Over 5000 messages!

[DavidB]

So I wondered who was spending all their time posting...

Posts per day / User Name
3.33 Gadget
2.26 Franck
2.00 denise
1.99 Gus
1.78 Curtain
1.49 Dancing Veela
1.39 filthycute
1.31 Rachel
1.13 DavidB
0.91 Dan Hudson
0.85 Lou
0.82 Sandy
0.80 Jon
0.79 John S
0.68 Emma
0.61 Sheena
0.58 Ceroc Jock
0.58 bill foreman
0.55 Grant
0.53 Graham
0.53 cerocmetro
0.48 Jayne
0.46 Heather
0.42 Amanda
0.39 John McAulay
0.35 Will
0.31 Janet
0.30 Strictlyballroom
0.30 Stuart M
0.29 Debster
0.25 Dreadful Scathe
0.23 SwingSwingSwing
0.16 jiveoholic
0.16 flashy
0.12 Wendy
0.12 Fox
0.11 Steven
0.09 Scot
0.08 lorna
0.06 Johnny_boy

David

[Dreadful Scathe]

Hey gadget you obviously have nothing better to do with your time :) shouldnt you be out dancing :D

[Heather]

:wink: He's sitting at home with his feet up, nursing his blisters!!!!!
:cheers:
Heather

[Emma]

See..I just regard that as a challenge... 15th on the list just ain't good enough :wink:

[filthycute]

Hey Emma....your only 12th on this one :D

Top 20 Posters.

Franck.............652
Gus.................477
filthycute.........403
DavidB.............288
John S..............224
Sheena............175
Bill Foreman.....162
Curtain.............146
Heather............136
Jayne................136
Sandy...............136
Emma...............122

filthycute x x

[Gadget]

:sorry:
I think I will go into hybernation for a while; get that PPD down a bit.:sorry:

What can I say? I have an opinion about everything, and a big nose. Please feel free to tell me to shut up (not that I will, but you can tell me if it makes you feel better :grin: )

[DS: wish I could spend my time lost in dance; no-where to dance, no-one to dance with - never mind blisters:tears:... Maybe that's why I am so active here; just can't keep the dance out of my head!:waycool:]

[Franck]

Originally posted by Emma
See..I just regard that as a challenge... 15th on the list just ain't good enough :wink: You're right Emma, I am a bit disappointed in you, only 15th? :wink:
You're going to have to start posting more often soon, especially those track recommendations of yours in the DJ Booth, I really liked the few you have mentionned so far! :nice:

Anyway, DavidB, it must have taken you a while to sort the Post Per Day chart :really: You really do have a lot of time in your hands...

5,000 posts though, wow :D :D :D Almost 300 members!
Did you know how dramatically the traffic to the CerocScotland.com website has increased over the last 12 months?

Month/period:----- Visitors - Page views (Average per week)

November 2001: -- 280 ---- 850
December 2001: -- 200 ---- 600
January 2002: --- 400 --- 1,500 - Launch of the Forum in its new form.
February 2002: --- 300 --- 1,400
March 2002: --- 500 ---- 4,000
April 2002: --- 500 --- 6,000
May 2002: --- 550 --- 7,000
June 2002: --- 600 --- 8,000
July 2002: --- 700 --- 9,000
August 2002: --- 900 --- 16,000
September 2002: --- 1,000 --- 18,000
October 2002: --- 1,300 --- 20,000

Overall, pretty good :nice: and the snow-ball has just started rolling...

Thanks and well done guys. :cheers:

Franck.

[DavidB]

Originally posted by Franck
Anyway, DavidB, it must have taken you a while to sort the Post Per Day chart. You really do have a lot of time in your hands...It took about a minute to do the whole thing in Excel. It took longer to write the rest of the message.

David

[Sandy]

Originally posted by filthycute
Hey Emma....your only 12th on this one :D

Top 20 Posters.

Franck.............652
Gus.................477
filthycute.........403
DavidB.............288
John S..............224
Sheena............175
Bill Foreman.....162
Curtain.............146
Heather............136
Jayne................136
Sandy...............136
Emma...............122

filthycute x x

Well what can i say - I've lost my touch:tears: Gone all quiet! Maybe the new me - quiet and sophisticated:) I'll be wearing twin sets and pearls next and dancing like a "good girl". Or maybe I'll just have to get going again and catch up with you lot:wink:

Cheers

Sandy

[Lou]

Originally posted by DavidB
It took about a minute to do the whole thing in Excel. It took longer to write the rest of the message.

David

Have you considered a career in Business Intelligence? You'd be a natural!

[Emma]

Originally posted by filthycute
Hey Emma....your only 12th on this one :D Woo, thanks..jumped three places in one night without posting..this is my kind of work :wink:

[Jayne]

Originally posted by filthycute
Hey Emma....your only 12th on this one :D

Top 20 Posters.

Franck.............652
Gus.................477
filthycute.........403
DavidB.............288
John S..............224
Sheena............175
Bill Foreman.....162
Curtain.............146
Heather............136
Jayne................136
Sandy...............136
Emma...............122

filthycute x x

TENTH!!! I used to be second!! Just shows that I've had other things to occupy me recently... :wink:

Jayne :nice:

[CJ]

Worry not dear, you were 9th=!!

[Sandy]

Originally posted by Jayne


TENTH!!! I used to be second!! Just shows that I've had other things to occupy me recently... :wink:

Jayne :nice:

OK Jayne, 3 of us have the same score - who will manage to post the most today??? Will it be a contest to get up the ladder of posters?? Nah...quality not quantity!

Saying that I've posted about 4 already today:sorry

Cheers

Sandy

[Jayne]

Originally posted by Sandy
OK Jayne, 3 of us have the same score - who will manage to post the most today??? Will it be a contest to get up the ladder of posters?? Nah...quality not quantity!

Saying that I've posted about 4 already today:sorry There was a time when these things used to keep me awake at night. Not any more though!

I have noticed that you can only post once every 50 seconds!! It just can't keep pace with some people...

Jayne
xxx

[Sandy]

Originally posted by Jayne
There was a time when these things used to keep me awake at night. Not any more though!

I have noticed that you can only post once every 50 seconds!! It just can't keep pace with some people...That would explain a few things - just too fast for this technology!

Were you part of the cabaret team?

It's a funny thing about the forum - it comes in cycles. New people tend to post slowly at first and then before you know it they are posting like mad. If like me you then go through a lull and stop looking at the forum for a while and then go back on, you feel like so much has happened and you've lost touch. At this point I realised I was addicted! Now I need to get a life!

Maybe see you at the party in Glasgow?

Cheers

Sandy:cheers:

[Grant]

Originally posted by Sandy
New people tend to post slowly at first and then before you know it they are posting like mad. If like me you then go through a lull and stop looking at the forum for a while This is why the list put up by Jane is better. It screens out Johnny-come-lately types who are bound to have a higher ppd count. People like ...oh err me :what: :sick::wink:

The thing I liked about both lists was seeing how many of the most prolific posters I had met without even making it to the forum get together.

:cheers:

Grant

PS. This posting is in no way intended to boost my standing on the lists - well perhaps a little.:D

[Sandy]

Originally posted by Grant


PS. This posting is in no way intended to boost my standing on the lists - well perhaps a little.:D

yeh right!:reallymad

How many do I have now???:wink:

Sandy

PS OK promise last one today!

[Grant]

Originally posted by Sandy


yeh right!:reallymad

How many do I have now???:wink:

Sandy

PS OK promise last one today!

I don't think I've boosted my standing with Jayne either after spelling her name wrong :sick: :sick:

Grant

[Sandy]

Originally posted by Grant


I don't think I've boosted my standing with Jayne either after spelling her name wrong :sick: :sick:

Grant

Ah what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabout! Got a plus for guessing about the driving test and blown it by spelling Jayne's name wrong - and now I have another post! ooops said I was finished for the day!:cheers:


Sandy

[Grant]

Originally posted by Sandy
and now I have another post! ooops said I was finished for the day!:cheers: So how far up the list does that take you? :D

No need to reply (I think I can work it out) unless of course you are upwardly mobile:wink:

:cheers:

Grant

[Jayne]

Originally posted by Grant
I don't think I've boosted my standing with Jayne either after spelling her name wrong :sick: :sick: I was going to let it pass iwthout comment....

...but seen as my figures need boosting....

Jayne :wink:

[Franck]

Originally posted by Grant
So how far up the list does that take you? :D Now, you 2! If you keep posting just to get your rating increased, I am going to take 20 posts of your counter! :wink:
As Sandy said earlier, we are looking for quality, not quantity!

On this note, we probably will have awards for the Forum in the near future (January being the first anniversary of the Forum).
I think someone suggested it before, and I reckon it would be fun!
You know, the highest poster, funniest post, most informative, weirdest, etc... all suggestions welcome! :grin:

Franck.

[Franck]

Originally posted by Jayne
...but seen as my figures need boosting....Whoops, I read this as "my figure needs boosting" :really:

Franck.

[Jayne]

Originally posted by Franck
Whoops, I read this as "my figure needs boosting" :really:

Franck. attention to detail Franck...

Jayne

[Jayne]

Talking of detail, Franck, you've made 666 posts.

And it's halloween.

do do do do (spooky music...)

Can you tell I'm bored analysing data???

Jayne
:devil:

[Grant]

Originally posted by Franck
Whoops, I read this as "my figure needs boosting" :really:

Franck.

I think this is far worst than getting her name wrong! (grovel, grovel Jayne)
Are you asking for a double dose of kicking ...I mean improvising... on Sunday?:D

Grant

[Sandy]

Originally posted by Grant
So how far up the list does that take you? :D

No need to reply (I think I can work it out) unless of course you are upwardly mobile:wink:

:cheers:

Grant

Is there any other way to be??

I'm not sure where I am now but it's been fun anyway

Cheers

Sandy:grin:

[Graham]

It may interest some of you (please yawn more quietly!! :reallymad) that since David published these statistics the post rate of 15/20 of those with the highest post rates has gone up. If you exclude people who have been registered for less than a month from the statistics, it becomes 17/20! Is this just that the forum is getting more lively, or are some of us now looking at the charts? :wink:

[Curtain]

I've just seen this post and I cannot believe my dangley bits. I'm 5th!! Does this mean I'm in the elite?

Finally, I'd just like to advise Franck if I may ...

Don't give prizes man, peeps will just try to out-do one another and I'll become weird, trying for that weekend trip to Italy for the "How many times can the word aubergine be used in any given post" award.

[Jon]

Originally posted by DavidB
So I wondered who was spending all their time posting...

Posts per day / User Name
3.33 Gadget
2.26 Franck
2.00 denise
1.99 Gus
1.78 Curtain
1.49 Dancing Veela
1.39 filthycute
1.31 Rachel
1.13 DavidB
0.91 Dan Hudson
0.85 Lou
0.82 Sandy
0.80 Jon
0.79 John S
0.68 Emma
David

Hey Emma I'm obviously in here more often than you! And look at Dan!. Maybe people just have more to say when they first join.

[Emma]

Originally posted by Jon


Hey Emma I'm obviously in here more often than you!

Wouldn't count on it ;)

[Graham]

Here's the current "Saddo Top 15" :wink: :

Gadget 3.40
Franck 2.29
Gus 2.01
Curtain 1.81
Dancing Veela 1.47
filthycute 1.44
denise 1.33
Rachel 1.24
DavidB 1.16
Sandy 0.90
Lou 0.89
Jon 0.86
John S 0.81
Dan Hudson 0.78
Emma 0.72

So Curtain - you're even more elite than you thought! :wink:

[Curtain]

Cool, it has always been a dream to be 4th on the "saddo's list". I'd like to thank my parents for having me, the academy and above all my agent. Thank you!

[Gadget]

Franck, Is there any way to implement a top 20 Posts/day beside the top 20 posters in the 'members' area ?

{number one saddo. :( Can someone please post some more and knock me off the top spot. please}

[Bill]

Originally posted by Gadget
Franck, Is there any way to implement a top 20 Posts/day beside the top 20 posters in the 'members' area ?

{number one saddo. :( Can someone please post some more and knock me off the top spot. please}


errr.............no !!!!!:wink: :D You and Curtain can fight this one out between you :nice:

[Graham]

Hi all! Here's this week's chart, which I'm obliged to post since I've actually managed to get in to it this week, and I don't want you thinking I'm afraid to admit I'm a saddo too. Maybe we should start a support group? My name is Graham and I'm a forumaholic.....

3.56 Gadget =
2.45 Franck =
2.22 Gus =
2.06 Curtain =
1.78 Keith UP 5
1.74 ericklondon =
1.74 Dancing Veela DOWN 2
1.46 Fran DOWN 1
1.45 filthycute DOWN 1
1.31 Rachel DOWN 1
1.27 DavidB =
1.06 Ceroc Jock UP 1
1.01 Bill UP 1
0.98 John S UP 1
0.96 Graham New Entry

This week posting has stabilised a little, so some people's posting rate has actually gone down, although the average in the top 15 has gone up yet again.

As the top of the chart is relatively static, I'd thought I'd try a new thing, so here's the list of people who have a post rate higher than 2 for November:

8.00 Bill
6.41 Graham
6.24 Ceroc Jock
5.35 Gus
5.24 Dreadful Scathe
5.06 Wendy
4.24 Franck
3.76 John S
3.53 Gadget
3.47 Jayne
3.35 Curtain
2.94 DavidB
2.53 ericklondon
2.41 Stuart M
2.35 Dancing Veela
2.29 Heather
2.24 Sheena
2.18 Keith

Finally, here's this week's top 10 posters:

5.86 Graham
5.57 Franck
5.57 Ceroc Jock
5.43 Gus
5.43 Wendy
5.14 Bill
5.14 John S
4.29 Dreadful Scathe
3.43 Gadget
3.43 Sheena

Hmm. Not sure I'll calculate this again in a hurry.......:sick:

[Gus]

Ugghhh ... thats depressing news .... remind me to go out and get a life!

[Wendy]

Originally posted by Graham


...here's the list of people who have a post rate higher than 2 for November:

8.00 *********************Bill
6.41 Graham
6.24 Ceroc Jock
5.35 Gus
5.24 Dreadful Scathe
5.06 *********************Wendy
4.24 Franck
3.76 John S
3.53 Gadget
3.47 Jayne
3.35 Curtain
2.94 DavidB
2.53 ericklondon
2.41 Stuart M
2.35 Dancing Veela
2.29 Heather
2.24 Sheena
2.18 Keith



Just thought I'd point out the top boy and girl here !!! So if it's like Wimbledon I get to dance with Bill !!! Yippppeeeeeeee (Graham, Honey, soooo close !!!! but not close enough :devil: :devil: - that UCP workshop might inspire you to try a little harder hee heeeeeeeeee !!!)



Originally posted by Graham

....here's this week's top 10 posters:

5.86 ******************Graham
5.57 Franck
5.57 Ceroc Jock
5.43 Gus
5.43 ******************Wendy
5.14 Bill
5.14 John S
4.29 Dreadful Scathe
3.43 Gadget
3.43 Sheena



OK Graham, I'll dance with you too !!!

(You're not just trying to be better than Bill at SOMETHING are you ????? :wink: You ARE the best boy in the class when it comes to stats !!!! and lots of other things I'm sure..... like stroking Sheena's trousers... or THAT move you've been trying to do with Jayne for instance ...... :reallymad :wink: )

Wx

PS And Graham, Muffin ..... don't think that thread about the worst dancers will help your case ... or saying things like "make your own coffee you witch !!!!" :na: :waycool: :na: :kiss:

[Will]

Graham

Where do you get these statistics from? Do you count through the whole forum manually or is there some forum feature that allows you to compile this posting stats?

[Bill]

As they say..there's lies, damned lies and statistics :rolleyes: :D

I'm only on here briefly so my count can't be that high....surely !!!:sick:

Anyway, I own't post again till..... well till later !:wink: :sorry

[Graham]

Originally posted by Will
Graham

Where do you get these statistics from? Do you count through the whole forum manually or is there some forum feature that allows you to compile this posting stats?
Good grief! I'm not that sad! If you look at the members list, you can order them by number of posts, and then you can download the numbers into a spreadsheet. The overall post rate is thus trivial to calculate. The other lists rely on having previously taken a snapshot of the stats on particular dates.

[Lou]

Can you tell I was on holiday last week?! :grin: I've fallen out the top 20!!!!

[Gadget]

Originally posted by Graham
Maybe we should start a support group? My name is Graham and I'm a forumaholic.....
:grin:... and we would all meet up on another forum and talk about normal stuff, then get side-tracked into Ceroc or other dance/music topics...

...hang on...

:D


~snip~
here's the list of people who have a post rate higher than 2 for November:
~snip~
Finally, here's this week's top 10 posters:
I like those lists a lot better - more realistic if you ask me ;) :na:

[Heather]

:confused: :confused: I thought I'd posted a reply to this, but its not there!!!!:confused: :confused: It's probably somewhere in Cyberspace or been intercepted by aliens!!!! :wink: NO comments from those of you who were in Sheena's car to Aberdeen on Friday night.!!!!
My reply was :
Surely Gadget, you wouldn't dream of doing such a thing as going on another Forum and "GOING OFF THE TOPIC"!!!!:wink:
:cheers:
Heather,
:kiss:

[Gadget]

Originally posted by Heather
Surely Gadget, you wouldn't dream of doing such a thing as going on another Forum and "GOING OFF THE TOPIC"!!!!:wink:
Me ?:innocent::really:
I'm sure you must have me confused with someone else - all my posts relate to the topic on hand.:what: (Actually, I'm more of a "Twix" man myself - don't like the nuts in "topic"s, but now we're getting into a recurring chocolate theme, and I never digress from the main thread of the conversation:innocent::grin::rolleyes: )

[Stuart M]

Originally posted by Wendy

Just thought I'd point out the top boy and girl here !!! So if it's like Wimbledon I get to dance with Bill !!! Yippppeeeeeeee (Graham, Honey, soooo close !!!! but not close enough :devil: :devil: - that UCP workshop might inspire you to try a little harder hee heeeeeeeeee !!!)

In the spirit of saddos (and also mindless pettiness at disappearing off her list of top partners :mad: ), I should point out Wendy's total is a bit artificial, cos she boosts it by carrying out conversations with herself on the Forum.

[Stuart M]

Like this :devil:

[Stuart M]

But then again, why not do it - if it raises a smile it's worth the while, I always say.

BTW, Wendy, did you know you managed 25 posts over the course of the weekend? I'm sure Graham will point it out to you at some point :na:

[Bill]

Originally posted by Graham

Good grief! I'm not that sad! If you look at the members list, you can order them by number of posts, and then you can download the numbers into a spreadsheet. The overall post rate is thus trivial to calculate. The other lists rely on having previously taken a snapshot of the stats on particular dates.


:confused: :what: :grin: ................ can you exlain that agin in simple easy - to -understand words for us hard of thinking please :sick:

numbers...........spreadsheets........... snapshot of the stas :tears: :eek: ...........

[Lou]

Originally posted by Bill
:confused: :what: :grin: ................ can you exlain that agin in simple easy - to -understand words for us hard of thinking please :sick:

numbers
when you count - you use numbers! Examples are 1, 2, 3, etc....


...........spreadsheets

a computer program that lets you stick numbers and words into squares and re-arrange them & do sums. If you've got Micro$oft Excel or Lotus 123 - that's a spreadsheet.


........... snapshot of the stas :tears: :eek: ...........
That's what the Paparazzi do. :wink:

[Bill]

Originally posted by Lou

That's what the Paparazzi do. :wink:


Hee hee...........now that I do understand :D

I'm supposed to do some computer training at work.........but I reckon if I can switch it on and access my emails what else do I need ???????? And we have nice computer support staff to fix things.............:rolleyes:

[Dreadful Scathe]

Originally posted by Lou

when you count - you use numbers! Examples are 1, 2, 3, etc....
a computer program that lets you stick numbers and words into squares and re-arrange them & do sums. If you've got Micro$oft Excel or Lotus 123 - that's a spreadsheet
:


My God Lou you are a pro , best explanation of spreadsheets ever :) lol

[Jayne]

Originally posted by Graham
Hi all! Here's this week's chart, which I'm obliged to post since I've actually managed to get in to it this week, and I don't want you thinking I'm afraid to admit I'm a saddo too. Maybe we should start a support group? My name is Graham and I'm a forumaholic.....
~snip~


woo hoo! I'm not on the lists... Maybe I'm cured!! I'm cured!!!

:grin:

Jayne
:nice:

[Dreadful Scathe]

Congratulaitions :you are now officially sane. Franck will hand over the 'Certificate of Sanity' next time he sees you :D

[Wendy]

Originally posted by Stuart M

In the spirit of saddos (and also mindless pettiness at disappearing off her list of top partners :mad: ), I should point out Wendy's total is a bit artificial, cos she boosts it by carrying out conversations with herself on the Forum.

Stuart Babe !!! I'm sorry how could I ??? Obviously you are in my list .. you ARE in a team aren't you !!!! Sorry sorry sorry... I've missed loads of people Ken, Kenny, Stewart Edinburgh .....(I knew replying to that was going to be a mistake !!!) ... those ones just popped into my head first ..... sorry sorry sorry .

I wasn't aware that I was talking to myself. The reason I do several posts in a row sometimes is because I don't know (and don't need to thanks!!!) how to quote several people in the one post. It's easy just to address people individually in a separate post... sorry if that's not good enough !! Does that mean I'll get omitted from your most-highly-skilled-at-using-the-forum list ????


Wx
(:kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss:
NB Just for Stuart !!!! so no stealing you guys !!!)

[Graham]

Who'd have thought it possible, but this week we have a brand new number one on the saddos chart! A relieved Gadget passes on his crown to newcomer Steve.

15.83 TheTramp NEW ENTRY
3.70 Gadget DOWN 1
2.52 Franck DOWN 1
2.28 Gus DOWN 1
1.94 Curtain DOWN 1
1.70 Fran UP 2
1.66 Dancing Veela =
1.47 Keith DOWN 3
1.45 ericklondon DOWN 3
1.43 filthycute DOWN 1
1.32 DavidB =
1.32 Rachel DOWN 2
1.16 Ceroc Jock DOWN 1
1.05 Bill DOWN 1
1.05 Graham UP 1 (14=)

General posting rates seem to be relaxing a little after the frenzy at the start of the month: people with a post rate for November higher than 2 are now:

6.46 Bill
5.96 Dreadful Scathe
5.71 Graham
5.63 Ceroc Jock
5.63 Wendy
5.13 Gus
4.58 Franck
3.96 TheTramp
3.79 Gadget
3.25 Jayne
3.13 John S
3.04 DavidB
2.54 Stuart M
2.50 Sheena
2.46 Curtain
2.17 Heather

Finally, this week's top ten saddos are:

13.57 TheTramp NEW ENTRY
7.71 Dreadful Scathe UP 6
7.00 Wendy UP 3
5.43 Franck DOWN 2
4.57 Gus DOWN 1
4.43 Gadget UP 3
4.14 Ceroc Jock DOWN 4
4.00 Graham DOWN 7
3.57 Emma UP 11
3.29 DavidB UP 3

[Basil Brush (Forum Plant)]

THE FOX SHOULD FEATURE IN THE TOP TEN SADDOE CHART.

HERE GOES . . .

[Sandy]

Originally posted by Graham
Who'd have thought it possible, but this week we have a brand new number one on the saddos chart! A relieved Gadget passes on his crown to newcomer Steve.

15.83 TheTramp NEW ENTRY
3.70 Gadget DOWN 1
2.52 Franck DOWN 1
2.28 Gus DOWN 1
1.94 Curtain DOWN 1
1.70 Fran UP 2
1.66 Dancing Veela =
1.47 Keith DOWN 3
1.45 ericklondon DOWN 3
1.43 filthycute DOWN 1
1.32 DavidB =
1.32 Rachel DOWN 2
1.16 Ceroc Jock DOWN 1
1.05 Bill DOWN 1
1.05 Graham UP 1 (14=)

General posting rates seem to be relaxing a little after the frenzy at the start of the month: people with a post rate for November higher than 2 are now:

6.46 Bill
5.96 Dreadful Scathe
5.71 Graham
5.63 Ceroc Jock
5.63 Wendy
5.13 Gus
4.58 Franck
3.96 TheTramp
3.79 Gadget
3.25 Jayne
3.13 John S
3.04 DavidB
2.54 Stuart M
2.50 Sheena
2.46 Curtain
2.17 Heather

Finally, this week's top ten saddos are:

13.57 TheTramp NEW ENTRY
7.71 Dreadful Scathe UP 6
7.00 Wendy UP 3
5.43 Franck DOWN 2
4.57 Gus DOWN 1
4.43 Gadget UP 3
4.14 Ceroc Jock DOWN 4
4.00 Graham DOWN 7
3.57 Emma UP 11
3.29 DavidB UP 3

OK I have to say for what it's worth that I think this is sad - I know it has been said before but honestly it's not a bloomin competition. It's chat and should be fun not some kind of rating:sad: Only my opinion!:sad:

Sandy

[John S]

Originally posted by Sandy


OK I have to say for what it's worth that I think this is sad - I know it has been said before but honestly it's not a bloomin competition. It's chat and should be fun not some kind of rating:sad: Only my opinion!:sad:

Sandy

Of course it's sad!!!!! That's Graham's point (I hope).

Anybody who is on any of Graham's lists (and I acknowledge that someone called John S occasionally features) really needs to get more of a life! The aim should be to get OFF the lists, not on them!

But the Forum has been (still is) a brilliant way of bringing together dancers from all over Scotland, and now from all over the world, and long may it continue to do that. And as well as the social aspects and the (frankly) silly threads, some of the topics dealt with have had very serious and well-informed discussions on matters that concern us all.

[Heather]

:D :D I think you misunderstand the inference in Sandy's meaning of 'Sad' , John. I really think Sandy is meaning that the fact that lists are being made is the thing that is 'sad', NOT the fact that there are people making several/numerous/ multiple posts on the Forum. People chatting via the Forum is FUN, and that is why they participate. Making lists about who the frequent posters are is the 'sad' part'.
Am I correct in this assumption, Sandy?? If so, I must say, I am in agreement with you. I am on the Forum every day, to read what is being said. If I have something I feel I wish to contribute, I post a reply, I don't do it with the sole aim and purpose of getting on a list. If I did then I would certainly be sad (as in pitiful).

:cheers:
Heather,
:kiss:

[TheTramp]

Heh.

Well, if you all had a job that's as lame as mine, with as little to do each day as I do, you'd all be top of the charts too.

I'm still open to new offers (and actively looking). Posting on the forum (and one or two others) is the only thing that keeps me sane!!

Steve

[TheTramp]

Look!!!








<--- Triple Figures!

:D

Steve

[Emma]

Originally posted by TheTramp

<--- Triple Figures!


That's got to be the quickest 0-100 I've seen..congratulations :) Some of us took months to get there (hum..although now seem to be getting towards the second century somewhat faster...)

[TheTramp]

I guess that as more people join, there's more messages to respond to, hence the message count goes up quicker. See, if you'd only responded to half my messages, you'd have gone up by 50 now.

Of course, if you'd only responded to the messages I posted that were worth responding to, then you'd have gone up by 1 now!!

Steve

[Wendy]

Yep !

Wx

[TheTramp]

Ummm. Wendy....

Just which bit were you agreeing with then???

Steve

[Graham]

Sandy and Heather,

The charts are intended to be just a bit of fun. A fortnight ago I looked to see if there had been any change since David's original listing, as I felt as if the overall post rate had gone up (which it had), and I decided to post the results. Last week, as I stated at the time, I felt obliged to post again because I had actually made it into the very group I had previously been slagging off. This week I thought I'd post again to let Gadget off the hook of being top saddo. Next week I expect I'll post again to show the definitive list for November, and after that I'll probably stop.

As John said, the aim should be to get off the lists rather than on. Sandy raised an interesting point about posting on the forum not being some kind of rating, though - maybe in December I could start doing a critic's column.....:wink:

(JUST KIDDING!!!!!)

[Wendy]

Originally posted by TheTramp
Ummm. Wendy....

Just which bit were you agreeing with then???

Steve

Sorry Tramp !!! Just agreeing to any of them to get another post !! Kept it really short, kept it ambiguous ....sad isn't it !

Wx

[TheTramp]

As John said, the aim should be to get off the lists rather than on
I disagree. Wouldn't make for an exciting forum really, if no-one was posting, just to keep off the lists, eh??

The numbers are irrelevant and just a bit of fun. If people are enjoying themselves, then it's a good forum, regardless of whether they post 100 times in 6 days *gulp*, or once in a blue moon.

Stop analysing it (unless it's tongue in cheek), and just get on and have fun.

Steve

[Lindsay]

It's all a bit of a larf Steve... innit?

[Sandy]

Originally posted by Heather
:D :D I think you misunderstand the inference in Sandy's meaning of 'Sad' , John. I really think Sandy is meaning that the fact that lists are being made is the thing that is 'sad', NOT the fact that there are people making several/numerous/ multiple posts on the Forum. People chatting via the Forum is FUN, and that is why they participate. Making lists about who the frequent posters are is the 'sad' part'.
Am I correct in this assumption, Sandy?? If so, I must say, I am in agreement with you. I am on the Forum every day, to read what is being said. If I have something I feel I wish to contribute, I post a reply, I don't do it with the sole aim and purpose of getting on a list. If I did then I would certainly be sad (as in pitiful).

:cheers:
Heather,
:kiss:

Yep Heather you are right. I love the forum and love chatting but I felt it was a bit of a "performance indicator" - God forbid. However maybe I missed the "tongue in cheek" bit! I was absolutely shattered after the weekend! I do have a hatred for lists as well! sorry Graham and you are a bloomin good dancer after all! I like spontaneity myself not thinking it's time I did another thread, my ratings are slipping!:sad:

Cheers:cheers:

Sandy

[John S]

Originally posted by Graham
Next week I expect I'll post again to show the definitive list for November, and after that I'll probably stop.


Just as well - "Over 5000 Messages" was ok for a title before The Tramp arrived, but now we're heading for 8000, and after that - To Infinity and Beyond.

[Graham]

Hi again, pop-pickers!

This will be the last time I'll do this (at least for a while). And remember, this is just a bit of fun! :grin:

Amazingly, Steve has managed to increase his lead (actually I think it's just that he had a day off "work" last week), but no real surprises otherwise.

So the saddo charts currently look like this:

21.92 TheTramp =
3.92 Gadget =
2.58 Franck =
2.48 Fran UP 2
2.44 Gus DOWN 1
1.96 Curtain DOWN 1
1.57 Rachel UP 4
1.53 Dancing Veela DOWN 1
1.41 filthycute UP 1
1.39 DavidB UP 1
1.24 ericklondon DOWN 2
1.22 Keith DOWN 4
1.17 Ceroc Jock =
1.15 Graham =
1.13 Lou UP 1
1.13 Bill DOWN 1

[TheTramp]

Ooops :sorry

So, is it that I talk to much, or the rest of you don't talk enough!?!

Steve

[Graham]

I said this would be the last for a while, and it's so I could complete the profile of a whole month on the forum. Here is the list of people who have averaged more than 2 posts per day during November.

9.50 TheTramp
6.27 Dreadful Scathe
6.17 Bill
6.03 Gus
5.63 Graham
5.20 Wendy
4.93 Franck
4.87 Ceroc Jock
4.30 Gadget
3.37 DavidB
3.17 John S
2.97 Sheena
2.83 Fran
2.60 Jayne
2.47 Curtain
2.37 Rachel
2.37 Heather
2.10 Lou
2.10 Stuart M

Note that this is an average for the whole month, so people like TheTramp, Rachel and Jayne who had weeks with no posts at all must have been especially "busy" the other weeks!

Overall the top 40 posters currently account for 88% of all posts. In November, here's a graphical view of who within this group was posting the most.

[Graham]

Just to illustrate how people's posting varied through the month:

[Graham]

Okay, this really is it this time!! :grin:

This week's top ten saddos are:

27.14 TheTramp =
8.29 Gus UP 3
6.43 Dreadful Scathe DOWN 1
6.14 Fran UP 12
5.43 Gadget UP 1
5.43 Franck DOWN 1
5.43 Basil Brush UP 27
5.29 Rachel UP 12
4.57 Graham DOWN 1
4.29 Bill UP 4

And amongst the top 40, the split of posts is:

[Jayne]

Graham, darling, your last few posts have been some of the funniest I've seen on the forum!!! I think you could have a glowing career as an accountant infront of you!!! :wink:

Great to be back!

Jayne
:nice:

[Heather]

:D:D ............He could always take over from Peter Snow, come the next General Election!!! The big question is 'How is your swingometer Graham?'
:cheers:
Heather,
:kiss: :kiss:

[under par]

You're right Emma, I am a bit disappointed in you, only 15th? :wink:
You're going to have to start posting more often soon, especially those track recommendations of yours in the DJ Booth, I really liked the few you have mentionned so far! :nice:

Anyway, DavidB, it must have taken you a while to sort the Post Per Day chart :really: You really do have a lot of time in your hands...

5,000 posts though, wow :D :D :D Almost 300 members!
Did you know how dramatically the traffic to the CerocScotland.com website has increased over the last 12 months?

Month/period:----- Visitors - Page views (Average per week)

November 2001: -- 280 ---- 850
December 2001: -- 200 ---- 600
January 2002: --- 400 --- 1,500 - Launch of the Forum in its new form.
February 2002: --- 300 --- 1,400
March 2002: --- 500 ---- 4,000
April 2002: --- 500 --- 6,000
May 2002: --- 550 --- 7,000
June 2002: --- 600 --- 8,000
July 2002: --- 700 --- 9,000
August 2002: --- 900 --- 16,000
September 2002: --- 1,000 --- 18,000
October 2002: --- 1,300 --- 20,000

Overall, pretty good :nice: and the snow-ball has just started rolling...

Thanks and well done guys. :cheers:

Franck.

Franck how do the figures pan out in 2006 with so many forumites, and international contributers to the top MJ forum???

U.P.

[TheTramp]

Franck how do the figures pan out in 2006 with so many forumites, and international contributers to the top MJ forum???

U.P.

Well. November 2002 is when I joined. There was a big jump in number of posts all of a sudden then! :whistle: