Top 50 Posters Extrapolated, January 2019

Scepticalscribe · Feb 11, 2019

chown33 said:
I was trying to think of a word that meant "at the end of", and the only one I came up with offhand was "acme", but I felt there was another word, similarly brief, that was better. That led me into thesaurical explorations, at which point (heh) I eventually found "apex", and its adjectival form "apical". Although it usually means "highest point", it also refers to the tip of something. So a spear or arrow has a single apex (tip or point) regardless of its orientation, but its highest point will be the anti-apical end if it's pointing downward.

So you're the apex of the tail.

Ah: And I assume that this is because the tail (rather than the 'summit', - as it it lies horizontally rather than vertically), represents the "top", rather than the "bottom" of this graph, which is where linguistically, and descriptively, we expect to find a tail.

Fascinating.

Doctor Q · Feb 11, 2019

chown33 said:
So you're the apex of the tail.

I hope the moderators don't spot your wanton name-calling!

-aggie- · Feb 11, 2019

Now I see how one gets to be at the apex of the tail.

Scepticalscribe · Feb 12, 2019

-aggie- said:
Now I see how one gets to be at the apex of the tail.

Never expected to be found there, to be honest.

Domestic circumstances contributed to a transformed lifestyle over the past eight years or so.

chown33 · Apr 6, 2019

This post presents the interstitial post count statistics, measured at the mid-point between Jan 03 and July 03. It's briefer than the usual semi-annual stats post.

I plan to post the graphs and their associated remarks tomorrow.

All measurements taken 03 April 2019 by chown33.

Table 1: Current Top 50 Posters

Code:

                        Cur    3-Mo   Cur    Delta   Prev  Delta  3-Mo   Foll-  Avg of one
Rank  Current Top 50    Posts  Posts  Rate   Rate    Rank  Rank   Likes  owers  post every
----  ----------------  -----  -----  -----  ------  ----  -----  -----  -----  ----------
  1   maflynn           62376    912  10.13   -6.26    1      0    1917    23   2h 22.1m
  2   C DM              46606    993  11.03   +0.56    2      0     534    22   2h 10.5m
  3   GGJstudios        44337    126   1.40   +0.41    3      0     138    15   17h 8.6m
  4   Applejuiced       40650    ---   0.00   +0.00    4      0       0   145   ---
  5   Scepticalscribe   40126   2656  29.51   -2.55    5      0    1848    40   0h 48.8m
  6   GoCubsGo          35741    ---   0.00   -0.03    6      0       0     8   ---
  7   Doctor Q          35442    257   2.86   +1.07    7      0     292    42   8h 24.3m
  8   mad jew           32194    ---   0.00   +0.00    8      0       0     4   ---
  9   mkrishnan         29641    ---   0.00   +0.00    9      0       0    11   ---
 10   Eidorian          29078      1   0.01   -0.04   10      0       1    63   90d 0h 0.0m
 11   Apple fanboy      28984   1732  19.24   -1.53   13     +2    1387    14   1h 14.8m
 12   Weaselboy         28181    443   4.92   -0.49   11     -1     471    77   4h 52.6m
 13   Relentless Power  27668   1563  17.37   -5.30   14     +1    2262    19   1h 22.9m
 14   rdowns            27343    ---   0.00   -0.03   12     -2       5    24   ---
 15   robbieduncan      24480    ---   0.00   +0.00   15      0       0    23   ---
 16   Abstract          24377      5   0.06   -0.21   16      0       4     7   18d 0h 0.0m
 17   SandboxGeneral    24308    131   1.46   -2.72   17      0     276    23   16h 29.3m
 18   jsw               22816    ---   0.00   -0.02   18      0       0     2   ---
 19   Mr. Anderson      22408    ---   0.00   +0.00   19      0       0     3   ---
 20   Hellhammer        22076    ---   0.00   +0.00   20      0       0    53   ---
 21   alphaod           21927     59   0.66   -1.40   21      0     110     5   1d 12h 36.6m
 22   Newtons Apple     21785    491   5.46  -10.65   24     +2     608    23   4h 24.0m
 23   Blue Velvet       21651    ---   0.00   -0.03   22     -1      34     2   ---
 24   Dagless           21540    ---   0.00   +0.00   23     -1       2    14   ---
 25   MacNut            21188    295   3.28   +1.01   25      0     314     8   7h 19.3m
 26   eyoungren         20565    409   4.54   -0.85   26      0     625   122   5h 16.9m
 27   Jaffa Cake        19801    ---   0.00   +0.00   27      0       1    16   ---
 28   bartelby          19794    ---   0.00   -0.01   28      0       0    23   ---
 29   Rogifan           19639    277   3.08   -2.06   31     +2     978    18   7h 47.9m
 30   iGary             19583    ---   0.00   +0.00   29     -1       0     6   ---
 31   MacDawg           19475     68   0.76   -0.37   30     -1     150     3   1d 7h 45.9m
 32   Peace             19320    106   1.18   +0.78   34     +2     215     5   20h 22.6m
 33   miles01110        19264    ---   0.00   +0.00   32     -1       2     0   ---
 34   PlaceofDis        19232    ---   0.00   +0.00   33     -1       0     3   ---
 35   iBlue             19174    ---   0.00   +0.00   35      0       0    11   ---
 36   balamw            19083      9   0.10   +0.03   37     +1       6    12   10d 0h 0.0m
 37   edesignuk         19077    ---   0.00   +0.00   36     -1       0     1   ---
 38   Intell            18863     12   0.13   -0.00   38      0      12    24   7d 12h 0.0m
 39   Nermal            18561     64   0.71   +0.40   39      0      68    13   1d 9h 45.0m
 40   ~Shard~           18388      2   0.02   +0.02   40      0       5     1   45d 0h 0.0m
 41   I7guy             18184   1543  17.14   +6.01   50     +9     936     4   1h 24.0m
 42   dukebound85       17998     12   0.13   -0.41   41     -1      74     3   7d 12h 0.0m
 43   The Game 161      17937    957  10.63   +2.09   47     +4     988    10   2h 15.4m
 44   IJ Reilly         17915    ---   0.00   -0.25   42     -2       0     2   ---
 45   AidenShaw         17651    189   2.10   +0.25   44     -1     200    13   11h 25.7m
 46   DoFoT9            17494    ---   0.00   +0.00   43     -3       0   122   ---
 47   kdarling          17362     51   0.57   +0.26   45     -2      97    18   1d 18h 21.2m
 48   ucfgrad93         17245    229   2.54   +0.51   46     -2     862     9   9h 25.9m
 49   jav6454           16788     10   0.11   -0.36   48     -1      13     9   9d 0h 0.0m
 50   -aggie-           16786     24   0.27   +0.01   49     -1      13    19   3d 18h 0.0m

Table Columns:

Rank = Position in order by post count, 1 (highest) to 50 (lowest).
Current Top 50 = members with the 50 currently highest post counts.
Cur Posts = current count of posts by this member (see Note below).
3-Mo Posts = count of posts made in this measurement period, or "---" if none.
Cur Rate = average # posts per day by this member over the measurement period.
Delta Rate = change in average daily post rate from the prior semi-annual period to the latest period.
Prev Rank = previous rank, as of 6 months ago (July 2018); a number above 50 for those who are new to the Top 50.
Delta Rank = change in rank, i.e., # of slots +higher or -lower in rank since prior semi-annual stats.
3-Mo Likes = count of likes received in this measurement period.
Followers = current count of forum followers, or "---" if data unavailable.
Avg of one post every = average time between member's posts, in days, hours, and minutes, based on a 24-hour day.

Note: Posts in any of the following forums are not counted in any post counts or post rates.

the Politics, Religion, Social Issues forum
the Console Games forum
the Code Sharing and Software Promos forum
the Marketplace forum
the Wasteland

Remarks

There's little action in the Top 10, but there's a race just outside it, with @Apple fanboy, @Weaselboy, and @Relentless Power jockeying to see who pushes @Eidorian out of 10th place first.
@Scepticalscribe slacked off a bit. She's still the only member with an average rate above one post per hour, but she dropped below 30 posts per day.
@I7guy moved up 9 positions, the largest change in rank.

Table 2: Currently Active Top 50 Posters

Code:

                        Cur    3-Mo
Rank  Active Top 50     Posts  Posts
----  ----------------  -----  -----
  1   maflynn           62376    912
  2   C DM              46606    993
  3   GGJstudios        44337    126
  4   Scepticalscribe   40126   2656
  5   Doctor Q          35442    257
  6   Eidorian          29078      1
  7   Apple fanboy      28984   1732
  8   Weaselboy         28181    443
  9   Relentless Power  27668   1563
 10   Abstract          24377      5
 11   SandboxGeneral    24308    131
 12   alphaod           21927     59
 13   Newtons Apple     21785    491
 14   MacNut            21188    295
 15   eyoungren         20565    409
 16   Rogifan           19639    277
 17   MacDawg           19475     68
 18   Peace             19320    106
 19   balamw            19083      9
 20   Intell            18863     12
 21   Nermal            18561     64
 22   ~Shard~           18388      2
 23   I7guy             18184   1543
 24   dukebound85       17998     12
 25   The Game 161      17937    957
 26   AidenShaw         17651    189
 27   kdarling          17362     51
 28   ucfgrad93         17245    229
 29   jav6454           16788     10
 30   -aggie-           16786     24
 31   OllyW             16625    106
 32   samcraig          16572     17
 33   WildCowboy        16562     54
 34   gnasher729        16286    116
 35   Huntn             15969    330
 36   Fishrrman         15658    798
 37   cube              15330    307
 38   yg17              14887      1
 39   Sun Baked         14869      4
 40   KPOM              14181     88
 41   arn               13891    132
 42   Mitthrawnuruodo   13457      6
 43   Lord Blackadder   13322     89
 44   Mlrollin91        13312    141
 45   Consultant        13287      3
 46   Tech198           13223    366
 47   mattopotamus      12805     37
 48   cmaier            12804   1290
 49   lordofthereef     12785     27
 50   annk              12660    137

Table 3: Top 50 Prolific Posters

Code:

                        Cur    3-Mo
Rank  Prolific Top 50   Posts  Posts
----  ----------------  -----  -----
  1   Scepticalscribe   40126   2656
  2   Apple fanboy      28984   1732
  3   Relentless Power  27668   1563
  4   I7guy             18184   1543
  5   cmaier            12804   1290
  6   Zenithal           7336   1255  *
  7   Shanghaichica      9898   1086  *
  8   C DM              46606    993
  9   The Game 161      17937    957
 10   maflynn           62376    912
 11   BasicGreatGuy     10840    903  *
 12   Abazigal          10591    827  *
 13   Fishrrman         15658    798
 14   GrumpyMom          7629    632  *
 15   AustinIllini       9134    578  *
 16   kazmac             7108    574  *
 17   DNichter           8200    552  *
 18   akash.nu           6717    503  *
 19   Clix Pix           7695    492  *
 20   Newtons Apple     21785    491
 21   apolloa           11308    458  *
 22   Queen6             7132    455  *
 23   keysofanxiety      9029    452  *
 24   Weaselboy         28181    443
 25   h9826790          11947    440  *
 26   69Mustang          6530    430  *
 27   Dave245            6855    413  *
 28   eyoungren         20565    409
 29   macduke            9737    406  *
 30   chrfr              7541    400  *
 31   sracer             7797    398  *
 32   willmtaylor        9628    387  *
 33   jamezr            11879    373  *
 34   Tech198           13223    366
 35   Huntn             15969    330
 36   Plutonius          7461    324  *
 37   bigjnyc            5867    308  *
 38   arkitect           5858    308  *
 39   cube              15330    307
 40   dannyyankou        7774    300  *
 41   MacNut            21188    295
 42   The-Real-Deal82    6959    287  *
 43   leman              9454    282  *
 44   Rogifan           19639    277
 45   noobinator         5898    259  *
 46   Doctor Q          35442    257
 47   deconstruct60      7446    257  *
 48   pat500000          8511    254  *
 49   Knowlege Bomb      6180    250  *
 50   justperry          9509    239  *

Table Columns:

Rank = Position in order by post count (Table 2) or post rate (Table 3), 1 (highest) to 50.
Active Top 50 / Prolific Top 50 = members with the 50 currently highest post counts or post rates among those who have posted in the last 3 months.
Cur Posts = count of posts by that member (has the same criteria as Table 1 for which posts are counted).
3-Mo Posts = count of posts in this measurement period.
* = this user is in the Prolific Top 50 list, but not in the Active Top 50 list.

I've revised Table 3 (Prolifics) so the Rank represents the prolificness of the member, not the rank in post counts. This should be less confusing (or maybe not).

Scepticalscribe · Apr 6, 2019

chown33 said:

This post presents the interstitial post count statistics, measured at the mid-point between Jan 03 and July 03. It's briefer than the usual semi-annual stats post.

I plan to post the graphs and their associated remarks tomorrow.

All measurements taken 03 April 2019 by chown33.

Table 1: Current Top 50 Posters

Code:

                        Cur    3-Mo   Cur    Delta   Prev  Delta  3-Mo   Foll-  Avg of one
Rank  Current Top 50    Posts  Posts  Rate   Rate    Rank  Rank   Likes  owers  post every
----  ----------------  -----  -----  -----  ------  ----  -----  -----  -----  ----------
  1   maflynn           62376    912  10.13   -6.26    1      0    1917    23   2h 22.1m
  2   C DM              46606    993  11.03   +0.56    2      0     534    22   2h 10.5m
  3   GGJstudios        44337    126   1.40   +0.41    3      0     138    15   17h 8.6m
  4   Applejuiced       40650    ---   0.00   +0.00    4      0       0   145   ---
  5   Scepticalscribe   40126   2656  29.51   -2.55    5      0    1848    40   0h 48.8m
  6   GoCubsGo          35741    ---   0.00   -0.03    6      0       0     8   ---
  7   Doctor Q          35442    257   2.86   +1.07    7      0     292    42   8h 24.3m
  8   mad jew           32194    ---   0.00   +0.00    8      0       0     4   ---
  9   mkrishnan         29641    ---   0.00   +0.00    9      0       0    11   ---
 10   Eidorian          29078      1   0.01   -0.04   10      0       1    63   90d 0h 0.0m
 11   Apple fanboy      28984   1732  19.24   -1.53   13     +2    1387    14   1h 14.8m
 12   Weaselboy         28181    443   4.92   -0.49   11     -1     471    77   4h 52.6m
 13   Relentless Power  27668   1563  17.37   -5.30   14     +1    2262    19   1h 22.9m
 14   rdowns            27343    ---   0.00   -0.03   12     -2       5    24   ---
 15   robbieduncan      24480    ---   0.00   +0.00   15      0       0    23   ---
 16   Abstract          24377      5   0.06   -0.21   16      0       4     7   18d 0h 0.0m
 17   SandboxGeneral    24308    131   1.46   -2.72   17      0     276    23   16h 29.3m
 18   jsw               22816    ---   0.00   -0.02   18      0       0     2   ---
 19   Mr. Anderson      22408    ---   0.00   +0.00   19      0       0     3   ---
 20   Hellhammer        22076    ---   0.00   +0.00   20      0       0    53   ---
 21   alphaod           21927     59   0.66   -1.40   21      0     110     5   1d 12h 36.6m
 22   Newtons Apple     21785    491   5.46  -10.65   24     +2     608    23   4h 24.0m
 23   Blue Velvet       21651    ---   0.00   -0.03   22     -1      34     2   ---
 24   Dagless           21540    ---   0.00   +0.00   23     -1       2    14   ---
 25   MacNut            21188    295   3.28   +1.01   25      0     314     8   7h 19.3m
 26   eyoungren         20565    409   4.54   -0.85   26      0     625   122   5h 16.9m
 27   Jaffa Cake        19801    ---   0.00   +0.00   27      0       1    16   ---
 28   bartelby          19794    ---   0.00   -0.01   28      0       0    23   ---
 29   Rogifan           19639    277   3.08   -2.06   31     +2     978    18   7h 47.9m
 30   iGary             19583    ---   0.00   +0.00   29     -1       0     6   ---
 31   MacDawg           19475     68   0.76   -0.37   30     -1     150     3   1d 7h 45.9m
 32   Peace             19320    106   1.18   +0.78   34     +2     215     5   20h 22.6m
 33   miles01110        19264    ---   0.00   +0.00   32     -1       2     0   ---
 34   PlaceofDis        19232    ---   0.00   +0.00   33     -1       0     3   ---
 35   iBlue             19174    ---   0.00   +0.00   35      0       0    11   ---
 36   balamw            19083      9   0.10   +0.03   37     +1       6    12   10d 0h 0.0m
 37   edesignuk         19077    ---   0.00   +0.00   36     -1       0     1   ---
 38   Intell            18863     12   0.13   -0.00   38      0      12    24   7d 12h 0.0m
 39   Nermal            18561     64   0.71   +0.40   39      0      68    13   1d 9h 45.0m
 40   ~Shard~           18388      2   0.02   +0.02   40      0       5     1   45d 0h 0.0m
 41   I7guy             18184   1543  17.14   +6.01   50     +9     936     4   1h 24.0m
 42   dukebound85       17998     12   0.13   -0.41   41     -1      74     3   7d 12h 0.0m
 43   The Game 161      17937    957  10.63   +2.09   47     +4     988    10   2h 15.4m
 44   IJ Reilly         17915    ---   0.00   -0.25   42     -2       0     2   ---
 45   AidenShaw         17651    189   2.10   +0.25   44     -1     200    13   11h 25.7m
 46   DoFoT9            17494    ---   0.00   +0.00   43     -3       0   122   ---
 47   kdarling          17362     51   0.57   +0.26   45     -2      97    18   1d 18h 21.2m
 48   ucfgrad93         17245    229   2.54   +0.51   46     -2     862     9   9h 25.9m
 49   jav6454           16788     10   0.11   -0.36   48     -1      13     9   9d 0h 0.0m
 50   -aggie-           16786     24   0.27   +0.01   49     -1      13    19   3d 18h 0.0m

Table Columns:

Rank = Position in order by post count, 1 (highest) to 50 (lowest).
Current Top 50 = members with the 50 currently highest post counts.
Cur Posts = current count of posts by this member (see Note below).
3-Mo Posts = count of posts made in this measurement period, or "---" if none.
Cur Rate = average # posts per day by this member over the measurement period.
Delta Rate = change in average daily post rate from the prior semi-annual period to the latest period.
Prev Rank = previous rank, as of 6 months ago (July 2018); a number above 50 for those who are new to the Top 50.
Delta Rank = change in rank, i.e., # of slots +higher or -lower in rank since prior semi-annual stats.
3-Mo Likes = count of likes received in this measurement period.
Followers = current count of forum followers, or "---" if data unavailable.
Avg of one post every = average time between member's posts, in days, hours, and minutes, based on a 24-hour day.

Note: Posts in any of the following forums are not counted in any post counts or post rates.

the Politics, Religion, Social Issues forum
the Console Games forum
the Code Sharing and Software Promos forum
the Marketplace forum
the Wasteland

Remarks

There's little action in the Top 10, but there's a race just outside it, with @Apple fanboy, @Weaselboy, and @Relentless Power jockeying to see who pushes @Eidorian out of 10th place first.
@Scepticalscribe slacked off a bit. She's still the only member with an average rate below one post per hour, but she dropped below 30 posts per day.
@I7guy moved up 9 positions, the largest change in rank.

Table 2: Currently Active Top 50 Posters

Code:

                        Cur    3-Mo
Rank  Active Top 50     Posts  Posts
----  ----------------  -----  -----
  1   maflynn           62376    912
  2   C DM              46606    993
  3   GGJstudios        44337    126
  4   Scepticalscribe   40126   2656
  5   Doctor Q          35442    257
  6   Eidorian          29078      1
  7   Apple fanboy      28984   1732
  8   Weaselboy         28181    443
  9   Relentless Power  27668   1563
 10   Abstract          24377      5
 11   SandboxGeneral    24308    131
 12   alphaod           21927     59
 13   Newtons Apple     21785    491
 14   MacNut            21188    295
 15   eyoungren         20565    409
 16   Rogifan           19639    277
 17   MacDawg           19475     68
 18   Peace             19320    106
 19   balamw            19083      9
 20   Intell            18863     12
 21   Nermal            18561     64
 22   ~Shard~           18388      2
 23   I7guy             18184   1543
 24   dukebound85       17998     12
 25   The Game 161      17937    957
 26   AidenShaw         17651    189
 27   kdarling          17362     51
 28   ucfgrad93         17245    229
 29   jav6454           16788     10
 30   -aggie-           16786     24
 31   OllyW             16625    106
 32   samcraig          16572     17
 33   WildCowboy        16562     54
 34   gnasher729        16286    116
 35   Huntn             15969    330
 36   Fishrrman         15658    798
 37   cube              15330    307
 38   yg17              14887      1
 39   Sun Baked         14869      4
 40   KPOM              14181     88
 41   arn               13891    132
 42   Mitthrawnuruodo   13457      6
 43   Lord Blackadder   13322     89
 44   Mlrollin91        13312    141
 45   Consultant        13287      3
 46   Tech198           13223    366
 47   mattopotamus      12805     37
 48   cmaier            12804   1290
 49   lordofthereef     12785     27
 50   annk              12660    137

Table 3: Top 50 Prolific Posters

Code:

                        Cur    3-Mo
Rank  Prolific Top 50   Posts  Posts
----  ----------------  -----  -----
  1   Scepticalscribe   40126   2656
  2   Apple fanboy      28984   1732
  3   Relentless Power  27668   1563
  4   I7guy             18184   1543
  5   cmaier            12804   1290
  6   Zenithal           7336   1255  *
  7   Shanghaichica      9898   1086  *
  8   C DM              46606    993
  9   The Game 161      17937    957
 10   maflynn           62376    912
 11   BasicGreatGuy     10840    903  *
 12   Abazigal          10591    827  *
 13   Fishrrman         15658    798
 14   GrumpyMom          7629    632  *
 15   AustinIllini       9134    578  *
 16   kazmac             7108    574  *
 17   DNichter           8200    552  *
 18   akash.nu           6717    503  *
 19   Clix Pix           7695    492  *
 20   Newtons Apple     21785    491
 21   apolloa           11308    458  *
 22   Queen6             7132    455  *
 23   keysofanxiety      9029    452  *
 24   Weaselboy         28181    443
 25   h9826790          11947    440  *
 26   69Mustang          6530    430  *
 27   Dave245            6855    413  *
 28   eyoungren         20565    409
 29   macduke            9737    406  *
 30   chrfr              7541    400  *
 31   sracer             7797    398  *
 32   willmtaylor        9628    387  *
 33   jamezr            11879    373  *
 34   Tech198           13223    366
 35   Huntn             15969    330
 36   Plutonius          7461    324  *
 37   bigjnyc            5867    308  *
 38   arkitect           5858    308  *
 39   cube              15330    307
 40   dannyyankou        7774    300  *
 41   MacNut            21188    295
 42   The-Real-Deal82    6959    287  *
 43   leman              9454    282  *
 44   Rogifan           19639    277
 45   noobinator         5898    259  *
 46   Doctor Q          35442    257
 47   deconstruct60      7446    257  *
 48   pat500000          8511    254  *
 49   Knowlege Bomb      6180    250  *
 50   justperry          9509    239  *

Table Columns:

Rank = Position in order by post count (Table 2) or post rate (Table 3), 1 (highest) to 50.
Active Top 50 / Prolific Top 50 = members with the 50 currently highest post counts or post rates among those who have posted in the last 3 months.
Cur Posts = count of posts by that member (has the same criteria as Table 1 for which posts are counted).
3-Mo Posts = count of posts in this measurement period.
* = this user is in the Prolific Top 50 list, but not in the Active Top 50 list.

I've revised Table 3 (Prolifics) so the Rank represents the prolificness of the member, not the rank in post counts. This should be less confusing (or maybe not).

Well done as always, @chown33, on your hard work.

In my case, I have had plenty on my mind these past three months or so, as my mum passed away over the Christmas period. And there was other personal stuff, too; a close friendship/relationship that I had thought might have been of some support at a testing time proved otherwise.

Thus, an initial intense burst of intense posting has subsided somewhat in recent weeks.

Such is life. And death.

Apple fanboy · Apr 6, 2019

chown33 said:

This post presents the interstitial post count statistics, measured at the mid-point between Jan 03 and July 03. It's briefer than the usual semi-annual stats post.

I plan to post the graphs and their associated remarks tomorrow.

All measurements taken 03 April 2019 by chown33.

Table 1: Current Top 50 Posters

Code:

                        Cur    3-Mo   Cur    Delta   Prev  Delta  3-Mo   Foll-  Avg of one
Rank  Current Top 50    Posts  Posts  Rate   Rate    Rank  Rank   Likes  owers  post every
----  ----------------  -----  -----  -----  ------  ----  -----  -----  -----  ----------
  1   maflynn           62376    912  10.13   -6.26    1      0    1917    23   2h 22.1m
  2   C DM              46606    993  11.03   +0.56    2      0     534    22   2h 10.5m
  3   GGJstudios        44337    126   1.40   +0.41    3      0     138    15   17h 8.6m
  4   Applejuiced       40650    ---   0.00   +0.00    4      0       0   145   ---
  5   Scepticalscribe   40126   2656  29.51   -2.55    5      0    1848    40   0h 48.8m
  6   GoCubsGo          35741    ---   0.00   -0.03    6      0       0     8   ---
  7   Doctor Q          35442    257   2.86   +1.07    7      0     292    42   8h 24.3m
  8   mad jew           32194    ---   0.00   +0.00    8      0       0     4   ---
  9   mkrishnan         29641    ---   0.00   +0.00    9      0       0    11   ---
 10   Eidorian          29078      1   0.01   -0.04   10      0       1    63   90d 0h 0.0m
 11   Apple fanboy      28984   1732  19.24   -1.53   13     +2    1387    14   1h 14.8m
 12   Weaselboy         28181    443   4.92   -0.49   11     -1     471    77   4h 52.6m
 13   Relentless Power  27668   1563  17.37   -5.30   14     +1    2262    19   1h 22.9m
 14   rdowns            27343    ---   0.00   -0.03   12     -2       5    24   ---
 15   robbieduncan      24480    ---   0.00   +0.00   15      0       0    23   ---
 16   Abstract          24377      5   0.06   -0.21   16      0       4     7   18d 0h 0.0m
 17   SandboxGeneral    24308    131   1.46   -2.72   17      0     276    23   16h 29.3m
 18   jsw               22816    ---   0.00   -0.02   18      0       0     2   ---
 19   Mr. Anderson      22408    ---   0.00   +0.00   19      0       0     3   ---
 20   Hellhammer        22076    ---   0.00   +0.00   20      0       0    53   ---
 21   alphaod           21927     59   0.66   -1.40   21      0     110     5   1d 12h 36.6m
 22   Newtons Apple     21785    491   5.46  -10.65   24     +2     608    23   4h 24.0m
 23   Blue Velvet       21651    ---   0.00   -0.03   22     -1      34     2   ---
 24   Dagless           21540    ---   0.00   +0.00   23     -1       2    14   ---
 25   MacNut            21188    295   3.28   +1.01   25      0     314     8   7h 19.3m
 26   eyoungren         20565    409   4.54   -0.85   26      0     625   122   5h 16.9m
 27   Jaffa Cake        19801    ---   0.00   +0.00   27      0       1    16   ---
 28   bartelby          19794    ---   0.00   -0.01   28      0       0    23   ---
 29   Rogifan           19639    277   3.08   -2.06   31     +2     978    18   7h 47.9m
 30   iGary             19583    ---   0.00   +0.00   29     -1       0     6   ---
 31   MacDawg           19475     68   0.76   -0.37   30     -1     150     3   1d 7h 45.9m
 32   Peace             19320    106   1.18   +0.78   34     +2     215     5   20h 22.6m
 33   miles01110        19264    ---   0.00   +0.00   32     -1       2     0   ---
 34   PlaceofDis        19232    ---   0.00   +0.00   33     -1       0     3   ---
 35   iBlue             19174    ---   0.00   +0.00   35      0       0    11   ---
 36   balamw            19083      9   0.10   +0.03   37     +1       6    12   10d 0h 0.0m
 37   edesignuk         19077    ---   0.00   +0.00   36     -1       0     1   ---
 38   Intell            18863     12   0.13   -0.00   38      0      12    24   7d 12h 0.0m
 39   Nermal            18561     64   0.71   +0.40   39      0      68    13   1d 9h 45.0m
 40   ~Shard~           18388      2   0.02   +0.02   40      0       5     1   45d 0h 0.0m
 41   I7guy             18184   1543  17.14   +6.01   50     +9     936     4   1h 24.0m
 42   dukebound85       17998     12   0.13   -0.41   41     -1      74     3   7d 12h 0.0m
 43   The Game 161      17937    957  10.63   +2.09   47     +4     988    10   2h 15.4m
 44   IJ Reilly         17915    ---   0.00   -0.25   42     -2       0     2   ---
 45   AidenShaw         17651    189   2.10   +0.25   44     -1     200    13   11h 25.7m
 46   DoFoT9            17494    ---   0.00   +0.00   43     -3       0   122   ---
 47   kdarling          17362     51   0.57   +0.26   45     -2      97    18   1d 18h 21.2m
 48   ucfgrad93         17245    229   2.54   +0.51   46     -2     862     9   9h 25.9m
 49   jav6454           16788     10   0.11   -0.36   48     -1      13     9   9d 0h 0.0m
 50   -aggie-           16786     24   0.27   +0.01   49     -1      13    19   3d 18h 0.0m

Table Columns:

Rank = Position in order by post count, 1 (highest) to 50 (lowest).
Current Top 50 = members with the 50 currently highest post counts.
Cur Posts = current count of posts by this member (see Note below).
3-Mo Posts = count of posts made in this measurement period, or "---" if none.
Cur Rate = average # posts per day by this member over the measurement period.
Delta Rate = change in average daily post rate from the prior semi-annual period to the latest period.
Prev Rank = previous rank, as of 6 months ago (July 2018); a number above 50 for those who are new to the Top 50.
Delta Rank = change in rank, i.e., # of slots +higher or -lower in rank since prior semi-annual stats.
3-Mo Likes = count of likes received in this measurement period.
Followers = current count of forum followers, or "---" if data unavailable.
Avg of one post every = average time between member's posts, in days, hours, and minutes, based on a 24-hour day.

Note: Posts in any of the following forums are not counted in any post counts or post rates.

the Politics, Religion, Social Issues forum
the Console Games forum
the Code Sharing and Software Promos forum
the Marketplace forum
the Wasteland

Remarks

There's little action in the Top 10, but there's a race just outside it, with @Apple fanboy, @Weaselboy, and @Relentless Power jockeying to see who pushes @Eidorian out of 10th place first.
@Scepticalscribe slacked off a bit. She's still the only member with an average rate below one post per hour, but she dropped below 30 posts per day.
@I7guy moved up 9 positions, the largest change in rank.

Table 2: Currently Active Top 50 Posters

Code:

                        Cur    3-Mo
Rank  Active Top 50     Posts  Posts
----  ----------------  -----  -----
  1   maflynn           62376    912
  2   C DM              46606    993
  3   GGJstudios        44337    126
  4   Scepticalscribe   40126   2656
  5   Doctor Q          35442    257
  6   Eidorian          29078      1
  7   Apple fanboy      28984   1732
  8   Weaselboy         28181    443
  9   Relentless Power  27668   1563
 10   Abstract          24377      5
 11   SandboxGeneral    24308    131
 12   alphaod           21927     59
 13   Newtons Apple     21785    491
 14   MacNut            21188    295
 15   eyoungren         20565    409
 16   Rogifan           19639    277
 17   MacDawg           19475     68
 18   Peace             19320    106
 19   balamw            19083      9
 20   Intell            18863     12
 21   Nermal            18561     64
 22   ~Shard~           18388      2
 23   I7guy             18184   1543
 24   dukebound85       17998     12
 25   The Game 161      17937    957
 26   AidenShaw         17651    189
 27   kdarling          17362     51
 28   ucfgrad93         17245    229
 29   jav6454           16788     10
 30   -aggie-           16786     24
 31   OllyW             16625    106
 32   samcraig          16572     17
 33   WildCowboy        16562     54
 34   gnasher729        16286    116
 35   Huntn             15969    330
 36   Fishrrman         15658    798
 37   cube              15330    307
 38   yg17              14887      1
 39   Sun Baked         14869      4
 40   KPOM              14181     88
 41   arn               13891    132
 42   Mitthrawnuruodo   13457      6
 43   Lord Blackadder   13322     89
 44   Mlrollin91        13312    141
 45   Consultant        13287      3
 46   Tech198           13223    366
 47   mattopotamus      12805     37
 48   cmaier            12804   1290
 49   lordofthereef     12785     27
 50   annk              12660    137

Table 3: Top 50 Prolific Posters

Code:

                        Cur    3-Mo
Rank  Prolific Top 50   Posts  Posts
----  ----------------  -----  -----
  1   Scepticalscribe   40126   2656
  2   Apple fanboy      28984   1732
  3   Relentless Power  27668   1563
  4   I7guy             18184   1543
  5   cmaier            12804   1290
  6   Zenithal           7336   1255  *
  7   Shanghaichica      9898   1086  *
  8   C DM              46606    993
  9   The Game 161      17937    957
 10   maflynn           62376    912
 11   BasicGreatGuy     10840    903  *
 12   Abazigal          10591    827  *
 13   Fishrrman         15658    798
 14   GrumpyMom          7629    632  *
 15   AustinIllini       9134    578  *
 16   kazmac             7108    574  *
 17   DNichter           8200    552  *
 18   akash.nu           6717    503  *
 19   Clix Pix           7695    492  *
 20   Newtons Apple     21785    491
 21   apolloa           11308    458  *
 22   Queen6             7132    455  *
 23   keysofanxiety      9029    452  *
 24   Weaselboy         28181    443
 25   h9826790          11947    440  *
 26   69Mustang          6530    430  *
 27   Dave245            6855    413  *
 28   eyoungren         20565    409
 29   macduke            9737    406  *
 30   chrfr              7541    400  *
 31   sracer             7797    398  *
 32   willmtaylor        9628    387  *
 33   jamezr            11879    373  *
 34   Tech198           13223    366
 35   Huntn             15969    330
 36   Plutonius          7461    324  *
 37   bigjnyc            5867    308  *
 38   arkitect           5858    308  *
 39   cube              15330    307
 40   dannyyankou        7774    300  *
 41   MacNut            21188    295
 42   The-Real-Deal82    6959    287  *
 43   leman              9454    282  *
 44   Rogifan           19639    277
 45   noobinator         5898    259  *
 46   Doctor Q          35442    257
 47   deconstruct60      7446    257  *
 48   pat500000          8511    254  *
 49   Knowlege Bomb      6180    250  *
 50   justperry          9509    239  *

Table Columns:

Rank = Position in order by post count (Table 2) or post rate (Table 3), 1 (highest) to 50.
Active Top 50 / Prolific Top 50 = members with the 50 currently highest post counts or post rates among those who have posted in the last 3 months.
Cur Posts = count of posts by that member (has the same criteria as Table 1 for which posts are counted).
3-Mo Posts = count of posts in this measurement period.
* = this user is in the Prolific Top 50 list, but not in the Active Top 50 list.

I've revised Table 3 (Prolifics) so the Rank represents the prolificness of the member, not the rank in post counts. This should be less confusing (or maybe not).

Fascinating. So I’m 11, 7 or 2 depending on the statistics. Very interesting.

Thanks for putting this together.

SDColorado · Apr 6, 2019

I have to be honest and say I am actually relieved that I did not make the Top 50 list. I feel like I post to much as it is

chown33 · Apr 6, 2019

SDColorado said:
I have to be honest and say I am actually relieved that I did not make the Top 50 list. I feel like I post to much as it is

Your current post count is 3946. That's close to the point where I'd add your member number to my list and start tracking your post count. But since you're below 4000 right now, it'll be a while before you show up in any of the stats I post.

SDColorado · Apr 6, 2019

chown33 said:
Your current post count is 3946. That's close to the point where I'd add your member number to my list and start tracking your post count. But since you're below 4000 right now, it'll be a while before you show up in any of the stats I post.

So you’re saying there is still a chance? I need to start posting less and working more hahaha

chown33 · Apr 6, 2019

SDColorado said:
So you’re saying there is still a chance? I need to start posting less and working more hahaha

If you keep posting, the inevitable only gets closer...

Right now you'd need over 16,786 posts, which is more than 4 times your current post count, to make it to position 50 on the list.

ucfgrad93 · Apr 6, 2019

Thanks for the update, @chown33.

Scepticalscribe · Apr 6, 2019

Actually, I was away (in fact, I was abroad, observing an election) for much of the past fortnight, and was preparing for departure for most of the fortnight prior to that; whenever I am abroad, my post count drops considerably - lack of time, lots of meetings and briefings and report writing - often, as well, poor internet connection, all mitigate against posting more frequently.

Clix Pix · Apr 6, 2019

I participate on several online web-based forums on various topics, including of course, MR, which I visit each day, and on each of them when actually posting I apply the same strategy, developed from "rules" and "netiquette" from Newsgroups/Usenet years ago: if I have something I think is interesting to say, fine, I'll write about it, but when I don't, I simply choose not to waste anyone's time (my own in typing the post or others' in reading it) if it is just something I consider banal, mundane everyday stuff and not worth much of anything and therefore not worth discussing. That is, I'm not going to create a whole post around it. I might throw it in as part of a larger post discussing several things, though. Of course what I consider "banal" or even boring might actually be of keen interest and really enjoyable to hear about and worth discussing on the part of someone else, but I am not a mind-reader and can't know what is in someone else's head..... All that aside, in this day and age we don't have to worry about limited bandwidth, limited online access and all, but just in general we still should be mindful and thoughtful about the use of other people's time, don't you think?

As far as my own post count goes, that has never been a concern to me -- I have more interesting things in life to focus on! (Or, even if my life isn't all that interesting, somehow I can find things more compelling than my post count on any forum.) Again, this goes back to earlier training when as a new moderator on a busy forum some years ago one thing I was warned to look out for was excessive posting activity by any member, as usually (although not always) that indicated the presence of someone or some entity that was undesirable -- i.e., a spammer or spambot, but also there was the situation of legitimate members attempting to run up their post count in order to achieve some desired goal. Lots of one-liners, lots of meaningless posts..... When we spotted such activity and it was pretty clear what they were doing, we took appropriate action. When we got squawks of protest and alarm ("How come my post count suddenly dropped?!") we knew we were on the right track, as how many forum participants even bother to keep track of their post count, and why? Well, I suppose at some level for a few people it is or at a given point becomes a competitive thing and then they really get into that whole mode of pushing ahead, moving forward, forward, forward.....

Whatever. At any rate these statistics are interesting!

Doctor Q · Apr 7, 2019

Thanks, chown33. It's a treat to see stats in the Spring.

chown33 said:
2. @Scepticalscribe slacked off a bit. She's still the only member with an average rate below one post per hour, but she dropped below 30 posts per day.

You might want to improve that wording to say that she's the only member with an average above one post per hour, or the only member below one hour per post.

ucfgrad93 · Apr 7, 2019

Doctor Q said:
Thanks, chown33. It's a treat to see stats in the Spring.

You might want to improve that wording to say that she's the only member with an average above one post per hour, or the only member below one hour per post.

More than 1 post an hour?!? Dang, I gotta step up my game.

Apple fanboy · Apr 7, 2019

Doctor Q said:
Thanks, chown33. It's a treat to see stats in the Spring.

You might want to improve that wording to say that she's the only member with an average above one post per hour, or the only member below one hour per post.

What’s my post to minute count?
1732/((60x24)x(30x3))=1 post every 75 minutes I think?? I need an excel sheet to do maths!

Scepticalscribe · Apr 7, 2019

Doctor Q said:
Thanks, chown33. It's a treat to see stats in the Spring.

You might want to improve that wording to say that she's the only member with an average above one post per hour, or the only member below one hour per post.

In truth, it is not that I post per hour - that is just an averaged reading; the truth is that when I come online and take a look at what is happening in the forums, I usually make a few posts in areas that are of interest to me.

Gutwrench · Apr 7, 2019

Apple fanboy said:
What’s my post to minute count?
1732/((60x24)x(30x3))=1 post every 75 minutes I think?? I need an excel sheet to do maths!

Not to be an order of operation nazi, but let’s eliminate the superfluous parens:

1732/(60*24*30*3)

Ahhhhh....

Apple fanboy · Apr 7, 2019

Gutwrench said:
Not to be an order of operation nazi, but let’s eliminate the superfluous parens:

1732/(60*24*30*3)

Ahhhhh....

Say what?

Clix Pix · Apr 7, 2019

Eeek! Math!!!! (Scurries away......)

Apple fanboy · Apr 7, 2019

Clix Pix said:
Eeek! Math!!!! (Scurries away......)

I just need an abacus and I’m good to go!

Doctor Q · Apr 7, 2019

Clix Pix said:
Eeek! Math!!!! (Scurries away......)

No problem. Just have your genes fixed.

In one study of math anxiety in twins, genetic factors were found to have explained 40% of individual differences. The rest was explained by math-related experiences at home, in school, and elsewhere (for example, at MacRumors).

Apple fanboy · Apr 7, 2019

Doctor Q said:
No problem. Just have your genes fixed.

In one study of math anxiety in twins, genetic factors were found to have explained 40% of individual differences. The rest was explained by math-related experiences at home, in school, and elsewhere (for example, at MacRumors).

If I have 6 oranges in one hand, and four oranges in the other what have I got asked my teacher.
Big hands?

chown33 · Apr 7, 2019

Apple fanboy said:
If I have 6 oranges in one hand, and four oranges in the other what have I got asked my teacher.
Big hands?

Or 10 kumquats instead of real oranges.

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