Monthly Poster Statistics for August 2009 in ups.

These statistics are based on posts supplied to me by ntl's servers.
Some posts may have been missed.

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.

Trolls - sef-explanatory.

* Lpp = Lines per post; % = percentage of total posts due to this author; cum% = percentage 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.% 712 14685 1259753 20.6 13.85 Flyiñg Ñuñ 1 13.85 503 9647 835422 19.2 9.78 Rabbit 2 23.63 303 5776 471849 19.1 5.89 Pam the goose 3 29.52 273 5412 777248 19.8 5.31 wtwjgc (Joe) 4 34.83 205 3340 393460 16.3 3.99 MCC 5 38.82 193 3747 311206 19.4 3.75 Michaelangelo 6 42.57 161 4819 379538 29.9 3.13 JF 7 45.70 148 2519 243022 17.0 2.88 Foxy 8 48.58 139 4516 321147 32.5 2.70 Derek F 9 51.28 133 2217 220291 16.7 2.59 Bunny Hare 10 53.87 133 1903 211224 14.3 2.59 JoeH 10 56.46 128 1724 233797 13.5 2.49 Goromoff 12 58.95 109 2323 191308 21.3 2.12 Ali 13 61.07 109 2609 169552 23.9 2.12 Smokey 13 63.19 107 1669 212897 15.6 2.08 AriesVal 15 65.27 104 1504 184030 14.5 2.02 §ireßird 16 67.29 101 2331 253526 23.1 1.96 Jackie 17 69.25 96 1894 144599 19.7 1.87 Pete C 18 71.12 90 1920 149997 21.3 1.75 Tickettyߺº 19 72.87 88 1082 139234 12.3 1.71 frogman 20 74.58 72 1058 116135 14.7 1.40 Troy's Human 21 75.98 71 1744 145267 24.6 1.38 Wally 22 77.36 63 1539 152869 24.4 1.23 jackie green 23 78.59 62 1270 123595 20.5 1.21 Frederick Williams 24 79.79 52 998 71152 19.2 1.01 Bram 25 80.81 49 1074 166468 21.9 0.95 Gareth 26 81.76 44 939 90325 21.3 0.86 Splodge 27 82.61 43 624 75769 14.5 0.84 PeterT 28 83.45 42 755 60079 18.0 0.82 Parrotfish 29 84.27 41 1155 99981 28.2 0.80 The Brownie 30 85.06 39 680 71582 17.4 0.76 Jeff Gaines 31 85.82 39 739 71807 18.9 0.76 Wrinklie One 31 86.58 38 417 50418 11.0 0.74 gruffydd 33 87.32 38 480 46113 12.6 0.74 Bill P 33 88.06 37 784 81650 21.2 0.72 Harold 35 88.78 37 913 57097 24.7 0.72 Bernadette 35 89.50 36 584 83179 16.2 0.70 John the R-T 37 90.20 35 661 70483 18.9 0.68 ~~seadancer~~ 38 90.88 33 667 79276 20.2 0.64 Pandamonium 39 91.52 29 901 63480 31.1 0.56 Peter Grange 40 92.08 28 827 55753 29.5 0.54 ned 41 92.63 27 748 51079 27.7 0.53 Anita 42 93.15 18 406 33920 22.6 0.35 r@y 43 93.50 17 382 32427 22.5 0.33 Noreen 44 93.84 15 302 24076 20.1 0.29 Linedancer 45 94.13 14 307 25160 21.9 0.27 §håz 46 94.40 14 271 28862 19.4 0.27 John #8 46 94.67 13 403 26054 31.0 0.25 Old Grizzly 48 94.92 13 285 21129 21.9 0.25 Gander 48 95.18 12 161 25575 13.4 0.23 Saxman 50 95.41 10 284 18284 28.4 0.19 Geoff Hayward 51 95.60 10 75 16552 7.5 0.19 uker 51 95.80 10 164 17443 16.4 0.19 Mick the Merciless 51 95.99 9 96 11529 10.7 0.18 Alma 54 96.17 9 163 20350 18.1 0.18 Faolan 54 96.34 7 126 9806 18.0 0.14 Robin T Cox 56 96.48 7 9 10472 1.3 0.14 Mad[X] 56 96.62 7 200 16865 28.6 0.14 ~~Linda~~ 56 96.75 6 113 8634 18.8 0.12 kat 59 96.87 6 144 14211 24.0 0.12 Sam Smith 59 96.99 6 200 16280 33.3 0.12 james 59 97.10 6 109 11555 18.2 0.12 sam 59 97.22 6 149 9335 24.8 0.12 Tyke 59 97.34 5 159 11585 31.8 0.10 Les 64 97.43 5 55 6232 11.0 0.10 jamps 64 97.53 5 179 12231 35.8 0.10 Spammer 64 97.63 5 56 10448 11.2 0.10 Graham 64 97.72 5 118 11886 23.6 0.10 John Nice 64 97.82 4 100 9266 25.0 0.08 Steve Terry[X] 69 97.90 4 67 7009 16.8 0.08 'Mike' 69 97.98 4 94 11039 23.5 0.08 Rob 69 98.06 4 82 6964 20.5 0.08 alan holmes 69 98.13 4 72 8780 18.0 0.08 Steve 69 98.21 3 80 6030 26.7 0.06 Bernard Peek 74 98.27 3 72 6303 24.0 0.06 jammyface 74 98.33 3 5 5187 1.7 0.06 Bioboffin 74 98.39 3 148 11289 49.3 0.06 Peter Parry 74 98.44 3 57 6409 19.0 0.06 zed 74 98.50 3 91 7170 30.3 0.06 Allan[X] 74 98.56 3 31 4253 10.3 0.06 Jaygee 74 98.62 3 69 7081 23.0 0.06 Spacey 74 98.68 2 129 8309 64.5 0.04 Troll 82 98.72 2 48 3937 24.0 0.04 Herbie 82 98.76 2 29 3114 14.5 0.04 A Barker 82 98.79 2 57 5374 28.5 0.04 conwaycaine[X] 82 98.83 2 62 4258 31.0 0.04 Peter Duncanson[X] 82 98.87 2 25 2656 12.5 0.04 exntluser 82 98.91 2 54 4616 27.0 0.04 geoff[X] 82 98.95 2 63 5569 31.5 0.04 Ivan[X] 82 98.99 2 18 2596 9.0 0.04 Allen 82 99.03 2 62 5072 31.0 0.04 richard christopher 82 99.07 2 29 4091 14.5 0.04 The Trobbit 82 99.11 2 24 2523 12.0 0.04 Ian 82 99.14 2 30 4870 15.0 0.04 Ascii Art 82 99.18 2 60 3981 30.0 0.04 Coats 82 99.22 1 006 01310 6.0 0.02 gordon docherty 96 99.24 1 086 04258 86.0 0.02 James Hogg[X] 96 99.26 1 019 02320 19.0 0.02 John in Cornwall 96 99.28 1 010 01918 10.0 0.02 Owain[X] 96 99.30 1 025 02608 25.0 0.02 Skitt[X] 96 99.32 1 011 01259 11.0 0.02 The Barsteward 96 99.34 1 030 01924 30.0 0.02 Mr Joseph Littleshoes Esq[X] 96 99.36 1 026 02159 26.0 0.02 Cash[X] 96 99.38 1 039 02695 39.0 0.02 Derek Geldard[X] 96 99.40 1 025 01722 25.0 0.02 Toyboy 96 99.42 1 013 01559 13.0 0.02 Bobbie (Troy's little Sister) 96 99.44 1 016 01865 16.0 0.02 Morton 96 99.46 1 030 02331 30.0 0.02 tony sayer[X] 96 99.47 1 015 02480 15.0 0.02 Jeffrey Turner[X] 96 99.49 1 013 01786 13.0 0.02 Clot[X] 96 99.51 1 018 02004 18.0 0.02 Bri 96 99.53 1 014 01522 14.0 0.02 Mark Carver[X] 96 99.55 1 016 01871 16.0 0.02 Jerry Atric 96 99.57 1 018 02154 18.0 0.02 Lurkio 96 99.59 1 041 02847 41.0 0.02 Gil J 96 99.61 1 017 02476 17.0 0.02 Bill Wright[X] 96 99.63 1 020 02765 20.0 0.02 Tony Bryer[X] 96 99.65 1 025 02045 25.0 0.02 PeterG[X] 96 99.67 1 027 01895 27.0 0.02 Brian Reay[X] 96 99.69 1 043 03287 43.0 0.02 Plusnet Support Team 96 99.71 1 006 01380 6.0 0.02 The Doctor[X] 96 99.73 1 029 02039 29.0 0.02 BrianE[X] 96 99.75 1 021 02085 21.0 0.02 Henry_Tree 96 99.77 1 014 01637 14.0 0.02 Alan White[X] 96 99.79 1 013 01405 13.0 0.02 someone 96 99.81 1 012 01856 12.0 0.02 Webrex 96 99.82 1 014 01895 14.0 0.02 J G Miller[X] 96 99.84 1 015 02116 15.0 0.02 Andy Champ[X] 96 99.86 1 006 01786 6.0 0.02 kp 96 99.88 1 039 02299 39.0 0.02 Mrs G 96 99.90 1 033 02540 33.0 0.02 Custos Custodum[X] 96 99.92 1 019 01502 19.0 0.02 mrscake 96 99.94 1 018 01603 18.0 0.02 charles[X] 96 99.96 1 012 02309 12.0 0.02 Richard W Jones[X] 96 99.98 1 017 02226 17.0 0.02 Java Jive[X] 96 100.00

… by threads started Threads Author Rank Threads Author Rank 91 Flyiñg Ñuñ 1 45 Goromoff 2 30 Wally 3 25 MCC 4 13 Rabbit 5 12 Michaelangelo 6 12 JF 6 11 gruffydd 8 10 Jeff Gaines 9 10 Troy's Human 9 10 Smokey 9 9 Parrotfish 12 9 Tickettyߺº 12 9 Pete C 12 8 Derek F 15 8 Splodge 15 8 Pam the goose 15 7 wtwjgc (Joe) 18 7 The Brownie 18 7 r@y 18 6 Wrinklie One 21 6 PeterT 21 6 Ali 21 6 Gander 21 6 JoeH 21 5 §ireßird 26 5 Sam Smith 26 5 Bill P 26 5 Frederick Williams 26 5 Spammer 26 5 frogman 26 4 Bram 32 4 Bunny Hare 32 4 AriesVal 32 4 Foxy 32 3 Linedancer 36 3 Mad[X] 36 3 sam 36 3 Harold 36 3 'Mike' 36 2 ~~seadancer~~ 41 2 §håz 41 2 Old Grizzly 41 2 Peter Grange 41 2 Gareth 41 2 jackie green 41 2 John the R-T 41 2 uker 41 2 John #8 41 1 Noreen 50 1 John in Cornwall 50 1 ned 50 1 Jackie 50 1 Bioboffin 50 1 Saxman 50 1 kat 50 1 Jerry Atric 50 1 exntluser 50 1 Bill Wright[X] 50 1 Henry_Tree 50 1 Graham 50 1 zed 50 1 Webrex 50 1 Pandamonium 50 1 Faolan 50 1 Ian 50 1 Tyke 50 0 Les 68 0 gordon docherty 68 0 James Hogg[X] 68 0 Troll 68 0 jamps 68 0 Owain[X] 68 0 Skitt[X] 68 0 Herbie 68 0 The Barsteward 68 0 Mr Joseph Littleshoes Esq[X] 68 0 Cash[X] 68 0 Derek Geldard[X] 68 0 Toyboy 68 0 Robin T Cox 68 0 Bernard Peek 68 0 jammyface 68 0 Bobbie (Troy's little Sister) 68 0 A Barker 68 0 Morton 68 0 tony sayer[X] 68 0 Jeffrey Turner[X] 68 0 Clot[X] 68 0 conwaycaine[X] 68 0 Bri 68 0 Peter Duncanson[X] 68 0 Geoff Hayward 68 0 Mark Carver[X] 68 0 Steve Terry[X] 68 0 Alma 68 0 Lurkio 68 0 geoff[X] 68 0 Gil J 68 0 Peter Parry 68 0 Anita 68 0 james 68 0 Ivan[X] 68 0 Allen 68 0 Tony Bryer[X] 68 0 PeterG[X] 68 0 Brian Reay[X] 68 0 Plusnet Support Team 68 0 The Doctor[X] 68 0 BrianE[X] 68 0 Alan White[X] 68 0 someone 68 0 ~~Linda~~ 68 0 richard christopher 68 0 J G Miller[X] 68 0 Andy Champ[X] 68 0 kp 68 0 Mrs G 68 0 The Trobbit 68 0 Custos Custodum[X] 68 0 Allan[X] 68 0 John Nice 68 0 Jaygee 68 0 mrscake 68 0 Ascii Art 68 0 charles[X] 68 0 Richard W Jones[X] 68 0 Rob 68 0 alan holmes 68 0 Java Jive[X] 68 0 Coats 68 0 Bernadette 68 0 Mick the Merciless 68 0 Steve 68 0 Spacey 68

Number of posters having few posts. Posts Posters 1 40 2 14 3 8 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 3 8 0 9 2 10+ 53

Top 10 verbose posters (over 14 posts) by average lines per post lines/post Author rank 32.5 Derek F 1 31.1 Peter Grange 2 29.9 JF 3 29.5 ned 4 28.2 The Brownie 5 27.7 Anita 6 24.7 Bernadette 7 24.6 Wally 8 24.4 jackie green 9 23.9 Smokey 10

Top 10 concise posters (over 14 posts) by average lines per post lines/post Author rank 11.0 gruffydd 1 12.3 frogman 2 12.6 Bill P 3 13.5 Goromoff 4 14.3 JoeH 5 14.5 §ireßird 6 14.5 PeterT 7 14.7 Troy's Human 8 15.6 AriesVal 9 16.2 John the R-T 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

Low lines/post may be because the posters have nothing to say, have dense text, or because they over snip

6 CrossPost Targets

posts	Groups
23	uk.d-i-y uk.tech.broadcast uk.tech.digital-tv
16	uk.food+drink.misc rec.food.cooking soc.culture.scottish
12	alt.happy.valley
5	uk.local.surrey
3	alt.usage.english
1	uk.food+drink.misc rec.food.cooking

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