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Subject:	Re: RTL posting stats (was Re: Lugnet Newsgroups Anniversary!)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek
Followup-To:	lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.general
Date:	Tue, 5 Oct 1999 16:25:53 GMT
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[ (X)FUT lugnet.off-topic.geek and lugnet.admin.general ] Steve: [...] > Can you do any analysis in terms of messages-per-thread? That might > indicate content-depth, and the level of community. 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 - flame wars - long detailed discussions What about some kind of "inflamability measure" of the posts? Play well, Jacob ------------------------------------------------ -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:http://www.ldraw.org/FAQ/> -- ------------------------------------------------

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		Re: RTL posting stats (was Re: Lugnet Newsgroups Anniversary!)
(...) 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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		Re: RTL posting stats (was Re: Lugnet Newsgroups Anniversary!)
(...) [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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