GroupSTAT: Advanced Newsgroup Statistics Program
Version 0.12.1 (using News::Scan)

Copyleft (C) 2000 H. Alex LaHurreau
Based on StatNews, Copyleft (C) 1998 Davide G. M. Salvetti

Newsgroup.................: alt.os.linux.slackware
Stats Were Taken..........: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:30:01 GMT
Stats Begin...............: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 18:32:08 GMT
Stats End.................: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 01:37:34 GMT
Days......................: 7
Total No. of Articles.....: 623
Total No. of Characters...: 1318693
Total Volume..............: 1287
Messages Per Day..........: 89.0
Characters Per Day........: 188384.7
Average Daily Volume......: 183 kB
Total Posters This Week...: 144
Messages with Sigs........: 49.92%
Original Content Rating...: 56.02%

Top 25 Prolific Posters: Posts / Posts per Day / Percent Share
================================================== ============
1. Randy Myers.......................................: 53 7.6 8.5%
2. xxxx.............................................. : 46 6.6 7.4%
3. Bartosz Oudekerk..................................: 38 5.4 6.1%
4. Guy Macon.........................................: 33 4.7 5.3%
5. Mark Hill.........................................: 29 4.1 4.7%
6. Simon............................................. : 28 4.0 4.5%
7. Athlonrob......................................... : 20 2.9 3.2%
8. Joost Kremers.....................................: 16 2.3 2.6%
9. Bryan Bibb........................................: 14 2.0 2.2%
10. Reefer Madness....................................: 14 2.0 2.2%
11. L Major...........................................: 12 1.7 1.9%
12. Keith Keller......................................: 12 1.7 1.9%
13. Morgan Landry.....................................: 11 1.6 1.8%
14. Mikeyd............................................ : 9 1.3 1.4%
15. Littlejohn........................................ : 9 1.3 1.4%
16. Richard Adams.....................................: 9 1.3 1.4%
17. Alex49201......................................... : 9 1.3 1.4%
18. Two Ravens$.......................................: 9 1.3 1.4%
19. Jem Berkes........................................: 8 1.1 1.3%
20. Billy Watt........................................: 7 1.0 1.1%
21. /Dev/Rob0.........................................: 7 1.0 1.1%
22. erik.............................................. : 6 0.9 1.0%
23. Svick............................................. : 5 0.7 0.8%
24. Carlo Viscione....................................: 5 0.7 0.8%
25. Sensei............................................ : 5 0.7 0.8%

Top 25 Bandwidth-Slurping Posters: kBytes / kBytes per Day / Percent Share
================================================== ========================
1. Randy Myers.......................................: 128 18.3 10.0%
2. xxxx.............................................. : 111 15.9 8.7%
3. Guy Macon.........................................: 88 12.7 6.9%
4. Bartosz Oudekerk..................................: 74 10.7 5.8%
5. Mark Hill.........................................: 50 7.2 3.9%
6. Simon............................................. : 50 7.2 3.9%
7. Athlonrob......................................... : 48 6.9 3.8%
8. Keith Keller......................................: 34 5.0 2.7%
9. Bryan Bibb........................................: 34 5.0 2.7%
10. Joost Kremers.....................................: 31 4.5 2.5%
11. Reefer Madness....................................: 31 4.5 2.5%
12. L Major...........................................: 27 3.9 2.1%
13. Littlejohn........................................ : 18 2.6 1.4%
14. Alex49201......................................... : 17 2.5 1.4%
15. Alt.Os.Linux.Slackware Faq-O-Matic................: 16 2.4 1.3%
16. Two Ravens$.......................................: 15 2.3 1.2%
17. Morgan Landry.....................................: 15 2.2 1.2%
18. Scott............................................. : 15 2.2 1.2%
19. Richard Adams.....................................: 15 2.2 1.2%
20. Mikeyd............................................ : 15 2.2 1.2%
21. Svick............................................. : 14 2.0 1.1%
22. Jem Berkes........................................: 13 1.9 1.0%
23. /Dev/Rob0.........................................: 12 1.8 1.0%
24. stats............................................. : 11 1.6 0.9%
25. Martigan.......................................... : 11 1.6 0.9%

Top 25 Popular Threads: Posts / Posts per Day / Percent Share
================================================== ===========
1. pgp trash troll delete?...........................: 101 14.4 16.2%
2. What to do about "pgp trash troll delete" posts...: 83 11.9 13.3%
3. Evil in /etc/profile..............................: 28 4.0 4.5%
4. The Week in Review................................: 25 3.6 4.0%
5. Going backward to go forward......................: 17 2.4 2.7%
6. New FAQ for "My sound doesn't work for with recomp: 16 2.3 2.6%
7. Trolls on aols....................................: 15 2.1 2.4%
8. Kview broken in 9.1 ?.............................: 14 2.0 2.2%
9. Updating Slack....................................: 13 1.9 2.1%
10. "Numlock" key on by default?......................: 11 1.6 1.8%
11. can only print with kword.........................: 11 1.6 1.8%
12. linux kazaa client................................: 11 1.6 1.8%
13. Help: KDE display fonts are tiny..................: 10 1.4 1.6%
14. from redhat to slackware..........................: 10 1.4 1.6%
15. Can't access net as user, only root?!.............: 9 1.3 1.4%
16. Can't get xawtv work on slackware 9.1.............: 9 1.3 1.4%
17. Slackware Newb Dependency problems .............: 9 1.3 1.4%
18. [OT] the South (was: Re: [ot] punctuation (was: Re: 9 1.3 1.4%
19. easiest way to convert mp3's to ogg?..............: 8 1.1 1.3%
20. slackware official Live CD and X..................: 8 1.1 1.3%
21. Ctrl-Alt-Del......................................: 7 1.0 1.1%
22. Silent but deadly.................................: 7 1.0 1.1%
23. [Slack 9.0] Stuck compiling KDE 3.1.3 (KDEBASE?)[L: 7 1.0 1.1%
24. little annoying problems..........................: 7 1.0 1.1%
25. Install Nedit on 9.1..............................: 6 0.9 1.0%

Top 25 Bandwidth-Slurping Threads: kBytes / kBytes per Day / Percent Share
================================================== ========================
1. pgp trash troll delete?...........................: 246 35.2 19.1%
2. What to do about "pgp trash troll delete" posts...: 182 26.0 14.1%
3. The Week in Review................................: 61 8.8 4.8%
4. Evil in /etc/profile..............................: 51 7.4 4.0%
5. New FAQ for "My sound doesn't work for with recomp: 34 4.9 2.6%
6. Going backward to go forward......................: 33 4.8 2.6%
7. Trolls on aols....................................: 27 3.9 2.1%
8. [Slack 9.0] Stuck compiling KDE 3.1.3 (KDEBASE?)[L: 26 3.7 2.0%
9. Can't get xawtv work on slackware 9.1.............: 25 3.6 1.9%
10. can only print with kword.........................: 24 3.5 1.9%
11. Kview broken in 9.1 ?.............................: 24 3.5 1.9%
12. Updating Slack....................................: 23 3.3 1.8%
13. [OT] the South (was: Re: [ot] punctuation (was: Re: 21 3.1 1.7%
14. Help: KDE display fonts are tiny..................: 20 3.0 1.6%
15. from redhat to slackware..........................: 19 2.7 1.5%
16. linux kazaa client................................: 17 2.5 1.3%
17. "Numlock" key on by default?......................: 16 2.4 1.3%
18. easiest way to convert mp3's to ogg?..............: 14 2.0 1.1%
19. Slackware Newb Dependency problems .............: 13 2.0 1.1%
20. Can't access net as user, only root?!.............: 13 1.9 1.0%
21. little annoying problems..........................: 13 1.9 1.0%
22. Silent but deadly.................................: 12 1.8 1.0%
23. ICMP Type=11 errors...............................: 12 1.8 1.0%
24. Interesting observation...........................: 12 1.8 1.0%
25. k3b and 9.1.......................................: 12 1.8 1.0%

Top 10 Original Content Ratings: (Original Bytes) / (All Bytes)
================================================== =============
1. Littlejohn........................................ ........: 77.5%
2. /Dev/Rob0.............................................. ...: 76.0%
3. Bryan Bibb.............................................. ..: 75.5%
4. erik.............................................. ........: 74.0%
5. Carlo Viscione.......................................... ..: 72.4%
6. Keith Keller............................................ ..: 71.5%
7. Two Ravens$........................................... ....: 71.1%
8. Guy Macon............................................. ....: 68.6%
9. Mark Hill.............................................. ...: 67.7%
10. Athlonrob......................................... ........: 67.0%

Bottom 10 Original Content Ratings: (Original Bytes) / (All Bytes)
================================================== ================
1. Reefer Madness........................................... .: 9.9%
2. Svick............................................. ........: 15.6%
3. Randy Myers............................................. ..: 16.6%
4. Martigan.......................................... ........: 40.4%
5. Joost Kremers........................................... ..: 44.0%
6. xxxx.............................................. ........: 53.1%
7. Thomas Overgaard......................................... .: 54.5%
8. Jem Berkes............................................ ....: 56.2%
9. Simon............................................. ........: 56.6%
10. Mikeyd............................................ ........: 57.5%

Top 10 Crossposting Groups: Posts in Group
==========================================
1. alt.binaries.comp-graphics...................................: 1
2. alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte............... ...........: 1
3. comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine...............................: 1
4. comp.graphics.api.opengl.......................... ...........: 1
5. comp.graphics.rendering........................... ...........: 1
6. comp.os.linux.hardware............................ ...........: 1

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End of stats for alt.os.linux.slackware

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On 2003-10-25, stats@abnormalpenguin.com <stats@abnormalpenguin.com> wrote:

Hmm, is xxxx Alan? I assume so. These stats are interesting:

> Top 25 Prolific Posters: Posts / Posts per Day / Percent Share
>================================================= =============
> 1. Randy Myers.......................................: 53 7.6 8.5%
> 2. xxxx.............................................. : 46 6.6 7.4%
> 10. Reefer Madness....................................: 14 2.0 2.2%
>
> Top 25 Bandwidth-Slurping Posters: kBytes / kBytes per Day / Percent Share
>================================================= =========================
> 1. Randy Myers.......................................: 128 18.3 10.0%
> 2. xxxx.............................................. : 111 15.9 8.7%
> 11. Reefer Madness....................................: 31 4.5 2.5%
>
> Bottom 10 Original Content Ratings: (Original Bytes) / (All Bytes)
>================================================= =================
> 1. Reefer Madness........................................... .: 9.9%
> 3. Randy Myers............................................. ..: 16.6%
> 6. xxxx.............................................. ........: 53.1%

Well done, trolls! Keep up the good work!

(Yeah, I know, Alan's a kook, not a troll.)

- --keith

- --
kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us
(try just my userid to email me)
AOLSFAQ=http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/cgi-bin/fom

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On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:55:33 -0700, Keith Keller
<kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote:

> Hmm, is xxxx Alan? I assume so. These stats are interesting:
>
>> Top 25 Prolific Posters: Posts / Posts per Day / Percent Share
>>================================================ ==============
>> 1. Randy Myers.......................................: 53 7.6 8.5%
>> 2. xxxx.............................................. : 46 6.6 7.4%
>> 10. Reefer Madness....................................: 14 2.0 2.2%

When one uses a well-constructed killfile, looking at these stats is
similar to turning on the evening news from the comfort of your home
in a gated community: "...what kind of craziness is up in the world
_tonight_?"

I wish that I could filter noise so effectively in every part of my
life, especially when such noise is mostly irrelevant:

>> Bottom 10 Original Content Ratings: (Original Bytes) / (All Bytes)
>>================================================ ==================
>> 1. Reefer Madness........................................... .: 9.9%
>> 3. Randy Myers............................................. ..: 16.6%
>> 6. xxxx.............................................. ........: 53.1%

Incidentally, one of the ways that I DO filter noise is by never
watching the evening news, or any TV news for that matter. Hmm, that
analogy would mean that "Alan Connor" is the aols equivalent of Bill
O'Reilly. Or maybe a late-night Public Access weirdo.

Bryan

--
Give a man a fish, he owes you one fish.
Teach a man to fish, and you give up your monopoly on fisheries.
- Proprietary Software 101
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:55:33 -0700,
Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote:
>
> Hmm, is xxxx Alan? I assume so. These stats are interesting:

Yes, the script seems to use the Reply-To: line in preference to From:

> Well done, trolls! Keep up the good work!

Thank Bob for killfiles.

--
Mark Hill <usenet@mark.ukfsn.org>
The address in the From: line is not read