On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:53:29 -0400, Alexis
wrote:

Of the 91,457 most recent messages posted on rec.boats, 50,067 were off
topic.

Of the 41,390 remaining some were off topic but not caught in the
filter. Others started on topic but degenerated into off topic.

Items in para 2 notwithstanding, only 45.3% of posts in rec.boats are on
topic.

Of the off topic posts the most prolific off topic posters, and their
total off topic posts in this sample, a

Short Wave Sportfishing 310

You need to redo your filter settings.

I went back through my outbox, post-by-post and I don't have more than
48 off topic postings out of 782 posts since March of this year and
most of those have come recently.

And of those 48, 21 were "on topic off topic".

Recheck your data.

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:53:29 -0400, Alexis
wrote:

Of the 91,457 most recent messages posted on rec.boats, 50,067 were off
topic.

Of the 41,390 remaining some were off topic but not caught in the
filter. Others started on topic but degenerated into off topic.

Items in para 2 notwithstanding, only 45.3% of posts in rec.boats are on
topic.

Of the off topic posts the most prolific off topic posters, and their
total off topic posts in this sample, a

Short Wave Sportfishing 310

You need to redo your filter settings.

I went back through my outbox, post-by-post and I don't have more than
48 off topic postings out of 782 posts since March of this year and
most of those have come recently.

And of those 48, 21 were "on topic off topic".

Recheck your data.

Take care.

Tom


There's a basic error in the methods these twerps use to do their
countings. It's the same dumb error every time.




--
We today have a president of the United States who looks like he is the
son of Howdy Doody or Alfred E. Newman, who isn't smarter than either of
them, who is arrogant about his ignorance, who is reckless and
incompetent, and whose backers are turning the United States into a pariah.

What, me worry?

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:17:09 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:53:29 -0400, Alexis
wrote:

Of the 91,457 most recent messages posted on rec.boats, 50,067 were off
topic.

Of the 41,390 remaining some were off topic but not caught in the
filter. Others started on topic but degenerated into off topic.

Items in para 2 notwithstanding, only 45.3% of posts in rec.boats are on
topic.

Of the off topic posts the most prolific off topic posters, and their
total off topic posts in this sample, a

Short Wave Sportfishing 310

You need to redo your filter settings.

I went back through my outbox, post-by-post and I don't have more than
48 off topic postings out of 782 posts since March of this year and
most of those have come recently.

And of those 48, 21 were "on topic off topic".

Recheck your data.

There's a basic error in the methods these twerps use to do their
countings. It's the same dumb error every time.

I know a guy who can do this with a fair amout of accuracy. He wrote
a script to use with Xnews reader that will even count the number of
times you use any particular word. I, for instance, have a propensity
to use the words propensity, however and the phrase, "having said
that".

Somethings should be better left unknown. :)

Later,

Tom
-----------
"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:17:09 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:53:29 -0400, Alexis
wrote:

Of the 91,457 most recent messages posted on rec.boats, 50,067 were off
topic.

Of the 41,390 remaining some were off topic but not caught in the
filter. Others started on topic but degenerated into off topic.

Items in para 2 notwithstanding, only 45.3% of posts in rec.boats are on
topic.

Of the off topic posts the most prolific off topic posters, and their
total off topic posts in this sample, a

Short Wave Sportfishing 310

You need to redo your filter settings.

I went back through my outbox, post-by-post and I don't have more than
48 off topic postings out of 782 posts since March of this year and
most of those have come recently.

And of those 48, 21 were "on topic off topic".

Recheck your data.

There's a basic error in the methods these twerps use to do their
countings. It's the same dumb error every time.

I know a guy who can do this with a fair amout of accuracy. He wrote
a script to use with Xnews reader that will even count the number of
times you use any particular word. I, for instance, have a propensity
to use the words propensity, however and the phrase, "having said
that".

Somethings should be better left unknown. :)

Later,

Tom

You've just hit on one of the problems. Example: several of the
Conservatrashers start posts each year that include my name in the
subject line. Some of these rack up 80 or 100 follow-ups, even if I
don't comment at all. Or they'll pick up a word within a message...and
if your name is in that message...there you go.

But it doesn't matter.


--
We today have a president of the United States who looks like he is the
son of Howdy Doody or Alfred E. Newman, who isn't smarter than either of
them, who is arrogant about his ignorance, who is reckless and
incompetent, and whose backers are turning the United States into a pariah.

What, me worry?

Harry,
But no matter how they count it, you're still number one.
Paul

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
There's a basic error in the methods these twerps use to do their
countings. It's the same dumb error every time.

Paul Schilter wrote:
Harry,
But no matter how they count it, you're still number one.
Paul

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
There's a basic error in the methods these twerps use to do their
countings. It's the same dumb error every time.


Blush...

--
We today have a president of the United States who looks like he is the
son of Howdy Doody or Alfred E. Newman, who isn't smarter than either of
them, who is arrogant about his ignorance, who is reckless and
incompetent, and whose backers are turning the United States into a pariah.

What, me worry?

Harry,
I thought that in a perverse way that would appeal to you. :-)
Paul

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Paul Schilter wrote:
Harry,
But no matter how they count it, you're still number one.
Paul

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
There's a basic error in the methods these twerps use to do their
countings. It's the same dumb error every time.


Blush...

--
We today have a president of the United States who looks like he is the
son of Howdy Doody or Alfred E. Newman, who isn't smarter than either of
them, who is arrogant about his ignorance, who is reckless and
incompetent, and whose backers are turning the United States into a
pariah.

What, me worry?

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:53:29 -0400, Alexis
wrote:

Of the 91,457 most recent messages posted on rec.boats, 50,067 were off
topic.

Of the 41,390 remaining some were off topic but not caught in the
filter. Others started on topic but degenerated into off topic.

Items in para 2 notwithstanding, only 45.3% of posts in rec.boats are on
topic.

Of the off topic posts the most prolific off topic posters, and their
total off topic posts in this sample, a

Short Wave Sportfishing 310

You need to redo your filter settings.

I went back through my outbox, post-by-post and I don't have more than
48 off topic postings out of 782 posts since March of this year and
most of those have come recently.

And of those 48, 21 were "on topic off topic".

Recheck your data.

Take care.

Tom


There's a basic error in the methods these twerps use to do their
countings. It's the same dumb error every time.

What is the error Mr. Know-It-All? You aren't smart enough to spoof yourself
and nobody wants to spoof you either.

The error is in your ignorance of USENET and how it works.

Shoul I crank up my Perl scripts again and generate some statistics? Why
when Google has already done it:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.boats/about

Subject: Just the facts ma'am.
From: Alexis

Harry Krause 7860
Doug Kanter 4997
NOYB 4647
basskisser 3919
Gould 0738 2898
John H 2302
jps 2272
Dave Hall 1788
Calif Bill 1611
JohnH 1443
John Gaquin 1131
jim-- 1122
thunder 1097
Jim 849
WaIIy 870
DSK 802
Don White 730
Henry Blackmoore 702
Bert Robbins 691
Charles 556
John Smith 572
Joe 543
Tuuk 449
Steven Shelikoff 423
Joe Parsons 391
Clams Canino 386
Gene Kearns 386
Mark Browne 339
K Smith 338
Bill Cole 328
Backyard Renegade 327
Short Wave Sportfishing 310
Hooda Gest 302
Gary Warner 290
Comcast News 282
Don 282
noah 277
Rick 267
JAXAshby 234

All of these off topic posts snip

This can't be right. Sterling (floridakeyz) has repeatedly stated that I have
started many OT political posts.
Please recheck your list.

Capt. Bill

That's great! Thanks for pointing out the retards! I also think its
hilarious, that the first three don't even have boats!

None the less, the first 25 are already in my kill file...but this would be
the perfect list for someone to cut-n-paste into their own kill file list...

Thanks again.

--
-Netsock

"It's just about going fast...that's all..."
http://home.columbus.rr.com/ckg/

"Alexis" wrote in message
...
Of the 91,457 most recent messages posted on rec.boats, 50,067 were off
topic.

Of the 41,390 remaining some were off topic but not caught in the
filter. Others started on topic but degenerated into off topic.

Items in para 2 notwithstanding, only 45.3% of posts in rec.boats are on
topic.

Of the off topic posts the most prolific off topic posters, and their
total off topic posts in this sample, a

Harry Krause 7860
Doug Kanter 4997
NOYB 4647
basskisser 3919
Gould 0738 2898
John H 2302
jps 2272
Dave Hall 1788
Calif Bill 1611
JohnH 1443
John Gaquin 1131
jim-- 1122
thunder 1097
Jim 849
WaIIy 870
DSK 802
Don White 730
Henry Blackmoore 702
Bert Robbins 691
Charles 556
John Smith 572
Joe 543
Tuuk 449
Steven Shelikoff 423
Joe Parsons 391
Clams Canino 386
Gene Kearns 386
Mark Browne 339
K Smith 338
Bill Cole 328
Backyard Renegade 327
Short Wave Sportfishing 310
Hooda Gest 302
Gary Warner 290
Comcast News 282
Don 282
noah 277
Rick 267
JAXAshby 234

All of these off topic posts -- with exceptions as per para 2, above --
can be filtered by creating a message filter in your newsreader that
deletes any post with any of the following words appearing in the
subject line:

OT:
Bush
republican
repug
democrat
gop
falwell
kerry
cbs
!!!
jobless
political
soldiers

Those are the facts.