# Are topic authors views against original topic post counted?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topic-authors-views-against-original-topic-post-counted/24880
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 5, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topic-authors-views-against-original-topic-post-counted/24880 "2015-02-05T18:12:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topic-authors-views-against-original-topic-post-counted/24880/1 "2015-02-05T18:12:02Z")

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After posting I usually see “1 View”…  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/2/728f73ff0cce1e3801255da9ab2be8f8414c1deb.png)

I’m just wondering if this is “me”?

Am I as the topic author counted as the first viewer?

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### Author: ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topic-authors-views-against-original-topic-post-counted/24880/2 "2015-02-05T19:56:55Z")

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> [@DeanMarkTaylor](#):
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> Am I as the topic author counted as the first viewer?

My guess would be you, being the OP, or “system” checking up on you.

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### Author: ![TechnoBear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/technobear/32/40546_2.png) [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topic-authors-views-against-original-topic-post-counted/24880/3 "2015-02-05T20:04:24Z")

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> [@Mittineague](#):
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> My guess would be you, being the OP

I agree, on the basis that if you send a PM, it will show as having one view (yours) - but if you send a PM via the flag system, it will show as having 0 views, until you open the PM topic in your messages.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topic-authors-views-against-original-topic-post-counted/24880/4 "2015-02-05T21:30:50Z")

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Yeah, you are allowed to view your own topic 🙂 and it is counted 🕛

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### Author: ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topic-authors-views-against-original-topic-post-counted/24880/5 "2015-02-05T21:31:28Z")

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Thanks for confirming.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topic-authors-views-against-original-topic-post-counted/24880/6 "2018-09-06T09:26:21Z")

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2018, 9:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topic-authors-views-against-original-topic-post-counted/24880/7 "2018-09-06T09:31:23Z")

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