From: Christopher Browne
Subject: Statistics for comp.lang.lisp
Date: 
Message-ID: <aumrj5$88ekj$1@ID-125932.news.dfncis.de>
Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period,
beginning at 22 Dec 2002 11:17:54 GMT and ending at
29 Dec 2002 06:29:36 GMT.

Notes
=====

    - A line in the body of a post is considered to be original if it
      does *not* match the regular expression /^\s{0,3}(?:>|:|\S+>|\+\+|\|\s+|\*\s)/.
    - All text after the last cut line (/^-- $/) in the body is
      considered to be the author's signature.
    - The scanner prefers the Reply-To: header over the From: header
      in determining the "real" e-mail address and name.
    - Original Content Rating is the ratio of the original content volume
      to the total body volume.
    - Please send all comments to Christopher Browne <········@acm.org>

Totals
======

Posters:  73
Articles: 182 (87 with cutlined signatures)
Threads:  29
Volume generated: 455.8 kb
    - headers:    164.0 kb (3,092 lines)
    - bodies:     277.5 kb (7,180 lines)
    - original:   187.5 kb (5,025 lines)
    - signatures: 14.1 kb (309 lines)

Original Content Rating: 0.676

Averages
========

Posts per poster: 2.5
    median: 1 post
    mode:   1 post - 40 posters
    s:      4.4 posts
Posts per thread: 6.3
    median: 3 posts
    mode:   1 post - 8 threads
    s:      9.0 posts
Message size: 2564.5 bytes
    - header:     922.5 bytes (17.0 lines)
    - body:       1561.6 bytes (39.5 lines)
    - original:   1055.0 bytes (27.6 lines)
    - signature:  79.4 bytes (1.7 lines)

Top 10 Posters by Number of Posts
=================================

         (kb)   (kb)  (kb)  (kb)
Posts  Volume (  hdr/ body/ orig)  Address
-----  --------------------------  -------

   16    52.7 ( 12.7/ 36.9/ 23.4)  Pascal Bourguignon <···@informatimago.com>
   12    53.6 ( 10.8/ 40.9/ 37.9)  Erik Naggum <····@naggum.no>
    7    11.3 (  5.9/  4.6/  3.0)  Paolo Amoroso <·······@mclink.it>
    7    31.5 (  8.2/ 23.0/ 13.5)  Peter Seibel <·····@javamonkey.com>
    7    11.5 (  5.4/  6.1/  3.9)  ······@alum.mit.edu (JP Massar)
    6    12.0 (  3.9/  8.1/  8.1)  ····@emf.emf.net (Tom Lord)
    6    15.0 (  6.3/  7.3/  5.1)  Kenny Tilton <·······@nyc.rr.com>
    6    30.2 (  6.1/ 24.0/ 10.3)  Marc Spitzer <········@optonline.net>
    6    11.7 (  6.3/  4.3/  1.5)  Pascal Costanza <········@web.de>
    5     7.6 (  3.2/  4.3/  1.3)  Edi Weitz <···@agharta.de>

These posters accounted for 42.9% of all articles.

Top 10 Posters by Volume
========================

  (kb)   (kb)  (kb)  (kb)
Volume (  hdr/ body/ orig)  Posts  Address
--------------------------  -----  -------

  53.6 ( 10.8/ 40.9/ 37.9)     12  Erik Naggum <····@naggum.no>
  52.7 ( 12.7/ 36.9/ 23.4)     16  Pascal Bourguignon <···@informatimago.com>
  31.5 (  8.2/ 23.0/ 13.5)      7  Peter Seibel <·····@javamonkey.com>
  30.2 (  6.1/ 24.0/ 10.3)      6  Marc Spitzer <········@optonline.net>
  15.6 (  4.3/ 11.2/  8.2)      5  ···@ashi.footprints.net (Kaz Kylheku)
  15.0 (  6.3/  7.3/  5.1)      6  Kenny Tilton <·······@nyc.rr.com>
  12.5 (  2.4/  9.8/  4.3)      2  Duane Rettig <·····@franz.com>
  12.0 (  3.9/  8.1/  8.1)      6  ····@emf.emf.net (Tom Lord)
  11.7 (  6.3/  4.3/  1.5)      6  Pascal Costanza <········@web.de>
  11.5 (  5.4/  6.1/  3.9)      7  ······@alum.mit.edu (JP Massar)

These posters accounted for 54.0% of the total volume.

Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts)
==============================================

         (kb)    (kb)
OCR      orig /  body  Posts  Address
-----  --------------  -----  -------

1.000  (  8.1 /  8.1)      6  ····@emf.emf.net (Tom Lord)
0.926  ( 37.9 / 40.9)     12  Erik Naggum <····@naggum.no>
0.727  (  8.2 / 11.2)      5  ···@ashi.footprints.net (Kaz Kylheku)
0.707  (  5.1 /  7.3)      6  Kenny Tilton <·······@nyc.rr.com>
0.679  (  2.8 /  4.1)      5  Barry Margolin <······@genuity.net>
0.642  (  3.9 /  6.1)      7  ······@alum.mit.edu (JP Massar)
0.639  (  3.0 /  4.6)      7  Paolo Amoroso <·······@mclink.it>
0.636  ( 23.4 / 36.9)     16  Pascal Bourguignon <···@informatimago.com>
0.584  ( 13.5 / 23.0)      7  Peter Seibel <·····@javamonkey.com>
0.428  ( 10.3 / 24.0)      6  Marc Spitzer <········@optonline.net>

Bottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts)
=================================================

         (kb)    (kb)
OCR      orig /  body  Posts  Address
-----  --------------  -----  -------

0.727  (  8.2 / 11.2)      5  ···@ashi.footprints.net (Kaz Kylheku)
0.707  (  5.1 /  7.3)      6  Kenny Tilton <·······@nyc.rr.com>
0.679  (  2.8 /  4.1)      5  Barry Margolin <······@genuity.net>
0.642  (  3.9 /  6.1)      7  ······@alum.mit.edu (JP Massar)
0.639  (  3.0 /  4.6)      7  Paolo Amoroso <·······@mclink.it>
0.636  ( 23.4 / 36.9)     16  Pascal Bourguignon <···@informatimago.com>
0.584  ( 13.5 / 23.0)      7  Peter Seibel <·····@javamonkey.com>
0.428  ( 10.3 / 24.0)      6  Marc Spitzer <········@optonline.net>
0.357  (  1.5 /  4.3)      6  Pascal Costanza <········@web.de>
0.288  (  1.3 /  4.3)      5  Edi Weitz <···@agharta.de>

Top 10 Threads by Number of Posts
=================================

Posts  Subject
-----  -------

   27  array are constantp ?!?!
   26  Looking for Lisp compiler
   19  Re: Did McCarthy change his name and move to Oslo?
   18  Re: closing files by gc
   15  Re: S-exp vs XML, HTML, LaTeX (was: Why lisp is growing)
   12  Re: array are constantp ?!?! immutability
    7  remove the first element from a vector
    6  Problem computing places (generalized references)?
    6  help
    6  structure containing structure - newbie

Top 10 Threads by Volume
========================

  (kb)   (kb)  (kb)  (kb)
Volume (  hdr/ body/ orig)  Posts  Subject
--------------------------  -----  -------

  74.5 ( 24.5/ 48.0/ 28.9)     26  Looking for Lisp compiler
  62.6 ( 23.1/ 36.5/ 25.0)     27  array are constantp ?!?!
  49.6 ( 16.9/ 30.5/ 21.3)     18  Re: closing files by gc
  48.5 ( 17.0/ 30.5/ 24.2)     15  Re: S-exp vs XML, HTML, LaTeX (was: Why lisp is growing)
  44.3 ( 11.6/ 31.6/ 19.0)     12  Re: array are constantp ?!?! immutability
  34.0 ( 16.6/ 15.7/  8.4)     19  Re: Did McCarthy change his name and move to Oslo?
  17.6 (  1.5/ 16.1/  9.1)      2  Understanding Lisp Hash-Tables (a little better)
  15.0 (  4.7/  9.9/  8.6)      6  Problem computing places (generalized references)?
  10.8 (  6.2/  3.9/  2.1)      7  remove the first element from a vector
  10.6 (  3.7/  6.6/  3.7)      5  Problems with the semantics of *read-suppress*

Top 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts)
==============================================

         (kb)    (kb)
OCR      orig /  body  Posts  Subject
-----  --------------  -----  -------

0.866  (  8.6/   9.9)      6  Problem computing places (generalized references)?
0.827  (  5.5/   6.7)      3  Just curious, why is boole the way it is?
0.791  ( 24.2/  30.5)     15  Re: S-exp vs XML, HTML, LaTeX (was: Why lisp is growing)
0.783  (  3.9/   5.0)      6  structure containing structure - newbie
0.769  (  2.2/   2.9)      6  help
0.711  (  1.7/   2.4)      4  Improvements to CMU CL's CLOS implementation
0.697  ( 21.3/  30.5)     18  Re: closing files by gc
0.684  ( 25.0/  36.5)     27  array are constantp ?!?!
0.628  (  3.8/   6.0)      3  Re: Why learn Smalltalk, was Re: Why Lisp is not popular. No GUI?
0.603  ( 28.9/  48.0)     26  Looking for Lisp compiler

Bottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts)
=================================================

         (kb)    (kb)
OCR      orig /  body  Posts  Subject
-----  --------------  -----  -------

0.697  ( 21.3 / 30.5)     18  Re: closing files by gc
0.684  ( 25.0 / 36.5)     27  array are constantp ?!?!
0.628  (  3.8 /  6.0)      3  Re: Why learn Smalltalk, was Re: Why Lisp is not popular. No GUI?
0.603  ( 28.9 / 48.0)     26  Looking for Lisp compiler
0.602  ( 19.0 / 31.6)     12  Re: array are constantp ?!?! immutability
0.566  (  3.7 /  6.6)      5  Problems with the semantics of *read-suppress*
0.533  (  8.4 / 15.7)     19  Re: Did McCarthy change his name and move to Oslo?
0.533  (  2.1 /  3.9)      7  remove the first element from a vector
0.524  (  0.8 /  1.5)      3  What exactly is allowed wrt declarations and doc string syntax?
0.390  (  0.8 /  2.0)      4  How to "go step" or "step into" in lisp debugger?

Top 10 Targets for Crossposts
=============================

Articles  Newsgroup
--------  ---------

       1  sci.data.formats
       1  sci.math.symbolic
       1  comp.databases.theory
       1  sci.logic

Top 10 Crossposters
===================

Articles  Address
--------  -------

       4  ········@hotmail.com (Neo)
       0  ····@emf.emf.net (Tom Lord)
       0  ······@schlund.de (Hannah Schroeter)
       0  Christian Lynbech <·······@get2net.dk>
       0  ····@netmemetic.com (Ng Pheng Siong)
       0  Gabe Garza <·······@ix.netcom.com>
       0  Robert STRANDH <·······@labri.u-bordeaux.fr>
       0  Christophe Rhodes <·····@cam.ac.uk>
       0  Johan Kullstam <··········@attbi.com>
       0  Erik Naggum <····@naggum.no>