monty@sagpd1.UUCP (Monty Saine) (01/06/90)
>Reply-To: ianr@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Ian ROWLANDS) > > Here are some interesting figures for news in the last month :- > > comp.sys.amiga is 34th in popularity > 4th in volume > doesn't rank in crossposting > > >Ian Rowlands | "I don't want to be political, but you >Dept. of Electrical Engineering | can't trust the ALP!" >University of Melbourne | -Joh Bjelke-Petersen >Email :- ianr@mullian.ee.mu.oz.au | (Flames to ianr@uluru.ecr.mu.oz.au) How are these figures compliled? I don't understand how a group can be 4th in volume and 34th in popularity. It seems that if a group has a lot of volume it must be popular. Please e-mail responses as this group could probably care less. Monty Saine God I hate these news programs that force you to send a larger message then you want to!!!!!! eat this rn bye
cosell@bbn.com (Bernie Cosell) (01/06/90)
monty@sagpd1.UUCP (Monty Saine) writes: }>Reply-To: ianr@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Ian ROWLANDS) }> }> Here are some interesting figures for news in the last month :- }> }> comp.sys.amiga is 34th in popularity }> 4th in volume }> doesn't rank in crossposting }> }> } How are these figures compliled? I don't understand how a group can be 4th }in volume and 34th in popularity. It seems that if a group has a lot of volume }it must be popular. "popularity" means "how many people read it". That kind of disparity means either that the postings tend to be longer [I can't remember if 'volume' is measured in kbytes or postings]; or that the fewer people just post more per person. /Bernie\