Statistics for alt.usage.english

from 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28

Threads
Text
Quotes
Newsreaders
Newsservers
Email domains
Content-types
Quote levels
Weekly
Threads
Totals

Threads
	Subject	Messages	Pct.	Writers	Pct.
1	'Freedom' units v metric system	234	12.5 %	21	29.6 %
2	The great and the good	184	9.8 %	26	36.6 %
3	An Opening	158	8.4 %	21	29.6 %
4	"Tuition-free"	152	8.1 %	24	33.8 %
5	Violator [OT]	118	6.3 %	25	35.2 %
6	Ancestor: Who counts?	94	5.0 %	21	29.6 %
7	The Martian Chronicles (was Re: SF: Book recommendations)	79	4.2 %	25	35.2 %
8	Physics vs stamp-collecting (cartoon)	72	3.8 %	20	28.2 %
9	"I symphonise"	60	3.2 %	16	22.5 %
10	I need you to...	55	2.9 %	17	23.9 %
11	The Martian Chronicles	50	2.7 %	17	23.9 %
12	New meaning of 'unlike'	48	2.6 %	16	22.5 %
13	[OT] For Science Fiction fans everywhere	46	2.5 %	17	23.9 %
14	Violator	43	2.3 %	17	23.9 %
15	Decimal place pronunciation	33	1.8 %	13	18.3 %
16	Book recommendations	31	1.7 %	16	22.5 %
17	[Danish] Attempt to control language	28	1.5 %	10	14.1 %
18	"categorical denial"	24	1.3 %	14	19.7 %
19	Taking Greenland away from Norway	24	1.3 %	9	12.7 %
20	Annoyance of the Day	22	1.2 %	14	19.7 %
21	Past tense of "spin" and "speed"	19	1.0 %	10	14.1 %
22	A Sunday Treat for Old Timers.	19	1.0 %	8	11.3 %
23	circumstances and prepositions	17	0.9 %	12	16.9 %
24	Synonym for "module" in context of software.	17	0.9 %	8	11.3 %
25	James Bond through the years... the language of films	16	0.9 %	8	11.3 %
26	Yet another damn contranym!	14	0.7 %	9	12.7 %
27	stats 2026-01 ---- Some Comments	14	0.7 %	7	9.9 %
28	Identifying a song	13	0.7 %	9	12.7 %
29	Things to sit upon	13	0.7 %	6	8.5 %
30	Armada	13	0.7 %	6	8.5 %
31	[OT] Sheffield Wednesday	11	0.6 %	7	9.9 %
32	Biological v chemical weapon ?	10	0.5 %	7	9.9 %
33	Skill with language	9	0.5 %	8	11.3 %
34	Postilion sentence in Duolingo Turkish.	9	0.5 %	6	8.5 %
35	"Softice"	8	0.4 %	7	9.9 %
36	coneheads and other volumes	8	0.4 %	6	8.5 %
37	OT RSA (was: Re: "I symphonise"	8	0.4 %	4	5.6 %
38	Morse	8	0.4 %	4	5.6 %
39	[Ping Silvano ] Attempt to control language	7	0.4 %	7	9.9 %
40	stats 2026-01	7	0.4 %	5	7.0 %
41	Steganography v. cryptography	7	0.4 %	4	5.6 %
42	got & gotten	6	0.3 %	3	4.2 %
43	Word Police: multiple	5	0.3 %	5	7.0 %
44	Word Police: hawk	4	0.2 %	4	5.6 %
45	Why 'dog collar' for the clergy?	4	0.2 %	4	5.6 %
46	Trolley buses	4	0.2 %	2	2.8 %
47	stats 2026-01 ---- Some Comments	4	0.2 %	2	2.8 %
48	AI-generated Video Clip -- Jp PM (Takaichi) as a Super-Hero	4	0.2 %	1	1.4 %
49	(Using a Cannon aiming at the snow) ----------- (Sand-surfin	3	0.2 %	3	4.2 %
50	Oh boy! Vonich Manuscript in the news!	3	0.2 %	3	4.2 %
51	OT RSA	3	0.2 %	2	2.8 %
52	Is it #@$% or *&%$ ? "Error"error ...	3	0.2 %	2	2.8 %
53	adage-eee-oh	3	0.2 %	2	2.8 %
54	ping Henhanna Re: Test your (Latest- TV-Show) IQ	3	0.2 %	2	2.8 %
55	Song Lyrics	3	0.2 %	1	1.4 %
56	Predictions	2	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
57	Radius of This Circle? -- (Her Accent?)	2	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
58	(Using a Cannon aiming at the snow) ----------- (Sand-surfi	2	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
59	Why isn't MAGA niggers calling each other "nigger" hate spee	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
60	Why isn't niggers calling each other "nigger" hate speech?	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
61	SH returned the Reichenbach Falls	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
62	Teaser #N2 -- I was quoted 12 cents for one, 24 cents for >	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
63	Teaser #N2 -- I was quoted 12 cents for one, 24 cents for >	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
64	(real Life Puzzle) -- The Uber driver's violence was excessi	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
65	[OT] CPP-gebruiker (I may vanish away)	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
66	(Jp PM Takaichi's English) -- Trunk Fump!	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
67	(Swedish or Danish?) -- curling is traditionallyconsidere	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
68	Resurrection of words	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
69	(Swedish or Danish?) -- curling is traditionally consider	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
70	Why 'dog collar' for the clergy? -- Pope's nose	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
71	[P.S.]: 'Freedom' units v metric system	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
72	Is it #@$% or *&%$ ? "Error"error ...	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
73	Lester Dent's missing formula?	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
74	[39/39] - "Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 2025 v25.001.21151.0-x86-x64	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %
75	Is there a Usenet group for Paint.Net (Paint Dot Net) ?	1	0.1 %	1	1.4 %

Text
	Writer	Messages	Pct.	Bytes	Pct.
1	J. J. Lodder	192	10.2 %	561'545	12.1 %
2	Bertel Lund Hansen	150	8.0 %	292'322	6.3 %
3	Hibou	142	7.6 %	299'072	6.4 %
4	Sam Plusnet	112	6.0 %	286'980	6.2 %
5	Peter Moylan	100	5.3 %	225'761	4.9 %
6	Tony Cooper	98	5.2 %	284'909	6.1 %
7	occam	92	4.9 %	200'568	4.3 %
8	Steve Hayes	91	4.8 %	217'487	4.7 %
9	Snidely	87	4.6 %	228'123	4.9 %
10	lar3ryca	84	4.5 %	225'670	4.9 %
11	Liz Tuddenham	77	4.1 %	196'104	4.2 %
12	Kerr-Mudd, John	77	4.1 %	192'696	4.1 %
13	athel.cb@gmail.com	44	2.3 %	104'737	2.3 %
14	Richard Tobin	38	2.0 %	51'192	1.1 %
15	Aidan Kehoe	37	2.0 %	91'136	2.0 %
16	Adam Funk	30	1.6 %	79'951	1.7 %
17	Garrett Wollman	30	1.6 %	70'718	1.5 %
18	Silvano	28	1.5 %	64'820	1.4 %
19	Rich Ulrich	27	1.4 %	92'754	2.0 %
20	HenHanna@NewsGrouper	26	1.4 %	75'008	1.6 %
21	Stefan Ram	22	1.2 %	58'860	1.3 %
22	Lawrence D’Oliveiro	20	1.1 %	47'076	1.0 %
23	s\|b	20	1.1 %	36'894	0.8 %
24	Phil	20	1.1 %	53'234	1.1 %
25	Cryptoengineer	19	1.0 %	60'527	1.3 %
26	Ross Clark	19	1.0 %	57'764	1.2 %
27	Anders D. Nygaard	18	1.0 %	37'575	0.8 %
28	The True Melissa	18	1.0 %	40'010	0.9 %
29	Madhu	17	0.9 %	35'658	0.8 %
30	Blueshirt	14	0.7 %	28'053	0.6 %
31	Janet	13	0.7 %	30'873	0.7 %
32	Paul S Person	12	0.6 %	35'924	0.8 %
33	John Ames	9	0.5 %	21'554	0.5 %
34	Scott Lurndal	7	0.4 %	20'312	0.4 %
35	Ted Nolan tednolan	6	0.3 %	13'136	0.3 %
36	Bobbie Sellers	6	0.3 %	25'375	0.5 %
37	John Dunlop	5	0.3 %	9'049	0.2 %
38	Mark Brader	5	0.3 %	9'766	0.2 %
39	Anton Shepelev	4	0.2 %	7'529	0.2 %
40	guido wugi	4	0.2 %	8'487	0.2 %
41	William Hyde	4	0.2 %	16'371	0.4 %
42	Scott Dorsey	4	0.2 %	6'099	0.1 %
43	HVS	4	0.2 %	10'863	0.2 %
44	RJH	3	0.2 %	7'548	0.2 %
45	Tilde	3	0.2 %	8'092	0.2 %
46	Don	3	0.2 %	13'521	0.3 %
47	Titus G	3	0.2 %	7'257	0.2 %
48	Lynn McGuire	2	0.1 %	6'210	0.1 %
49	Robert Woodward	2	0.1 %	5'605	0.1 %
50	Pluted Pup	2	0.1 %	4'249	0.1 %
51	Brian	2	0.1 %	3'942	0.1 %
52	Paul Carmichael	2	0.1 %	3'016	0.1 %
53	musika	2	0.1 %	4'410	0.1 %
54	Mike Spencer	2	0.1 %	4'472	0.1 %
55	wugi	2	0.1 %	3'020	0.1 %
56	The Doctor	2	0.1 %	30'906	0.7 %
57	Dimensional Traveler	1	0.1 %	2'889	0.1 %
58	JTEM	1	0.1 %	1'053	0.0 %
59	Bradley K. Sherman	1	0.1 %	1'423	0.0 %
60	Gary R. Schmidt	1	0.1 %	3'073	0.1 %
61	Torbjorn Lindgren	1	0.1 %	3'326	0.1 %
62	Robert Carnegie	1	0.1 %	3'227	0.1 %
63	James Dow Allen	1	0.1 %	1'311	0.0 %
64	oldernow	1	0.1 %	2'388	0.1 %
65	Sn!pe	1	0.1 %	2'564	0.1 %
66	micky	1	0.1 %	2'040	0.0 %
67	DDeden	1	0.1 %	1'431	0.0 %
68	Ammammata	1	0.1 %	1'553	0.0 %
69	Frank Slootweg	1	0.1 %	2'018	0.0 %
70	Ignatios Souvatzis	1	0.1 %	1'808	0.0 %
71	Janet Baraclough	1	0.1 %	1'469	0.0 %

Quotes (min. 5 messages)
	Writer	Messages	Bytes	Org. text	Quote	QPct.
1	Sam Plusnet	112	286'980	18'855	101'370	84.3 %
2	Scott Lurndal	7	20'312	1'646	8'536	83.8 %
3	Cryptoengineer	19	60'527	4'675	24'022	83.7 %
4	Ted Nolan tednolan	6	13'136	1'370	5'434	79.9 %
5	J. J. Lodder	192	561'545	53'499	208'887	79.6 %
6	Phil	20	53'234	5'453	20'245	78.8 %
7	Kerr-Mudd, John	77	192'696	18'920	66'138	77.8 %
8	Adam Funk	30	79'951	9'595	28'501	74.8 %
9	lar3ryca	84	225'670	27'799	77'036	73.5 %
10	athel.cb@gmail.com	44	104'737	16'499	41'282	71.4 %
11	occam	92	200'568	28'790	71'765	71.4 %
12	Snidely	87	228'123	32'248	77'778	70.7 %
13	Ross Clark	19	57'764	8'568	20'445	70.5 %
14	Bobbie Sellers	6	25'375	4'071	9'616	70.3 %
15	Silvano	28	64'820	7'488	17'269	69.8 %
16	John Dunlop	5	9'049	1'226	2'768	69.3 %
17	Paul S Person	12	35'924	5'977	12'405	67.5 %
18	Janet	13	30'873	4'886	9'910	67.0 %
19	Tony Cooper	98	284'909	55'794	110'925	66.5 %
20	Liz Tuddenham	77	196'104	32'630	59'977	64.8 %
21	Blueshirt	14	28'053	3'898	6'516	62.6 %
22	Anders D. Nygaard	18	37'575	4'929	7'411	60.1 %
23	Peter Moylan	100	225'761	40'747	47'718	53.9 %
24	Rich Ulrich	27	92'754	22'405	25'880	53.6 %
25	Hibou	142	299'072	53'975	60'463	52.8 %
26	Bertel Lund Hansen	150	292'322	42'293	45'352	51.7 %
27	Steve Hayes	91	217'487	50'823	53'881	51.5 %
28	Madhu	17	35'658	7'966	8'119	50.5 %
29	HenHanna@NewsGrouper	26	75'008	25'796	25'581	49.8 %
30	The True Melissa	18	40'010	9'758	7'835	44.5 %
31	s\|b	20	36'894	7'933	5'753	42.0 %
32	Lawrence D’Oliveiro	20	47'076	7'841	5'585	41.6 %
33	Richard Tobin	38	51'192	10'497	7'062	40.2 %
34	John Ames	9	21'554	3'740	1'777	32.2 %
35	Mark Brader	5	9'766	2'212	970	30.5 %
36	Garrett Wollman	30	70'718	31'342	8'504	21.3 %
37	Stefan Ram	22	58'860	17'159	3'749	17.9 %

Newsreaders
	Newsreaders	Writers	Messages	Average
1	Thunderbird	25	820	32.8
2	Trn	6	81	13.5
3	ForteAgent ?	4	157	39.2
4	MacSoup	3	270	90.0
5	Mesnews	3	89	29.7
6	Slrn	3	32	10.7
7	Microplanet-Gravity	3	32	10.7
8	Forte Agent	2	92	46.0
9	Sylpheed	2	81	40.5
10	Gnus	2	39	19.5
11	Pan	2	22	11.0
12	XNews	2	5	2.5
13	Xananews	1	14	14.0
14	Claws Mail	1	9	9.0
15	MT-Newswatcher	1	2	2.0
16	Tin	1	1	1.0
	Unknown	1	131	-

Newsservers
	Newsservers	Writers	Messages	Average
1	Eternal-september.org	37	826	22.3
2	Individual.net	12	483	40.2
3	Yahoo.com	4	72	18.0
4	Giganews.com	3	34	11.3
5	News.solani.org	2	38	19.0
6	Bofh.team	2	2	1.0
7	Astraweb.com	2	2	1.0
8	Kpn.com	1	192	192.0
9	Newshosting.com	1	112	112.0
10	Artemis.inf.ed.ac.uk	1	38	38.0
11	Csail.mit.edu	1	30	30.0
12	News.uni-berlin.de	1	22	22.0
13	Eweka.nl	1	10	10.0
14	Usenetserver.com	1	7	7.0
15	Panix.com	1	4	4.0
16	Gallifrey.nk.ca	1	2	2.0
17	Snipe.eternal-september.org	1	1	1.0
18	Tweaknews.nl	1	1	1.0
	Unknown	1	1	-

E-mail domains (min. 5 messages)
	Name	Writers	Messages
1	Gmail.com	5	231
2	Home.com	2	125
3	Newsgrouper.org.invalid	2	70
4	De-ster.demon.nl	1	192
5	Lundhansen.dk	1	150
6	Yahoo.com.invalid	1	142
7	Pmoylan.org	1	100
8	Nowhere.nix	1	92
9	Telkomsa.net	1	91
10	Invalid.ca	1	84
11	Poppyrecords.invalid.invalid	1	77
12	127.0.0.1	1	77
13	Cogsci.ed.ac.uk	1	38
14	Parhasard.net	1	37
15	Ducksburg.com	1	30
16	Hergotha.csail.mit.edu	1	30
17	Noncisonopernessuno.it	1	28
18	Comcast.net	1	27
19	Zedat.fu-berlin.de	1	22
20	Nz.invalid	1	20
21	Privacy.invalid	1	20
22	Anonymous.invalid	1	20
23	Ihug.co.nz	1	19
24	Google.com	1	18
25	Meer.net	1	17
26	Indigo.news	1	14
27	Old.netcom.invalid	1	12
28	Slp53.sl.home	1	7
29	Loft.tnolan.com	1	6
30	Dslextreme.com	1	6
31	Ymail.com	1	5
32	Vex.net	1	5

	Content-Types
	utf-8	iso-8859-15	us-ascii	iso-8859-1	windows-1252
7bit	24	2	10	1	2
8bit	38	7		4	2
qp	1		1	2
Unknown			19

Total	63	9	30	7	4

Quote levels
Level	Writers	Lines
>	67	13'935
>>	62	8'808
>>>	50	5'158
>>>>	43	2'819
>>>>>	33	1'457
>>>>>>	24	677
>>>>>>>	17	319
>>>>>>>>	10	121
>>>>>>>>>	8	51
>>>>>>>>>>	3	14
>>>>>>>>>>>	1	2

Weekly activity
(based on writers' local time)
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Total
06-12	92	129	80	95	114	55	42	607
12-18	78	148	65	102	95	64	80	632
18-24	78	82	73	73	75	66	58	505
00-06	9	13	29	17	25	19	21	133
Total	257	372	247	287	309	204	201	1'877

Total numbers
Messages	1'877
Threads	75
Writers	71
Spam removed	0
Shouting removed	2
Max Re-level	2