From: Christopher Browne
Subject: Statistics for comp.lang.lisp
Date: 
Message-ID: <bdmjqu$ua1p1$1@ID-125932.news.dfncis.de>
Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period,
beginning at 22 Jun 2003 06:07:29 GMT and ending at
28 Jun 2003 12:46:05 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:  102
Articles: 341 (103 with cutlined signatures)
Threads:  47
Volume generated: 829.2 kb
    - headers:    378.5 kb (6,009 lines)
    - bodies:     437.5 kb (11,859 lines)
    - original:   253.2 kb (7,413 lines)
    - signatures: 12.9 kb (309 lines)

Original Content Rating: 0.579

Averages
========

Posts per poster: 3.3
    median: 2.0 posts
    mode:   1 post - 49 posters
    s:      5.5 posts
Posts per thread: 7.3
    median: 5 posts
    mode:   1 post - 11 threads
    s:      11.8 posts
Message size: 2490.1 bytes
    - header:     1136.6 bytes (17.6 lines)
    - body:       1313.7 bytes (34.8 lines)
    - original:   760.5 bytes (21.7 lines)
    - signature:  38.8 bytes (0.9 lines)

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

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

   34   119.6 ( 42.1/ 77.5/ 48.8)  Kent M Pitman <······@world.std.com>
   33   125.6 ( 51.2/ 74.3/ 39.5)  Erann Gat <···@jpl.nasa.gov>
   22    65.3 ( 26.8/ 35.5/ 16.4)  Peter Seibel <·····@javamonkey.com>
   17    44.6 ( 30.0/ 14.6/  7.8)  "Paul F. Dietz" <·····@dls.net>
   14    27.8 ( 18.4/  9.4/  7.3)  Kalle Olavi Niemitalo <···@iki.fi>
   11    34.9 ( 13.3/ 18.9/ 10.7)  Christophe Rhodes <·····@cam.ac.uk>
   10    13.5 (  7.3/  6.1/  2.3)  "M. K." <····@ozemail.com.au>
    8    10.5 (  5.8/  4.7/  3.0)  Adam Warner <······@consulting.net.nz>
    8    15.4 (  8.1/  6.0/  3.6)  Pascal Costanza <········@web.de>
    7    12.1 (  5.2/  6.9/  4.3)  ···@agharta.de

These posters accounted for 48.1% of all articles.

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

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

 125.6 ( 51.2/ 74.3/ 39.5)     33  Erann Gat <···@jpl.nasa.gov>
 119.6 ( 42.1/ 77.5/ 48.8)     34  Kent M Pitman <······@world.std.com>
  65.3 ( 26.8/ 35.5/ 16.4)     22  Peter Seibel <·····@javamonkey.com>
  44.6 ( 30.0/ 14.6/  7.8)     17  "Paul F. Dietz" <·····@dls.net>
  34.9 ( 13.3/ 18.9/ 10.7)     11  Christophe Rhodes <·····@cam.ac.uk>
  27.8 ( 18.4/  9.4/  7.3)     14  Kalle Olavi Niemitalo <···@iki.fi>
  20.5 (  8.0/ 11.3/  6.5)      6  Duane Rettig <·····@franz.com>
  15.4 (  8.1/  6.0/  3.6)      8  Pascal Costanza <········@web.de>
  14.1 (  6.6/  7.5/  5.3)      5  "Steven M. Haflich" <·················@alum.mit.edu>
  13.5 (  7.3/  6.1/  2.3)     10  "M. K." <····@ozemail.com.au>

These posters accounted for 58.0% of the total volume.

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

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

0.779  (  7.3 /  9.4)     14  Kalle Olavi Niemitalo <···@iki.fi>
0.700  (  5.3 /  7.5)      5  "Steven M. Haflich" <·················@alum.mit.edu>
0.669  (  2.5 /  3.7)      5  Daniel Barlow <···@telent.net>
0.642  (  3.0 /  4.7)      8  Adam Warner <······@consulting.net.nz>
0.630  ( 48.8 / 77.5)     34  Kent M Pitman <······@world.std.com>
0.623  (  4.3 /  6.9)      7  ···@agharta.de
0.604  (  3.6 /  6.0)      8  Pascal Costanza <········@web.de>
0.575  (  6.5 / 11.3)      6  Duane Rettig <·····@franz.com>
0.566  ( 10.7 / 18.9)     11  Christophe Rhodes <·····@cam.ac.uk>
0.533  (  2.0 /  3.7)      5  Nicolas Neuss <·············@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de>

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

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

0.623  (  4.3 /  6.9)      7  ···@agharta.de
0.604  (  3.6 /  6.0)      8  Pascal Costanza <········@web.de>
0.575  (  6.5 / 11.3)      6  Duane Rettig <·····@franz.com>
0.566  ( 10.7 / 18.9)     11  Christophe Rhodes <·····@cam.ac.uk>
0.533  (  2.0 /  3.7)      5  Nicolas Neuss <·············@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de>
0.532  (  7.8 / 14.6)     17  "Paul F. Dietz" <·····@dls.net>
0.531  ( 39.5 / 74.3)     33  Erann Gat <···@jpl.nasa.gov>
0.460  ( 16.4 / 35.5)     22  Peter Seibel <·····@javamonkey.com>
0.372  (  2.3 /  6.1)     10  "M. K." <····@ozemail.com.au>
0.361  (  1.7 /  4.6)      6  Joe Marshall <···@ccs.neu.edu>

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

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

   66  Lisp-2 or Lisp-1
   29  catch/throw useful for anything?
   19  CMUCL performance in the Shootout
   18  Converting a string to a symbol
   17  Pattern "assembly line"?
   14  array element type NIL [Re: Lisp-2 or Lisp-1]
   13  Standardized package nicknames
   12  Makeing binaries (?)
   11  Storing data in lisp code
    9  Difference between free and commercial implementations of CL

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

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

 216.8 (105.5/108.8/ 59.2)     66  Lisp-2 or Lisp-1
  85.5 ( 34.9/ 49.1/ 29.7)     29  catch/throw useful for anything?
  75.5 ( 24.1/ 50.7/ 28.4)     14  array element type NIL [Re: Lisp-2 or Lisp-1]
  42.3 ( 21.7/ 19.8/ 12.5)     19  CMUCL performance in the Shootout
  28.8 ( 14.1/ 14.1/  7.8)     17  Pattern "assembly line"?
  27.9 ( 14.3/ 13.2/  7.1)     13  Standardized package nicknames
  26.6 ( 14.1/ 11.8/  6.9)     18  Converting a string to a symbol
  24.6 (  9.7/ 14.1/  8.7)     11  Storing data in lisp code
  21.5 ( 10.9/  9.8/  6.4)     12  Makeing binaries (?)
  19.8 (  7.2/ 12.3/  7.2)      7  what diff #'(lambda...) to (lambda...)?

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

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

0.838  (  1.0/   1.2)      3  Copying Lists
0.754  (  4.2/   5.6)      3  newbie needs some direction
0.748  (  4.5/   6.0)      8  Apple's new 64-bit processor - and Lisp?
0.707  (  3.9/   5.6)      6  Storing data in lisp code - circular structures
0.685  (  1.8/   2.6)      6  shortest non-atomic Lisp form?
0.681  (  3.7/   5.4)      6  Shadowing
0.669  (  0.9/   1.4)      3  Anyone doing hosting of lisp-based web apps?
0.646  (  6.4/   9.8)     12  Makeing binaries (?)
0.634  ( 12.5/  19.8)     19  CMUCL performance in the Shootout
0.619  (  8.7/  14.1)     11  Storing data in lisp code

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

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

0.544  ( 59.2 /108.8)     66  Lisp-2 or Lisp-1
0.537  (  7.1 / 13.2)     13  Standardized package nicknames
0.537  (  2.9 /  5.4)      8  a cheap curry macro
0.523  (  3.9 /  7.4)      4  Restarts implemented with catch/throw?
0.486  (  1.7 /  3.4)      4  Do any operators in COMMON-LISP use THROW?
0.472  (  1.5 /  3.3)      5  Hyperspec question?
0.451  (  5.2 / 11.5)      8  Not understanding things...........
0.435  (  3.4 /  7.7)      5  McCLIM questions
0.383  (  2.3 /  6.1)      9  My .sig Lisp marketing campaign is working!
0.359  (  0.7 /  1.9)      3  the lambda logo

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

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

      11  comp.lang.scheme
       3  comp.lang.functional
       2  comp.object.corba
       2  comp.object
       1  comp.lang.tcl
       1  comp.lang.python
       1  comp.lang.prolog
       1  comp.lang.snobol
       1  comp.lang.mh
       1  comp.lang.pl1

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

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

      28  Ketil Z Malde <·····@apal.ii.uib.no>
       4  "cr88192" <·······@hotmail.com>
       3  "Anton van Straaten" <·····@appsolutions.com>
       2  Lewis Stiller <············@yahoo.com>
       2  andrew cooke <······@acooke.org>
       2  Colin Blackburn <···············@durham.ac.uk>
       1  "Coby Beck" <·····@mercury.bc.ca>
       1  MJ Ray <··········@cloaked.freeserve.co.uk>
       1  ···@agharta.de
       1  Kenny X Tilton <···············@nyc.rr.com>