Over 5000 messages!

[Bill]

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

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

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

... 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...

~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

[Heather]

I thought I'd posted a reply to this, but its not there!!!! It's probably somewhere in Cyberspace or been intercepted by aliens!!!! 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"!!!!

Heather,

[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"!!!!

Me ?
I'm sure you must have me confused with someone else - all my posts relate to the topic on hand. (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 )

[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 - 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 ), 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

[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

[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.

................ can you exlain that agin in simple easy - to -understand words for us hard of thinking please

numbers...........spreadsheets........... snapshot of the stas ...........

[Lou]

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

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 ...........

That's what the Paparazzi do.

[Bill]

Originally posted by Lou

That's what the Paparazzi do.

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

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.............

[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!!!



Jayne

[Dreadful Scathe]

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

[Wendy]

Originally posted by Stuart M

In the spirit of saddos (and also mindless pettiness at disappearing off her list of top partners ), 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
(
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]

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 Only my opinion!

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 Only my opinion!

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.