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  1. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    Users whose content has received the most likes in the last 12 months where the content was posted in the last 12 months
    1. (6,535 likes received) - @Nodrog
    2. (4,834 likes received) - @Leo2413
    3. (2,835 likes received) - @Terry_w
    4. (2,633 likes received) - @MTR
    5. (2,620 likes received) - @Scott No Mates
    6. (2,179 likes received) - @Perthguy
    7. (1,862 likes received) - @kierank
    8. (1,751 likes received) - @Westminster
    9. (1,652 likes received) - @SatayKing
    10. (1,650 likes received) - @sash
    11. (1,638 likes received) - @Paul@PFI
    12. (1,637 likes received) - @Marg4000
    13. (1,494 likes received) - @The Falcon
    14. (1,479 likes received) - @Gockie
    15. (1,463 likes received) - @Biz
    16. (1,457 likes received) - @Peter_Tersteeg
    17. (1,374 likes received) - @euro73
    18. (1,351 likes received) - @wylie
    19. (1,345 likes received) - @Rolf Latham
    20. (1,307 likes received) - @Jess Peletier
    21. (1,211 likes received) - @DaveM
    22. (1,203 likes received) - @Simon Hampel
    23. (1,190 likes received) - @D.T.
    24. (1,147 likes received) - @Redwing
    25. (1,078 likes received) - @skater
    26. (1,033 likes received) - @geoffw
    27. (1,028 likes received) - @The Y-man
    28. (947 likes received) - @datto
    29. (905 likes received) - @Angel
    30. (849 likes received) - @eletronic_exp0430
     
  2. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    Users who have given the most likes - since launch
    1. (23,228 likes given) ... @Perthguy
    2. (13,549 likes given) ... @Leo2413
    3. (13,292 likes given) ... @MTR
    4. (7,233 likes given) ... @Terry_w
    5. (7,228 likes given) ... @WattleIdo
    6. (6,806 likes given) ... @wylie
    7. (6,630 likes given) ... @Gockie
    8. (6,183 likes given) ... @EN710
    9. (5,943 likes given) ... @Xenia
    10. (5,893 likes given) ... @kierank
    11. (5,555 likes given) ... @bob shovel
    12. (5,276 likes given) ... @ellejay
    13. (4,491 likes given) ... @Whitecat
    14. (4,097 likes given) ... @Nodrog
    15. (3,689 likes given) ... @Anne11
    16. (3,653 likes given) ... @legallyblonde
    17. (3,630 likes given) ... @Jess Peletier
    18. (3,440 likes given) ... @Bran
    19. (3,359 likes given) ... @Toon
    20. (3,261 likes given) ... @Gypsyblood
    21. (3,198 likes given) ... @HUGH72
    22. (3,033 likes given) ... @Observer
    23. (3,030 likes given) ... @Cactus
    24. (3,003 likes given) ... @Redwing
    25. (2,998 likes given) ... @Property Twins
    26. (2,985 likes given) ... @Westminster
    27. (2,962 likes given) ... @George Poullos
    28. (2,866 likes given) ... @D.T.
    29. (2,821 likes given) ... @Colin Rice
    30. (2,785 likes given) ... @KayTea
     
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  3. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    Users who have given the most likes - last 12 months
    1. (5,637 likes given) ... @Perthguy
    2. (3,910 likes given) ... @Leo2413
    3. (2,527 likes given) ... @MTR
    4. (2,457 likes given) ... @Terry_w
    5. (2,364 likes given) ... @Nodrog
    6. (2,038 likes given) ... @Gypsyblood
    7. (2,027 likes given) ... @kierank
    8. (2,008 likes given) ... @Tom Rivera
    9. (1,937 likes given) ... @wylie
    10. (1,911 likes given) ... @Anne11
    11. (1,903 likes given) ... @sharon
    12. (1,749 likes given) ... @Redwing
    13. (1,557 likes given) ... @Gockie
    14. (1,425 likes given) ... @Snowball
    15. (1,312 likes given) ... @Toon
    16. (1,296 likes given) ... @ellejay
    17. (1,274 likes given) ... @WattleIdo
    18. (1,248 likes given) ... @Marg4000
    19. (1,133 likes given) ... @EN710
    20. (1,124 likes given) ... @KayTea
    21. (1,117 likes given) ... @Kassy
    22. (1,100 likes given) ... @Jess Peletier
    23. (1,046 likes given) ... @Scott No Mates
    24. (939 likes given) ... @Anthony Brew
    25. (914 likes given) ... @pippen
    26. (897 likes given) ... @datto
    27. (834 likes given) ... @Ynot
    28. (831 likes given) ... @skater
    29. (802 likes given) ... @Parkzilla
    30. (783 likes given) ... @adam duckworth
     
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  4. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    Users who have given the most likes for content created in the last 12 months
    1. (5,509 likes given) ... @Perthguy
    2. (3,745 likes given) ... @Leo2413
    3. (2,469 likes given) ... @MTR
    4. (2,436 likes given) ... @Terry_w
    5. (2,354 likes given) ... @Nodrog
    6. (2,019 likes given) ... @kierank
    7. (1,939 likes given) ... @Tom Rivera
    8. (1,906 likes given) ... @Anne11
    9. (1,904 likes given) ... @wylie
    10. (1,860 likes given) ... @sharon
    11. (1,605 likes given) ... @Redwing
    12. (1,532 likes given) ... @Gockie
    13. (1,418 likes given) ... @Snowball
    14. (1,275 likes given) ... @Toon
    15. (1,227 likes given) ... @Marg4000
    16. (1,215 likes given) ... @ellejay
    17. (1,178 likes given) ... @Gypsyblood
    18. (1,128 likes given) ... @WattleIdo
    19. (1,108 likes given) ... @EN710
    20. (1,083 likes given) ... @Jess Peletier
    21. (1,073 likes given) ... @KayTea
    22. (1,063 likes given) ... @Kassy
    23. (1,030 likes given) ... @Scott No Mates
    24. (933 likes given) ... @Anthony Brew
    25. (876 likes given) ... @datto
    26. (849 likes given) ... @pippen
    27. (803 likes given) ... @skater
    28. (738 likes given) ... @Mac Fields
    29. (735 likes given) ... @Whitecat
    30. (728 likes given) ... @Joynz
     
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  5. datto

    datto Well-Known Member

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    Well I cant believe 3 years have gone by. Well done.
     
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  6. devank

    devank Well-Known Member

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    Above lists seem to have same people generally. The more you post, you are more likely to get more likes.
    It would be nice a have a measure which shows 'effective' posters.
     
  7. Terry_w

    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    I have found the 'good' posts don't get too many likes, but the funny or cheeky posts do. I recently used the word 'testicle' in a post and got several likes - more than on some important tax tips.
     
  9. WattleIdo

    WattleIdo midas touch

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    omg face palm
    I've made a concerted effort to not like anybody - and I don't!
    How about a distribution of where the likes are going? Certainly I'm not liking the most liked.
     
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  10. Rolf Latham

    Rolf Latham Inciteful (sic) Staff Member Business Plus Member

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    thats a tough quantum

    Effective for one person is Bozo for another............


    ta

    rolf
     
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  11. Scott No Mates

    Scott No Mates Well-Known Member

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    I thought you ballsed it up.
     
  12. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    Yup - as I've always said about likes ... they mean exactly this: someone liked the content. Nothing more.

    They certainly don't mean that the content is "good" or that the person is an "expert". It just means that someone likes their post.

    There is also a general correlation between post count and like count - which is why a measure of post:like ratio can also be interesting. Although that is also fairly easy to game since Terry quite accurately identified that likes are frequently awarded for funny or cheeky posts far more than serious value add posts.

    As Rolf mentioned - "effective" posters is a very very difficult thing to quantify because it is very much subjective.

    I have a few ideas about how we might approach that question of gauging effectiveness - and I do actually think that "effective" is a fairly good choice of words too. My measure for just about everything on the site is "does this add value" - so you could fairly easily extrapolate that to ask of people too and correlate effectiveness by asking whether a certain person adds value to the site. Although we'd probably need to qualify that by noting how almost every member adds value in their own way - but we would be seeking to identify those people who the community deem to add value above-and-beyond the average.

    Not saying that this will ever be implemented - it's just a thought bubble at this point.
     
  13. WattleIdo

    WattleIdo midas touch

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    I highly recommend you don't do this. It would be fraught with 'cognitive bias' previously known as the -isms.
     
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  14. dabbler

    dabbler Well-Known Member

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    Your shout at the hip replacement party......lol
     
  15. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    Like-to-Post ratio ... number of likes divided by number of posts - since launch.
    1. (2.95) {927 likes / 314 posts} - @Snowball
    2. (2.83) {856 likes / 303 posts} - @Alex Straker
    3. (2.72) {832 likes / 306 posts} - @orangestreet
    4. (2.63) {728 likes / 277 posts} - @Beanie Girl
    5. (2.44) {12144 likes / 4973 posts} - @Nodrog
    6. (2.40) {779 likes / 324 posts} - @Michael_X
    7. (2.34) {1070 likes / 457 posts} - @oracle
    8. (2.19) {1082 likes / 494 posts} - @pippen
    9. (2.11) {540 likes / 256 posts} - @Anne11
    10. (2.06) {1661 likes / 806 posts} - @SatayKing
    11. (2.04) {918 likes / 451 posts} - @JL1
    12. (2.02) {579 likes / 286 posts} - @HomePage
    13. (2.02) {666 likes / 329 posts} - @Simon L
    14. (1.99) {4991 likes / 2506 posts} - @Biz
    15. (1.99) {896 likes / 450 posts} - @Jack Chen
    16. (1.92) {3783 likes / 1968 posts} - @The Falcon
    17. (1.85) {614 likes / 332 posts} - @Foxdan
    18. (1.82) {2273 likes / 1250 posts} - @pinkboy
    19. (1.81) {438 likes / 242 posts} - @Pier1
    20. (1.80) {5683 likes / 3161 posts} - @kierank
    21. (1.74) {894 likes / 514 posts} - @Indifference
    22. (1.71) {1218 likes / 711 posts} - @ErYan
    23. (1.69) {886 likes / 523 posts} - @Blueskies
    24. (1.65) {871 likes / 529 posts} - @Player
    25. (1.61) {1007 likes / 624 posts} - @BigKahuna
    26. (1.59) {710 likes / 446 posts} - @Kate Moloney
    27. (1.52) {3583 likes / 2352 posts} - @Ace in the Hole
    28. (1.52) {3580 likes / 2354 posts} - @datto
    29. (1.49) {1053 likes / 707 posts} - @Kinnon
    30. (1.48) {1672 likes / 1131 posts} - @Dan Donoghue

    Because this statistic is heavily skewed by people who post relatively infrequently, this data only considers people who have posted at least 237 times, which gives us the top 5% of posters - around 350 members would qualify for this list (out of 7,005 users who have posted).
     
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  16. devank

    devank Well-Known Member

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    How about (Likes / posts) * Ln(posts) ?
    Kinda gives a bit higher weight to frequent posters.
     
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  17. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    Like-to-post ratio ... number of likes divided by number of posts - last 12 months.
    1. (3.05) {650 likes / 213 posts} - @pippen
    2. (2.99) {826 likes / 276 posts} - @Snowball
    3. (2.99) {604 likes / 202 posts} - @dunno
    4. (2.88) {802 likes / 278 posts} - @Alex Straker
    5. (2.82) {700 likes / 248 posts} - @oracle
    6. (2.45) {6535 likes / 2666 posts} - @Nodrog
    7. (2.38) {424 likes / 178 posts} - @JL1
    8. (2.36) {1463 likes / 621 posts} - @Biz
    9. (2.22) {1494 likes / 673 posts} - @The Falcon
    10. (2.07) {1652 likes / 800 posts} - @SatayKing
    11. (2.04) {575 likes / 282 posts} - @ellejay
    12. (1.96) {302 likes / 154 posts} - @pinkboy
    13. (1.94) {721 likes / 372 posts} - @Blacky
    14. (1.81) {1862 likes / 1026 posts} - @kierank
    15. (1.80) {312 likes / 173 posts} - @Kinnon
    16. (1.76) {473 likes / 268 posts} - @Blueskies
    17. (1.74) {777 likes / 447 posts} - @Ace in the Hole
    18. (1.68) {540 likes / 322 posts} - @ErYan
    19. (1.62) {629 likes / 388 posts} - @Redom
    20. (1.61) {947 likes / 590 posts} - @datto
    21. (1.56) {564 likes / 362 posts} - @Hodor
    22. (1.52) {1147 likes / 757 posts} - @Redwing
    23. (1.47) {1211 likes / 822 posts} - @DaveM
    24. (1.45) {1457 likes / 1005 posts} - @Peter_Tersteeg
    25. (1.45) {1374 likes / 949 posts} - @euro73
    26. (1.44) {330 likes / 229 posts} - @Dan Donoghue
    27. (1.44) {588 likes / 409 posts} - @Lizzie
    28. (1.42) {520 likes / 367 posts} - @See Change
    29. (1.41) {1078 likes / 763 posts} - @skater
    30. (1.38) {271 likes / 196 posts} - @Andrew Hancock
    Because this statistic is heavily skewed by people who post relatively infrequently, this data only considers people who have posted at least 150 times in the last 12 months, which gives us the top 5% of posters - around 193 members would qualify for this list (out of 3,860 users who have posted in the last 12 months).
     
  18. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    Will try it and see if it allows me to increase the number of users and still give meaningful results.
     
  19. Sackie

    Sackie Well-Known Member

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    @Simon Hampel don't forget there are alot of ppl who PM some posters for help/advice and I'm sure more than a few regular members are very generous with their time in these PMs. Impossible for stats to display that.
     
  20. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    Weighted like rate - since launch
    1. (2.4 likes per post) - {12,152 likes from 4,973 posts} - @Nodrog
    2. (4.0 likes per post) - {696 likes from 173 posts} - @truong
    3. (3.5 likes per post) - {612 likes from 177 posts} - @keithj
    4. (3.0 likes per post) - {927 likes from 314 posts} - @Snowball
    5. (2.8 likes per post) - {857 likes from 303 posts} - @Alex Straker
    6. (3.0 likes per post) - {616 likes from 205 posts} - @dunno
    7. (2.0 likes per post) - {4,991 likes from 2,506 posts} - @Biz
    8. (2.7 likes per post) - {832 likes from 306 posts} - @orangestreet
    9. (2.6 likes per post) - {728 likes from 277 posts} - @Beanie Girl
    10. (1.9 likes per post) - {3,784 likes from 1,968 posts} - @The Falcon
    11. (1.8 likes per post) - {5,683 likes from 3,161 posts} - @kierank
    12. (2.3 likes per post) - {1,070 likes from 457 posts} - @oracle
    13. (2.4 likes per post) - {779 likes from 324 posts} - @Michael_X
    14. (2.1 likes per post) - {1,665 likes from 806 posts} - @SatayKing
    15. (2.2 likes per post) - {1,083 likes from 494 posts} - @pippen
    16. (1.8 likes per post) - {2,273 likes from 1,250 posts} - @pinkboy
    17. (2.0 likes per post) - {918 likes from 451 posts} - @JL1
    18. (2.0 likes per post) - {896 likes from 450 posts} - @Jack Chen
    19. (1.5 likes per post) - {3,583 likes from 2,352 posts} - @Ace in the Hole
    20. (1.5 likes per post) - {3,580 likes from 2,354 posts} - @datto
    21. (2.0 likes per post) - {666 likes from 329 posts} - @Simon L
    22. (2.1 likes per post) - {540 likes from 256 posts} - @Anne11
    23. (1.4 likes per post) - {5,113 likes from 3,626 posts} - @DaveM
    24. (1.4 likes per post) - {5,413 likes from 3,874 posts} - @Xenia
    25. (2.0 likes per post) - {579 likes from 286 posts} - @HomePage
    26. (2.3 likes per post) - {309 likes from 134 posts} - @unwillingwillis
    27. (1.4 likes per post) - {4,367 likes from 3,123 posts} - @euro73
    28. (1.7 likes per post) - {1,218 likes from 711 posts} - @ErYan
    29. (1.2 likes per post) - {13,001 likes from 10,760 posts} - @Leo2413
    30. (1.4 likes per post) - {4,988 likes from 3,655 posts} - @Peter_Tersteeg
    Because the likes : posts statistic is heavily skewed by people who post relatively infrequently, we're trying a new "weighted like rate" measure to see if it gives something more meaningful.

    This is calculated using the formula: [likes * LN(posts) / posts], which effectively gives greater weight to users who have made more posts and minimises the impact of infrequent posters who drop clangers and thus get a disproportionately high amount of likes.

    Thanks to @devank for the suggestion!

    The data above only considers people who have posted at least 93 times, which gives us the top 10% of posters - around 701 members would qualify for this list (out of 7,005 users who have posted).

    I note that there are only 3 people who have posted less than our previous limit of 237 posts included in this list - so expanding it to 10% of posters and adding the weighting has done a good job of filtering out low-post results which would otherwise have skewed the data.

    Why only 10% of posters considered? Because those top 701 posters have made 84% of the posts! The other 6,305 posters have made only 16% of the posts between them. We'll show more about this in later charts.
     
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