Some Interesting Stats from Netscan
James Nicoll
2001 2002 2003 2004* 2004**
Messages 147620 132996 84629 57523 69027
Average Length 28 28 29 29
People 2173 1806 1571 1066
Returnees 578 531 524 397
Repliers 1594 1517 1348 860
1x Posters 1126 782 646 483
Interactivity
Replies 142801 129492 81826 55552
Unreplies Messages 2135 999 795 697
* Only covers 2004 up to 10/31.
** 2004 stats x 12/10
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David Bilek
> These are the netscan statistics for rasff as far as I can tell.
>
>
> 2001 2002 2003 2004* 2004**
>
>Messages 147620 132996 84629 57523 69027
> Average Length 28 28 29 29
>
>People 2173 1806 1571 1066
> Returnees 578 531 524 397
> Repliers 1594 1517 1348 860
> 1x Posters 1126 782 646 483
>
>Interactivity
> Replies 142801 129492 81826 55552
> Unreplies Messages 2135 999 795 697
>
>* Only covers 2004 up to 10/31.
>
>** 2004 stats x 12/10
RASFF is clearly not as healthy as RASFW or RASFC. I'm rather
troubled by these stats given that 2005 will be even worse, with much
of the traffic being taken up by a few megathreads about topics that
only a few people (those heavily involved in gun threads, frex) care
about.
Usenet will survive, RASFW will (I predict) survive, I'm not sure
about RASFF.
-David
Marcus L. Rowland
<dtb...@comcast.net> writes
>
>RASFF is clearly not as healthy as RASFW or RASFC. I'm rather troubled
>by these stats given that 2005 will be even worse, with much of the
>traffic being taken up by a few megathreads about topics that only a
>few people (those heavily involved in gun threads, frex) care about.
>
>Usenet will survive, RASFW will (I predict) survive, I'm not sure about
>RASFF.
I'm pretty sure you're wrong - there are a good number of people still
here and discussing other things. I've seen MUCH worse. Some time this
year I'm going to attempt to get uk.rec.pets.misc shut down, because for
several months one troll has been posting about fifteen cross-posted
messages for every legitimate message posted, and it's reached the point
where there are only two or three other posts a week, all of which
immediately get trolled.
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David Bilek
>In message <m99q11hin6mkbdccs...@4ax.com>, David Bilek
><dtb...@comcast.net> writes
>>
>>RASFF is clearly not as healthy as RASFW or RASFC. I'm rather troubled
>>by these stats given that 2005 will be even worse, with much of the
>>traffic being taken up by a few megathreads about topics that only a
>>few people (those heavily involved in gun threads, frex) care about.
>>
>>Usenet will survive, RASFW will (I predict) survive, I'm not sure about
>>RASFF.
>
>I'm pretty sure you're wrong - there are a good number of people still
>here and discussing other things. I've seen MUCH worse. Some time this
>year I'm going to attempt to get uk.rec.pets.misc shut down, because for
>several months one troll has been posting about fifteen cross-posted
>messages for every legitimate message posted, and it's reached the point
>where there are only two or three other posts a week, all of which
>immediately get trolled.
Could be. Like anybody else, I'm susceptible to doom and gloom
prognostications. The "first time posters" stat troubles me, though.
Not a lot of new blood coming in to Usenet.
-David
Keith F. Lynch
> The "first time posters" stat troubles me, though. Not a lot of new
> blood coming in to Usenet.
Or at least to this newsgroup.
I've been meaning to write an article about this newsgroup for the
WSFA Journal. But I've been postponing it until the flame wars
die down a little. N*sarel hasn't posted in nine days, which is
a good sign.
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Keith F. Lynch
> shut down, because for several months one troll has been posting
> about fifteen cross-posted messages for every legitimate message
> posted, and it's reached the point where there are only two or
> three other posts a week, all of which immediately get trolled.
If all the troll-posts are cross-posted, why can't everyone simply
killfile all cross-posted messages?
Irina Rempt
> If all the troll-posts are cross-posted, why can't everyone simply
> killfile all cross-posted messages?
If all alcoholic drinks are wet, why can't everyone simply give up
drinking liquids?
Irina
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Marcus L. Rowland
<k...@KeithLynch.net> writes
>Marcus L. Rowland <forgotte...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> Some time this year I'm going to attempt to get uk.rec.pets.misc
>> shut down, because for several months one troll has been posting
>> about fifteen cross-posted messages for every legitimate message
>> posted, and it's reached the point where there are only two or
>> three other posts a week, all of which immediately get trolled.
>
>If all the troll-posts are cross-posted, why can't everyone simply
>killfile all cross-posted messages?
Because it's reached the point where there is no real community there.
Newcomers see a group that has no worthwhile content and log off. If it
wasn't for the fact that I started the newsgroup and try to keep the FAQ
going I wouldn't be reading it.
Oddly enough I made exactly this comment a couple of days ago, I got one
response, from someone who didn't know how to do this in Outlook
Express. And after trying to find out neither do I, it doesn't seem to
be an option. Unless someone can tell me how to do it.