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Top 50 Posters Extrapolated, January 2017
- Thread starter Doctor Q
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I agree as long as you follow these three rules.
- Stay out of the iPhone section. If you mention you like a feature the Android fanboys flame you. If you mention there is a problem with your iPhone the apple fanboys flame you.
- Stay out of the PRSI section. More hot potatoes than Mr Spud the hot potato salesman.
- Don't mention the 'i' word on the coffee thread!
I agree as long as you follow these three rules.
- Stay out of the iPhone section. If you mention you like a feature the Android fanboys flame you. If you mention there is a problem with your iPhone the apple fanboys flame you.
- Stay out of the PRSI section. More hot potatoes than Mr Spud the hot potato salesman.
- Don't mention the 'i' word on the coffee thread!
The PRSI section. Easiest way to have an internet fight ever. Even if you try to be non partial, unbiased, you'll still be flamed!
Most of the time, with some striking exceptions, a few of which are listed below by @Apple fanboy.
Again, it is a mater of location and perspective.
I agree as long as you follow these three rules.
- Stay out of the iPhone section. If you mention you like a feature the Android fanboys flame you. If you mention there is a problem with your iPhone the apple fanboys flame you.
- Stay out of the PRSI section. More hot potatoes than Mr Spud the hot potato salesman.
- Don't mention the 'i' word on the coffee thread!
Agreed.
I rarely venture into the iPhone section.
As for PRSI, well, suffice to say that dialogue and discussion tend to be sacrificed in favour of other forms of exchange, some of which are peculiarly unpleasant but very instructive.
As for coffee.........well, we have our standards, you know.
That is not..........what we describe as "coffee".
Actually, as that is a Tesco 'own brand' it is probably the very worst of the foul instant products on offer.
That is a disgusting, tasteless, brown sludge consumed by individuals who don't know what real coffee is, and who lack the palate to know the difference between dross and quality.
Personally, I would never offer this to a guest, nor would I accept it if was offered; I'll drink water - perfectly happily - instead.
See when you post stuff like that....
Can that really even be considered coffee?
Grab the flame retardant suite bud!!
Just having a laugh. I'm more of a tea person!See when you post stuff like that....
Can that really even be considered coffee?
Grab the flame retardant suite bud!!
I shall pass with averted eyes and delicately held nostrils over the introduction of a topic that does not merit serious discussion.......
Re participation here, these days, when I am abroad, - while I still check in, and post, I am nothing like as prolific as I am when I am at home between assignments.
Re participation here, these days, when I am abroad, - while I still check in, and post, I am nothing like as prolific as I am when I am at home between assignments.
Mugs mate, mugs.
It's this sort of banter I love about this place. Sharing jokes with people you've never met from the comfort of your sofa.
It's what brings me here everyday.
I disagree with #1, simply because I am active there and have been known to defend Android features. I've had a few people come down on me but never to the extent I felt like I was being flamed. LED notification light for the iPhone being one example.I agree as long as you follow these three rules.
- Stay out of the iPhone section. If you mention you like a feature the Android fanboys flame you. If you mention there is a problem with your iPhone the apple fanboys flame you.
- Stay out of the PRSI section. More hot potatoes than Mr Spud the hot potato salesman.
- Don't mention the 'i' word on the coffee thread!
I would also like to add #4 to your list however.
4. Stay out of the MacPro/MacBook Pro section if you own a PowerBook or PowerMac. The only answer to your question will be a derogatory and inflammatory message of "UPGRADE" constructed with very unkind words.
The people in that forum want nothing to do with anything that's over a year old.
I agree as long as you follow these three rules.
- Stay out of the iPhone section. If you mention you like a feature the Android fanboys flame you. If you mention there is a problem with your iPhone the apple fanboys flame you.
- Stay out of the PRSI section. More hot potatoes than Mr Spud the hot potato salesman.
- Don't mention the 'i' word on the coffee thread!
Ugh, the PRSI section. I have exactly one post in that subforum. I don't know what it was or is, but I never go into there. Too much drama over pointless things.
Yes but notice it doesn't say drank by experts.
Chart #4: Currently Active Top 50 Posters
These users have posted in the last 6 months.
Computed by Doctor Q in January 2017
Columns:
Observations
Many of you don't recognize forum members in Chart #1 because they are no longer active. This chart is limited to active users, so you're more likely to recognize the names. However, some of these users are barely active, with only a few posts in the last 6 months.
This list didn't change much from 6 months ago. Only 4 members joined the list and only 4 members left the list. Let's look at the reasons for the arrivals:
Post Rate Consistency
I noticed that wrldwzrd89 made exactly 47 posts in the last 6 months (July 2016 to January 2017) and exactly 47 posts in the 6 months before that (January 2016 to July 2016). It was almost three times in a row, since his post count from July 2015 to January 2016 was 44. Missed it by only 3 posts! If there was an award for consistent posting rate among top posters, wrldwzrd89 would win it. Come to think of it, awards are just of matter of announcements, so here we go:
MRU wins second place, with 1,451 posts in the first half of 2016 and 1,460 posts in the second half of 2016, an increase of only 0.62%.
Honorable mention goes to another user I noticed, who has never been near the Top 50 lists. HobeSoundDarryl made 374 posts in the first half of 2016 and another 374 posts in the second half of 2016. Nice work!
If we want to give awards for post rate inconsistency, based on the change in post rate from one 6-month period to the next, then four members are deserving of mention for changing by more than 1000 posts in 6 months:
These users have posted in the last 6 months.
Computed by Doctor Q in January 2017
Code:
Cur Last 6
Rank Active Top 50 Posts Months
---- --------------- ------ ------
1 maflynn 51,577 4,270
2 GGJstudios 43,859 26
3 Applejuiced 37,721 1,797
4 GoCubsGo 35,719 42
5 C DM 34,497 6,696
6 Doctor Q 33,854 128
7 mkrishnan 29,639 1
8 Eidorian 29,050 32
9 rdowns 27,258 58
10 Abstract 24,283 2
11 MRU 23,911 1,460
12 SandboxGeneral 22,996 1,285
13 jsw 22,810 12
14 Weaselboy 22,708 1,479
15 Hellhammer 22,076 126
16 Blue Velvet 21,641 3
17 Dagless 21,278 298
18 Scepticalscribe 21,107 4,247
19 alphaod 21,046 93
20 MacNut 19,839 212
21 balamw 18,892 231
22 Peace 18,766 219
23 Intell 18,449 104
24 MacDawg 18,263 127
25 Nermal 17,806 218
26 dukebound85 17,693 76
27 IJ Reilly 16,757 348
28 -aggie- 16,711 1
29 samcraig 16,404 376
30 Rogifan 16,401 690
31 WildCowboy 16,152 110
32 ucfgrad93 16,019 443
33 dejo 15,727 2
34 AidenShaw 15,490 542
35 kdarling 15,331 837
36 twoodcc 15,283 24
37 gnasher729 15,151 429
38 jav6454 15,147 239
39 r.j.s 14,921 15
40 Sun Baked 14,840 6
41 yg17 14,785 70
42 Apple fanboy 14,770 2,448
43 OllyW 14,755 763
44 eyoungren 14,366 1,429
45 arn 13,674 41
46 Consultant 13,271 4
47 Night Spring 13,008 943
48 KPOM 12,987 741
49 JayLenochiniMac 12,819 1,285
50 nagromme 12,546 135Columns:
Rank = Position in order by post count, 1 (highest) to 50.
Active Top 50 = members with the 50 currently highest post counts among those who have posted in the last 6 months.
Cur Posts = # of posts by that member.
Last 6 Months = # of posts from July 2016 to January 2017.
Active Top 50 = members with the 50 currently highest post counts among those who have posted in the last 6 months.
Cur Posts = # of posts by that member.
Last 6 Months = # of posts from July 2016 to January 2017.
Observations
Many of you don't recognize forum members in Chart #1 because they are no longer active. This chart is limited to active users, so you're more likely to recognize the names. However, some of these users are barely active, with only a few posts in the last 6 months.
This list didn't change much from 6 months ago. Only 4 members joined the list and only 4 members left the list. Let's look at the reasons for the arrivals:
- jsw joined the list. He used to be quite active, but stopped posting from November 2015 to April 2016. He made a single post in the first half of 2016, but didn't make the Active Top 50 list because of a technical quirk: Due to an occasional thread being deleted, 6 of his past posts disappeared from the forums, so his net post count actually dropped over that period. Real people would consider him active due to his 1 post in May 2016, but my Top Poster machinery considers a member inactive if their post count drops. Score one for people over machines. With a dozen posts in the last 6 months, jsw is back on the Active Top 50 list.
- The same thing happened to Blue Velvet, who wasn't on the list 6 months ago but is on the list this time. She made 4 posts in the first half of 2016, but lost 5, for a net post count loss of 1, so she was excluded last time. With 3 counted posts in the second half of 2016 (plus a number of posts in the Politics, Religion, Social Issues forum that don't contribute to post count) she's back on the list.
- jav6454 made no posts in the first half of 2016, then hundreds in the second half, explaining the appearance this time but not last time.
- r.j.s made no posts in the first half of 2016, then a handful in the second half.
- ~Shard~ made 5 posts in the first half of 2016, but none in the second, so he's no longer active.
- Lord Blackadder is active, but with a total post count of 12,439 that wasn't enough to make the list.
- wrldwzrd89 is active, but with a total post count of 12,017, not enough for the list.
- Chundles is active, but with a post count of 11,919, not enough for the list.
Post Rate Consistency
I noticed that wrldwzrd89 made exactly 47 posts in the last 6 months (July 2016 to January 2017) and exactly 47 posts in the 6 months before that (January 2016 to July 2016). It was almost three times in a row, since his post count from July 2015 to January 2016 was 44. Missed it by only 3 posts! If there was an award for consistent posting rate among top posters, wrldwzrd89 would win it. Come to think of it, awards are just of matter of announcements, so here we go:
Announcement: wrldwzrd89 wins the official award for consistent posting!
MRU wins second place, with 1,451 posts in the first half of 2016 and 1,460 posts in the second half of 2016, an increase of only 0.62%.
Honorable mention goes to another user I noticed, who has never been near the Top 50 lists. HobeSoundDarryl made 374 posts in the first half of 2016 and another 374 posts in the second half of 2016. Nice work!
If we want to give awards for post rate inconsistency, based on the change in post rate from one 6-month period to the next, then four members are deserving of mention for changing by more than 1000 posts in 6 months:
- C DM made 5,455 posts in the first half of 2016, then 6,696 in the second half of 2016, for an increase of 1241 posts per 6 month period.
- Applejuiced was close behind, making 587 posts in the first half of 2016, then 1,797 in the second half of 2016, for an increase of 1210 posts per 6 month period.
- Julien's 6 month post count went from 352 to 1,404, an increase of 1052.
- jamezr dropped by 1073, going from 1,849 posts in 6 months to 776.
I wonder how many give the snub to Tesco Instant Coffee and turn around and give the rave to Starbucks Instant Coffee
"Made with the same high-quality 100% arabica beans we use in our stores. Starbucks Via Instant delivers rich, delicious flavour you'll love."
Fascinating reading as always Doctor Q. Thanks for putting this together and getting the thread back on track (after I somewhat derailed it).
Not those of us who frequent the coffee threads here.
Personally, while I quite like the ambience of a Starbuck's coffee shop, - the decor is usually pleasant - I deplore their business model, and detest their coffee - as it tends to be stale, over-roasted and bitter.
At the end of the day, a coffee shop is judged by the quality of the coffee it serves.
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Fascinating list, @Doctor Q; and thanks, as always, for compiling it.
Members with the Highest Maximum Post Rates
The only changes since last time are:
Code:
Max Over This Six
Rank Member Name Rate Month Period
---- --------------- ----- --------------------
1 GoCubsGo 41.38 Jul-2009 to Jan-2010
2 GGJstudios 39.14 Jan-2012 to Jul-2012
3 mad jew 37.22 Jan-2006 to Jul-2006
4 C DM 36.39 Jul-2016 to Jan-2017
5 -aggie- 34.39 Jul-2009 to Jan-2010
6 Hellhammer 31.69 Jul-2010 to Jan-2011
7 Applejuiced 31.63 Jul-2010 to Jan-2011
8 maflynn 31.22 Jul-2014 to Jan-2015
9 Eidorian 29.96 Jul-2007 to Jan-2008
10 iGary 26.82 Jan-2006 to Jul-2006
11 WildCowboy 24.52 Jul-2006 to Jan-2007
12 dmw007 24.30 Jul-2006 to Jan-2007
13 SandboxGeneral 23.55 Jul-2014 to Jan-2015
14 alphaod 23.48 Jul-2008 to Jan-2009
15 Scepticalscribe 23.08 Jul-2016 to Jan-2017
16 jsw 22.83 Jan-2007 to Jul-2007
17 mattscott306 21.98 Jan-2007 to Jul-2007
18 r.j.s 21.81 Jul-2009 to Jan-2010
19 ~Shard~ 21.63 Jul-2005 to Jan-2006
20 bartelby 21.21 Jul-2007 to Jan-2008
21 devilot 20.52 Jan-2007 to Jul-2007
22 mkrishnan 19.55 Jan-2007 to Jul-2007
23 DoFoT9 19.43 Jan-2010 to Jul-2010
24 Eraserhead 18.89 Jan-2008 to Jul-2008
25 Chundles 18.51 Jul-2006 to Jan-2007
26 PlaceofDis 18.02 Jan-2007 to Jul-2007
27 Lacero 17.98 Jul-2005 to Jan-2006
28 xUKHCx 17.66 Jan-2008 to Jul-2008
29 Weaselboy 17.63 Jul-2014 to Jan-2015
30 rdowns 17.31 Jan-2010 to Jul-2010
31 wdlove 17.30 Jan-2004 to Jul-2004
32 Blue Velvet 16.84 Jul-2007 to Jan-2008
33 Newtons Apple 16.66 Jul-2015 to Jan-2016
34 Macman45 16.58 Jul-2012 to Jan-2013
35 yellow 16.51 Jan-2006 to Jul-2006
36 Dagless 16.29 Jul-2006 to Jan-2007
37 KnightWRX 16.22 Jul-2011 to Jan-2012
38 MacNut 16.20 Jul-2007 to Jan-2008
39 Abstract 15.78 Jan-2009 to Jul-2009
40 eyoungren 15.31 Jul-2015 to Jan-2016
41 Rogifan 15.15 Jan-2015 to Jul-2015
42 edesignuk 14.99 Jul-2004 to Jan-2005
43 CalBoy 14.97 Jan-2008 to Jul-2008
44 robbieduncan 14.60 Jul-2008 to Jan-2009
45 Surely 14.59 Jul-2010 to Jan-2011
46 twoodcc 14.55 Jul-2007 to Jan-2008
47 Queso 14.54 Jan-2007 to Jul-2007
48 sushi 14.40 Jul-2008 to Jan-2009
49 MacDawg 14.21 Jan-2010 to Jul-2010
50 iBlue 14.15 Jul-2007 to Jan-2008- C DM is up from 29.97 in Jan-2016 to Jul-2016, formerly 8th place.
- Scepticalscribe is up from 19.73 in Jan-2016 to Jul-2016, formerly 21st place.