This is an experimental list, using a combined measure of recommendations and comments that I'm calling (for now) impact. The unit of diary impact is, naturally, the C&J, or as I prefer to call it, the
bharns. One bharns is supposed to be the equivalent of the impact of one Industry Standard C&J diary.
The point of the exercise is that recommendations and comments accrue seemingly independently of each other. Some diaries get lots of recommendations, but few comments, others can get lots of comments, but few recommendations. A list based on recommendations or comments alone leaves out some diaries that a lot of people have paid attention to. A list made using impact seems better balanced, but what do you think? Compare this list to the one in Most Recommended Diaries 4/2/2005 - 4/8/2005.
Sat Apr 2 00:00:00 2005 - Fri Apr 8 23:59:59 2005
Active Kosmopolitans: 3619
Exclusive Authors: 268; Author/Readers: 502; Total Authors: 770
Exclusive Readers: 2849; Author/Readers: 502; Total Readers: 3351
Diaries: posted 1359
rank |
impact |
nrec |
ncom |
Diary |
Author |
Date |
1 |
2.78 |
310 |
228 |
The beginning of the End for Neo-cons (+ the stupidest quote of the year) |
Magorn |
04/08 |
2 |
2.73 |
303 |
274 |
Senator Cornyn (R-TX) Must Resign Immediately |
reef the dog |
04/04 |
3 |
2.72 |
305 |
134 |
Brian Livingston on 2004 Election Voter Fraud |
Guy Noir |
04/05 |
4 |
2.67 |
300 |
110 |
Breaking! GOP Senator Questions Bush "town halls." |
biscobosco |
04/08 |
5 |
2.50 |
222 |
903 |
Appalling Hypocrisy: The Pope, The Catholic Church, and Decency |
lightiris |
04/02 |
6 |
2.32 |
261 |
94 |
Homeland Security Department To Provide Details On Gannon |
Rep Louise Slaughter |
04/04 |
7 |
2.28 |
254 |
208 |
OverKos-Scrolling into Oblivion-Part 1 |
mentaldebris |
04/06 |
8 |
2.26 |
250 |
251 |
Bush States Treasury May Default |
gwhayduke |
04/05 |
9 |
2.09 |
226 |
337 |
How To Open Up A Can Of Whup Ass On Creationists |
DarkSyde |
04/07 |
10 |
2.07 |
232 |
126 |
Expansion of IG Investigation Into Patriot Act Abuse |
Congressman John Conyers |
04/06 |
11 |
2.00 |
224 |
108 |
My Texas Weekend---A Revelation |
wilfred |
04/03 |
12 |
1.95 |
219 |
111 |
Sheriff uses database to track letter writer |
BobX |
04/06 |
13 |
1.92 |
206 |
340 |
Clinton Mobbed U.S.A! U.S.A. ! U.S.A.! |
Al Rodgers |
04/08 |
14 |
1.88 |
209 |
189 |
It's time to talk about Saddam's offer to capitulate before the war. |
grytpype |
04/08 |
15 |
1.86 |
162 |
687 |
God does not exist |
Farlfoto |
04/02 |
16 |
1.80 |
201 |
130 |
Who Are You Calling Fringe? |
sophiebrown |
04/08 |
17 |
1.78 |
200 |
103 |
BREAKING : Rumsfeld, Sanchez tied to torture policy to treat prisoners "like dogs" |
Troutfishing |
04/04 |
18 |
1.72 |
186 |
274 |
Bush just publicly committed an impeachable offense |
Lestatdelc |
04/06 |
19 |
1.70 |
189 |
147 |
A Rage, A Rant, A Plea for Help |
lorraine |
04/07 |
20 |
1.69 |
190 |
75 |
Action Alert: Wingnut Plan to Storm Congress on Filibuster |
Pachacutec |
04/06 |
21 |
1.68 |
189 |
96 |
DeLay Conspired With Russians Against Clinton in '97 |
lapin |
04/07 |
22 |
1.67 |
180 |
279 |
For Georgia10 and Welshman: A Democratic Manifesto |
Black Maned Pensator |
04/08 |
23 |
1.65 |
185 |
118 |
What's This "Judicial Review" Shit All About, Anyway? |
jsmdlawyer |
04/06 |
24 |
1.63 |
182 |
132 |
I watch the O'Reilly Factor, need to shower |
LiberalVirginian |
04/07 |
25 |
1.61 |
181 |
64 |
Saturday Pulse: Demcrats are Cowards |
dhonig |
04/02 |
26 |
1.59 |
164 |
372 |
We're really screwed now |
eugene |
04/04 |
27 |
1.59 |
172 |
255 |
"It's Out of Control" - Liveblogging Ahnold Protest |
ttagaris |
04/05 |
28 |
1.58 |
176 |
142 |
Love and Community |
Raybin |
04/05 |
29 |
1.57 |
175 |
133 |
Absolute Power |
Senate Democratic Communications Center |
04/07 |
30 |
1.57 |
170 |
248 |
Honey, There's a Senate Candidate in our Shower... |
sheabriana |
04/04 |
31 |
1.56 |
174 |
128 |
ePluribus Media to Cover National Press Club Panel |
ePluribus Media |
04/06 |
32 |
1.55 |
171 |
195 |
New Law to go after Non-God fearing judges |
Sandrover |
04/03 |
33 |
1.55 |
174 |
79 |
BREAKING: Huge New Wal-Mart Scandal! |
JR Monsterfodder |
04/08 |
34 |
1.52 |
171 |
62 |
End of filibuster has a much bigger goal |
jrcjr |
04/05 |
35 |
1.47 |
165 |
84 |
Senator Robert C. Byrd was right |
Carnacki |
04/04 |
36 |
1.44 |
151 |
306 |
Infuriated with the DNC |
georgia10 |
04/05 |
37 |
1.44 |
161 |
95 |
When Will We Stop This Bloody Disaster? |
Welshman |
04/05 |
38 |
1.42 |
157 |
163 |
Senator Byrd Tells Judy Woodruff She's Been "Intimidated" |
Rimjob |
04/07 |
39 |
1.41 |
157 |
120 |
Exit Polls: The Evidence Demands an Investigation |
jpol |
04/05 |
40 |
1.38 |
155 |
28 |
ACLU (Just In): Patriot Act Abuses/Misuses Abound |
SusanHu |
04/04 |
41 |
1.33 |
148 |
135 |
Bush B-school prof lets fly |
susanp |
04/07 |
42 |
1.32 |
146 |
162 |
Good (personal) news |
Jerome a Paris |
04/06 |
43 |
1.32 |
142 |
237 |
Energy - some good news (for once) |
Jerome a Paris |
04/04 |
44 |
1.29 |
145 |
76 |
Montana Legislature Bucks Patriot Act |
profmarcus |
04/02 |
45 |
1.21 |
136 |
26 |
Daily Pulse- Nuke the Dems and DeLay's an arrogant thug |
dhonig |
04/06 |
46 |
1.18 |
128 |
181 |
John Kerry Action Alert |
Zackpunk |
04/04 |
47 |
1.14 |
120 |
243 |
Bush White House Is Pissed At "The West Wing" |
Rimjob |
04/04 |
48 |
1.14 |
128 |
63 |
Stop it! You've got me drinking, visiting bordellos and reading Cheers & Jeers! |
Welshman |
04/08 |
49 |
1.13 |
121 |
202 |
New: Snark-free Exit Poll analysis |
Febble |
04/06 |
50 |
1.12 |
123 |
134 |
Sen. Martinez aide wrote Schiavo memo!!! |
EZ writer |
04/06 |
51 |
1.10 |
122 |
99 |
Education and "The MIghty Wurlitzer" |
teacherken |
04/02 |
52 |
1.09 |
121 |
104 |
Randall Terry is the Anvil |
Mike S |
04/05 |
53 |
1.07 |
94 |
387 |
Cheers and Jeers: Monday |
Bill in Portland Maine |
04/04 |
54 |
1.05 |
118 |
62 |
Special Report: Army Reservist Witnesses War Crimes |
Houston |
04/02 |
55 |
1.04 |
114 |
151 |
How Many Kinds of Creationism? Let Me Count The Ways ... |
DarkSyde |
04/06 |
56 |
1.04 |
116 |
85 |
Guckert at the National Press Club - ePluribus Media |
ePluribus Media |
04/08 |
57 |
1.04 |
116 |
70 |
Frist Refuses Meeting with Christian Leaders |
md jeffersonian |
04/02 |
58 |
1.03 |
101 |
302 |
This, finally, is the diary that might get me banned |
Welshman |
04/06 |
59 |
1.02 |
114 |
75 |
No wonder Bush fought the AWOL/Deserter charge |
jakethomson |
04/07 |
60 |
1.01 |
113 |
60 |
Definitive Rick Santorum Diary: Your Talking Points |
ttagaris |
04/04 |
61 |
0.95 |
107 |
40 |
The Peace Economy Versus the War Economy |
Stirling Newberry |
04/08 |
62 |
0.91 |
98 |
153 |
Theocrats finally spill the beans. |
Kagro X |
04/07 |
63 |
0.90 |
95 |
192 |
Delay To Hold Hearings To Reform Judiciary |
georgia10 |
04/02 |
64 |
0.88 |
94 |
156 |
The coming crisis - the optimistic scenarios |
Jerome a Paris |
04/07 |
65 |
0.87 |
91 |
194 |
Reflections Pope's Halloween Letter re: Homosexuals |
dadanation |
04/04 |
66 |
0.87 |
96 |
99 |
The Word For the Week |
pastordan |
04/03 |
67 |
0.87 |
97 |
60 |
The Impending Crisis In Emergency Medical Care |
the holy handgrenade |
04/03 |
68 |
0.85 |
79 |
283 |
Man Arrested for Paying with $2 Bills |
Brainwrap |
04/07 |
69 |
0.83 |
90 |
126 |
The Secular Soul: Musings of a Non-Theist |
Dallasdoc |
04/03 |
70 |
0.82 |
91 |
94 |
Young Earth Creationism: A Useful SMACKDOWN Against BushCo? |
DarkSyde |
04/08 |
71 |
0.81 |
86 |
151 |
Future oil production. Some scenarios. |
Jerome a Paris |
04/03 |
72 |
0.80 |
88 |
102 |
OverKos - In Diaries - Part 2 |
mentaldebris |
04/07 |
73 |
0.80 |
89 |
56 |
Running For Congress |
scottchacon |
04/07 |
74 |
0.79 |
88 |
61 |
The Coming World Trouser War |
emptywheel |
04/07 |
75 |
0.78 |
85 |
114 |
World Bank Predicts Financial "Catastrophe" |
gwhayduke |
04/07 |
76 |
0.77 |
77 |
204 |
Still Believe in America? I don't |
paradox |
04/05 |
77 |
0.73 |
79 |
114 |
Brothers and Sisters, |
pastordan |
04/03 |
78 |
0.72 |
81 |
50 |
GOP is Targeting Federal Judges |
jsmdlawyer |
04/07 |
79 |
0.72 |
80 |
57 |
Daily Pulse- Clawbacks, Canada's "Death Penalty," and Santorum World |
dhonig |
04/08 |
80 |
0.71 |
78 |
101 |
Russians paid for DeLay trip! Holy #*&@^ |
EZ writer |
04/05 |
81 |
0.71 |
72 |
179 |
Appalling Hypocrisy: What Happens When You Paint a Billion People with One Broad, Bigoted Brush |
chrississippi |
04/02 |
82 |
0.69 |
77 |
68 |
We Need a Democratic Mayor of NYC |
anthonyweiner |
04/06 |
83 |
0.67 |
75 |
63 |
The Next Wave of Offshoring - BOOM |
ColdFusion04 |
04/08 |
84 |
0.64 |
70 |
88 |
Remember when 40$/bbl oil was BAD news? |
Jerome a Paris |
04/05 |
85 |
0.61 |
63 |
140 |
Egg on his Face: Kurtz Burned by Powerline |
Armando |
04/06 |
86 |
0.60 |
66 |
63 |
Arnie Reeling with Terrible Poll Numbers, Retreat on Cop & Firefighter Pensions |
paradox |
04/08 |
87 |
0.59 |
65 |
76 |
BREAKING: One in Nine Billion probability that Exit polls could have happened by chance! |
Febble |
04/02 |
88 |
0.56 |
63 |
29 |
Jeffords: Iraq Was About Oil & Iran Is Probably Next... |
Rimjob |
04/08 |
89 |
0.55 |
62 |
41 |
Number of Wounded Climbs From Abu Ghraib Assault; Al Qaeda Issues Statement |
SusanHu |
04/03 |
90 |
0.52 |
37 |
237 |
The DKos Community: How're We Doing? |
Armando |
04/03 |
91 |
0.51 |
57 |
32 |
European Constitution - France votes. Diary II announcement |
Jerome a Paris |
04/02 |
92 |
0.51 |
55 |
81 |
F for Assessment today's education diary |
teacherken |
04/03 |
93 |
0.51 |
54 |
96 |
Home Foreclosures Up 50% From March - April |
bonddad |
04/07 |
94 |
0.50 |
52 |
118 |
Got a happy story XII? (First kiss edition) |
Carnacki |
04/08 |
95 |
0.49 |
55 |
42 |
Quarterly Economic Wrap |
bonddad |
04/02 |
96 |
0.49 |
55 |
29 |
Monday Pulse- Sex, Inflation, and Ann Coulter has rabies |
dhonig |
04/04 |
97 |
0.47 |
46 |
140 |
The Nuclear Option is Coming. Are you ready? |
Kagro X |
04/02 |
98 |
0.46 |
49 |
84 |
Today's gloom and doomers: the IMF and the US gvt |
Jerome a Paris |
04/08 |
99 |
0.43 |
48 |
47 |
Governor Mitt Romney Payola |
Eloy |
04/08 |
100 |
0.43 |
42 |
122 |
Ode to Chuck: Why I'm for Pennacchio- By Stephen Yellin |
MrLiberal |
04/03 |
Impact. The impact of a single diary is calculated from the following formula.
C = 79.71 = average number of recommendations recieved by C&J in Q1 2005, excluding reruns and vacation pinch hitters.
J = 412.69 = average number of comments accumulated by C&J in Q1 2005, excluding reruns and vacation pinch hitters.
nrec = number of recommendations diary received.
ncom = number of comments diary received.
impact = sqrt( ( (nrec/C)^2 + (ncom/J)^2)/2)
The analysis of authors includes the average impact per diary.
NB: Rankings and numbers of diaries are based on a best effort to comprehensively collect and count all user diaries posted to dailykos.com, including those later withdrawn. Titles shown will not reflect changes made later in the week. Production of this list was timed to ensure expiration of the recommendation period for all diaries considered.
Please bring any errors to my attention -- jotter