__/ [AaronJ] on Wednesday 15 February 2006 17:16 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
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>>Toplist of original content per message (of people who have written at
>>least three messages)
>>
>>Place Name Orig. / Msgs = PrMsg
>>Quoted
>> 1. AaronJ <noemail@xxxxxxxxxxx> 13422 / 7 = 1917
>> 19.5%
>
> This is a good example of misleading and inaccurate statistics. I don't
> have the most original content as this statistic states. I simply edit out
> more of the quoted parts that I'm not commenting on (like in this post).
> And that apparently makes the application that compiles these statistics
> think my posts have more
> original content. But what the heck, I'll accept the Gold Metal anyway...
> ;)
I guess it all depends on how "original" is judged. The verbal description of
something so mechanised can be deceiving. I bothered the change the default
which said "Blacklist of posters" to "Toplist of posters", which avoids
offending participants, as opposed to awarding some with flattery.
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