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COLA Statistics, 23 Mar 2008

  • Subject: COLA Statistics, 23 Mar 2008
  • From: colastats <colastats@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:15:06 +0000 (UTC)
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  • Expires: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:15:04 -0400
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Altopia Corp. - Usenet Access - www.altopia.com
  • Xref: ellandroad.demon.co.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:623702
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Summary of articles over a 7 day period.
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                Analysis of posts to comp.os.linux.advocacy
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               (stats compiled with a script by Garry Knight)


Total posts considered: 2,946 over 7 days
Earliest article: Sun Mar 16 02:30:04 2008
Latest article:   Sun Mar 23 02:05:21 2008
Original articles: 410, replies: 2,536
Total size of posts: 9,627,371 bytes (9,401K) (9.18M)
Average 420 articles per day, 1.31 MB per day, 3,267 bytes per article
Total headers: 3,770 KB  bodies: 5,631 KB
Body text - quoted: 1,915 KB,  original: 2,211 KB = 53.59%, sigs: 1,490 KB
Total number of posters: 208, average 46,285 bytes per poster
Total number of threads: 564, average 17,069 bytes per thread
Total number of User-Agents: 46

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                    Top 20 posters by number of articles
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 1: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................... :    328
 2: Moshe Goldfarb <brick.n.straw@xxxxxxxxx>....................... :    296
 3: Snit <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ :    250
 4: Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ :    197
 5: Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx>......................................... :    119
 6: Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................ :    114
 7: "DFS" <nospam@xxxxxxxx>........................................ :    103
 8: Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... :     95
 9: Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... :     95
10: "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx>....................................... :     75
11: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. :     68
12: 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>..................... :     64
13: chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................. :     62
14: "Ezekiel" <a@xxxxx>............................................ :     48
15: Peter =?UTF-8?B?S8O2aGxtYW5u?= <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>... :     45
16: William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... :     45
17: Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................. :     36
18: thad05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :     33
19: Robin T Cox <nomail@xxxxxxxxxx>................................ :     32
20: Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx>............................ :     31

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                  Top 20 posters by article size in Kbytes
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 1: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................... :   1759
 2: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. :   1146
 3: Moshe Goldfarb <brick.n.straw@xxxxxxxxx>....................... :    806
 4: Snit <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ :    772
 5: Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ :    567
 6: Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx>......................................... :    357
 7: Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................ :    255
 8: Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... :    224
 9: "DFS" <nospam@xxxxxxxx>........................................ :    206
10: "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx>....................................... :    187
11: Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... :    179
12: "Ezekiel" <a@xxxxx>............................................ :    158
13: 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>..................... :    134
14: Peter =?UTF-8?B?S8O2aGxtYW5u?= <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>... :    131
15: chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................. :    118
16: William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... :    112
17: Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx>............................ :    106
18: Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................. :     92
19: The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>....... :     88
20: thad05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :     86

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               Top 20 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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 1: Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>...................... : 93.06%
 2: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................... : 92.78%
 3: George Orwell <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 87.76%
 4: Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@xxxxxx>........................... : 82.40%
 5: Johnny Rocket <sinister.midget@xxxxxxxxx>...................... : 80.93%
 6: "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx>....................................... : 80.19%
 7: wrat@xxxxxxxxx (the wharf rat)................................. : 76.26%
 8: peterwn <peterwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 70.11%
 9: Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 67.09%
10: thad05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 62.09%
11: 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>..................... : 58.06%
12: Rex Ballard <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx>............................ : 57.74%
13: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 56.77%
14: RonB <ronb02noSPAM@xxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 56.76%
15: High Plains Thumper <highplainsthumper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>........ : 56.02%
16: "Bob Campbell" <bob@xxxxxxx>................................... : 55.35%
17: rjack <robjack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 52.30%
18: Robin T Cox <nomail@xxxxxxxxxx>................................ : 49.98%
19: "amicus_curious" <ACDC@xxxxxxx>................................ : 49.52%
20: "DFS" <nospam@xxxxxxxx>........................................ : 49.15%

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             Bottom 20 responders by original text  (> 5 posts)
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 1: Art Deco <erfc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................. : 10.84%
 2: "Dr.Hal0nf1r£$" <femail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.... : 17.67%
 3: Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx>......................................... : 17.99%
 4: El Tux <nope@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................ : 19.06%
 5: "dick blisters" <dickblisters@xxxxxxxxxxx>..................... : 20.29%
 6: Jerry McBride <jmcbride@xxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 20.49%
 7: cc <scatnubbs@xxxxxxxxxxx>..................................... : 20.75%
 8: Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 22.24%
 9: Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................... : 22.56%
10: Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 23.27%
11: William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 24.16%
12: "chrisv" <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................... : 28.66%
13: JEDIDIAH <jedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 29.07%
14: Matt <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 29.33%
15: Ignoramus30927 <ignoramus30927@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>........... : 29.43%
16: Moshe Goldfarb <brick.n.straw@xxxxxxxxx>....................... : 29.55%
17: Philip <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>...................................... : 30.95%
18: Snit <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 32.78%
19: The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>....... : 32.79%
20: Charlie Wilkes <charlie_wilkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............. : 33.58%

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                     Top 20 threads by no. of articles
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 1: Which is the best distro?...................................... :    195
 2: Aus. PC World: No good reason to upgrade to Vista.............. :    131
 3: Studies on UI consistency...................................... :    117
 4: 40% of computers are belong to our botnets..................... :     94
 5: Nice look at past and current filesystems...................... :     82
 6: OpenOffice 3.0 Reviewed........................................ :     68
 7: Why won't you answer the question, Homer?...................... :     66
 8: OLPC Project is Falling Apart...As Predicted................... :     65
 9: Linux browser trends examined.................................. :     65
10: Arthur C. Clarke dead.......................................... :     60
11: cola nut sees a "mass migration" to Linux...................... :     51
12: Using AIDS to promote Linux products?.......................... :     51
13: Vista: when your time is free.................................. :     43
14: [News] Sister OS to Linux, OS-X Has Better TCO than Microsoft.. :     29
15: Good illustration of what good interface can do................ :     28
16: WARNING: Roy Schestowitz is spreading virusses on his website,  :     28
17: [News] The "No Photoshop" Excuse Against Linux is Dead......... :     27
18: Even Mark Shuttleworth admits - "It would be reasonable to say  :     26
19: [News] Microsoft Drops Support and Demonstrates Why Proprietary :     25
20: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Small in Japan, Tonight............... :     25

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                        Top 20 threads by size in KB
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 1: Which is the best distro?...................................... :    625
 2: Aus. PC World: No good reason to upgrade to Vista.............. :    350
 3: Studies on UI consistency...................................... :    303
 4: 40% of computers are belong to our botnets..................... :    253
 5: LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 19 :    250
 6: OpenOffice 3.0 Reviewed........................................ :    215
 7: Nice look at past and current filesystems...................... :    212
 8: OLPC Project is Falling Apart...As Predicted................... :    182
 9: LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 16 :    172
10: Why won't you answer the question, Homer?...................... :    167
11: LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 15 :    161
12: Linux browser trends examined.................................. :    159
13: LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 20 :    155
14: Arthur C. Clarke dead.......................................... :    153
15: LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 18 :    133
16: Using AIDS to promote Linux products?.......................... :    130
17: cola nut sees a "mass migration" to Linux...................... :    124
18: LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 17 :    105
19: Vista: when your time is free.................................. :     97
20: [News] Sister OS to Linux, OS-X Has Better TCO than Microsoft.. :     90

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                         Top 20 cross-posted groups
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 1: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general......................... :    181
 2: alt.os.windows-xp.............................................. :    154
 3: comp.os.linux.misc............................................. :     87
 4: 24hoursupport.helpdesk......................................... :     55
 5: comp.sys.mac.advocacy.......................................... :     46
 6: alt.os.linux.ubuntu............................................ :     41
 7: gnu.misc.discuss............................................... :     25
 8: alt.usenet.kooks............................................... :     25
 9: alt.computer.security.......................................... :     20
10: alt.internet.search-engines.................................... :     18
11: alt.os.windows.xp.............................................. :     14
12: alt.2600....................................................... :     13
13: misc.int-property.............................................. :     11
14: nz.comp........................................................ :     10
15: rec.music.classical............................................ :      8
16: alt.fan.dragons................................................ :      8
17: rec.sport.pro-wrestling........................................ :      8
18: rec.arts.poems................................................. :      8
19: alt.comp.os.windows-xp......................................... :      6
20: alt.atheism.................................................... :      4

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                        Top 20 User Agents by poster
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 1: G2............................................................. :     52
 2: Outlook Express................................................ :     20
 3: Unknown........................................................ :     19
 4: KNode.......................................................... :     19
 5: slrn........................................................... :     17
 6: Pan............................................................ :     16
 7: Forte Agent.................................................... :      8
 8: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows.................................. :      5
 9: Gnus........................................................... :      4
10: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000.......................... :      4
11: Mozilla........................................................ :      4
12: 40tude_Dialog.................................................. :      4
13: tin............................................................ :      4
14: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11...................................... :      3
15: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480.......................... :      3
16: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606.......................... :      3
17: Icedove 1.5.0.14pre (X11....................................... :      2
18: MicroPlanet-Gravity............................................ :      2
19: nn............................................................. :      2
20: TkNews 2.0..................................................... :      1

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                   Top 20 User Agents by number of posts
============================================================================
 1: KNode..................................................... :   722 (25%)
 2: 40tude_Dialog............................................. :   346 (12%)
 3: slrn...................................................... :   315 (11%)
 4: Microsoft Entourage....................................... :   250 ( 8%)
 5: Outlook Express........................................... :   227 ( 8%)
 6: Gnus...................................................... :   200 ( 7%)
 7: Pan....................................................... :   187 ( 6%)
 8: G2........................................................ :   131 ( 4%)
 9: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11................................. :    97 ( 3%)
10: MT-NewsWatcher............................................ :    95 ( 3%)
11: Forte Agent............................................... :    68 ( 2%)
12: tin....................................................... :    55 ( 2%)
13: unknown................................................... :    51 ( 2%)
14: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows............................. :    31 ( 1%)
15: Thunderbird 1.5.0.14pre (X11.............................. :    29 ( 1%)
16: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480..................... :    28 ( 1%)
17: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000..................... :    26 ( 1%)
18: Mozilla................................................... :    25 ( 1%)
19: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606..................... :    11 ( 0%)
20: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11.................................. :     9 ( 0%)

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                             Top 10 time zones
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 1: UTC............................................................ :    915
 2: -0400.......................................................... :    651
 3: -0700.......................................................... :    418
 4: +0100.......................................................... :    386
 5: -0500.......................................................... :    273
 6: -0700 (PDT).................................................... :    131
 7: +1100.......................................................... :     95
 8: -0600.......................................................... :     36
 9: +0100 (CET).................................................... :     18
10: -0800.......................................................... :      7

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Summary of articles over a 30 day period.
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