Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandrake

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Analysis of posts to alt.os.linux.mandrake by Robert Marshall
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(stats compiled with a script by Garry Knight)


Total posts considered: 55 over 7 days
Earliest article: Fri Oct 5 21:25:11 2007
Latest article: Fri Oct 12 08:25:02 2007
Original articles: 5, replies: 50
Total size of posts: 250,950 bytes (245K) (0.24M)
Average 7 articles per day, 0.03 MB per day, 4,562 bytes per article
Total headers: 100 KB bodies: 144 KB
Body text - quoted: 50 KB, original: 79 KB = 61.26%, sigs: 14 KB
Total number of posters: 19, average 13,207 bytes per poster
Total number of threads: 10, average 25,095 bytes per thread
Total number of User-Agents: 28

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Top 19 posters by number of articles
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1: Adam <look@bottom.for.address>................................. : 16
2: [email]ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld[/email] (Moe Trin).................... : 9
3: "Peter D." <psd@live.home.invalid>............................. : 6
4: Wes Newell <w.newell@TAKEOUTverizon.net>....................... : 4
5: Jim Beard <jim.beard@verizon.net>.............................. : 3
6: faeychild <phobos@deimos.invalid>.............................. : 2
7: Unruh <unruh-spam@physics.ubc.ca>.............................. : 2
8: Keith Lee <cmarvel@NOSPAM.nethere.com>......................... : 2
9: Jasion e.<jason22421@yahoo.com>................................ : 1
10: alt.os.linux.mandriva Stats <usenet@capuchin.co.uk>............ : 1
11: alt.os.linux.mandrake Stats <usenet@capuchin.co.uk>............ : 1
12: user <user@example.net>........................................ : 1
13: Tony van der Hoff <news@nospam.vanderhoff.org>................. : 1
14: Christopher Hunter <chrisehunter@NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk>....... : 1
15: patrick darcy <patrickdarcy@austin.rr.com>..................... : 1
16: "Robert M. Riches Jr." <spamtrap42@verizon.net>................ : 1
17: Luis <luiskr@invalid.com>...................................... : 1
18: TJ <TJ@invalid.invalid>........................................ : 1
19: aaa <aaa@freemail.hu>.......................................... : 1

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Top 19 posters by article size in Kbytes
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1: Adam <look@bottom.for.address>................................. : 76
2: [email]ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld[/email] (Moe Trin).................... : 64
3: "Peter D." <psd@live.home.invalid>............................. : 23
4: alt.os.linux.mandriva Stats <usenet@capuchin.co.uk>............ : 12
5: Wes Newell <w.newell@TAKEOUTverizon.net>....................... : 12
6: Jim Beard <jim.beard@verizon.net>.............................. : 9
7: alt.os.linux.mandrake Stats <usenet@capuchin.co.uk>............ : 8
8: Unruh <unruh-spam@physics.ubc.ca>.............................. : 7
9: Keith Lee <cmarvel@NOSPAM.nethere.com>......................... : 4
10: faeychild <phobos@deimos.invalid>.............................. : 4
11: "Robert M. Riches Jr." <spamtrap42@verizon.net>................ : 3
12: TJ <TJ@invalid.invalid>........................................ : 3
13: Christopher Hunter <chrisehunter@NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk>....... : 2
14: user <user@example.net>........................................ : 2
15: Luis <luiskr@invalid.com>...................................... : 2
16: patrick darcy <patrickdarcy@austin.rr.com>..................... : 1
17: Tony van der Hoff <news@nospam.vanderhoff.org>................. : 1
18: aaa <aaa@freemail.hu>.......................................... : 1
19: Jasion e.<jason22421@yahoo.com>................................ : 1

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Top 2 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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1: [email]ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld[/email] (Moe Trin).................... : 61.54%
2: Adam <look@bottom.for.address>................................. : 59.13%

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Bottom 2 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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1: "Peter D." <psd@live.home.invalid>............................. : 44.91%
2: Adam <look@bottom.for.address>................................. : 59.13%

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Top 10 threads by no. of articles
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1: [OT] Batteries................................................. : 21
2: Temperature Sensors............................................ : 13
3: Problems with badly burnt DVDs................................. : 6
4: [OT] Salts..................................................... : 5
5: Temperature Sensors (was: [OT] Batteries)...................... : 4
6: Problems burning DVDs -- Part Two.............................. : 2
7: Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandrake........................... : 1
8: Web Hosting Companies.......................................... : 1
9: [OT] Salts and farming......................................... : 1
10: Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandriva........................... : 1

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Top 10 threads by size in KB
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1: [OT] Batteries................................................. : 101
2: Temperature Sensors............................................ : 59
3: Temperature Sensors (was: [OT] Batteries)...................... : 28
4: [OT] Salts..................................................... : 14
5: Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandriva........................... : 12
6: Problems with badly burnt DVDs................................. : 11
7: Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandrake........................... : 8
8: Problems burning DVDs -- Part Two.............................. : 4
9: [OT] Salts and farming......................................... : 2
10: Web Hosting Companies.......................................... : 1

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Top 1 cross-posted groups
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1: alt.os.linux.mandriva.......................................... : 8

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Top 10 User Agents by poster
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1: KNode.......................................................... : 4
2: Pan............................................................ : 2
3: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11....................................... : 2
4: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11....................................... : 2
5: Unknown........................................................ : 2
6: slrn........................................................... : 2
7: nn............................................................. : 1
8: Opera Mail..................................................... : 1
9: Mozilla........................................................ : 1
10: BNews2004v2.................................................... : 1

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Top 10 User Agents by number of posts
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1: Mozilla................................................... : 16 (29%)
2: slrn...................................................... : 10 (18%)
3: KNode..................................................... : 10 (18%)
4: Pan....................................................... : 6 (11%)
5: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11.................................. : 4 ( 7%)
6: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11.................................. : 2 ( 4%)
7: nn........................................................ : 2 ( 4%)
8: unknown................................................... : 2 ( 4%)
9: BNews2004v2............................................... : 1 ( 2%)
10: Gemini.................................................... : 1 ( 2%)

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Top 10 time zones
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1: UTC............................................................ : 28
2: -0500.......................................................... : 13
3: +1000.......................................................... : 8
4: -0400.......................................................... : 3
5: +0100.......................................................... : 2
6: +0200.......................................................... : 1

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> Analysis of posts to alt.os.linux.mandrake by Robert Marshall[color=blue]
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> Top 19 posters by number of articles
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> 1: Adam <look@bottom.for.address>................................. : 16[/color]

If anybody feels that I'm posting too much or am too OT or anything like
that, please say so. I've been trying to keep the discussion at least
computer-related and of interest to at least some portion of the
readership. My theory is that for almost every question anyone asks,
there are other people who have the same question but just haven't
posted it yet (or will be searching Google groups for it in the future),
so each answer reaches way beyond the OP.

Adam
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Email: adam seven zero seven at verizon dot net

On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:13:56 -0400, Adam <look@bottom.for.address> wrote:
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> If anybody feels that I'm posting too much or am too OT or anything like
> that, please say so. I've been trying to keep the discussion at least[/color]

First, its an alt. group, so there really are not any rules, except those
that apply to all of usenet. Posting off topic can be considered abuse
on the net, not abuse of the net. Anyone who doesn't like abuse on the
net, is free to killfile the "abusers". Abuse of the net (spamming,
flooding, etc), should be reported to the abusers isp.

Big difference between abuse on the net, and abuse of the net.

Second, without these threads, the #1 topic would now be the weekly
statistics. Everyone seems to have moved to alt.os.linux.mandriva,
as I expected would happen. This group is effectively dead, except
for the old timers, who are still subscribed to both.

In other words, don't worry about it.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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David W. Hodgins wrote:[color=blue][color=green]
>> If anybody feels that I'm posting too much or am too OT or anything like
>> that, please say so. I've been trying to keep the discussion at least[/color]
>
> First, its an alt. group, so there really are not any rules, except those
> that apply to all of usenet.[/color]

Thanks, Dave. I know that each NG has its own expectations about
off-topic content, which I try to follow. I've seen them ranging from
one extreme to the other.
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> Second, without these threads, the #1 topic would now be the weekly
> statistics.[/color]

I've noticed other people joining in the thread(s) I've started here in
a.o.l.mandrake, so they're obviously of interest to at least some of the
other members. And no complaints about being off-topic, so far.
[color=blue]
> Everyone seems to have moved to alt.os.linux.mandriva,
> as I expected would happen. This group is effectively dead, except
> for the old timers, who are still subscribed to both.[/color]

Yes, I figured that would happen too. In fact, I'm going to move the
"Ethernet Printer Connection" thread from here to a.o.l.mandriva.
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> In other words, don't worry about it.[/color]

Thanks! I was worrying, just a little. I know I'll be asking a lot
more questions (and, I hope, occasionally providing answers), and I
don't want anyone to automatically ignore any post with my name on it.

Adam
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Email: adam seven zero seven at verizon dot net