[net.news.group] net.motss and some stats

debenedi@yale-com.UUCP (Robert DeBenedictis) (10/22/83)

The following is part of a longer article that I posted to net.motss.
I thought net.news.group readers might also be interested.

       STATISTICS:
       Since late August, gay related issues have been discussed on USENET.
       Here are some statistics.   (As of approx. Monday, 10/18)

       Newsgroup	# of gay-related articles	# of blocks generated
       ---------	-------------------------       ---------------------
       news.group     	60				139
       singles     	48				104
       flame     	15				39
       news     	15				23
       religion      	3				17
       women      	3				7
       general      	2				2
       TOTAL:		146 articles			331 blocks

       Over 75 different people submitted articles.

       If you can think of any other interesting statistics that could
       be generated, let me know.  Myself, I'm gonna write a 7 - 10 page
       paper called "Censorship and the Electronic Press" for my POPULAR 
       CULTURE AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS IN AMERICA course.  If anyone "out
       there" knows of any books which discuss censorship as it relates 
       to the "Communications Revolution,"   tell me.

Robert "No Need To Reply" DeBenedictis
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Yale Station
New Haven, CT   06520
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