Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 28 Dec 2003 11:31:43 GMT and ending at
06 Jan 2004 00:41:03 GMT.
Notes ==== - A line in the body of a post is considered to be original if it does *not* match the regular expression /^\s{0,3}(?:>|:|\S+>|\+\+)/.
- All text after the last cut line (/^-- $/) in the body is considered to be the author's signature.
- The scanner prefers the Reply-To: header over the From: header in determining the "real" e-mail address and name.
- Original Content Rating (OCR) is the ratio of the original content volume to the total body volume.
- When no crossposting has taken place during the period of the stats people with 0 crossposts will reach the top ten crossposters.
- The stats are generated automatically every Sunday morning by a Cron script. The script is a modified version of the news-scan script available on CPAN and runs on a GNU/linux machine with Leafnode. It can also be used on a Windows machine with Cygwin and Hamster.
- Please send all comments or requests for copies of the script to Jonathan Bryce (jonathan at jbryce dot org dot uk).
Excluded Posters =============== see\@reply.to not\@home.com test\@test.test indiantravelcompany\@yahoo.co.uk bablebridge\@rediffmail.com asdlk\@aldk.com paranoidandroid\@donetreply.com goldengun\@yahoo.co.uk trash\@mbott.freeserve.co.uk \;alisjd\@alkdjf.com G.Gun\@yahoo.co.uk don'trep\@yahoo.com alisjd\@alkdjf.com qwelkrj\@yahoo.com mrgoldengunn\@hotmail.com theman\@goldengun.com harvery\@barvery.com quentinjone60\@hotmail.donotreply.com quentin60\@excite.co.uk noreply\@nomail.com cutbert_higginbottom70\@hotmail.com cuthbert\@donotreply.com Cuthbert\@Spam.donotreply.com cuthbert\@spamtrap.com harvey\@yahoo.com Harvey\@barvey.co.uk internet\@profile.ndo.co.uk quentin_jones60\@hotmailSPAM.com Harvey\@barvey.com harry_grims59\@hotmailSPAMTRAP.com glorybox\@thisisnotused.com glorbybox\@dontreply.com glorybox\@donotrespond.com moonface\@donotreply.com Jhamilton_59\@hotmail.com tinypost\@nobody.com LhB\@l8vLNKcm.com
Totals ===== Posters: 81 Articles: 199 (75 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 36 Volume generated: 373.7 kb - headers: 205.9 kb (3,520 lines) - bodies: 163.5 kb (4,429 lines) - original: 87.7 kb (2,623 lines) - signatures: 4.1 kb (177 lines)
Original Content Rating: 0.537
Averages ======= Posts per poster: 2.5 median: 1 post mode: 1 post - 42 posters s: 3.0 posts Posts per thread: 5.5 median: 2.0 posts mode: 1 post - 12 threads s: 7.7 posts Message size: 1923.0 bytes - header: 1059.3 bytes (17.7 lines) - body: 841.3 bytes (22.3 lines) - original: 451.5 bytes (13.2 lines) - signature: 21.3 bytes (0.9 lines)
Top 10 Posters by Number of Posts ================================ (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Posts Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Address
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24 43.7 ( 28.8/ 14.6/ 6.2) john boyle 11 17.2 ( 11.2/ 6.0/ 2.1) Jonathan Bryce 7 12.9 ( 8.2/ 4.7/ 1.7) Ronald Raygun 7 15.7 ( 7.3/ 7.7/ 2.4) GSV Three Minds in a Can 7 11.3 ( 7.8/ 3.3/ 2.1) "Stephen Burke" 6 12.9 ( 6.4/ 6.5/ 2.5) Richard Faulkner 6 10.2 ( 5.7/ 3.9/ 1.4) "Tumbleweed" 4 10.2 ( 4.7/ 5.5/ 2.0) "The Todal" 4 10.4 ( 3.4/ 7.0/ 1.6) Chris Blunt 4 8.4 ( 4.8/ 3.4/ 0.8) Phil Deane
These posters accounted for 40.2% of all articles.
Top 10 Posters by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address
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43.7 ( 28.8/ 14.6/ 6.2) 24 john boyle 17.2 ( 11.2/ 6.0/ 2.1) 11 Jonathan Bryce 15.7 ( 7.3/ 7.7/ 2.4) 7 GSV Three Minds in a Can 12.9 ( 6.4/ 6.5/ 2.5) 6 Richard Faulkner 12.9 ( 8.2/ 4.7/ 1.7) 7 Ronald Raygun 11.3 ( 7.8/ 3.3/ 2.1) 7 "Stephen Burke" 10.7 ( 1.1/ 9.7/ 9.7) 1 "Eastman" 10.4 ( 3.4/ 7.0/ 1.6) 4 Chris Blunt 10.2 ( 0.8/ 9.4/ 9.4) 1 The Centre for Newsgroup Research 10.2 ( 5.7/ 3.9/ 1.4) 6 "Tumbleweed"
These posters accounted for 41.5% of the total volume.
Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.623 ( 2.1 / 3.3) 7 "Stephen Burke"
0.424 ( 6.2 / 14.6) 24 john boyle
0.394 ( 2.5 / 6.5) 6 Richard Faulkner
0.359 ( 1.7 / 4.7) 7 Ronald Raygun
0.353 ( 2.1 / 6.0) 11 Jonathan Bryce
0.345 ( 1.4 / 3.9) 6 "Tumbleweed"
0.313 ( 2.4 / 7.7) 7 GSV Three Minds in a Can
Bottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.623 ( 2.1 / 3.3) 7 "Stephen Burke"
0.424 ( 6.2 / 14.6) 24 john boyle
0.394 ( 2.5 / 6.5) 6 Richard Faulkner
0.359 ( 1.7 / 4.7) 7 Ronald Raygun
0.353 ( 2.1 / 6.0) 11 Jonathan Bryce
0.345 ( 1.4 / 3.9) 6 "Tumbleweed"
0.313 ( 2.4 / 7.7) 7 GSV Three Minds in a Can
Top 10 Threads by Number of Posts ================================ Posts Subject
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29 Land Transaction Return advice 24 Howto Screwover Blasted Customers 13 What's the average salary in U.K? / Cost of living... 11 FPC EXAMS 11 What to do with 130 grand 10 Old Chestnut: Cheap Currency Exchange 9 Three accounts questions 9 Mortgage question 9 What kind of licencse does one need to become a certified money lender , such as the type of typical back of newspaper type loans , usually quite high interest.???? 8 CURRENT ACCOUNT MORTGAGES
Top 10 Threads by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject
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64.6 ( 34.5/ 29.7/ 11.7) 29 Land Transaction Return advice 38.9 ( 25.2/ 13.0/ 6.8) 24 Howto Screwover Blasted Customers 22.5 ( 12.3/ 10.1/ 5.3) 13 What's the average salary in U.K? / Cost of living... 20.8 ( 11.5/ 9.0/ 3.1) 11 What to do with 130 grand 19.8 ( 8.6/ 10.8/ 5.5) 10 Old Chestnut: Cheap Currency Exchange 18.3 ( 11.3/ 6.6/ 2.8) 11 FPC EXAMS 17.3 ( 8.4/ 8.7/ 4.7) 9 Mortgage question 17.2 ( 8.9/ 8.3/ 3.5) 9 Three accounts questions 15.5 ( 10.2/ 5.2/ 2.1) 9 What kind of licencse does one need to become a certified money lender , such as the type of typical back of newspaper type loans , usually quite high interest.???? 15.2 ( 7.9/ 7.1/ 3.1) 8 Nat. Savings U.K. Index-Linked Certs - Which Index ?
Top 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.653 ( 0.3/ 0.5) 3 Do MOT's have VAT added?
0.582 ( 3.2/ 5.6) 5 Better interest rates outside the UK?
0.567 ( 1.3/ 2.2) 4 standard life 'bank' and de-mutualisation
0.539 ( 4.7/ 8.7) 9 Mortgage question
0.530 ( 2.4/ 4.5) 5 Unsigned credit card and separate ID card
0.525 ( 5.3/ 10.1) 13 What's the average salary in U.K? / Cost of living...
0.524 ( 6.8/ 13.0) 24 Howto Screwover Blasted Customers
0.509 ( 5.5/ 10.8) 10 Old Chestnut: Cheap Currency Exchange
0.476 ( 1.3/ 2.7) 8 CURRENT ACCOUNT MORTGAGES
0.431 ( 3.1/ 7.1) 8 Nat. Savings U.K. Index-Linked Certs - Which Index ?
Bottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.509 ( 5.5 / 10.8) 10 Old Chestnut: Cheap Currency Exchange
0.476 ( 1.3 / 2.7) 8 CURRENT ACCOUNT MORTGAGES
0.431 ( 3.1 / 7.1) 8 Nat. Savings U.K. Index-Linked Certs - Which Index ?
0.429 ( 1.8 / 4.2) 7 First Time Buyer, Mortgage Advice Please
0.428 ( 3.5 / 8.3) 9 Three accounts questions
0.417 ( 2.8 / 6.6) 11 FPC EXAMS
0.409 ( 2.1 / 5.2) 9 What kind of licencse does one need to become a certified money lender , such as the type of typical back of newspaper type loans , usually quite high interest.????
0.393 ( 11.7 / 29.7) 29 Land Transaction Return advice
0.352 ( 3.1 / 9.0) 11 What to do with 130 grand
0.349 ( 1.6 / 4.7) 8 Utility Bills
Top 10 Targets for Crossposts ============================ Articles Newsgroup
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29 uk.legal 29 uk.community.social-housing 20 uk.misc 4 uk.finance.stockmarket 4 uk.business 4 misc.invest.technical 4 misc.invest.stocks 1 alt.politics.harry-browne 1 talk.politics.libertarian
Top 10 Crossposters ================== Articles Address
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18 john boyle 12 "A. Lancaster" 9 Richard Faulkner 8 "The Todal" 6 snipped-for-privacy@privacy.net 4 John 4 "David Wilkinson" 4 Mike 4 Peter Corlett 4 "Mike_H"