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Subject: 
Re: RTL posting stats (was Re: Lugnet Newsgroups Anniversary!)
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 19:52:03 GMT
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On Tue, 5 Oct 1999 16:25:53 GMT, sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk (Jacob Sparre
Andersen) wrote:

> [ (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

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.

> What about some kind of "inflamability measure" of the
> posts?

Not sure about this, except to look for posts with "FLAME ON" in the
body...

Steve



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  Re: RTL posting stats (was Re: Lugnet Newsgroups Anniversary!)
 
[ (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 - (...) (27 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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