Monthly Poster Statistics for October 2007 in ups.

Author spammers represents all the spammers posting to the group. [X] indicates posters who only contributed to cross-posted threads, almost certainly regulars in the one of other groups x-posted to.

* Lpp = Lines per post; % = percentage of total posts due to this author; cum% = percantage of total posts due to all authors above and including this author*

Posters sorted … by posts made Posts Lines bytes Lpp* % * Author Rank Cum.% Posts Lines bytes Lpp* % * Author Rank Cum.% 858 15779 1502595 18.4 11.48 Flyiñg Ñuñ 1 11.48 592 11440 1563945 19.3 7.92 wtwjgc (Joe) 2 19.40 504 8063 811450 16.0 6.74 Rabbit 3 26.14 361 5059 625917 14.0 4.83 Bunny Hare 4 30.97 324 7894 634467 24.4 4.33 Baldrick 5 35.30 302 6912 544686 22.9 4.04 Jackie 6 39.34 296 5486 497165 18.5 3.96 Pam the goose 7 43.30 294 4945 498486 16.8 3.93 MCC 8 47.23 237 3467 469645 14.6 3.17 Rosie Bumbleroot 9 50.40 236 4547 396016 19.3 3.16 Tickettyߺº 10 53.56 228 4493 347135 19.7 3.05 Bram 11 56.61 221 3390 343967 15.3 2.96 JoeH 12 59.56 218 4658 368252 21.4 2.92 Splodge 13 62.48 217 6034 430824 27.8 2.90 Michaelangelo 14 65.38 198 3497 346011 17.7 2.65 Foxy 15 68.03 180 3720 368499 20.7 2.41 Mike Clayton 16 70.44 133 3291 263856 24.7 1.78 Noreen 17 72.22 131 2825 236161 21.6 1.75 Ali 18 73.97 120 2048 235729 17.1 1.61 Jeff Gaines 19 75.58 120 3188 271795 26.6 1.61 Wally 19 77.18 119 2244 187173 18.9 1.59 Madge 21 78.77 99 2131 159917 21.5 1.32 Pingu 22 80.10 94 1481 190470 15.8 1.26 John the R-T 23 81.35 87 2448 217122 28.1 1.16 jackie green 24 82.52 82 2357 147238 28.7 1.10 Smokey 25 83.61 75 1576 122899 21.0 1.00 Anita 26 84.62 65 1247 123615 19.2 0.87 Wrinklie One 27 85.49 61 1409 120359 23.1 0.82 Old Grizzly 28 86.30 58 1122 105516 19.3 0.78 §håz 29 87.08 57 1153 130840 20.2 0.76 Lyndon 30 87.84 51 919 75978 18.0 0.68 Bill P 31 88.52 49 801 74921 16.3 0.66 Pete C 32 89.18 48 618 86765 12.9 0.64 frogman 33 89.82 44 820 88778 18.6 0.59 John #8 34 90.41 42 1144 82895 27.2 0.56 David C 35 90.97 41 753 73240 18.4 0.55 Linedancer 36 91.52 40 686 72987 17.1 0.54 Troy's Human 37 92.05 31 570 53646 18.4 0.41 Steve 38 92.47 28 460 40689 16.4 0.37 Parrotfish 39 92.84 26 723 50277 27.8 0.35 ned 40 93.19 25 535 59693 21.4 0.33 Saxman 41 93.53 22 585 44865 26.6 0.29 Alma 42 93.82 20 432 35186 21.6 0.27 goose 43 94.09 18 3706 225571 205.9 0.24 Spammers 44 94.33 16 258 25061 16.1 0.21 Robin T Cox 45 94.54 16 370 31016 23.1 0.21 r@y 45 94.76 16 389 27630 24.3 0.21 Tyke 45 94.97 15 797 52748 53.1 0.20 Bigbazza 48 95.17 15 378 31788 25.2 0.20 biffo 48 95.37 15 220 28395 14.7 0.20 Weatherman 48 95.57 14 291 22348 20.8 0.19 Alan Holmes 51 95.76 13 490 31632 37.7 0.17 John Milner 52 95.93 13 306 29685 23.5 0.17 ~~Linda~~ 52 96.11 12 203 25306 16.9 0.16 Pandamonium 54 96.27 11 175 22310 15.9 0.15 Catz 55 96.42 11 225 26773 20.5 0.15 Peter Parry 55 96.56 11 169 21347 15.4 0.15 Ascii Art 55 96.71 10 162 21860 16.2 0.13 sam 58 96.84 9 282 20657 31.3 0.12 Bernadette 59 96.96 8 135 15799 16.9 0.11 Ponder 60 97.07 8 227 21053 28.4 0.11 tony bennett 60 97.18 8 739 46128 92.4 0.11 Gloria[X] 60 97.28 7 134 14627 19.1 0.09 Jim Scott 63 97.38 6 106 9299 17.7 0.08 Lin 64 97.46 6 271 18141 45.2 0.08 GbH 64 97.54 6 464 27364 77.3 0.08 **dh[X] 64 97.62 6 62 13323 10.3 0.08 Graham 64 97.70 6 125 14380 20.8 0.08 David Love 64 97.78 6 308 21555 51.3 0.08 May 64 97.86 6 143 10531 23.8 0.08 Ian 64 97.94 5 120 8219 24.0 0.07 Geoff Hayward 71 98.01 5 130 11596 26.0 0.07 Banana 71 98.07 5 68 8251 13.6 0.07 Sgáth/Faolan 71 98.14 5 104 9955 20.8 0.07 Harold 71 98.21 4 102 8208 25.5 0.05 Di B 75 98.26 4 49 5400 12.3 0.05 jamps 75 98.31 4 113 9015 28.3 0.05 The Wanderer 75 98.37 4 80 7238 20.0 0.05 NC 75 98.42 4 81 7834 20.3 0.05 Lofty 75 98.48 4 51 4773 12.8 0.05 GreySwan 75 98.53 4 83 8378 20.8 0.05 §ireßird & $ir Vivor 75 98.58 4 30 5884 7.5 0.05 Bucko 75 98.64 4 54 5228 13.5 0.05 Gander 75 98.69 3 56 5654 18.7 0.04 Mothy 84 98.73 3 51 4783 17.0 0.04 Toyboy 84 98.77 3 48 5779 16.0 0.04 jammyface 84 98.81 3 58 6613 19.3 0.04 Derek F 84 98.85 3 43 5946 14.3 0.04 Jerry Atric 84 98.89 3 64 5999 21.3 0.04 biggeordie 84 98.93 3 35 4664 11.7 0.04 Bri 84 98.97 2 35 3627 17.5 0.03 John in Cornwall 91 99.00 2 206 11804 103.0 0.03 Mel Rowing[X] 91 99.02 2 38 4143 19.0 0.03 MiniMeToo 91 99.05 2 32 4503 16.0 0.03 David Quinton[X] 91 99.08 2 35 3669 17.5 0.03 A Troll 91 99.10 2 365 17547 182.5 0.03 pearl[X] 91 99.13 2 22 2849 11.0 0.03 jaygee 91 99.16 2 28 3121 14.0 0.03 $ir Vivor & §ireßird 91 99.18 2 33 3939 16.5 0.03 **james jobs[X] 91 99.21 2 54 3936 27.0 0.03 Picasso[X] 91 99.24 2 29 4080 14.5 0.03 RIO 91 99.26 2 16 2563 8.0 0.03 Phyl(Dans Nan) 91 99.29 2 13 2609 6.5 0.03 someone 91 99.32 2 83 6156 41.5 0.03 LesG 91 99.34 2 25 3034 12.5 0.03 Harry 91 99.37 2 23 3746 11.5 0.03 uker 91 99.40 2 38 3284 19.0 0.03 Chris S 91 99.42 2 48 3894 24.0 0.03 Halmyre[X] 91 99.45 2 45 4050 22.5 0.03 Adrian C[X] 91 99.48 1 003 01361 3.0 0.01 **RichGaffney 110 99.49 1 018 01859 18.0 0.01 **MrGahan 110 99.51 1 021 02171 21.0 0.01 zack 110 99.52 1 032 03367 32.0 0.01 John Nolan[X] 110 99.53 1 021 01819 21.0 0.01 Jake 110 99.55 1 031 02291 31.0 0.01 Mandy 110 99.56 1 011 01869 11.0 0.01 Huge[X] 110 99.57 1 014 01982 14.0 0.01 Rob S[X] 110 99.59 1 019 01847 19.0 0.01 JAF[X] 110 99.60 1 015 01944 15.0 0.01 Neil 110 99.61 1 011 01785 11.0 0.01 zzzzz 110 99.63 1 012 01253 12.0 0.01 Freddie 110 99.64 1 023 02113 23.0 0.01 Bobbie (Troy's little Sister) 110 99.65 1 014 01631 14.0 0.01 Adam Wun[X] 110 99.67 1 055 03950 55.0 0.01 FACE[X] 110 99.68 1 007 01712 7.0 0.01 lbasn[X] 110 99.69 1 021 01820 21.0 0.01 FieryFeenix 110 99.71 1 015 01666 15.0 0.01 Stella Page 110 99.72 1 048 03750 48.0 0.01 anonym[X] 110 99.73 1 023 02062 23.0 0.01 Rich B[X] 110 99.75 1 015 01916 15.0 0.01 minstrel 110 99.76 1 029 02753 29.0 0.01 Whining, Crying, Bawl[X] 110 99.77 1 007 00897 7.0 0.01 **Mike 110 99.79 1 020 01852 20.0 0.01 God 110 99.80 1 014 01940 14.0 0.01 Paul 110 99.81 1 093 04612 93.0 0.01 @@^>[X] 110 99.83 1 012 01396 12.0 0.01 Edward J Milan 110 99.84 1 035 02468 35.0 0.01 John D 110 99.85 1 019 02038 19.0 0.01 Dave Newt[X] 110 99.87 1 031 02638 31.0 0.01 Graybeard 110 99.88 1 018 01151 18.0 0.01 Anonymous Sender 110 99.89 1 019 01788 19.0 0.01 ah[X] 110 99.91 1 014 01387 14.0 0.01 The Trobbit 110 99.92 1 010 01929 10.0 0.01 Chris X[X] 110 99.93 1 017 01650 17.0 0.01 Flying_Rat 110 99.95 1 028 02346 28.0 0.01 Otterhouse Rolf 110 99.96 1 016 01640 16.0 0.01 Keith W Duke 110 99.97 1 003 01284 3.0 0.01 Stella 110 99.99 1 017 01420 17.0 0.01 Coats 110 100.00

… by threads started Threads Author Rank Threads Author Rank 63 Flyiñg Ñuñ 1 50 Wally 2 46 MCC 3 41 Baldrick 4 27 Splodge 5 26 wtwjgc (Joe) 6 22 Madge 7 19 Rosie Bumbleroot 8 17 Tickettyߺº 9 16 Michaelangelo 10 15 Spammers 11 13 John #8 12 12 David C 13 11 Jeff Gaines 14 11 Bunny Hare 14 11 Wrinklie One 14 10 Pam the goose 17 10 frogman 17 9 Rabbit 19 9 Bill P 19 8 §håz 21 8 Foxy 21 8 Lyndon 21 7 Bram 24 7 Jackie 24 7 Anita 24 7 JoeH 24 6 Old Grizzly 28 6 John the R-T 28 6 Pete C 28 5 Linedancer 31 5 Troy's Human 31 5 Pingu 31 5 Ali 31 5 jackie green 31 5 Mike Clayton 31 5 Steve 31 4 Saxman 38 3 Noreen 39 3 Bigbazza 39 3 GreySwan 39 3 goose 39 2 John in Cornwall 43 2 A Troll 43 2 Parrotfish 43 2 Alma 43 2 Phyl(Dans Nan) 43 2 Weatherman 43 2 Pandamonium 43 2 David Love 43 2 Ian 43 2 Gander 43 1 **RichGaffney 53 1 **MrGahan 53 1 Jake 53 1 Alan Holmes 53 1 Toyboy 53 1 Robin T Cox 53 1 Jim Scott 53 1 NC 53 1 Derek F 53 1 Lofty 53 1 jaygee 53 1 Jerry Atric 53 1 John Milner 53 1 **james jobs[X] 53 1 Banana 53 1 someone 53 1 uker 53 1 Smokey 53 1 Anonymous Sender 53 1 Bucko 53 1 tony bennett 53 1 Tyke 53 1 Keith W Duke 53 1 Stella 53 1 Bernadette 53 0 Di B 78 0 Mothy 78 0 zack 78 0 jamps 78 0 John Nolan[X] 78 0 Mel Rowing[X] 78 0 Lin 78 0 Mandy 78 0 GbH 78 0 Huge[X] 78 0 Rob S[X] 78 0 JAF[X] 78 0 ned 78 0 Neil 78 0 zzzzz 78 0 Freddie 78 0 Ponder 78 0 The Wanderer 78 0 Catz 78 0 MiniMeToo 78 0 jammyface 78 0 Bobbie (Troy's little Sister) 78 0 Adam Wun[X] 78 0 David Quinton[X] 78 0 FACE[X] 78 0 lbasn[X] 78 0 pearl[X] 78 0 Geoff Hayward 78 0 FieryFeenix 78 0 biggeordie 78 0 Stella Page 78 0 anonym[X] 78 0 $ir Vivor & §ireßird 78 0 Bri 78 0 biffo 78 0 Peter Parry 78 0 Picasso[X] 78 0 Rich B[X] 78 0 minstrel 78 0 **dh[X] 78 0 Whining, Crying, Bawl[X] 78 0 RIO 78 0 **Mike 78 0 God 78 0 Paul 78 0 LesG 78 0 ~~Linda~~ 78 0 Graham 78 0 @@^>[X] 78 0 Edward J Milan 78 0 Sgáth/Faolan 78 0 Harry 78 0 John D 78 0 Dave Newt[X] 78 0 Graybeard 78 0 §ireßird & $ir Vivor 78 0 Chris S 78 0 ah[X] 78 0 The Trobbit 78 0 sam 78 0 May 78 0 r@y 78 0 Halmyre[X] 78 0 Adrian C[X] 78 0 Chris X[X] 78 0 Harold 78 0 Flying_Rat 78 0 Otterhouse Rolf 78 0 Ascii Art 78 0 Gloria[X] 78 0 Coats 78

Number of posters having few posts. Posts Posters 1 39 2 19 3 7 4 9 5 4 6 7 7 1 8 3 9 1 10+ 58

Top 10 verbose posters (over 14 posts) by average lines per post lines/post Author rank 205.9 Spammers 1 53.1 Bigbazza 2 28.7 Smokey 3 28.1 jackie green 4 27.8 ned 5 27.8 Michaelangelo 6 27.2 David C 7 26.6 Alma 8 26.6 Wally 9 25.2 biffo 10

Top 10 concise posters (over 14 posts) by average lines per post lines/post Author rank 12.9 frogman 1 14.0 Bunny Hare 2 14.6 Rosie Bumbleroot 3 14.7 Weatherman 4 15.3 JoeH 5 15.8 John the R-T 6 16.0 Rabbit 7 16.1 Robin T Cox 8 16.3 Pete C 9 16.4 Parrotfish 10

High lines/post may be because the posters have something to say, have used blank lines for legibility, or because they don't snip

10 CrossPost Targets

posts	Groups
18	uk.local.london uk.finance alt.consumers.uk-discounts.and.bargains uk.misc
17	alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian uk.environment.conservation uk.rec.birdwatching uk.politics.misc
10
4	uk.business.agriculture uk.politics.misc demon.local
2	uk.business.agriculture uk.politics.misc
2	alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian uk.environment.conservation uk.business.agriculture uk.politics.misc
2	demon.local uk.environment.conservation uk.rec.birdwatching uk.business.agriculture
1	misc.consumers.house uk.food+drink.misc uk.current-events.terrorism uk.rec.competitions
1	demon.local uk.environment.conservation uk.rec.birdwatching uk.rec.gardening uk.business.agriculture
1	uk.rec.caravanning

Crossposting (with follow-ups set) is the preferred method of making announcements relevant to more than one group.

Unfortunately it is also a prefered mothod for spammers and trolls