah, the guy who brought up views did not think this through. A more fair and unbiased would be comparing it to the likes of “purists” topics.
For example even this topic got like 20 likes in just ONE day. The “Rate of Likes” is way higher than any “purist” post in these forums entire history:
Let’s not kid ourselves, the majority truly want those changes.