Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 20 Mar 2005 03:56:25 GMT and ending at
27 Mar 2005 02:56:07 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: 97 Articles: 270 (46 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 57 Volume generated: 485.6 kb - headers: 247.6 kb (4,630 lines) - bodies: 235.6 kb (6,547 lines) - original: 132.0 kb (3,956 lines) - signatures: 2.1 kb (87 lines)
Original Content Rating: 0.560
Averages ======= Posts per poster: 2.8 median: 1 post mode: 1 post - 52 posters s: 4.8 posts Posts per thread: 4.7 median: 2 posts mode: 1 post - 18 threads s: 6.8 posts Message size: 1841.6 bytes - header: 939.1 bytes (17.1 lines) - body: 893.4 bytes (24.2 lines) - original: 500.5 bytes (14.7 lines) - signature: 8.1 bytes (0.3 lines)
Top 10 Posters by Number of Posts ================================ (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Posts Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Address
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32 65.4 ( 35.3/ 30.1/ 17.6) Ronald Raygun 27 50.3 ( 28.6/ 21.7/ 10.0) "Tim" 15 26.7 ( 14.3/ 12.2/ 4.7) john boyle 12 20.3 ( 10.9/ 9.4/ 4.6) Elizabeth Smith 8 8.9 ( 5.0/ 3.9/ 1.3) Jonathan Bryce 7 11.1 ( 6.8/ 4.3/ 2.3) "Rob graham" 7 7.3 ( 4.6/ 2.6/ 1.7) Spam Reporting 6 11.5 ( 5.4/ 6.0/ 2.6) Richard Faulkner 6 14.1 ( 6.7/ 7.4/ 4.8) "Wilson" 6 10.6 ( 6.5/ 4.1/ 1.7) "mrcheerful ."
These posters accounted for 46.7% of all articles.
Top 10 Posters by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address
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65.4 ( 35.3/ 30.1/ 17.6) 32 Ronald Raygun 50.3 ( 28.6/ 21.7/ 10.0) 27 "Tim" 26.7 ( 14.3/ 12.2/ 4.7) 15 john boyle 20.3 ( 10.9/ 9.4/ 4.6) 12 Elizabeth Smith 14.1 ( 6.7/ 7.4/ 4.8) 6 "Wilson" 11.5 ( 5.4/ 6.0/ 2.6) 6 Richard Faulkner 11.3 ( 4.2/ 7.1/ 3.9) 4 "Eric Jones" 11.1 ( 6.8/ 4.3/ 2.3) 7 "Rob graham" 10.8 ( 0.6/ 10.2/ 10.2) 1 The Centre for Newsgroup Research 10.6 ( 6.5/ 4.1/ 1.7) 6 "mrcheerful ."
These posters accounted for 47.8% of the total volume.
Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.647 ( 4.8 / 7.4) 6 "Wilson"
0.646 ( 1.7 / 2.6) 7 Spam Reporting
0.584 ( 17.6 / 30.1) 32 Ronald Raygun
0.534 ( 2.3 / 4.3) 7 "Rob graham"
0.491 ( 4.6 / 9.4) 12 Elizabeth Smith
0.473 ( 0.9 / 2.0) 5 "John Smith"
0.461 ( 10.0 / 21.7) 27 "Tim"
0.432 ( 2.6 / 6.0) 6 Richard Faulkner
0.413 ( 1.7 / 4.1) 6 "mrcheerful ."
0.382 ( 4.7 / 12.2) 15 john boyle
Bottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.534 ( 2.3 / 4.3) 7 "Rob graham"
0.491 ( 4.6 / 9.4) 12 Elizabeth Smith
0.473 ( 0.9 / 2.0) 5 "John Smith"
0.461 ( 10.0 / 21.7) 27 "Tim"
0.432 ( 2.6 / 6.0) 6 Richard Faulkner
0.413 ( 1.7 / 4.1) 6 "mrcheerful ."
0.382 ( 4.7 / 12.2) 15 john boyle
0.375 ( 1.8 / 4.9) 6 "Rob Graham"
0.346 ( 0.8 / 2.2) 5 Jon Green
0.334 ( 1.3 / 3.9) 8 Jonathan Bryce
Top 10 Threads by Number of Posts ================================ Posts Subject
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23 Personal tax Versus Company Tax 21 How to transfer money from one ISA to another? 20 rental Rule of thumb 19 Stamp duty effect? 17 How the hell do I buy a house 15 Opting out of credit targetting 15 Son about to bankrupt 13 I.H.T. 10 Endowment complaint stonewalled by Halifax - serious advice needed 7 Going self employed.
Top 10 Threads by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject
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44.7 ( 21.5/ 23.0/ 13.1) 21 How to transfer money from one ISA to another? 43.7 ( 22.3/ 21.4/ 10.9) 20 rental Rule of thumb 39.9 ( 23.5/ 16.2/ 8.0) 23 Personal tax Versus Company Tax 32.2 ( 17.8/ 14.2/ 7.3) 19 Stamp duty effect? 29.2 ( 14.2/ 14.8/ 6.7) 15 Son about to bankrupt 26.2 ( 15.3/ 10.7/ 4.6) 17 How the hell do I buy a house 23.9 ( 13.7/ 9.9/ 4.7) 15 Opting out of credit targetting 21.9 ( 12.8/ 9.0/ 4.3) 13 I.H.T. 21.3 ( 9.1/ 12.3/ 6.4) 10 Endowment complaint stonewalled by Halifax - serious advice needed 19.1 ( 8.3/ 10.8/ 5.2) 7 Going self employed.
Top 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.740 ( 1.0/ 1.4) 3 Paying off a loan early - penalties?
0.686 ( 0.6/ 0.9) 3 Adverse 100% Mortgage?
0.671 ( 2.4/ 3.6) 3 tax relief on AVCs and 'supplementary' pensions
0.658 ( 0.6/ 0.9) 3 St. Helena & Dependencies
0.614 ( 1.9/ 3.1) 4 Charity Bank
0.583 ( 3.4/ 5.9) 5 Shares or Dividend
0.581 ( 0.7/ 1.3) 3 RBS Credit Cards
0.568 ( 13.1/ 23.0) 21 How to transfer money from one ISA to another?
0.543 ( 2.5/ 4.5) 5 Zopa not replying to emails.
0.541 ( 1.3/ 2.4) 5 Halifax's disappearing money scam
Bottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.482 ( 5.2 / 10.8) 7 Going self employed.
0.480 ( 4.3 / 9.0) 13 I.H.T.
0.476 ( 4.7 / 9.9) 15 Opting out of credit targetting
0.460 ( 2.7 / 5.9) 6 VAT Inspection.
0.457 ( 6.7 / 14.8) 15 Son about to bankrupt
0.448 ( 1.9 / 4.2) 6 Buildings & Contents Insurance
0.433 ( 4.6 / 10.7) 17 How the hell do I buy a house
0.411 ( 1.3 / 3.1) 6 ING Direct
0.410 ( 0.7 / 1.7) 3 Son about to be bankrupt
0.275 ( 1.3 / 4.8) 4 Life assurance for person with minor health issue
Top 10 Targets for Crossposts ============================ Articles Newsgroup
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19 uk.legal 1 blgtn.business 1 alt.bankruptcy 1 misc.invest.mutual-funds 1 biz.marketplace 1 misc.invest.misc 1 misc.invest.options 1 comp.ai.neural-nets
Top 10 Crossposters ================== Articles Address
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4 Spam Reporting 3 "Johnny Wu" 3 SteveR 2 "crofter" 2 "Rob Graham" 2 Jonathan Bryce 2 snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com 2 snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com 1 "Lorenzo" 1 "Martin Davies"