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COLA Stats 12 Mar 2006

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This report covers 2965 articles received by this system to
newsgroup comp.os.linux.advocacy [1]

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Toplist of Posters

 Pos  Poster                                          Msgs   Bytes Quoted
   1. Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>     175  268551    63%
      Snit - MACTROLL / IDIOT                          175  510496    67%
   3. Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@xxxxxxxxx>          173  386652    27%
   4. GreyCloud <mist@xxxxxxxxxxx>                     163  306351    81%
   5. Linønut <linønut@xxxxxxxx>                       159  136678    55%
   6. Larry 'arsehole' Qualig                          147  326808    62%
   7. Peter Köhlmann <Peter.Koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>     123  270307    58%
   8. Sinister Midget <sinister@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>          79  130706    51%
   9. Funkenbusch - MS APOLOGIST / LIAR / FUDMEISTER    78  121209    53%
      The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx   78  175658    56%
  11. Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx>               71  171872    73%
  12. Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx>                            70  100071    82%
  13. Richard G. Riley <rgriley@xxxxxxxxx>              59   78047    65%
  14. William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>               57   80687    79%
  15. billwg - WINTROLL / LIAR LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!        55   56447    46%
  16. John Bailo - TROLL / IDIOT                        51   28431    42%
  17. flatfish - TROLL / THIEF / LIAR / RACIST          49   50148    42%
  18. mlw <mlw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                          46   97037    61%
  19. chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                    45   19411    64%
  20. DooFuS - LIAR / WINTROLL / RACIST                 41   42009    58%
      Lobo <not@xxxxxxxx>                               41   66021    56%
  22. Sandman - REPREHENSIBLE LIAR                      40   69787    63%
      Steve Carroll <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx>                 40  122940    65%
  24. Jamie Hart <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>                  32   44315    61%
  25. Rex Ballard <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx>               31   98332    16%
      Ray Ingles <sorceror@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>       31   39217    37%
  27. Tim Smith - FLATFISH APOLOGIST                    30   27630    34%
  28. Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>                       29   31322    69%
      TheLetterK <theletterk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>        29   80812    78%
  30. Mathew P. <Mathew@xxxxxxxx>                       27   70886    46%

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Toplist of Subjects

 Pos  Subject                                                Msgs   Bytes
   1. Oxford says Apple's OS X is a Linux distro              445 1162432
   2. Linux? What's that?  My own survey.                     142  393172
   3. Any decent installers for Linux ?                        99  168660
   4. Commercial code is better: Cedega VS Wine                91  114580
   5. Swap a Video Card. Linux drools and Windows XP Rul       86  106750
      Linux apps like Quicken are badly needed                 86  170870
   7. Working with all three platforms ...                     69   94206
   8. Microsoft: Vista won't get a backdoor                    65  115363
   9. Weird thread problem                                     61   93005
  10. Time for everyone to leave now.....                      60  110129
  11. The OpenOffice FUD Compaign has Begun                    55   98661
      Use Linux....Do without.... Here is another exampl       55   69847
  13. Linux? What's that? My own survey.                       54  135334
  14. Low-latency audio on Linux                               46   73233
  15. linux burned down my house                               42   63894
  16. One Linux Box, 6 Users                                   37   37945
      Sour grapes - Nobody needs this feature anyway           37   77092
  18. Why do I hate Windows...                                 36   96419
  19. [OT]: Will MS hold the line on Vista pricing?            35   40381
  20. Got Me a Brand New Dell. Why poison it with Linux?       31   26283
  21. XGL -- Linux gets a 3D desktop                           30   46984
  22. How long before Linux runs on it?                        29   39204
      The OpenOffice FUD Campaign has Begun                    29  100643
  24. Microsoft's Losing European Battle                       27   43340
  25. Microsoft's Code "Poisoned Honeypot"                     26   29109
  26. How Operating Systems are Marketted                      25   23872
      IBM will not use Windows Vista                           25   18162
  28. Puzzling over Vista                                      24   82024
  29. Linux and DAW. Here is why the average musician Jo       23   25341
  30. Terminology 101: Intuition, ease of learning             22   40797

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Toplist of Most Replied To Posters

 Pos  Poster                                                         Msgs
   1. Snit - MACTROLL / IDIOT                                         191
   2. Larry 'arsehole' Qualig                                         175
   3. Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                    168
   4. Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@xxxxxxxxx>                         150
   5. Funkenbusch - MS APOLOGIST / LIAR / FUDMEISTER                  134
   6. Linønut <linønut@xxxxxxxx>                                      113
   7. Flatfish Nyms - TROLL / THIEF / RACIST                          110
   8. GreyCloud <mist@xxxxxxxxxxx>                                    104
   9. Peter Köhlmann <Peter.Koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>                     80
  10. billwg - WINTROLL / LIAR LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                       68
  11. DooFuS - LIAR / WINTROLL / RACIST                                67
  12. Richard G. Riley <rgriley@xxxxxxxxx>                             66
  13. Sinister Midget <sinister@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>                         58
  14. Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx>                              52
  15. mlw <mlw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                         48
      flatfish - TROLL / THIEF / LIAR / RACIST                         48
      The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>         48
  18. Sandman - REPREHENSIBLE LIAR                                     47
  19. Jamie Hart <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>                                 34
  20. Tim Smith - FLATFISH APOLOGIST                                   30
      John Bailo - TROLL / IDIOT                                       30
  22. Steve Carroll <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx>                                27
  23. TheLetterK <theletterk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                       26
  24. Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx>                                           25
  25. Rex Ballard <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx>                              24
  26. William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                              23
  27. Rgdawson / Mark Thompson / Oxford - MACTROLL                     22
      Lobo <not@xxxxxxxx>                                              22
      Ray Ingles <sorceror@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                      22
  30. tab - FLAPPING IDIOT                                             21

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Toplist of Troll Feeders [2]

 Pos  Poster                                                     Msgs   %
   1. Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@xxxxxxxxx>                      93  54
   2. GreyCloud <mist@xxxxxxxxxxx>                                 91  56
   3. Peter Köhlmann <Peter.Koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>                 90  73
   4. Linønut <linønut@xxxxxxxx>                                   85  53
   5. Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx>                                       59  84
   6. Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx>                          46  65
   7. Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                 37  21
   8. chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                               24  53
      Steve Carroll <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx>                            24  60
      The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>     24  31
  11. mlw <mlw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                     22  48
      Larry 'arsehole' Qualig                                      22  15
  13. 'ultranerd' Bob                                              18  67
      John Bailo - TROLL / IDIOT                                   18  35
  15. Rex Ballard <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx>                          17  55
      Sinister Midget <sinister@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>                     17  22
      Ray Ingles <sorceror@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                  17  55
  18. TheLetterK <theletterk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                   16  55
      Snit - MACTROLL / IDIOT                                      16   9
  20. Funkenbusch - MS APOLOGIST / LIAR / FUDMEISTER               15  19
      Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                  15  52
  22. Jamie Hart <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>                             14  44
      Tim Fairchild <amosf>                                        14  78
  24. Brad <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                   13  50
  25. 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                   12  55
  26. JEDIDIAH <jedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                11  42
      Mathew P. <Mathew@xxxxxxxx>                                  11  41
      Richard G. Riley <rgriley@xxxxxxxxx>                         11  19
  29. Elizabot v2.0.3 <Elizabot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                  10  53
      Gordon <gordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                        10  63

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Toplist of 'Quality' Posters [3]

 Pos  Poster                                                        Index
   1. Timo Pirinen <pirisisi@xxxxxx>                                   64
   2. William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                              63
   3. Sinister Midget <sinister@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>                         62
   4. mlw <mlw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                         60
   5. Lobo <not@xxxxxxxx>                                              59
   6. Jamie Hart <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>                                 58
      Linønut <linønut@xxxxxxxx>                                       58
   8. B Gruff <bbgruff@xxxxxxxxxxx>                                    57
      The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>         57
  10. Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                     55
  11. Rex Ballard <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx>                              54
      Ray Ingles <sorceror@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                      54
      Mathew P. <Mathew@xxxxxxxx>                                      54
  14. Au79 <au79@xxxxxxxx>                                             51
      Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>                                51
      Roy Culley <rgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                   51
      Robert Newson <ReapNewsB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                    51
      Ruel Smith <NoWay@xxxxxxxxxxx>                                   51
  19. Technomage Hawke <technomage-hawke@xxxxxxxxx>                    50
      Ryan Case <jcase@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                               50
      M <ihatespam.0.a101888@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                          50
      Handover Phist <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                    50
      Aragorn <stryder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                50
  24. Jim <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                              47
      Malware Magnet <malware.vbs@xxxxxxxxxx>                          47
      Seymour J. <Shmuel>                                              47
      Ian Hilliard <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                           47
      Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@xxxxxxxxx>                          47
  29. BearItAll <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                   46
      Johan Lindquist <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                            46

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Toplist of X-No-Archive Posters

 Pos  Poster                                                         Msgs
   1. Richard G. Riley <rgriley@xxxxxxxxx>                             59
   2. flatfish - TROLL / THIEF / LIAR / RACIST                         43
   3. Flatfish Nyms - TROLL / THIEF / RACIST                           21
   4. Technomage Hawke <technomage-hawke@xxxxxxxxx>                     7
   5. Leythos <void@xxxxxxxxxxx>                                        5
   6. Black Dragon <bd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                  4
   7. Meat Plow <meat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                   3
   8. Grok <grok@xxxxxxxxxxxx>                                          1
      <stats.cola@xxxxxxxxx>                                            1

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Toplist of Newsreaders

 Pos  Newsreader                                                     Msgs
   1. slrn                                                            593
   2. KNode                                                           521
   3. Pan                                                             496
   4. G2/0.2                                                          276
   5. Mozilla                                                         180
   6. Microsoft-Entourage/11.2.1.051004                               171
   7. MT-NewsWatcher/3.4 (PPC Mac OS X)                               150
   8. Microsoft Outlook Express                                       107
   9. Forte Agent                                                      90
  10. 40tude_Dialog                                                    82
  11. Mozilla Thunderbird                                              67
  12. Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201)                               56
  13. WinVN 0.99.12P (x86 32bit)                                       46
  14. Xnews                                                            32
  15. Hogwasher/4.2.2                                                  20
  16. knews                                                            15
  17. tin                                                              14
  18. Opera M2/8.52 (Linux, build 1631)                                 7
      MR/2 Internet Cruiser                                             7
  20. MicroPlanet-Gravity/2.70.2067                                     5
  21. ProNews/2                                                         4
      Unlisted                                                          4
  23. Gnus                                                              2
      Microhard Lookout                                                 2
  25. Messenger-Pro/2.62 (MsgServe/2.05) (RISC-OS/4.39)                 1
      Thoth/1.7.2 (Carbon/OS X)                                         1
      MT-NewsWatcher/3.3b1 (PPC Mac OS X)                               1
      Mail/News 1.5 (X11/20060215)                                      1
      Thunderbird 1.5 (Macintosh/20051201)                              1
      Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.4.030702.0                               1

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[1]: Posts via mail to news gateways are dropped by this server
     and hence not included in the stats.
     Other attention seeking posters may not appear as well.
[2]: Troll feeder %'age is (troll feeding posts / total posts) * 100
[3]: The poster 'quality' stats is based on:
       a) quoting: 100 - %'age quoted
       b) cross-posting: 100 - %'age cross-posted
       c) number of direct followups posters articles get
       d) troll feeding: 100 - %'age troll followups
       e) for the humour impaired the quotes around 'quality'
          are intended to convey they are not to be taken too
          seriously :-)
       f) for Erik: it is highly unlikely, although perhaps
          possible, for a troll to appear in the 'quality' stats

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