Ronald L. Parker wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Jan 1999 03:01:19 GMT, par### [at] mailfwicom (Ronald L.
> Parker) wrote:
>
> >6  00015 Twyst
> >5  00015 Nathan Kopp
>
> Don't ask me how I managed to do that.  I really don't know.
> Anyway, y'all get the idea.

  You missed Thorsten Froelich Who from 10/98 to date
has 18. More if you go back further than I have.

Ken Tyler

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The stats are (clearly) not perfect; some posts were deleted; of those, I have
some in my Netscape window but not all. For example, I can't find Ken's post
with these questions(!) Should I add it to the list? I dunno. ...Not that it matters.

> > What purpose do these stats serve ?

Absolutely none, other than to provide distraction, which is the purpose of
the internet anyway, so it's okay.

> > How many were on/off topic ?

Erm... I dunno. Most, I hope, but the biggest threads were not on topic. Every
now and then someone starts some tangent somehow, (I think I'll major in
tangents, or something,) and everyone joins in.

> > What purpose do these stats serve ?

Weird... I thought you asked this one before. Let's just say I was bored.

> > What is the percentage per person of on/off topic posts

Ahh, this is an excellent question, but I don't know. There are some people
who tend to post more off topic than on. There are a few people who tend to
revive dead threads (usually off topic ones).

> > What purpose do these stats serve ?

Deja vu all over again... I refuse to divulge that information.

> > How many were helped by the posted reply/message ?

The vast majority of threads that began with a question had their question
answered several times. I think that's good. Some questions have never been
answered, and probably never will. Some questions that have been answered are
answered again, redundantly, several months after the question was asked...

> > What purpose do these stats serve ?

Uhh, you're not bitter that you top the list, are you?

> > Who has the most in say the.programming group ?

I dunno -- I don't read that thread 'cause POV-Ray is as far as I've gotten
into programming, and I don't do much programming in POV-Ray... but someone
else answered this one anyway.

> > What purpose do these stats serve ?

Wait a minute -- you were making a point there, weren't you?!? Ahh-ha-ha, I
get it. Hey, that's pretty good. You know, I -- oh. I'll stop talking now.

-Mark R.

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Mark Radosevich wrote:

> > > What purpose do these stats serve ?
>
> Absolutely none, other than to provide distraction, which is the purpose of
> the internet anyway, so it's okay.
>
> > > What purpose do these stats serve ?
>
> Wait a minute -- you were making a point there, weren't you?!? Ahh-ha-ha, I
> get it. Hey, that's pretty good. You know, I -- oh. I'll stop talking now.
>
> -Mark R.

  There was a point to be made. Not that I'm all that skilled as a statistician
I do know that when one takes the time to gather and correlate information
it should be done with an attempt to convey some value. I do show up as the
top poster and won't begin for a moment to deny it. If you look closely you
will also notice the great number of my posts are done in reply and not as
thread starts.

  I have been using the program a long time and have gained the wisdom of
both time and on the job experience. I feel it's my contribution back to the
Pov community to help others down the path of enlightenment. I also love
the fact that this is a closed server and I don't have to worry that with every
post I make that I will receive a piece of junk mail in return.

  I have spent a lot of personal time keeping my bookmark file up to date,
partially to help myself, but mostly to help others out there find the info and
utilities that makes using the program that much easier. Someday I might
even get a few bucks ahead and will sponsor a web page with the scope of
Twyst's site. Perhaps not.

  So getting to the point ! And you thought that would never happen ?

  While it may look like I am an extroverted bucket mouth the stats do
not necessarily reflect the greater unselfish truth behind the numbers nor
due they reflect my motivation for having done so. I would like to thank
those who have taken the time to help me and those who have said thank
you in reply here for my help and through the private emails I have received.
Those thanks are motivation enough for me to continue being a friendly,
helpful, and giving person in this community.

Keep on tracing on everyone.

Ken Tyler

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Thankyou !
I like to see I'm on the top 10, though I haven't been here for long..

Good job... :-)
//Spider

Lance Birch wrote:

> OK, here are the revised stats...
>
> 11   62    Alain CULOS
> 10   63    Spider
> 9    68    Margus Ramst
> 8    81    Johannes Hubert
> 7    87    Peter Popov
> 6    115   povray.org admin team
> 5    134   Nieminen Mika
> 4    154   Daniel Connelly
> 3    191   Ronald L. Parker
> 2    200   Lance Birch
> 1    345   Kenneth L. Tyler
>
> They are from as far back as povray.general goes aparently!  Thanks again
> Mark!
>
> --
> Lance.
>
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On Mon, 11 Jan 1999 19:53:09 -0800, Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote:
>
>
>Ronald L. Parker wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 12 Jan 1999 03:01:19 GMT, par### [at] mailfwicom (Ronald L.
>> Parker) wrote:
>>
>> >6  00015 Twyst
>> >5  00015 Nathan Kopp
>>
>> Don't ask me how I managed to do that.  I really don't know.
>> Anyway, y'all get the idea.
>
>  You missed Thorsten Froelich Who from 10/98 to date
>has 18. More if you go back further than I have.

Hm.  I counted with a script, so it's unlikely that I missed him.  I suppose 
it's possible that he got counted under more than one name, or perhaps he has 
a malformed From: header, or perhaps my script isn't perfect.  I thought I 
recalled seeing him with a count of 7 or 8, but you're right that his count 
is obviously much higher.

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Ken wrote:
> 
>   I have been using the program a long time and have gained the wisdom of
> both time and on the job experience. I feel it's my contribution back to the
> Pov community to help others down the path of enlightenment.
       :
       :
>   While it may look like I am an extroverted bucket mouth the stats do
> not necessarily reflect the greater unselfish truth behind the numbers nor
> due they reflect my motivation for having done so. I would like to thank
> those who have taken the time to help me and those who have said thank
> you in reply here for my help and through the private emails I have received.
> Those thanks are motivation enough for me to continue being a friendly,
> helpful, and giving person in this community.
> 

Hey, Ken... take these stats as a compliment!  We all are VERY grateful to you
for your help with all sorts of problems and for your many great suggestions. 
Nobody's trying to call you a windbag (at least I don't think they are). ;-)

-Nathan

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Nathan Kopp wrote:
...
> Hey, Ken... take these stats as a compliment!  We all are VERY grateful to you
> for your help with all sorts of problems and for your many great suggestions.
> Nobody's trying to call you a windbag (at least I don't think they are). ;-)
> 
> -Nathan

Ken, I'm sorry if you took it that way; it had never even occurred to me that
you might think I was implying that you post too much. If anything, I post too
much, for what I have to say. There really isn't a point to the stats; perhaps
all statistics should have value but I really don't see any here. I was
impelled by the passion and drive of boredom, nothing more. (Maybe the next
time I'm bored I'll calculate people's average time to reply after a message
has been posted, just to see if you get a negative number.) I think the fact
that you have lots of posts reflects that you're the first one to answer a
question or help with a problem. Please don't think I meant any differently.

-Mark R.

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Mark Radosevich <mar### [at] randolphspaedu> wrote:
: Ken, I'm sorry if you took it that way; it had never even occurred to me that
: you might think I was implying that you post too much. If anything, I post too
: much, for what I have to say.

  If there were stats about:

(Number of interesting articles about povray/raytracing +
 number of responses which are correct and really help people) /
number of total articles * 100%

then I think that Ken would also be at the top.

-- 
main(i){char*_="BdsyFBThhHFBThhHFRz]NFTITQF|DJIFHQhhF";while(i=
*_++)for(;i>1;printf("%s",i-70?i&1?"[]":" ":(i=0,"\n")),i/=2);} /*- Warp. -*/

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On 13 Jan 1999 06:58:00 -0500, Nieminen Mika <war### [at] cctutfi> wrote:
>  If there were stats about:
>
>(Number of interesting articles about povray/raytracing +
> number of responses which are correct and really help people) /
>number of total articles * 100%
>
>then I think that Ken would also be at the top.

I would hope most of us would get 100% on this one, but replying to this
thread is dragging our averages down. :)

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You know you have been raytracing too long when you reply to
a thread with...

>   If there were stats about:
>
> (Number of interesting articles about povray/raytracing +
>  number of responses which are correct and really help people) /
> number of total articles * 100%
>
> then I think that Ken would also be at the top.
>
> --
> main(i){char*_="BdsyFBThhHFBThhHFRz]NFTITQF|DJIFHQhhF";while(i=
> *_++)for(;i>1;printf("%s",i-70?i&1?"[]":" ":(i=0,"\n")),i/=2);} /*- Warp. -*/

 --
Ken Tyler

tyl### [at] pacbellnet

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