Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site floyd.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!floyd!trb From: trb@floyd.UUCP (Andy Tannenbaum) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: usenet statistics Message-ID: <1868@floyd.UUCP> Date: Sat, 30-Jul-83 10:23:27 EDT Article-I.D.: floyd.1868 Posted: Sat Jul 30 10:23:27 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Aug-83 08:19:14 EDT References: <273@hound.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Whippany, NJ Lines: 34 Roy Walters (hound!rwhw, aka BTM) suggests: Why not post the fact that certain stats are available and anyone that wants them should send a request to the author(s). That would sort of negate the convenience of netnews, now, wouldn't it, Roy? I like to glance at the stats to make sure that I'm not on them, too see if there are any hot groups I'm ignoring, to see if any of my favorite flamers are active where I'm not looking, etc. I find the stats interesting, as stats go. I didn't think it was necessary to express that here, but now I see a few people shooting down the guy who made the effort to compile the stats and present them in a digestible form, and you're shooting him down. The stats are relevant to EVERYONE who receives netnews, though not all may find them interesting. Roy, I see you suggesting that this guy post a request for requests. I don't enjoy reading most of your netnews, but I don't have the gaul to suggest that you post notice of the availability of your opinions, so that people could request them. This other fellow isn't even posting opinions, he's posting facts (from the perspective of his netnews system, of course), which have, at least, intrinsic objective value, if not subjective value. The jury is still out on whether certain people's opinions have ANY value. So get off the guy's case. alice!alb already claimed in this space that he likes the stats, I like the stats. The guy who posted them likes them, and his mom probably does too. If we like them, knowing the nature of the shy folks on this medium, there are probably uncounted millions who like them. Better than nothing, Andy Tannenbaum Bell Labs Whippany, NJ (201) 386-6491