TC Discussion Stats: Or I Will Sell My Soul For Numbers

[Seareach]

Wayfriend: I don't have privileged access to a database. Like you said, my method simply involves a pen, notepad, a calculator, hours of forum scanning, extensive use of the search function, and a lot of patience.

Anyone can do this. Difference is, I actually went ahead and did it.

You've got far too much spare time on your hands MM. But I applaud you.

[wayfriend]

Wayfriend: I don't have privileged access to a database. Like you said, my method simply involves a pen, notepad, a calculator, hours of forum scanning, extensive use of the search function, and a lot of patience.

Anyone can do this. Difference is, I actually went ahead and did it.

God, then you deserve far more credit than I've been giving you!

[kevinswatch]

Yes. Three cheers for MM's free time! Very impressive.



Heh.-jay

[MsMary]

Wayfriend: I don't have privileged access to a database. Like you said, my method simply involves a pen, notepad, a calculator, hours of forum scanning, extensive use of the search function, and a lot of patience.

Anyone can do this. Difference is, I actually went ahead and did it.

You've got far too much spare time on your hands MM. But I applaud you.

That was what I was thinking.

[Furls Fire]

TC Discussion Stats (1st & 2nd Chronicles)

Overall Top Posters:

1. Fist and Faith - 1542
2. danlo - 1445
3. Skyweir - 1050
4. Furls Fire - 872
5. dlbpharmd - 793
6. Landwaster - 783
7. CovenantJr - 770
8. duchess of malfi - 641
9. Wayfriend - 630

Wow, number 4 over all...sheesh...I was really winded back in the day huh???

Overall Most Popular Threads:

1. Countdown to Fatal Revenant - 412 replies / author: dlbpharmd
2. The News that Sets SRD Fandom on Fire! (The Last Chronicles) - 323 / danlo
3. THOOLAH has come to redeem your mortal soul - 305 / kevinswatch
4. What's the most unsettling part of the Chronicles? - 224 / Landwaster
5. Countdown to Runes - 213 / dlbpharmd
6. Defend the Land! - 203 / CovenantJr
7. How long can you RESIST buying/reading FR? - 188 / High Lord Tolkien
8. Donaldson's Obscure Words Official Thread - 160 / Landwaster
9. My Command would be... - 146 / Fist and Faith
10. Thomas Covenant, hero? - 144 / Furls Fire

That thread has sunk deep down into the depths of the Forum I think. I remember some tempers flaring in that one, but I remember doing some fantastic Covenant hero scene quotes too.

I miss Durris

So do I

[matrixman]

Good to see you around, Furls!

Yes, your 'Thomas Covenant, hero' thread makes its home on page 19 now.

While digging through the forum, I couldn't help but stop and re-read some old favorite threads or visit ones that I missed the first time around. Doing so made me appreciate once again what a treasure-house of great discussion and insight the TC forum is. It's too bad that many good threads languish in the back pages, but I guess every topic runs its course. At least they remain as a resource for everyone.

[matrixman]

TC Forum Update

Top Posters in 2008:

1. Blackhawk - 286
2. Wayfriend - 214
3. Rocksister - 197
4. Relayer - 133
5. AjK - 125
6. deer of the dawn - 121
7. Menolly - 110
8. emotional leper - 98
9. danlo - 96
10. dlbpharmd - 86

Most Threads Authored in 2008:

1. Sharguild - 14
2. Kevin164 - 10
3. (tie) deer of the dawn - 8
3. (tie) Mr. Broken - 8
5. (tie) hue of bone - 6
5. (tie) shadowbinding shoe - 6
5. (tie) Rocksister - 6
8. (tie) Seeker of Truth - 4
8. (tie) Sill - 4
10. (tie) aTOMiC - 3
10. (tie) Alan -3

Most Popular Threads in 2008*:

1. THOOLAH has come to redeem your mortal soul - 159 replies / started by kevinswatch (Nov 27, 2005)
2. WAS Kevin so wrong to enact the Ritual? - 110 / Ser_Visal (Jun 15, 2005)
3. the "How the hell do you pronounce THAT??!" thread - 100 / Mysteweave (Apr 14, 2008)
4. I Must Cancel My THOOLAH Membership - 95 / Stutty (Jan 07, 2008)
5. Who are your favorite "bit part" chars and why? - 79 / Lina Heartlistener (Feb 18, 2008)
6. Hile Troy as an African American? - 76 / Despiser Dave (Feb 25, 2008)
7. What's the most unsettling part of the Chronicles? - 73 / Landwaster (Nov 17, 2002)
8. Artist rendering of Nom? - 69 / Rocksister (May 27, 2008)
9. Who has finished reading Fatal Revenant? - 64 / MsMary (Jan 25, 2008)
10. Left-handed = Demondim-Spawn? - 60 / Zenlunatic (Jan 05, 2008)

*For this go around, I ranked the most popular threads in a slightly different manner from previous years. Before, I had automatically disqualified threads that did not originate in the year I was producing stats for. This time I looked at every thread that showed high response in the past year, regardless of the thread's starting date. That is why High Lord Jay's THOOLAH thread is at #1, even though it was begun in 2005.

Also, it bears repeating that in doing these stats I am not in any way passing judgment on the quality of discussions in any forum. This is just an objective exercise (as well as I could make it); purely a numbers game.

That said, here's a subjective comment: it's nice to see newcomers Blackhawk, AjK and deer of the dawn among the Top Ten Posters -- numerical confirmation of the impact they've made on TC discussions at KW over the past year. Not to mention the re-emergence of KW veteran Rocksister. And wayfriend is, as usual, a stalwart presence in this forum.

[Menolly]

TC Forum Update

Top Posters in 2008:

1. Blackhawk - 286
2. Wayfriend - 214
3. Rocksister - 197
4. Relayer - 133
5. AjK - 125
6. deer of the dawn - 121
7. Menolly - 110
8. emotional leper - 98
9. danlo - 96
10. dlbpharmd - 86

???
Again I am in the Top 10???

Also, it bears repeating that in doing these stats I am not in any way passing judgment on the quality of discussions in any forum. This is just an objective exercise (as well as I could make it); purely a numbers game.

ahhh...
The light begins to dawn.
Even so, I didn't welcome that many new posters in the TC forum alone...did I?

[dlbpharmd]

Thanks for the update, MM!

[matrixman]

I didn't welcome that many new posters in the TC forum alone...did I?

But you also have to count posts where you "massage" people over to THOOOTP or OPAL.

[Menolly]

I didn't welcome that many new posters in the TC forum alone...did I?

But you also have to count posts where you "massage" people over to THOOOTP or OPAL.

oh yeah...

OPAL!!!

THOOOTP...
...does this count as a THOOOTP post?

[matrixman]

*** UPDATE ***

Top Topics 2009

1. Possible reason why people can't get into LFB - 81 replies / started by Lina Heartlistener
2. Is the Chronicles Religious? - 78 / TheWormoftheWorld'sEnd
3. Elohim vs. Staff of Law/2nd Chronicles - 77 / spoonchicken
4. Haruchai questions - 65 / peter
5. The Black Covenant Fan Challenge - 60 / Lord Foul
6. Covenant walks into a bar.... - 58 / Sharguild
7. On the subject of Reality - 54 / shadowbinding shoe
8. What's a Bane? - 51 / jacob Raver, sinTempter
9. (tie) What's A Vain? - 48 / jacob Raver, sinTempter
9. (tie) Who among you can really relate to Thomas Covenant? - 48 / Flasharino
9. (tie) Presenting . . . The First Of the Search - 48 / hue of bone
10. Introducing... (Linden Avery) - 47 / hue of bone

NOTE: Although hue of bone's art threads were put in the Chronicles Gallery, they were valid TC threads at the time he submitted them.
Thus, I included the two listed here since they were among those that received the most response in this forum last year.

Top Posters 2009

1. jacob Raver, sinTempter - 308
2. TheWormoftheWorld'sEnd - 286
3. wayfriend - 215
4. Blackhawk - 96
5. peter - 78
6. Rocksister - 73
7. (tie) Vraith, rdhopeca - 72
8. Krazy Kat - 64
9. Zarathustra - 61
10. Orlion - 58

Top Topic Authors 2009

1. hue of bone - 50
2. jacob Raver, sinTempter - 17
3. TheWormoftheWorld'sEnd - 11
4. lorin - 10
5. Blackhawk - 9
6. DavidDel - 7
7. Sharguild - 6
8. soft one - 5
9. (tie) Spirit of the Knight, peter, shadowbinding shoe - 4
10. (tie) Lina Heartlistener, Rocksister, mickywalker, hyarmion, Kaos Arcanna - 3

NOTE: Again, I included hue of bone's art threads in my tally (except for a couple that had been created prior to 2009).

All-Time Top Posters

1. Fist and Faith - 1,636
2. danlo - 1,548
3. wayfriend - 1,051
4. Skyweir - 1,050
5. dlbpharmd - 910
6. Furls Fire - 882
7. CovenantJr - 836
8. Landwaster - 786
9. matrixman - 667
10. duchess of malfi - 642

COMMENT: Compared to previous years, it seems 2009 was one of only modest activity here (and for KW in general).
However, that's no reflection on hue of bone and Blackhawk, both of whom contributed greatly to this forum with their artwork.
The All-Time list also sees wayfriend move up, way up, to #3. No matter what, his dedication to all things TCTC has been unwavering.

[Fist and Faith]

Amazing. I haven't been in the Top 10 for the last three years, yet I'm still #1 All-Time. Damn I used to have a lot to say!

As always, thanks Matrixman! I really love when you do this.

[wayfriend]

Awesome statisticising, Matrixman.

I presume that Final Chronicles posts are not included in the above numbers. I hazard to say that that might make the activity seem like less than what one might presume at first.

[Krazy Kat]

Thanks MM.

I was surprised to see my name on one of the lists.
It was like seeing a 'seal of approval' for my time spent here on KW.


Glad to see you also made it on All Time Posters List.