High Impact Posts: November 4, 2013

Yesterday 153 Kogs posted 183 posts of which 176 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 2060 recommending readers; 113 posts were recommended by 10 or more readers, 53 by 30 or more, and 18 by 100 or more. Commenters (1789) visited 183 posts; 93 had 10 or more commenters, 33 had 30 or more, and 4 had 100 or more.

Impact statistics from all 183 posts.
min = 0.01, median = 0.183, average = 0.43, max = 5.48, total =   77.9 bharns
r50 = 16 (at 1.30 bharns)

Recommendations and comments were collected Tue Nov  5 05:00:02 2013 EST

2013-11-04 00:00:13 - 2013-11-04 23:58:13
DailyKos posts = 183;  183 per day;  7.6 per hour
Active Kogs: 2942 (writes a post, recommends a post, or comments on a post)

Kogs who	comment	recommend	write a post	only	all
comment	1789	907	153	792	63
recommend	907	2060	63	1153	63
write	153	63	153		63

Posts

posts with >	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	183	176	113	53	18
commenters	183	183	93	33	4
connections	183	176	138	72	24

Impact statistics from all 183 posts.
min = 0.01, median = 0.183, average = 0.43, max = 5.48, total =   77.9 bharns
r50 = 16 (at 1.30 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 8609
Maximum possible such pairs: 2942 x 153 = 450126
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.913%
Average degree (links/user) = 8609/2942 = 2.926

• Up to 150 posts, those with impact > 0.15, are shown below.
• The posts are sorted by number of recommendations (nrec); those in bold were on the front page recommended list.
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• For a more complete description of the lists and statistics see this post.

rank	nrec	ncom	impact	post	Author	EST
1	509	308	5.48	Wherein I talk about how awesome Daily Kos is	kos	16:47
2	348	327	3.86	Five years in prison for homeless mom that sent her child to school	Horace Boothroyd III	09:19
3	301	416	3.20	DiFi & Rogers: "Snowden Should Have Come to Us" Message is Disingenuous at Best, Really Entrapment	Jesselyn Radack	10:10
4	241	119	2.66	Obamacare 'rate shock' victim changes her mind, calls the law a 'blessing in disguise'	Joan McCarter	15:11
5	229	81	2.42	Sherrod Brown co-sponsors bill to extend Social Security's life and improve benefits	Active Retirees	16:05
6	208	242	2.52	Sen. Rand Paul, plagiarist, wants to challenge accusers to a duel ... but he won't	Hunter	13:53
7	204	102	2.23	Breaking: Rand Paul Op-Ed Plagiarized From Article One Week Earlier	ericlewis0	21:31
8	192	154	2.14	How McAuliffe and Christie Wins Tomorrow Will Ignite The GOP Civil War	n u k e t e a c h e r	18:47
9	174	117	1.87	How "ObamaCare Cancelled Your Plan" is really an Insurance Co Scam to Rip You Off	Vyan	10:39
10	171	67	1.87	What the 1 percent thinks about you	Joan McCarter	17:39
11	167	53	1.78	Smuggling my son into The Bahamas	vuzvilla	07:00
12	158	95	1.69	On The Removal Of Judge Scheindlin From the Stop and Frisk Case	Armando	11:53
13	153	100	1.69	Family dog discovers abandoned newborn baby	Jen Hayden	16:22
14	149	61	1.63	(update X2) Breaking: ME-Gov. candidate Mike Michaud comes out as gay	MTmofo	01:22
15	132	78	1.44	Daily Kos email list surpasses 1,000,000 active subscribers	Chris Bowers	13:41
16	120	107	1.30	So you want to be an airline pilot?	Major Kong	16:59
17	118	159	1.42	Southern National Guards defying Hagel order to recognize same-sex military spouses	Laura Clawson	11:21
18	116	32	1.23	'We never were ashamed of each other. There was nothing to be ashamed about.'	Jen Hayden	14:21
19	94	57	1.03	We are standing at the cusp of the Holocene and the Anthropocene Epochs	Lefty Coaster	02:12
20	90	100	1.05	Dianne Feinstein releases 'reform' bill that codifies the worst NSA abuses	Joan McCarter	12:20
21	76	28	0.81	47 million Americans will have less money for food, and the Sunday Talk shows couldn't care less	Laurence Lewis	20:06
22	75	152	0.80	Moondai Furbutts: Playtime! 4 Nom-vember 2013	The Marti	14:15
23	75	134	0.87	BREAKING: Shots fired at Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus, NJ	mconvente	22:13
24	75	37	0.80	Object to War on Drugs? "You Might Be a Criminal and We Will Work On Finding You"	Heavy Mettle	13:02
25	72	85	0.87	The other side of 'rate shock': Health insurers mislead customers on Obamacare	Joan McCarter	11:07
26	71	68	0.83	Did John Boehner just say equal rights are 'frivolous'?	Laura Clawson	10:18
27	70	23	0.76	Doctor Hand	Tom Tomorrow	09:50
28	67	69	0.71	New Day — This Week In American Indian News: Children, Writing, Artifacts, Film, Apps	Aji	10:30
29	63	45	0.72	Maine candidate for governor: Yes, I am gay. 'But why should it matter?'	Hunter	19:00
30	60	162	0.90	Romney 'cackled' at sight of 'Pufferfish' Christie without suit jacket	Jed Lewison	13:54
31	57	63	0.68	The GOP's Losing Demographics	The Gay Blade	09:19
32	50	42	0.59	Former House Speaker Jim Wright latest to run afoul of Texas 'voter ID' law	Hunter	15:45
33	49	48	0.54	Macca's Meatless Monday: Everybody out there can make a difference	VL Baker	18:00
34	46	48	0.50	"Stop playing the victim. That’s not even a real instrument."	jbou	21:17
35	46	65	0.54	Who Was the Last President to Outpoll Non-Voters?	Liberty Equality Fraternity and Trees	09:24
36	45	20	0.48	Dem ME-Gov candidate: Yes, I am gay. ‘But why should it matter?’	Spud1	06:22
37	43	34	0.51	Health insurance for free? Millions could qualify	Joan McCarter	13:22
38	42	188	0.45	What's Happenin'? ? ? ?11.4.13	joanneleon	08:43
39	40	55	0.49	ENDA moves forward in Senate, 61-30	Laura Clawson	18:35
40	39	24	0.42	Edward Snowden on Cover of Der Spiegel: Asyl für Snowden	C Indy Casella	14:42
41	38	45	0.42	Ted Rall Cartoon: War is the Answer. What Was the Question Again?	Ted Rall	10:32
42	38	27	0.43	Still Think This is a Democracy? Dems Won the Popular Vote in 13 State Legislatures, GOP Kept Power	Stephen Wolf	14:53
43	36	33	0.38	Update on the Mr. Goo - Home Tomorrow!	mrsgoo	21:41
44	35	88	0.37	Top Comments - Garbage In, Garbage Out	BeninSC	22:00
45	35	41	0.39	Obama: We need ENDA because 'We need to harness the creativity and talents of every American'	Laura Clawson	09:23
46	34	34	0.36	Overnight News Digest Nov 3	side pocket	00:00
47	33	53	0.36	Revolutionary Patience: Necessary Virtue for Our Time	Southern Leveller	08:00
48	33	28	0.40	Republican civil war rages on. Could both sides please lose already?	Jed Lewison	18:00
49	33	14	0.37	How Cutbacks In SNAP Affect One State	kavips	11:03
50	32	23	0.38	Round two from conservatives: Obamacare took my doctor away	Joan McCarter	16:52
51	31	37	0.33	Community Quilt for namvetkato (Vetwife's husband)	Sara R	19:56
52	30	110	0.33	Kitchen Table Kibitzing — 11.4.13	paradise50	20:00
53	30	6	0.32	How insurers are sabotaging Americans' health care. Again.	Jon Perr	17:50
54	29	57	0.40	“I am a scientist, there is nothing scientific about evolution.	The Sheeping of America	20:41
55	29	11	0.31	Bringing Wolves Back: Snatching Victory From the Jaws of Defeat	Dan Chu	11:10
56	27	19	0.30	Thank You Barbara Buono, I Won't Ever Forget Your Choice to Stand Up for NJ	Left Handed Man	23:00
57	27	9	0.28	My Nearly Excellent Experience With An Obamacare Website	Kenny The Dee	17:40
58	26	18	0.30	Limbaugh Thinks Bullied NFL Player Needs to Man Up	ProgLegs	17:50
59	26	7	0.28	Swan River National Wildlife Refuge (Photo Diary)	Ojibwa	14:07
60	26	85	0.28	The Morning F Bomb	Floja Roja	10:00
61	26	23	0.29	New study: military and CIA doctors took part in torture of suspected terrorists	Christian Dem in NC	17:45
62	25	28	0.33	Lindsey Graham steals a page from Ted Cruz's playbook	Jed Lewison	12:45
63	25	24	0.28	A Noah's Ark Theme Park For SF Bay Area ? Yes, Says Dem. Party & AFL/CIO-Endorsed Vallejo Candidate	T r o u t f i s h i n g	12:46
64	24	19	0.28	In Which I Weep For Our Nation	Brainwrap	18:41
65	24	13	0.25	Neo-liberalism, climate change and militarization: The Perfect Storm	Bobbo Sphere	15:18
66	23	24	0.29	VA-Gov: PPP's Final Poll Has T-Mac (D) Leading The Cooch (R) By 7 Points!	p o o p d o g c o m e d y	10:06
67	23	54	0.30	Open thread for night owls: Walmart eager for Court to help it block workers' disability benefits	Meteor Blades	23:30
68	23	46	0.25	IAN: Malapropisms! Monday, November 4, 2013	BadKitties	00:55
69	23	22	0.25	Monday Night Murder Mystery: Sharyn McCrumb’s Bimbos and Zombies	michelewln	20:02
70	23	20	0.26	The Grieving Room:  Stolen Daughter part 2	gofigure	20:01
71	22	12	0.25	Cue Boehner Being an Ass in 3-2-1 . . .	Elon James White	19:16
72	22	7	0.24	AFSCME rolls out powerful vid showing the real faces of Detroit retirees who may lose their pensions	E c l e c t a b l o g	20:00
73	22	59	0.31	Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Mitch McConnell declares war on the Senate Conservatives Fund	David Nir	08:00
74	22	55	0.26	8.8 billion Earth-like planets	atana	19:51
75	21	67	0.23	The Evening Blues - 11-4-13	joe shikspack	20:00
76	20	46	0.25	Pro-Nuke Climate Scientists Should Go to Fukushima Four	nukefree	00:01
77	20	14	0.21	MSNBC "Leans Forward" Into Running "Native Ads" Promoting Fracking	Steve Horn	14:07
78	20	9	0.21	Why I'm a liberal democrat (and a Liberal Democrat): respecting the rules of the game	Fake Irishman	13:29
79	19	19	0.20	Overnight News Digest: ENDA edition	maggiejean	23:58
80	18	50	0.30	Rand Paul wants to kill Rachael Maddow?	Robs Rant	12:17
81	18	44	0.20	The Daily Bucket - What's Up	enhydra lutris	13:37
82	18	38	0.21	Another Charlie Brown update	snoopydawg	14:41
83	18	26	0.22	Rush Limbaugh: Jumping to Defend Racist Bullies, wherever they are	tmservo433	14:59
84	18	22	0.25	What will House Republicans who voted for ENDA in 2007 do in 2013?	Laura Clawson	15:51
85	18	16	0.21	Ebay Removes Holocaust "Memorabilia". Yet, They Still Sell Items From Black Slavery in America. Why?	c h a u n c e y d e v e g a	13:00
86	17	9	0.18	TX-Gov: UT/Texas Tribune Poll:  Abbott 40 Davis 34	pistolSO	12:00
87	17	7	0.18	Insurer explains their Cancellations -- and their 'Grandfather Option' where available	jamess	22:58
88	16	17	0.18	Republican Hypocrisy: Unborn Children vs. Hungry Children	fidlerten	11:21
89	16	11	0.18	Virginia Statewide Election Guide	Alibguy	14:02
90	16	4	0.17	High Impact Posts: November 3, 2013	jotter	12:59
91	15	26	0.19	Edie Littlefield Sundby was kicked off her insurance plan last January - Wall Street Journal	Cartoon Man	18:44
92	15	12	0.17	Will Portman Thanks His Dad for ENDA Vote	cooper888	19:01
93	15	9	0.17	KY-Sen: McConnell (R), "I don't think anyone can make the health care law work"	p o o p d o g c o m e d y	18:00
94	15	4	0.16	The "Electrifying Movement" that Continues to Fight Coal Exports	Mary Anne Hitt	16:20
95	13	44	0.19	Putting risk of Fukushima to human seafood consumers in perspective	Marine Chemist	16:52
96	13	14	0.16	In a Free Market, Insurers are 'free to' Walk Away	jamess	08:56
97	12	40	0.20	After iGoogle: all your friends are belong to us?	Steve Masover	11:31
98	11	29	0.16	Midday open thread: Doctors, equality and gay bars	Barbara Morrill	15:00
99	5	388	0.45	Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 11/4	David Nir	09:00
100	5	70	0.19	ACA went directly to Blue Cross	NotTheOne	17:13

 One Year Ago In Daily Kos

2012-11-04 00:00:23 - 2012-11-04 23:59:04
DailyKos posts = 417;  417 per day; 17.4 per hour
Active Kogs: 4885 (writes a post, recommends a post, or comments on a post)

Kogs who	comment	recommend	write a post	only	all
comment	3015	1578	353	1238	154
recommend	1578	3447	155	1868	154
write	353	155	355	1	154

Posts

posts with >	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	417	396	216	83	32
commenters	417	417	222	69	9
connections	417	396	321	153	40

Impact statistics from all 417 posts.
min = 0.01, median = 0.153, average = 0.42, max = 6.59, total =  176.3 bharns
r50 = 24 (at 1.99 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 20315
Maximum possible such pairs: 4885 x 355 = 1734175
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.171%
Average degree (links/user) = 20315/4885 = 4.159

rank	nrec	ncom	impact	post	Author	EST
1	613	220	6.59	My Heartbreaking Denver GOTV Story	Mike Boy Scout	21:21
2	602	154	6.31	Breaking: Something Incredible is Happening in Kuwait	Ollie Garkey	12:39
3	504	134	5.33	I voted Friday, and I'm still angry	yulooloo	14:50
4	436	112	4.56	INSPIRING: Over 1,000 NY Marathoners Running Supplies to Staten Island in Large Volunteer Effort	David Harris Gershon	15:02
5	435	101	4.58	Updated X2: OFA - I am amazed!	DemFromPit	11:13
6	434	455	4.90	Breaking:  Did Romney Pay Zero Taxes From 1996 To 2009?	kavips	13:09
7	425	178	4.52	UPDATED: Why Republicans Lie - Must Read from Rick Perlstein on the Conservative Con Game	xaxnar	10:19
8	412	139	4.45	Romney Surrogates Get Beaten Down by David Gregory and Fox News for Jeep-to-China Lies	First Amendment	15:48
9	404	238	4.40	White Woman in Pickup Truck Gave Obama Supporters Clandestine Thumbs Up Her Husband Couldn't See	Kwik	07:57
10	332	327	3.84	UPDATE x2: Romney Campaign TRAPS supporters wanting to leave PA Rally	LibbyD	19:59

 One Election Cycle Ago in Daily Kos

2010-11-04 00:00:52 - 2010-11-04 23:59:57
DailyKos posts = 288;  288 per day; 12.0 per hour
Active Kogs: 5039 (writes a post, recommends a post, or comments on a post)

Kogs who	comment	recommend	write a post	only	all
comment	3384	1744	269	1473	102
recommend	1744	3395	102	1651	102
write	269	102	273	4	102

Posts

posts with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	288	241	115	34	16
commenters	288	288	165	64	25
connections	288	241	210	104	28

Impact statistics from all 288 posts.
min = 0.01, median = 0.136, average = 0.44, max = 11.35, total =  125.8 bharns
r50 = 9 (at 3.59 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 16060
Maximum possible such pairs: 5039 x 273 = 1375647
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.167%
Average degree (links/user) = 16060/5039 = 3.187

rank	nrec	ncom	impact	post	Author	EST
1	1035	925	11.18	They Hate You, Mr. President	Fish Outof Water	23:31
2	934	2904	11.35	How'd That Pissing on Obama Thing Work Out for You?	deaniac83	19:24
3	636	841	6.99	Drew Westen nails Obama's problem…a year ago	RobLewis	12:16
4	550	460	5.81	Fishgrease: Booming The Airwaves	Fishgrease	01:03
5	531	409	5.85	Overconfident bastard shows his hand	blue aardvark	10:37
6	509	877	5.93	It only took Kasich 12 hours to kill Ohio train project- 8000 jobs gone	Zwoof	20:08
7	492	325	5.35	"Reeling"	RenaRF	17:57
8	349	323	3.82	The Republicans Promised Jobs During The Midterms	s l i n k e r w i n k	17:41
9	334	543	3.88	McConnell Taunts Obama	TomP	10:09
10	320	252	3.59	The Numbers Are In: 38 million	J Orygun	07:17

Impact total:   63.8

 nrec - Number of recommendations
  ncom - Number of comments
  tator - Number of commenters or commenTators (ow, ... sorry, I know).
  impact - Calculated currently using nrec and cnx
  post - A hyperlink to the Daily Kos post displaying the title.
  Author - Hyperlink to the post authors Daily Kos home page.
  Time - Post time shown as time of day for daily lists and date for weekly posts.
   

Please bring any errors to my attention -- jotter