Statistics for uk.finance for week ending Sun Feb 8 09:50:03 2004

Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 02 Feb 2004 02:26:00 GMT and ending at

08 Feb 2004 09:03:15 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: 118 Articles: 323 (65 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 67 Volume generated: 794.1 kb - headers: 322.5 kb (5,446 lines) - bodies: 467.7 kb (10,721 lines) - original: 308.1 kb (6,842 lines) - signatures: 3.5 kb (190 lines)

Original Content Rating: 0.659

Averages ======= Posts per poster: 2.7 median: 1.0 post mode: 1 post - 60 posters s: 3.9 posts Posts per thread: 4.8 median: 3 posts mode: 1 post - 21 threads s: 5.7 posts Message size: 2517.4 bytes - header: 1022.5 bytes (16.9 lines) - body: 1482.8 bytes (33.2 lines) - original: 976.9 bytes (21.2 lines) - signature: 11.1 bytes (0.6 lines)

Top 10 Posters by Number of Posts ================================ (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Posts Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Address

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28 50.7 ( 29.4/ 21.0/ 9.8) john boyle 24 56.3 ( 23.7/ 32.5/ 15.4) Ronald Raygun 12 30.2 ( 13.2/ 17.1/ 5.2) "Alex" 9 17.5 ( 12.9/ 4.6/ 3.2) "DP" 8 14.9 ( 9.4/ 5.4/ 3.3) "Tim" 8 14.6 ( 9.7/ 4.8/ 1.9) Bill Bush 8 15.7 ( 7.0/ 8.7/ 2.3) "Doug Ramage" 8 24.0 ( 9.0/ 15.0/ 2.9) Peter Saxton 7 10.9 ( 6.2/ 4.7/ 1.9) snipped-for-privacy@home.com 7 16.0 ( 6.4/ 8.9/ 3.8) "Tumbleweed"

These posters accounted for 36.8% of all articles.

Top 10 Posters by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address

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153.9 ( 1.1/152.7/152.1) 1 "Nicholas J Phillips" 56.3 ( 23.7/ 32.5/ 15.4) 24 Ronald Raygun 50.7 ( 29.4/ 21.0/ 9.8) 28 john boyle 30.2 ( 13.2/ 17.1/ 5.2) 12 "Alex" 24.0 ( 9.0/ 15.0/ 2.9) 8 Peter Saxton 20.1 ( 6.5/ 13.6/ 3.5) 6 Pollux 18.6 ( 7.5/ 11.0/ 3.6) 7 "John Smith" 17.5 ( 12.9/ 4.6/ 3.2) 9 "DP" 16.0 ( 6.4/ 8.9/ 3.8) 7 "Tumbleweed" 15.7 ( 7.0/ 8.7/ 2.3) 8 "Doug Ramage"

These posters accounted for 50.7% of the total volume.

Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address

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0.709 ( 3.2 / 4.6) 9 "DP" 0.676 ( 4.9 / 7.3) 5 "Andy Pandy" 0.610 ( 3.3 / 5.4) 8 "Tim" 0.473 ( 15.4 / 32.5) 24 Ronald Raygun 0.469 ( 9.8 / 21.0) 28 john boyle 0.439 ( 1.6 / 3.7) 6 snipped-for-privacy@junk.com 0.421 ( 3.8 / 8.9) 7 "Tumbleweed" 0.404 ( 1.9 / 4.7) 7 snipped-for-privacy@home.com 0.383 ( 1.9 / 4.8) 8 Bill Bush 0.337 ( 1.9 / 5.6) 5 "CQMMAN"

Bottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address

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0.439 ( 1.6 / 3.7) 6 snipped-for-privacy@junk.com 0.421 ( 3.8 / 8.9) 7 "Tumbleweed" 0.404 ( 1.9 / 4.7) 7 snipped-for-privacy@home.com 0.383 ( 1.9 / 4.8) 8 Bill Bush 0.337 ( 1.9 / 5.6) 5 "CQMMAN" 0.330 ( 3.6 / 11.0) 7 "John Smith" 0.302 ( 5.2 / 17.1) 12 "Alex" 0.267 ( 2.3 / 8.7) 8 "Doug Ramage" 0.256 ( 3.5 / 13.6) 6 Pollux 0.191 ( 2.9 / 15.0) 8 Peter Saxton

Top 10 Threads by Number of Posts ================================ Posts Subject

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34 Solo v Electron 19 Possible to get a UK (Stirling) Mortgage to buy property in Colorado 17 Endowment Shortfall - New questions (2) 16 Looking for a 1% cashback visa/master credit card. 15 Smile or Cahoot 14 How much into a self-employed pension? 13 Notice to Terminate Tenancy 12 Offset mortgages and over-payments 11 Foreign Call Centres - anyone got a list? 10 Life Assurance for Repayment Mortgage

Top 10 Threads by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject

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153.9 ( 1.1/152.7/152.1) 1 Try this important update 68.1 ( 39.9/ 28.1/ 13.2) 34 Solo v Electron 43.3 ( 14.7/ 28.6/ 6.2) 13 Notice to Terminate Tenancy 35.9 ( 16.6/ 19.2/ 8.4) 17 Endowment Shortfall - New questions (2) 35.8 ( 14.5/ 21.0/ 10.9) 14 How much into a self-employed pension? 29.2 ( 19.5/ 9.7/ 3.7) 19 Possible to get a UK (Stirling) Mortgage to buy property in Colorado 29.0 ( 11.2/ 17.4/ 6.6) 12 Offset mortgages and over-payments 25.0 ( 13.9/ 11.0/ 5.3) 15 Smile or Cahoot 23.5 ( 8.3/ 15.2/ 4.7) 9 Mini Cash ISA / Interest Rate question 22.8 ( 15.4/ 7.4/ 3.2) 16 Looking for a 1% cashback visa/master credit card.

Top 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject

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0.908 ( 0.2/ 0.3) 3 test. please ignore 0.872 ( 1.5/ 1.7) 3 Standard Life - possible windfalls scenarios 0.821 ( 0.6/ 0.7) 3 Banks 0.689 ( 8.2/ 11.9) 10 when/how do I claim Child tax credit for 2004/05? 0.664 ( 6.2/ 9.3) 3 Is your Home an asset or a liability? 0.650 ( 1.8/ 2.8) 5 Changing interest rates 0.643 ( 1.8/ 2.8) 5 Are cash gifts taxable? 0.636 ( 4.4/ 7.0) 5 new tuition fees 0.622 ( 7.9/ 12.7) 8 Capital Gains and 2nd house purchase pointers . . . . ? 0.614 ( 5.6/ 9.2) 5 Insurance payout for 'loss of earnings'

Bottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject

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0.430 ( 0.9 / 2.2) 4 Chasing disappeared finance thieves 0.415 ( 3.2 / 7.7) 11 Foreign Call Centres - anyone got a list? 0.380 ( 6.6 / 17.4) 12 Offset mortgages and over-payments 0.377 ( 3.7 / 9.7) 19 Possible to get a UK (Stirling) Mortgage to buy property in Colorado 0.362 ( 2.7 / 7.6) 5 NEW SHADOW EMBASSADOR OF AUSTRALIA IN FRANCE 0.349 ( 1.4 / 4.1) 7 Paperless Statements 0.349 ( 2.5 / 7.3) 5 Endowment Question (not a winge!) 0.307 ( 4.7 / 15.2) 9 Mini Cash ISA / Interest Rate question 0.276 ( 0.4 / 1.4) 3 Mortgage & House insurance 0.217 ( 6.2 / 28.6) 13 Notice to Terminate Tenancy

Top 10 Targets for Crossposts ============================ Articles Newsgroup

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14 uk.consultants 14 uk.business.accountancy 9 aus.invest 7 misc.invest.stocks 6 uk.legal 6 misc.invest.futures 5 aus.general 5 aus.personals 5 fr.misc.finance 5 nz.politics

Top 10 Crossposters ================== Articles Address

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18 "# jpturcaud" 18 "Crunt" 12 "Nicholas J Phillips" 9 "percy howarth" 8 GoldTrader 8 "John Smith" 6 John-Smith 5 snipped-for-privacy@netvigator.com 4 "Tim" 4 Rob
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I made it into the charts!

I'd like to thank my mom, my dad, my sisters, my 2 cats, my wife and daughter. I love you all.

Special thanks to Peter Saxton for steering up my thread towards the end and to my landlord without whom this wouldn't have been possible.

Ok, so where can I collect my award?

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