[H]omer wrote:
> The [H]omer award for COLA Advocate of the Week:
>
> Bob Moore <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
> (Project leader for the Tux 500 Project - http://tux500.com )
>
> .----
>> We need to counter with our own Marketing campaign! A campaign
>> supported by the estimated 20-40 million member Linux community... a
>> campaign to not only counter the FUD which is regularly spread about
>> Linux... a campaign to promote Linux on its own merits!
> `----
>
>
> ngstats.pl version 1.22
>
> Written by Roy Culley.
> Contributions from Mark Kent.
> Modifications by [H]omer, 2007.
>
> This report covers 2138 articles received by this system to
> newsgroup comp.os.linux.advocacy [1]
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Toplist of Posters
>
> Pos Poster Msgs Bytes
> Quoted
> 1. Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 517 1021177
> 17%
> 2. [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> 142 224810
> 32%
> 3. The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 105 217538
> 51%
> 4. DooFuS - Moronic Fascist 94 114260
> 63%
> 5. Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxx> 75 69308
> 53%
> 6. flyer <flyer@xxxxxxxxx> 71 63411
> 50%
> 7. John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx> 60 27541
> 58%
> 8. Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 44 124147
> 0%
> 9. spike1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 43 44467
> 53%
> 10. John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> 41 30513
> 64%
> 11. linux-sux - WinTard TROLL 40 472896
> 0%
> 12. BearItAll <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 38 61491
> 33%
> 13. flatfish - Mental-Ward Escapee 35 45676
> 70% nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <nessuno@xxxxxxxxxx 35 40751
> 35%
> 15. Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@xxxxxxxxxxx> 34 41796
> 30%
> 16. chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 32 21197
> 64% Larry 'Msg-ID Larry' Qualig - MS Puppet 32 65500
> 60% amicus_curious - TROLL 32 69469
> 59%
> 19. Tim 'Funkenbusch Wannabee' Smith 31 23217
> 34% Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 31 55509
> 67% 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 31 29939
> 36%
> 22. Peter Köhlmann <Peter.Koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx> 27 34506
> 72%
> 23. thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 25 29588
> 26% AB <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx> 25 22040
> 55%
> 25. Scottish Mike - IDIOT 23 21689
> 77%
> 26. 'ultranerd' Bob 21 189894
> 1%
> 27. cc <scatnubbs@xxxxxxxxxxx> 20 27093
> 77%
> 28. Ewik FUDenbusch 17 21420
> 45% Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> 17 700598
> 1%
> 30. ed <ed@xxxxxxxxxxx> 16 10979
> 67%
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Toplist of Subjects
>
> Pos Subject Msgs
> Bytes
> 1. Only Microsoft ... 134
> 172490
> 2. Vista so unpopular that Dell reinstates the XP opt 47
> 116298
> 3. [News] Vista Takes Another Bizarre Approach to Pse 38
> 51942 Update (was "Thank God some things never change...
> 38 45230
> 5. Gates counters rival with $3 software 35
> 41872
> 6. still a nutter .. 34
> 48278
> 7. What's the Best Version of Linux for a Newbie? 31
> 28746
> 8. redacted undocumentated APIs .. 27
> 26679
> 9. Vista and Office 2007 sales beat MS expectations 25
> 58185
> 10. For all that hate me... 23
> 29269 Company Dumps .NET Software, Finds Happiness in Op
> 23 34187 The future vs Microsoft -- Microsoft loses?
> 23 22574
> 13. Microsoft earnings today... 20
> 29685 [OT] Major Vista Update Planned
> 20 25387 Microsoft 3Q Profit Rises 65 Percent, Helped by Sa
> 20 22944
> 16. Micoshaft LYING About Revenues 19
> 23852
> 17. Poll: most recent distro, and how much did you pay 17
> 9542
> 18. [News] Microsoft Battles in (at Least) 6 Fronts 16
> 12133
> 19. linux for k12 school 15
> 19444
> 20. R.I.P. PCLinuxOS?? 14
> 13351
> 21. OLPC now $175, runs Windows too 13
> 16771 Someone's getting pissy
> 13 15135 Ubuntu 7.04 "Feisty Fawn" initial impression ... e
> 13 13557
> 24. Dell Better Hurry Up 12
> 11770 Sell Your Microsoft Stock Before The Crash
> 12 8282 [SOT] Game makers excited about Windows Vista
> 12 55279 Even more linux boot problems
> 12 18906
> 28. Ubuntu 7.04 quick thoughts - not good 11
> 13097 for Linux Advocates only
> 11 12692 [News] Jack Thompson Blames Microsoft for Virginia
> 11 14630
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Toplist of Most Replied To Posters
>
> Pos Poster
> Msgs
> 1. Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 202
> 2. DooFuS - Moronic Fascist
> 101
> 3. [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx>
> 90
> 4. The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 59
> 5. Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxx>
> 50
> 6. flyer <flyer@xxxxxxxxx>
> 39
> 7. Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 36
> 8. BearItAll <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 33
> 9. spike1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 31
> 10. nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 30
> 11. John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 29 thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 29
> 13. John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 28
> 14. amicus_curious - TROLL
> 26 Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 26
> 16. Larry 'Msg-ID Larry' Qualig - MS Puppet
> 25
> 17. Scottish Mike - IDIOT
> 24
> 18. Peter Köhlmann <Peter.Koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 21
> 19. linux-sux - WinTard TROLL
> 19 Ewik FUDenbusch
> 19 Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 19
> 22. 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 17
> 23. chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 16
> 24. cc <scatnubbs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 15 flatfish - Mental-Ward Escapee
> 15
> 26. Maverick <Sun@xxxxxxxxx>
> 13 NoStop <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 13
> 28. Tim 'Funkenbusch Wannabee' Smith
> 12 Dave Boland <NoSpam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 12
> 30. AB <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx>
> 11
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Toplist of Troll Feeders [2]
>
> Pos Poster Msgs
> %
> 1. Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxx> 36
> 48
> 2. The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 21
> 20
> 3. 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 15
> 48 Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 15 48
> 5. John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx> 14
> 23
> 6. chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 13
> 41
> 7. John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> 10
> 24
> 8. nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 9
> 26 spike1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 9 21
> 10. BC <callmebc@xxxxxxxxx> 7
> 64 Peter Köhlmann <Peter.Koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 7 26
> 12. Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 6
> 14 thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 6 24 yttrx <yttrx@xxxxxxxxx>
> 6 50
> 15. Tim 'Funkenbusch Wannabee' Smith 5
> 16 Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 5 1 Larry 'Msg-ID Larry' Qualig - MS Puppet
> 5 16 Randy Poe <poespam-trap@xxxxxxxxx>
> 5 100
> 19. Dean G. <dguttadauro@xxxxxxxx> 4
> 57
> 20. 486box <486box@xxxxxxxxx> 3
> 50 T Wake <usenet.es7at@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 3 100 Maverick <Sun@xxxxxxxxx>
> 3 25 ed <ed@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 3 19 AZ Nomad <aznomad.2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 3 21
> 25. birre <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 2
> 67 RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxx>
> 2 33 Voodoo MooGoo <vmgooey@xxxxxxxxx>
> 2 50 Rex Ballard <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx>
> 2 20 ray <ray@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 2 18 AB <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx>
> 2 8
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Toplist of 'Quality' Posters [3]
>
> Pos Poster
> Index
> 1. Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 149
> 2. [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx>
> 80
> 3. Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 76
> 4. Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 71
> 5. flyer <flyer@xxxxxxxxx>
> 70 thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 70
> 7. BearItAll <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 67
> 8. B Gruff <bbgruff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 63 NoStop <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 63
> 10. The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 61
> 11. AB <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx>
> 60
> 12. cc <scatnubbs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 57
> 13. spike1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 54 nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 54
> 15. Jim <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 51 Robert Newson <ReapNewsB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 51 Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 51 ml2mst <ml2mst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 51
> 19. ed <ed@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 50 William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 50 John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 50 p5000011 <p5000011@xxxxxxxxx>
> 50 alt <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 50 Linuxiac <2@xxxxxxxxx>
> 50 Maverick <Sun@xxxxxxxxx>
> 50
> 26. Richard Rasker <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 47
> 27. 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 45 Peter Köhlmann <Peter.Koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 45 Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 45
> 30. Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxx>
> 44
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Toplist of X-No-Archive Posters
>
> Pos Poster
> Msgs
> 1. flatfish - Mental-Ward Escapee
> 35
> 2. Default@xxxxxxxxx
> 1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Toplist of Newsreaders
>
> Pos Newsreader
> Msgs
> 1. KNode
> 681
> 2. Mozilla
> 269
> 3. slrn
> 268
> 4. G2/1.0
> 255
> 5. Microsoft Outlook Express
> 164
> 6. Forte Agent
> 100
> 7. Pan
> 90
> 8. tin
> 85
> 9. MicroPlanet-Gravity/2.70.2067
> 71
> 10. pan 0.120 (Plate of Shrimp)
> 43
> 11. Thunderbird
> 26
> 12. MT-NewsWatcher/3.5.1 (Intel Mac OS X)
> 19
> 13. 40tude_Dialog
> 18
> 14. Claws Mail 2.8.1 (GTK+ 2.10.6; i486-pc-linux-gnu)
> 16
> 15. Xnews
> 5 Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386
> 5
> 17. pan 0.116 (Blanton's)
> 4
> 18. Icedove 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070329)
> 2 MicroPlanet-Gravity/2.70.2061
> 2
> 20. COLA Stats Engine
> 1 Unison/1.7.9
> 1 ProNews/2
> 1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [1]: Posts via mail to news gateways are dropped by this server
> and hence not included in the stats. Other attention seeking
> posters may not appear as well. [2]: Troll feeder %'age is (troll
> feeding posts / total posts) * 100 [3]: The poster 'quality' stats is
> based on: a) quoting: 100 - %'age quoted
> b) cross-posting: 100 - %'age cross-posted
> c) number of direct followups posters articles get
> d) troll feeding: 100 - 2.0 * %'age troll followups
> e) 75 deducted for known trolls
> f) for the humour impaired the quotes around 'quality'
> are intended to convey they are not to be taken too
> seriously :-)
>
>
> .----
>> I found [Vista] to be a dangerously unstable operating system,
>> which has caused me to lose data ... unfortunately this product
>> is unfit for any user. - [H]ardOCP, <http://tinyurl.com/3bpfs2>
> `----
>
> Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux) on sky, running kernel
> 2.6.20-1.2312.fc5 07:43:03 up 11 days, 5:15, 4 users, load
> average: 0.18, 0.47, 0.48
25. Scottish Mike - IDIOT 23 21689 77%
Thanks as always.
--
Mike
Scottish....and proud of it
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