Week's High Impact Diaries - July 12-18, 2008

This week 1487 Kogs posted 2246 diaries of which 2138 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 7148 recommending readers and viewed by 14688; 1086 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 316 by 30 or more, and 109 by 100 or more.  Commenters (7397) visited 2226 diaries; 1386 had 10 or more commenters, 407 had 30 or more, and 74 had 100 or more.

Impact statistics from all 2246 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.149, average = 0.37, max = 10.41, total =  831.7 bharns
r50 = 87 (at 1.98 bharns)
Tables of diary readers awarding the most recommendations and diary authors receiving the most recommendations are also provided.

2008-07-12 00:00:15 - 2008-07-18 23:58:55
DailyKos diaries = 2246;  320 per day; 13.4 per hour
Active Kogs: 9963 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)
Lurkers: 4897 (only view diaries)

Kogs who	comment	recommend	write a diary	view a diary	CRW only	CRWV only	all
comment	7397	4705	1354	7297	2171	26	833
recommend	4705	7148	843	7006	2433	70	833
write	1354	843	1487	1469	123	1	833
view	7297	7006	1469	14688		4897	833

Diaries

diaries with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	2246	2138	1086	316	109
commentators	2246	2226	1386	407	74
connections	2246	2138	1792	778	129
views	2246	2188	2165	2069	1175

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 1

Impact statistics from all 2246 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.149, average = 0.37, max = 10.41, total =  831.7 bharns
r50 = 87 (at 1.98 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 98023
Maximum possible such pairs: 9963 x 1487 = 14814981
Network Density (observed/possible):  0.662%
Average degree (links/user) = 98023/9963 = 9.839

• Up to 190 diaries, those with impact > 0.60, are shown below.
• The diaries are sorted by number of recommendations (nrec); those in bold were on the front page recommended list.
• The TableTools extension for the Firefox browser allows you to sort by any column.
• For a more complete description of the lists and statistics see this diary.

rank	nrec	ncom	tators	cnx	viewers	impact	Diary	Author	date
1	943	645	319	1128	4343	10.28	Why The GOP Is Seriously Screwed if Obama Wins	thereisnospoon	2008-07-18
2	934	638	360	1195	5794	10.41	Comcast cancels MSNBC, keeps FOX News	mph2005	2008-07-15
3	885	520	233	1014	4013	9.51	Bush Administration has Never Taken the Taliban as a Serious Threat (Title changed)	Brandon Friedman	2008-07-14
4	876	1372	448	1162	3301	9.89	Correspondence on a New Yorker Cover. UPDATED with UPDATEDNESS!	JeffLieber	2008-07-14
5	839	257	180	919	3110	8.90	My Brother Was Killed with Republicans and Democrats	Senator Andrew Rice	2008-07-17
6	784	420	193	870	3790	8.35	Rove Tried to Fire Fitzgerald During CIA Leak Investigation	emptywheel	2008-07-17
7	781	287	176	882	6175	8.36	The HUGE McCain Blunder No One Knows About....Yet	slinkerwink	2008-07-17
8	779	541	250	947	4621	8.53	9 Republicans Vote for Impeachment Hearings, 10 Abstain	Ralph Lopez	2008-07-16
9	730	260	161	814	4093	7.78	Soldier RIPS into Main Stream Media from Iraq!!!!	AquaBoogy	2008-07-12
10	719	600	273	875	3187	7.88	HHS Moves to Define Contraception as Abortion	RH Reality Check	2008-07-15
11	701	476	211	791	4254	7.50	"Daddy, what's that sign say?"	JeffLieber	2008-07-13
12	673	446	257	840	5501	7.44	2 UPDATE NYT - Obama response, Nagourney 'defense'	zenbowl	2008-07-16
13	650	2499	801	1290	5235	8.87	The New Yorker Obama cover: OMFG, WTF?	reef the dog	2008-07-13
14	618	374	143	701	3960	6.62	Simple Credit Card Advice.  SERIOUS UPDATE	Lava20	2008-07-17
15	609	532	255	780	4822	6.79	Imagine if Michelle Obama said this:	icebergslim	2008-07-15
16	607	512	183	697	3505	6.53	"So You Can Do Whatever You Want With Me"	Nightprowlkitty	2008-07-12
17	602	775	300	784	2981	6.75	A Restaurant, A Retard, and Obama	debbieleft	2008-07-13
18	596	223	133	662	2747	6.35	McCain raises $62.5 million through public finance loophole	JedReport	2008-07-16
19	594	166	98	638	3577	6.27	Breaking News: McCain's New Abramoff Connection.......UPDATED	StuHunter	2008-07-17
20	571	625	269	743	3707	6.40	Obama Needs To Fire Bill Burton	slinkerwink	2008-07-15
21	558	432	221	687	3493	6.14	Pious Lying	Meteor Blades	2008-07-12
22	538	337	148	618	3024	5.79	Election theft disguised as the "Bradley effect"	clammyc	2008-07-17
23	527	193	124	578	2209	5.59	Elizabeth Edwards' Grace	dday	2008-07-14
24	513	483	166	604	2370	5.56	If you read Frank Rich, you should demand impeachment hearings	teacherken	2008-07-12
25	509	183	115	559	1862	5.40	Marketing a Myth: How John McCain Actually Got The Surge Wrong	Lt Gen Robert G Gard	2008-07-14
26	504	158	114	554	2577	5.35	John Cornyn On Netroots Nation	Rick Noriega	2008-07-18
27	499	246	135	577	3721	5.38	Howard Dean Rocks on MSNBC! **Updated w/video**	LarisaW	2008-07-16
28	492	244	144	579	2796	5.33	Obama op-ed hits back hard on Iraq flip flop charge [update]	RKA	2008-07-13
29	491	364	152	563	3348	5.28	The Panic of 2008: a turning point	New Deal democrat	2008-07-12
30	473	434	227	615	3607	5.30	McCain Trying to Leak Details Of Obama Iraq Visit [updatex8]	turneresq	2008-07-18
31	455	229	109	497	1991	4.82	[updated] Bush/Payne Scandal=Shadow "Pay for Play" State Dept.	Troutfishing	2008-07-13
32	446	339	239	587	4	5.02	GBCW: It's my time to go	PsiFighter37	2008-07-12
33	443	585	208	580	3033	4.98	It's a Very Serious Banking Crisis	bonddad	2008-07-14
34	441	646	280	618	2273	5.09	Obama raises $52 million, DNC raises $22 million in June... We have $92 million CoH!	sharris0512	2008-07-17
35	431	604	221	581	3153	4.90	My Gynecology Nurse Lied	Alicia J	2008-07-18
36	430	421	174	544	3246	4.77	I am pissed.	droogie6655321	2008-07-18
37	429	90	75	456	1779	4.51	Thank You	Scott Kleeb	2008-07-14
38	427	396	149	517	3258	4.67	A hand I will not shake	Carnacki	2008-07-12
39	426	218	123	484	1675	4.57	Proof: Democrats Are Better For the Economy	bonddad	2008-07-17
40	422	660	310	620	2219	4.96	Why be so polite?	Granny Doc	2008-07-16
41	419	532	187	512	1919	4.60	Update: Gore:  "end our reliance on carbon-based fuels" and Obama Quotes in Support.	TomP	2008-07-17
42	415	324	147	481	1861	4.48	Skating Scot-Free	One Pissed Off Liberal	2008-07-12
43	404	358	178	524	3046	4.53	Obama, New Yorker Cover & Muslims Updated w/Video	Kitty	2008-07-15
44	402	448	164	488	1679	4.40	100% carbon-free power by 2020: yes it can be done!	Jerome a Paris	2008-07-17
45	401	345	201	528	2430	4.52	NYT: Rachel Maddow on Short List for Own Show	DJShay	2008-07-17
46	385	330	158	481	2009	4.26	I'll tell you for whom I will mourn	Doggie269	2008-07-12
47	384	282	143	467	2662	4.21	Note to media:  John McCain is a disgusting misogynist (UPDATEDx3)	Geekesque	2008-07-15
48	384	280	153	478	2321	4.24	The McCain campaign declares war on "the Muslims." (UPDATED)	Geekesque	2008-07-18
49	367	225	126	427	2179	3.96	WaPo: U.S. Officials Acknowledge SOFA Kaput	LithiumCola	2008-07-13
50	359	557	198	491	2258	4.10	8th and final Update: My New Course Requirement for High School	Colonial82	2008-07-16
51	348	298	124	402	2009	3.75	Enough.  Please.  All of us are needed.	noweasels	2008-07-14
52	347	190	82	379	1761	3.68	L.A. City Attorney files 1 billion lawsuit against Blue Shield of California	nyceve	2008-07-16
53	341	535	238	501	2927	4.01	Obama: Yes or No? (with poll)	Land of Enchantment	2008-07-14
54	337	279	125	399	1787	3.66	House, Senate Override Medicare Veto (updated w/roll calls)!	noweasels	2008-07-15
55	336	371	153	415	1549	3.70	Freddie and Fannie: it's the Anglo Disease	Jerome a Paris	2008-07-13
56	330	113	76	370	1535	3.52	Lunch with Michelle Obama	Governor Chris Gregoire	2008-07-18
57	326	489	184	455	3583	3.75	Why I Deleted My First Rec-Listed Diary Ever	AndrewMC	2008-07-13
58	321	99	63	337	989	3.37	Greetings from Austin!	Paul Delehanty	2008-07-18
59	319	446	99	376	1768	3.46	Want to see what Guantanamo torture does to a boy?	Bobs Telecaster	2008-07-15
60	313	168	62	342	1653	3.32	Alabama blogger fired from job for writing about Don Siegelman	kkramer	2008-07-13
61	305	259	91	350	1579	3.28	Physicians, Psychologists & the Problem of  "The Dark Side"	Valtin	2008-07-15
62	304	404	166	400	1087	3.42	Making my 1st donation to the Obama campaign today: Any other first-timers out there want to join me	unionsally	2008-07-14
63	300	239	112	350	866	3.24	Can We Talk About Poverty?	coryDMI	2008-07-14
64	295	89	51	305	1560	3.08	Betrayal begins with trust	Larry Kissell	2008-07-14
65	293	380	124	359	1575	3.22	Obama CAN'T save YOU....Remedial Politics	buhdydharma	2008-07-14
66	289	161	93	333	1574	3.11	The Groundgame: Obama's Colorado Office openings draw 1,200 supporters and wider strategy	Steven R	2008-07-17
67	286	97	67	319	1778	3.05	John Cusack: Bypassing the Corporate Media	Joshua Holland	2008-07-13
68	281	278	106	335	1816	3.06	Bush can hold US civilians indefinitely, court rules. UPDATED x2	Lisa Lockwood	2008-07-15
69	271	500	174	385	2325	3.14	End Times? Nancy Pelosi  issues stern  tirade criticizing Bush.	xxdr zombiexx	2008-07-18
70	249	131	88	293	829	2.70	Will the Democrats ensure that justice is served for Siegelman?	clammyc	2008-07-18
71	244	584	203	353	1151	2.85	When I am king (With further decrees)	droogie6655321	2008-07-15
72	243	202	89	289	1437	2.64	My experience with "one payer health care"	testvet6778	2008-07-16
73	242	693	233	386	2076	2.95	McCain In Three Words (TRUST ME! SERIOUSLY FUNNY)!!!!!!	Lava20	2008-07-16
74	237	113	68	273	1106	2.55	Debunking Obama Smears (Part ONE)	poichick	2008-07-18
75	232	156	86	278	1265	2.53	Hillary comes through for Obama at AFTeachers Convention	Inland	2008-07-14
76	230	285	128	290	910	2.55	All right, I gave $25 to Barack, but I won't stop criticizing when I think it's deserved.	TomP	2008-07-15
77	226	94	51	250	799	2.40	Four Years Ago, I was Leaving Iraq	Jon Powers	2008-07-15
78	212	148	85	252	1481	2.31	Sigmund W Fraud	Dood Abides	2008-07-16
79	210	163	74	255	1406	2.30	Obama Camp SPANKS McCain On Afghanistan!	dansac	2008-07-16
80	195	216	149	310	2530	2.37	BREAKING: McCain in Europe	Hercegovac	2008-07-16
81	195	124	66	239	1441	2.14	ABC: McCain No-Show at Afghanistan hearings!	DraftChickenHawks	2008-07-17
82	195	69	35	200	1076	2.03	Steal this Video	Larry Kissell	2008-07-17
83	193	577	146	297	1813	2.32	Netroots get played; Don't realize it.	Newsie8200	2008-07-12
84	192	250	124	280	1532	2.25	Obama's Fantastic, Honest Speech on Iraq, Afghan, Pakistan + GOP shenanighans	Excelscior1	2008-07-15
85	191	241	138	286	2124	2.26	Phil Gramm Gone! [Update*4]	rapcetera	2008-07-18
86	185	152	62	210	1773	1.98	STUNNER: New Rasmussen Poll Has Merkley Leading OR-SEN	Steve Singiser	2008-07-16
87	182	240	107	254	1752	2.10	Obama Campaign, I look for a response. (UPDATED)	icebergslim	2008-07-18
88	182	183	117	274	1944	2.16	At NN: Krugman says Obama WILL win--then get ripped by media	GregMitch	2008-07-18
89	174	133	63	199	686	1.87	in Afghanistan, Mortensen not Bush	teacherken	2008-07-13
90	168	208	71	197	680	1.82	Can We Do It? Yes We Can!	A Siegel	2008-07-18
91	166	168	63	178	407	1.75	IGTNT: "Its breaking my heart so much"	joyful	2008-07-15
92	159	176	73	185	718	1.72	Afghan Wedding Bombing - 52 Dead	truong son traveler	2008-07-14
93	151	855	99	174	411	1.63	Cheers & Jeers: Thursday Sub Edition	Spedwybabs	2008-07-17
94	147	302	176	277	1781	1.95	ACTION: 9/11 billboard begs, "Please don't vote for a Democrat."	boofdah	2008-07-15
95	145	649	93	165	460	1.56	Poli's Wednesday Cheers and Jeers Fill-in edition: Left Behind	PoliSigh	2008-07-16
96	140	124	52	154	463	1.49	This Week With 'The Presumptive Democratic Nominee' Barack Obama, July 7-12, 2008	icebergslim	2008-07-13
97	136	1254	139	163	262	1.48	Mojo Friday: Traveling Wizard Edition	Hedwig	2008-07-18
98	134	111	71	170	596	1.49	Updated w Obama Response: Bush Ends Executive Ban on Offshore Drilling	FishOutofWater	2008-07-14
99	133	291	63	155	473	1.44	Netroots Nation: Welcome to Austin!	kath25	2008-07-15
100	130	225	68	164	472	1.44	What's for Dinner: the Cool World of Ice-Creams & Sorbets Edition	Asinus Asinum Fricat	2008-07-12
101	126	160	58	143	291	1.35	IGTNT: A Triptych of Sorrow	noweasels	2008-07-12
102	123	92	40	134	289	1.30	Netroots Nation health panel: Nataline's mother, Murder By Spreadsheet & much more	nyceve	2008-07-15
103	123	81	47	144	480	1.33	Marine Life Series: Lionfish Invasion	Mark H	2008-07-13
104	119	207	70	170	939	1.38	$300/barrel = smoldering ruins of world's economy	Inky99	2008-07-12
105	118	199	106	199	1373	1.48	Breaking:  Q poll gives Obama nine-point lead	Paleo	2008-07-15
106	114	137	55	129	306	1.22	IGTNT:"He died doing exactly what he wanted"	a girl in MI	2008-07-16
107	113	39	30	120	352	1.19	NY-29 Thank you Netroots community!	Eric Massa	2008-07-14
108	105	45	30	113	2	1.11	Dear Barack,	ThatPoshGirl	2008-07-12
109	103	53	20	113	336	1.09	Al-Marri: President has the Power to Detain Civilians Indefinitely	JStrass	2008-07-15
110	95	98	34	106	281	1.01	History for Kossacks: American Expeditionary Force	Unitary Moonbat	2008-07-13
111	94	181	53	105	277	1.00	Brothers and sisters (now with Netroots Nations News!) ,	pastordan	2008-07-13
112	91	158	66	130	427	1.06	Nine US troops killed today in Afghanistan. updated...	RonV	2008-07-13
113	90	727	90	151	4	1.12	Obama!!!	slinkerwink	2008-07-12
114	90	135	48	98	146	0.95	IGTNT: Welcome home, brave soldiers	mediaprof	2008-07-13
115	85	100	70	145	1226	1.07	BREAKING: Bush considers stepping up Iraq pullout!	EZ writer	2008-07-12
116	85	45	35	104	170	0.93	Understanding how Conservatives Govern...	dengre	2008-07-15
117	83	180	55	112	353	0.94	Top Comments: Compleat Ceiling Cat Edition	noweasels	2008-07-17
118	83	152	66	134	1262	1.02	Obama's Numbers aren't like Kerry's in 2004	math4barack	2008-07-15
119	80	155	48	97	332	0.88	Helpful pick-up lines for Netroots Nation.	JeffLieber	2008-07-16
120	78	195	47	94	199	0.85	Saturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol. 4.21	Frankenoid	2008-07-12
121	75	201	80	120	463	0.92	SOS for mariachi mama (Updated)	Mercutio	2008-07-16
122	74	29	17	77	161	0.77	ID-SEN: Join me here for today's online town hall meeting!	Larry LaRocco	2008-07-16
123	73	126	80	123	400	0.91	Favorite State (and/or Local) Blogs? (With Poll)	Meteor Blades	2008-07-14
124	71	95	39	86	213	0.78	Literature for Kossacks: Satire	pico	2008-07-15
125	69	130	26	71	2	0.72	Overnight News Digest: EPA Sets Stage To Kill More With Pollution	Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse	2008-07-12
126	69	103	44	95	745	0.79	News that is Breaking:  World Court Orders the US to Halt Executions of Mexicans on Death Row.	GlowNZ	2008-07-16
127	68	39	19	76	107	0.73	How many Farmworkers must die before someone cares??	TomP	2008-07-13
128	67	64	47	93	254	0.77	Attention Harold Ford: Losing is NOT accountability.	hekebolos	2008-07-18
129	66	138	55	95	412	0.77	McCain concerned about Austro-Hungarian influence in Balkans	Orange County Liberal	2008-07-14
130	65	318	66	89	256	0.74	WYFP, Feingold in Oshkosh Edition.	blueyedace2	2008-07-12
131	65	68	27	78	217	0.71	Germany 1933?	Snyderico	2008-07-17
132	65	48	24	74	228	0.70	Anatomy of a Crash: The current decline in financials is on pace with the Dow-post-1929	aerojad	2008-07-13
133	64	126	27	76	328	0.70	Top Comments: It's Time For Some Action	Elise	2008-07-13
134	64	81	43	90	461	0.74	Obama Interview with Fareed Zakaria -- CNN	foxsucks81	2008-07-13
135	63	114	34	77	408	0.69	[Streaming Video] Liveblogging NN08: Moulitsas v Ford	Scarce	2008-07-18
136	63	120	58	94	305	0.75	McCain Campaign's latest BS: Obama is like Bush.	TomP	2008-07-16
137	62	56	30	82	305	0.70	So, Why Are We EXPORTING Record Amounts of Oil??	The Baculum King	2008-07-14
138	60	168	108	147	887	0.93	Tony Snow, 1955-2008	the good reverend	2008-07-12
139	60	19	18	65	147	0.63	KBR charged with 'homicide' by mother of electrocuted soldier	GregMitch	2008-07-12
140	59	128	24	67	150	0.63	Top Comments 7.15.08 - Bon NNoyage Party!	va dare	2008-07-15
141	59	108	41	77	355	0.66	My Netroots Nation Experience So Far.	JeffLieber	2008-07-17
142	59	47	15	62	158	0.62	Obama to Meet with Energy Smart Debbie	A Siegel	2008-07-12
143	58	28	17	67	204	0.63	The Comedy Stylings of Shecky McCain	tedski	2008-07-15
144	57	80	34	77	486	0.65	Wachovia Securities office raided a few hours ago	St Louis Woman	2008-07-17
145	57	66	31	78	242	0.65	Tesla Motors announces "Model S" EV, puts us one step closer...	anth	2008-07-13
146	56	109	38	75	342	0.63	From an Angry Black Woman-My letter to the New Yorker! w/poll	Shhs	2008-07-13
147	56	127	58	89	217	0.68	McCain:  No Gay Adoption Because BOTH Parents Important	karateexplosions	2008-07-15
148	56	117	40	79	293	0.65	"Centrist" DLC Dems Linked To Shadowy DC Fundamentalist Cult	Troutfishing	2008-07-15
149	55	36	27	70	202	0.61	It's 3AM, and John McCain needs to read an e-mail	JedReport	2008-07-13
150	53	137	58	89	553	0.66	McCain Camp Very Upset with MSM	DWKING	2008-07-17
151	53	82	26	71	227	0.60	Obama Does NOT  Need To Fire Bill Burton	organicdemocrat	2008-07-15
152	52	266	55	76	146	0.61	Rum & Coke Friday Cheers & Jeers - Sub Edition	triciawyse	2008-07-18
153	52	56	32	73	308	0.60	Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro	irrationalbutsane	2008-07-16
154	51	143	75	108	483	0.72	Is David Gregory An Idiot?	StuHunter	2008-07-18
155	50	223	85	115	580	0.75	The Coming Plunge to $80 Oil	johnnygunn	2008-07-15
156	46	295	121	131	258	0.79	So Who's NOT Going to NN?	Crashing Vor	2008-07-15
157	46	224	85	109	549	0.70	A complete stranger: "F**k that ni**er!"	jem286	2008-07-18
158	33	129	83	109	622	0.64	Please Keith Olbermann, stay on vacation.	White Man in Hammersmith Palais	2008-07-15
159	30	365	103	122	481	0.69	The Cartoon is Funny and Obama Should Just Say So	BenJah	2008-07-14
160	28	487	114	126	388	0.70	The Mess the Baby Boomers Are Leaving to My Generation	EmperorHadrian	2008-07-13
161	26	209	98	116	748	0.64	"OBAMA IS MY SLAVE"---new t-shirt hits NYC.	papakila	2008-07-17

Impact total:  487.2

 rank - Order based on number of recommendations.
 nrec - Number of recommendations
 ncom - Number of comments
 tator - Number of commenters or commenTators (ow, ... sorry, I know).
 cnx - Number of connections, which is the total of commenters and recommenders, without duplication.
 impact - Calculated currently using nrec and cnx
 Diary - A hyperlink to the Daily Kos diary displaying the title.
 Author - Hyperlink to the diary authors Daily Kos home page.
 Time - Post time shown as time of day for daily lists and date for weekly posts.

NB: 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

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  The analysis of authors includes total impact, number of diaries, and the average impact per diary.
  

  Author	impact	diaries	imp>0.30	fprec	impact/diary
  JeffLieber	19.69	6	5	3	3.28
  slinkerwink	16.96	6	6	3	2.83
  icebergslim	11.08	5	4	3	2.22
  mph2005	10.41	1	1	1	10.41
  thereisnospoon	10.28	1	1	1	10.28
  Lava20	9.81	3	2	2	3.27
  noweasels	9.70	4	4	4	2.43
  bonddad	9.55	2	2	2	4.77
  Brandon Friedman	9.51	1	1	1	9.51
  TomP	9.21	5	5	3	1.84
  Ralph Lopez	8.91	4	1	1	2.23
  Senator Andrew Rice	8.90	1	1	1	8.90
  clammyc	8.89	3	3	2	2.96
  reef the dog	8.87	1	1	1	8.87
  emptywheel	8.84	2	2	1	4.42
  Jerome a Paris	8.66	3	3	2	2.89
  droogie6655321	8.54	4	4	2	2.14
  Geekesque	8.45	2	2	2	4.22
  RH Reality Check	8.23	3	1	1	2.74
  zenbowl	8.21	4	2	1	2.05
  StuHunter	8.10	6	4	1	1.35
  teacherken	8.03	4	3	2	2.01
  AquaBoogy	7.78	1	1	1	7.78
  JedReport	7.62	4	3	1	1.90
  Meteor Blades	7.05	2	2	2	3.53
  debbieleft	6.75	1	1	1	6.75
  Nightprowlkitty	6.53	1	1	1	6.53
  dday	6.15	3	2	1	2.05
  Troutfishing	5.82	3	3	1	1.94
  RKA	5.65	4	1	1	1.41
  Granny Doc	5.58	3	2	1	1.86
  turneresq	5.57	2	1	1	2.79
  One Pissed Off Liberal	5.45	3	3	1	1.82
  Lt Gen Robert G Gard	5.40	1	1	1	5.40
  LarisaW	5.38	1	1	1	5.38
  Carnacki	5.38	3	2	1	1.79
  Rick Noriega	5.35	1	1	1	5.35
  New Deal democrat	5.28	1	1	1	5.28
  Larry Kissell	5.11	2	2	2	2.56
  sharris0512	5.09	1	1	1	5.09
  PsiFighter37	5.02	1	1	1	5.02
  DJShay	4.99	3	1	1	1.66
  nyceve	4.98	2	2	2	2.49
  Scott Kleeb	4.94	2	2	1	2.47
  Alicia J	4.90	1	1	1	4.90
  A Siegel	4.70	7	6	1	0.67
  Kitty	4.53	1	1	1	4.53
  LithiumCola	4.40	2	2	1	2.20
  Doggie269	4.26	1	1	1	4.26
  Steven R	4.25	5	4	1	0.85
  GregMitch	4.17	6	4	1	0.70
  Colonial82	4.10	1	1	1	4.10
  AndrewMC	4.09	4	1	1	1.02
  xxdr zombiexx	4.04	4	3	1	1.01
  Land of Enchantment	4.01	1	1	1	4.01
  buhdydharma	3.74	2	2	1	1.87
  dansac	3.65	5	4	1	0.73
  Bobs Telecaster	3.56	2	1	1	1.78
  Governor Chris Gregoire	3.52	1	1	1	3.52
  coryDMI	3.46	2	1	1	1.73
  unionsally	3.42	1	1	1	3.42
  Lisa Lockwood	3.39	2	2	1	1.69
  Paul Delehanty	3.37	1	1	1	3.37
  Joshua Holland	3.36	3	1	1	1.12
  kkramer	3.32	1	1	1	3.32
  Valtin	3.28	1	1	1	3.28
  Excelscior1	3.08	4	3	1	0.77
  testvet6778	2.91	2	1	1	1.46
  Inland	2.87	3	1	1	0.96
  Hercegovac	2.83	7	1	1	0.40
  poichick	2.55	1	1	1	2.55
  Jon Powers	2.49	2	1	1	1.25
  jotter	2.41	8	4		0.30
  Newsie8200	2.32	1	1	1	2.32
  Dood Abides	2.31	1	1	1	2.31
  DraftChickenHawks	2.29	2	1	1	1.14
  rapcetera	2.26	1	1	1	2.26
  Steve Singiser	2.11	2	1	1	1.05
  Paleo	2.05	3	2	1	0.68
  boofdah	1.95	1	1	1	1.95
  davefromqueens	1.93	6	3	1	0.32
  FishOutofWater	1.76	2	1	1	0.88
  joyful	1.75	1	1	1	1.75
  truong son traveler	1.72	1	1	1	1.72
  edscan	1.71	5	4		0.34
  ThatPoshGirl	1.68	5	1	1	0.34
  arthurone	1.65	7	3		0.24
  Hope Reborn	1.65	6	2		0.27
  Spedwybabs	1.63	1	1	1	1.63
  PoliSigh	1.56	1	1	1	1.56
  GlowNZ	1.54	4	2	1	0.39
  Crashing Vor	1.52	4	2		0.38
  Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse	1.52	3	3	1	0.51
  plf515	1.51	5	3		0.30
  Hedwig	1.48	1	1	1	1.48
  Asinus Asinum Fricat	1.44	1	1	1	1.44
  kath25	1.44	1	1	1	1.44
  MotleyPatriot	1.41	6	2		0.24
  hekebolos	1.39	3	2		0.46
  Inky99	1.38	1	1	1	1.38

  
  Impact total:  497.3

  by jotter on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 06:15:43 AM PDT

•  recommending readers - really

  The analysis of readers includes the
  number of recommendations awarded, the number of authors recommended,
  the number and percent of their recommendations on the most recommended list (conversion),
  and a ratio reflecting how much better the recommendations they made matched
  the top hit list than would the same number of random picks.
  

  READER	REC	AUTHORS	TopHits	conversion	ratio
  luckylizard	361	308	81	22.44	3.13
  robertacker13	274	242	82	29.93	4.17
  JML9999	222	182	100	45.05	6.28
  va dare	221	177	111	50.23	7.01
  PBen	203	166	84	41.38	5.77
  soms	171	149	59	34.50	4.81
  cfk	169	133	43	25.44	3.55
  etara	164	150	53	32.32	4.51
  voila	162	138	83	51.23	7.15
  bronte17	152	108	67	44.08	6.15
  One Pissed Off Liberal	142	119	53	37.32	5.21
  Cronesense	134	109	91	67.91	9.47
  oldjohnbrown	133	109	68	51.13	7.13
  marina	131	122	41	31.30	4.37
  Delore	130	117	50	38.46	5.37
  peace voter	128	104	45	35.16	4.90
  slksfca	126	118	27	21.43	2.99
  wader	125	103	87	69.60	9.71
  EquationDoc	124	108	66	53.23	7.43
  radarlady	117	104	68	58.12	8.11
  millwood	116	98	81	69.83	9.74
  Neon Vincent	114	84	51	44.74	6.24
  TomP	113	95	42	37.17	5.19
  TenthMuse	112	108	33	29.46	4.11
  JeffW	112	101	20	17.86	2.49
  chauie	110	104	54	49.09	6.85
  Clive all hat no horse Rodeo	110	99	82	74.55	10.40
  Scubaval	107	95	61	57.01	7.95
  icebergslim	107	92	48	44.86	6.26
  sovery	106	103	40	37.74	5.26
  panicbean	104	94	49	47.12	6.57
  allep10	103	95	47	45.63	6.37
  Blue Waters Run Deep	103	90	73	70.87	9.89
  eeff	102	66	45	44.12	6.15
  Meteor Blades	102	91	47	46.08	6.43
  bincbom	101	90	40	39.60	5.52
  Lava20	100	96	16	16.00	2.23
  Temmoku	95	89	55	57.89	8.08
  jnhobbs	94	83	45	47.87	6.68
  bablhous	94	88	29	30.85	4.30
  joyful	93	76	36	38.71	5.40
  DraftChickenHawks	89	80	27	30.34	4.23
  Pragmaticus	88	84	48	54.55	7.61
  noweasels	88	80	55	62.50	8.72
  opinionated	88	81	58	65.91	9.19
  KenBee	87	74	43	49.43	6.89
  Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse	87	73	40	45.98	6.41
  peraspera	87	80	50	57.47	8.02
  democrattotheend	87	82	22	25.29	3.53
  imamish	86	79	23	26.74	3.73
  Chi	86	80	32	37.21	5.19
  Shhs	85	78	42	49.41	6.89
  Bob Love	85	81	26	30.59	4.27
  beltane	84	74	46	54.76	7.64
  BlueInARedState	84	77	69	82.14	11.46
  FundaMental Transformation	83	75	56	67.47	9.41
  gildareed	83	37	28	33.73	4.71
  tecampbell	83	75	70	84.34	11.77
  Frank Palmer	83	76	23	27.71	3.87
  Junah	82	77	47	57.32	8.00
  SallyCat	82	73	44	53.66	7.49
  Ray Radlein	79	68	35	44.30	6.18
  Dragon5616	78	74	49	62.82	8.76
  Land of Enchantment	78	69	38	48.72	6.80
  Gowrie Gal	78	69	65	83.33	11.63
  Texas Revolutionary	77	57	25	32.47	4.53
  blueintheface	77	71	51	66.23	9.24
  Tinfoil Hat	77	73	47	61.04	8.52
  defluxion10	77	75	35	45.45	6.34
  Dallasdoc	76	71	43	56.58	7.89
  object16	76	69	50	65.79	9.18
  BigVegan	75	64	63	84.00	11.72
  MKSinSA	75	72	21	28.00	3.91
  ammasdarling	75	71	44	58.67	8.18
  trashablanca	75	66	35	46.67	6.51
  GreyHawk	75	69	35	46.67	6.51
  pat bunny	75	70	44	58.67	8.18
  cactusflinthead	74	70	34	45.95	6.41
  sanglug	73	65	37	50.68	7.07
  Dreaming of Better Days	72	63	26	36.11	5.04
  begone	72	65	63	87.50	12.21
  rb137	71	59	36	50.70	7.07
  Mr Tentacle	71	68	43	60.56	8.45
  pollwatch	71	69	27	38.03	5.31
  nonnie9999	71	58	31	43.66	6.09
  PatsBard	71	65	58	81.69	11.40
  nanobubble	71	68	22	30.99	4.32
  Shockwave	71	64	50	70.42	9.82
  MadMs	70	62	42	60.00	8.37
  gogol	70	65	27	38.57	5.38
  Partisan Progressive	69	64	61	88.41	12.33
  kurt	69	65	28	40.58	5.66
  bwintx	69	62	48	69.57	9.70
  Mnemosyne	69	59	53	76.81	10.72
  brentmack	68	66	34	50.00	6.98
  jimstaro	68	60	32	47.06	6.56
  a girl in MI	67	56	36	53.73	7.50
  watercarrier4diogenes	67	62	27	40.30	5.62
  ScottyUrb	67	60	46	68.66	9.58
  Moderation	66	62	64	96.97	13.53
  Nulwee	66	61	45	68.18	9.51
  danthrax	66	59	66	100.00	13.95
  marabout40	65	60	48	73.85	10.30
  Ekaterin	65	59	48	73.85	10.30
  relentless	65	65	14	21.54	3.00
  Yasuragi	64	64	13	20.31	2.83
  SciVo	64	58	41	64.06	8.94
  myrealname	64	62	31	48.44	6.76
  Jeffersonian Democrat	64	57	22	34.38	4.80
  frisco	64	56	59	92.19	12.86
  slinkerwink	64	55	18	28.12	3.92
  Ronald Singleterry	63	55	47	74.60	10.41
  Populista	63	60	30	47.62	6.64
  Fredly	63	58	57	90.48	12.62
  xaxnar	63	58	41	65.08	9.08
  tomjones	63	54	51	80.95	11.29
  Adept2u	62	61	13	20.97	2.93
  ER Doc	62	58	42	67.74	9.45
  Kimball Cross	62	61	23	37.10	5.18
  blueyedace2	62	51	33	53.23	7.43
  sockpuppet	62	59	49	79.03	11.03
  whataboutbob	62	56	54	87.10	12.15
  Lolo08	61	58	31	50.82	7.09
  mofembot	61	57	34	55.74	7.78
  AntKat	61	54	37	60.66	8.46
  duha	61	55	43	70.49	9.83
  Granny Doc	61	54	42	68.85	9.61
  tarheelblue	61	57	55	90.16	12.58
  Bouwerie Boy	61	57	16	26.23	3.66
  JayDean	61	51	26	42.62	5.95
  David Kroning	60	57	22	36.67	5.12
  Pandoras Box	60	55	26	43.33	6.05
  Spathiphyllum	60	51	32	53.33	7.44
  aaraujo	60	55	37	61.67	8.60
  Alice Marshall	60	54	22	36.67	5.12
  CodeTalker	60	53	58	96.67	13.49
  shortgirl	59	51	35	59.32	8.28
  Karl Rover	59	56	21	35.59	4.97
  Empower Ink	59	55	39	66.10	9.22
  vbdietz	59	53	45	76.27	10.64
  boofdah	59	57	40	67.80	9.46
  ybruti	59	58	21	35.59	4.97
  Tortmaster	58	56	9	15.52	2.16
  jayden	58	54	38	65.52	9.14
  Preston S	58	56	48	82.76	11.55
  global citizen	58	54	38	65.52	9.14
  kestrel9000	58	49	33	56.90	7.94
  melvin	58	53	12	20.69	2.89
  Lisa Lockwood	58	53	41	70.69	9.86
  bloomer 101	58	54	53	91.38	12.75
  cotterperson	58	54	26	44.83	6.25
  NogodsnomastersMary	57	55	32	56.14	7.83
  TokenLiberal	57	51	22	38.60	5.38
  Dem in the heart of Texas	57	55	37	64.91	9.06
  trivium	57	51	27	47.37	6.61
  CTLiberal	57	48	31	54.39	7.59
  NearlyNormal	57	49	41	71.93	10.03
  Rogneid	57	53	38	66.67	9.30
  pattyp	57	45	11	19.30	2.69
  tommurphy	57	50	53	92.98	12.97
  teacherken	57	44	36	63.16	8.81
  Tricky	56	53	33	58.93	8.22
  johnosahon	56	53	18	32.14	4.48
  ArthurPoet	55	52	46	83.64	11.67
  Mercuriousss	55	54	33	60.00	8.37
  snackdoodle	55	49	35	63.64	8.88
  rhutcheson	55	32	17	30.91	4.31
  mcfly	55	49	17	30.91	4.31
  sgilman	55	52	44	80.00	11.16
  mbayrob	55	55	19	34.55	4.82
  Avila	55	50	20	36.36	5.07
  PvtJarHead	54	48	24	44.44	6.20
  earicicle	54	47	30	55.56	7.75
  DFutureIsNow	54	50	17	31.48	4.39
  artmartin	54	53	28	51.85	7.23
  lineatus	54	50	30	55.56	7.75
  akdude6016	54	52	11	20.37	2.84
  FishOutofWater	54	50	38	70.37	9.82
  plf515	54	44	27	50.00	6.98
  Snud	54	46	33	61.11	8.53
  Pam from Calif	54	50	48	88.89	12.40
  NJpeach	53	50	43	81.13	11.32
  A Simple Man	53	44	29	54.72	7.63
  Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle	53	46	33	62.26	8.69
  kaye	53	52	29	54.72	7.63
  Rabbithead	52	51	27	51.92	7.24
  Jeff Y	52	47	44	84.62	11.80
  edsbrooklyn	52	49	43	82.69	11.54
  cassidy3	52	46	41	78.85	11.00
  nyceve	52	45	29	55.77	7.78
  Eternal Hope	52	47	13	25.00	3.49
  Hope Monger	51	51	31	60.78	8.48
  Jimdotz	51	47	38	74.51	10.39
  imabluemerkin	51	45	25	49.02	6.84
  mjd in florida	51	46	39	76.47	10.67
  CoolOnion	51	48	34	66.67	9.30
  murphy	51	51	32	62.75	8.75
  Ed in Montana	51	47	38	74.51	10.39
  apip0115	50	46	20	40.00	5.58

        rec  = number of diaries recommended
     authors = number of authors recommended
     TopHits = number of recommended diaries in top hit list
  conversion = 100 * TopHits/rec; percent of recommended diaries on top hit list
       ratio = TopHits/predicted, where
   predicted = ntop * rec/ndiaries, where
        ntop = number of diaries in top hit list = 161
    ndiaries = total number of diaries  = 2246
  

  by jotter on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 06:17:02 AM PDT

•  mislabeled authors

  as recommending readers - oops.

  by jotter on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 06:17:23 AM PDT

  •  It's early.

    by Friend of the court on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 06:21:07 AM PDT

  •  You found it

    before your elves did !

    by eeff on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 06:21:52 AM PDT

  •  If this is your worst mistake...

    ... posting from the midst of the chaos at NN?  You are doing very very well.

    by Land of Enchantment on Fri Jul 25, 2008 at 09:21:43 PM PDT

•  Conflicting needs in the summer

  make the stops by jotter's place all the more essential.

  Thanks, jotter!

  by SarahLee on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 09:42:43 AM PDT