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(...) [snipped way-cool graph] Very interesting. I hadn't thought of "draining" in terms of number of messages, I was thinking in terms of signal-to-noise. Which is a bit harder to graph. But the anecdotal evidence seems to suggest LUGNET is having (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: RTL posting stats (was Re: Lugnet Newsgroups Anniversary!)
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(...) Yeah, number-of-messages seemed like the easiest to graph. I'm also getting data on number of messages containing "auction|sale", "mindstorms", or "star wars", with that sort of in mind. Signal is hard to describe simply. (...) Hmmm, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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[ (X)FUT lugnet.off-topic.geek and lugnet.admin.general ] Steve: [...] (...) Few or many messages per thread? - few messages per thread could mean - quick correct answers - nobody cares to discuss anything - many messages per thread could mean - (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: RTL posting stats (was Re: Lugnet Newsgroups Anniversary!)
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(...) Good points. It can be argued that massive flame-war threads *are* indicative of the level of community. If only because people care enough to get into long-winded pointless debates. (...) Not sure about this, except to look for posts with (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.general)
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