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High Impact Diaries: August 7, 2008

Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 06:42:21 AM PDT

Welcome to USNavSubSailor (uid 172448) who registered at 2008-08-08 04:56:57 EDT, the most recent of 91 in the preceding 24 hours.

Yesterday 374 Kogs posted 374 diaries of which 348 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 3514 recommending readers and viewed by 10456; 170 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 65 by 30 or more, and 17 by 100 or more.  Commenters (3099) visited 372 diaries; 231 had 10 or more commenters, 73 had 30 or more, and 14 had 100 or more.

Impact statistics from all 374 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.137, average = 0.37, max = 10.22, total =  140.1 bharns
r50 = 13 (at 2.70 bharns)

Recommendations and comments were collected Fri Aug  8 06:10:08 2008 EDT; diaries posted less than 24 hours before that remained open for recommendation at that time.  

Links to on site search for yesterday, a year ago, and the last 6 hours are also included.

2008-08-07 00:00:14 - 2008-08-07 23:59:21
DailyKos diaries = 374;  374 per day; 15.6 per hour
Active Kogs: 4876 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)
Lurkers: 5674 (only view diaries)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryview a diaryCRW onlyCRWV onlyall
comment309917723383048114713158
recommend177235141593437174142158
write338159374368351158
view3048343736810456 5674158

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations3743481706517
commenters3743722317314
connections37434828912924
views374374371347211

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 0

Impact statistics from all 374 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.137, average = 0.37, max = 10.22, total =  140.1 bharns
r50 = 13 (at 2.70 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 17497
Maximum possible such pairs: 4876 x 374 = 1823624
Network Density (observed/possible):  0.959%
Average degree (links/user) = 17497/4876 = 3.588

tags: approved|workspace|cleanup|quickjobs|search|tag guidelines
Number of distinct tags: 99789
Number of tag size classes: 786
Most often used tag: Barack Obama (38998 diaries)
Singleton tags: 62152 (attached to only one diary)
Orphaned tags: 383 (attached to deleted diaries)
n50: 284 (number of tags accounting for 50% of tagged diaries)
r50: 661 (number of diaries tagged by the tag just exceeding the n50 level)

  • Up to 150 diaries, those with impact > 0.15, are shown below.
  • The diaries are sorted by number of recommendations (nrec); those in bold were on the front page recommended list.
  • The TableTools extension for the Firefox browser allows you to sort by any column.
  • For a more complete description of the lists and statistics see this diary.

ranknrecncomtatorscnxviewersimpactDiaryAuthorEDT
19632962381056634110.22Why I've Stopped Volunteering for ObamaFemlaw14:18
264422911868156296.76Big News! Lots of It!OrangeClouds11510:06
358950122670738186.43Rich White TrashCrashing Vor08:21
454116011161046595.79Mcain Tells a Blatant Lie in Town Hall on CNN!   (Updated 4x)OIL GUY16:04
552731413361637395.70Three Bush v Gore Supreme Court Justices Tied To "The Family"Troutfishing09:29
649746226965828915.61You do not know what Obama "needs to do." UPDATEDTheBlaz16:40
747741723464135945.41Mike Barnicle: If True, Bush Is Accessory to the Murder of 4,000 Americans [UPDATED]thereisnospoon20:07
841242424158745144.78Obama heckler was a press photographerquaoar13:05
93591088937712083.76In Memoriam: One year ago todayOtteray Scribe07:36
1035830218448527604.08McCain says: it's Obama's fault that I went negative.chumley11:11
11309875733722593.27My Daughter Served in McCainland: The Experience Issueprofessorfate19:30
1228235914338623893.22Dean, Kerry and Biden smack down McCain ad (and Video: "Maverick No More").TomP13:53
13274825429212792.88IntroductionsScott Kleeb18:24
142462319130219082.70Obama Needs To Hit McCain HARD TODAY!slinkerwink09:05
151661398722912751.90BREAKING: US/Iraq close to deal on withdrawal timetable by 2010NDakotaDem13:03
161451217818910751.63Cohen defeated Tinker by 60%Drdemocrat23:03
1711697491272371.23IGTNT: Two More LostSandy on Signal21:09
18786134983090.86Countdown to $200 oil (10) - oil at $120!!Jerome a Paris18:03
197684431048830.87"Straight Talk Express" off the rails in Miami UPDATED x2Trepanator02:30
20703728751790.74Al Giordano Is Right: We Need Grown Up ActivismPocketNines17:48
21593211221565810.97Breaking: Bill Clinton to Speak Wednesday @ Conv; Before Veepkubla00020:20
22575125673470.62The temptation is too much for me to fight.clammyc16:19
2356115771177280.79Flash Update (w/Video): Assassination Threat Against Barack Obama Thwarted by Secret Servicecybrestrike15:52
24545621641940.59It's Official: Big Food Targets KidsMichele Simon10:10
255311640812860.63The Enemy WithinRenaRF12:19
2650661756790.53In support of our own: GARY PRITCHARD CA-33joyful17:35
27485022561550.52Top Comments 8.7.08 va dare goes to DC and MDva dare21:59
28474123591930.52Welcome, McCain trolls!That Anonymous Guy17:40
29474117572460.51US Attorney Scandal Probe Reaches White HouseLearningCurve18:20
304518871994980.65TN-09: Cohen OWNS it (80% reporting, STILL up 60 points)JR21:39
31458234602190.51Here Be McDragons!JeffLieber10:47
3245391550910.48Holistic Thinking about Energy and the FutureA Siegel22:20
33449250811890.58Why is No One Calling the Anthrax Suspect a Terrorist?Cenk Uygur12:59
34419138602110.48What's Happened to "Good sport"?Granny Doc15:57
35418748775090.54Rachel Maddow Proves It--Intelligent Discussion is possible on cable!Azdak19:26
36401211453400.43I stopped by an Obama office yesterday and WOW!jlemere17:33
37393419451530.42The Travesty Continues: Hamdan's SentencingACLU14:27
3838882243840.41Raptors Galore: a photojournal of predatory birds pt 1: falconsjuliewolf15:03
39383724482630.42Olympic sized Obama smiles: You'll love this diaryHope Reborn13:39
40381413421580.40The Truth About McCain, from MarketWatchhooper19:08
413717653766260.51You may now panic.The Termite12:07
42377944671870.48Hamdan Sentence - 5 1/2 YearsMarinesquire16:35
43375924491260.42Things John McCain Has Taught Mekarateexplosions13:25
44363425534100.42Exclusive, from Friday's 'TIME': McCain will 'play rough' to winGregMitch11:07
45361914431150.39Attention All "Evil-Doers"... This Really is a Religious War!Chris Rodda09:57
46353216454800.39Florida State Attorney John Tanner would shoot Obamaslackiinoff16:02
4735111039690.37NY-26: Thank YouJon Powers17:43
48345636573070.42Prince George's Police raid Mayor's home, kill his dogsjosebrwn22:09
49345230521520.41Single Payer Health Care: what your doctor read this weekKitsap River00:44
50341814422500.37BREAKING: McCain Officials Were Paid Lobbyists For Hessmanumit14:13
5134151137720.36High Impact Diaries: August 6, 2008jotter09:46
523411936930.36Austin Texas backs Single Payer National Health CareDrSteveB20:35
53334223472860.38new media meme - McCain: a**hole or confused geezer?miasmo02:47
54332515422170.37Daring Escape From Army Recruiters (Really)ramara14:10
5533241235750.35Arctic Ocean Offshore DrillingLand of Enchantment21:32
56323919453550.37Carly Fiorina opens the door on Abramoff-McCain Scrutinyirishamerican00:10
57322412361470.34NYT raises more questions about McCain's fundraisingsmash artist11:07
58321816422650.36BAM! Ohio DNC AD Slams McCain & Campaign Manager On Ohio Layoff/Lobbying/Lies & PollExcelscior114:01
5931258891024300.60Worst.  Movie Line.  Ever.LithiumCola23:15
603110244591570.41Thursday Pooties and Woozlestriciawyse18:12
61313525471350.37Can we trust our government?teacherken08:19
62311513342780.33Video: 7 Year Old Asks Obama Why He is Running for Pressuch sweet thunder05:16
63306139581990.40Obama/Clark: Best VP for Barack; Best ticket for the countryeve22:41
64304225504150.37I just came from McCain's Web Sitearodb01:42
65301811321100.32Diary About Dead Babies And A Few Good Bookswilliam f harrison17:52
662812355745290.46Hillary’s Denver Death MarchStormBear12:31
6728136301060.30Sen. Boxer Fights Foreign Critters Invading US WatersPatriot Daily News Clearinghouse11:56
6827151232840.29Video:McCain's Deep Involvement with Foreign Shipping Company as 8,000 Ohio Jobs Hang in the BalanceTodd Hoffman11:55
69262917373150.30What we don't always understand: 5-point lead = electoral landslidesunspark says20:32
702514766795130.47Mike Malloy: Elect John McCainWoochifer19:46
712510137462970.33Kwame Kilpatrick Ordered to JAIL (Updated x6 with video)ghettolectual11:00
7225672633870.28NYC Kossack meet LiveBlog!mconvente19:12
73254333494290.34CNN Further Descends Into Political Parody: Check Out This HeadlineSteve Singiser10:59
74252411321480.28Know The Obama Smears AND How To Debunk Themdavefromqueens08:01
752411558704520.42I'm so pissed off at PETA. Greyhound bus murder.OWO11:41
762410932513700.34UPDATED 2X: Man held for Obama assassination threatNonie323417:03
77242817331050.27Another drug raid debacle.Shadan710:05
78241613332190.27McCain's Fitness for Presidency Severely Questioned by MarketWatch Reporteraccumbens17:39
7924118261000.25McCain campaign chairman covered up tech exports to SaddamDaisy Cutter15:57
80239238481740.32Dayton, Ohio among America's Dying CitiesAbacab05:26
81238834462960.32Democrats Are Losing the Battle of the CenturyWattHead22:37
8223421627930.25TONIGHT: NYC Kossacks Meet-Up. Key Update!kath2510:48
8323361228840.25Got rBST? In your fish?  Are there bovine growth hormones in your fish?shirah07:50
842213826650.24Informercial Healthcare!  Low, low price!California Nurses Shum12:38
85215719331400.25Steve Pearce's Hippie Hippie Shake: Don't You Want Somebody to Love?barbwire18:38
86215529411670.28Minnesota Congresswoman Hates on Urban Life and Light RailLarry Madill19:39
87212112281730.24BREAKING--Draft Copy of Democratic Party PlatformTasini15:11
88211611251070.23Paying Homage to Liberal Shrines (photo intensive)cosmic debris21:32
892022423322300.24Countdown with Keith Olbermann - August 7, 2008CityLightsLover21:37
90207940534740.33Harold Ford, Jr. Speaks On Tinker Adprofmatt18:48
91204815311170.24Hiroshima: The Untold Story (update)Last Years Man02:01
9220211224630.22I'm Supporting a Soldier - and Found a New FriendpateTX16:11
932012821510.21International Development Design Summitgmoke20:50
94193122292540.23NPR: McCain reducing media exposure [link, audio update]OldGrandet09:05
951914921450.20From Blogger to Delegate in Four YearsLuam11:22
961913821960.20Stopping Voter Suppression: The Press Gets It Right in VirginiaProject Vote15:24
9718581220400.19Last call for Netroots Platform Planks (UPDATED)DemocracyLover in NYC12:04
98184317272550.21[TENN] Macacca Moment: Skeptical Brotha takes on Nikki Tinker [updatex2]RisingTide11:09
99184224353200.24Obama Press Avail +Update Condems Nikki Tinker AdKitty13:57
100183227422320.27The U.S. does NOT have the world's HIGHEST CORPORATE TAX RATEBrandonM18:03
101182513292710.22Obama responds to Nikki Tinker's scurrilous adsabrauer15:32
102175232463400.28Obama Public Event In Honolulu TomorrowHaole in Hawaii21:58
103174515251310.20Dem Platform Rejects Anti-abortion "Reduction" PlankFrederick Clarkson15:51
104173615301890.22Rove-McCarthyism alive and well on CNNDeoliver4701:24
105172819311440.22Here is a new one - NRA propagandarickrocket05:20
106172417282220.21What A Joke!  Bush's Prized Conviction - FIVE MONTHS!!!!Subo18:25
107171310261130.20The U.S. Navy’s expeditionary strike group examinedStranded Wind00:01
1081613325331290.22TDS/TCR... Spoiler!ek hornbeck22:55
109168029412210.26TN-09 Results ThreadTurtle Bay20:29
110164020331880.22Consumer Alert: Beware of Bottom-Feeding Debt CollectorsBama Blazer16:32
111163016272500.20Voter Registration Numbers --- North CarolinaTrue Independent01:59
112162517282290.20Kerry & Dean blast McCain on "Dems praising the maverick" adkarpaty lviv13:43
113161611221430.18Tire Pressure Debate was Very ImportantLiberal Youth16:24
114161413273200.20Wall Street report: "Oops, our bad!"stephenedds12:30
115155016271780.19My response to a smear emailRobin in PA19:17
11615401929760.20The Dreaded Nuclear Waste Diary!davidwalters15:36
117153936463270.27Newt Gingrich Threatens To Shut Down The GovernmentAndre in Atlanta12:14
118153725341920.22Trolling for Dummies w/pootiesrmonroe03:55
11915311523710.18Drill Here! Drill Now!  (where exactly?!)MsGrin22:51
120151710212450.17John McCain detested in Arizona.AxmxZ16:58
121148032405240.24F****t. N****r. B***h.jbou14:21
12214201828850.19Do Dems Have PTSD?Something the Dog Said13:43
1231311427341720.21Dinnae eht Mehke Ye Proud tae be Scottish?keirdubois00:32
124139332402250.24Hillary: Woe to the VanquishedEmperorHadrian22:20
125137533381420.23Why Paris’ Energy Plan Will Not WorkBill Prendergast16:49
126134831423930.25JohnMCCain.com targets DailyKosJasperJohns10:38
127128134382480.22Glenn Beck agrees with a supervillainKevin Holsinger12:39
1281270405011630.28Found! The photo that will ruin Cindy's McCain image and end John's campaignkissfan11:59
1291113634411050.23Hiroshima: New Questions about Old RationalizationsMilos Janus Outlook22:21
1301186485711070.31BREAKING! McCain lets Veep choice slip!Mark Warner is God14:07
131118153583100.32"Obama has a speech he gave in 2002"ETF10:22
1321014236381870.22PLEESE HELP ME SPAM 4 Mcane !!  I NEED A TOESTER OVANDannyB23:50
133106737433350.24McCain campaign targets DailyKos for spamRalph Kramden16:29
134103428343770.20DKOS Will Be Attacked!StuHunter10:41
135812464706600.37Bill Clinton To Announce Obama VP PickSmileySam23:26
13687738452790.24What's the matter with the Media Liberals?!wasteland20:54
13787438421910.23Was it a mistake to have the Olympics in China?  with PollAngelfan12:16
138721862675040.35Obama Swiftboated by Clintonpublicv09:12
13974328332960.18Obama Making a Move in Alabama?mengelhart17:17
1406189414710830.25Important information (please read)LoveforObama01:54
141611533351840.19Caption contest: Irony, it's a beautiful thing. (update w/ winner)8ackgr0und N015e00:04
14267938402640.21Clinton to Seek Roll-Call Vote in Denver?NanoDorkus19:42
14367643484550.25Hillary on MSNBC Still not satisfied. They need more.irrationalbutsane17:42
14453871021045180.54Edwards Should NOT Speak at Conventionlenzkrafterz12:55
14554135384460.20I just saw 3 anti-Obama ads during this commercial breakbutchcjg22:25
14632241081106160.57Obama's Troubles Continue, and They Just Got a HELLary of a Lot Worsemrheydaddyo15:04
14739937391850.20Nominate Cindy Sheehan: signatures neededollie00721:30
14827034352550.18What if McCain withdrew?gshenaut14:39
149116183844380.44Can Obama Still Lose the Nomination?johndeebo20:43
150 3081131135500.59I TOLD YOU SODogParty17:07

Impact total:  121.2

 rank - Order based on number of recommendations.
 nrec - Number of recommendations
 ncom - Number of comments
 tator - Number of commenters or commenTators (ow, ... sorry, I know).
 cnx - Number of connections, which is the total of commenters and recommenders, without duplication.
 impact - Calculated currently using nrec and cnx
 Diary - A hyperlink to the Daily Kos diary displaying the title.
 Author - Hyperlink to the diary authors Daily Kos home page.
 Time - Post time shown as time of day for daily lists and date for weekly posts.

NB: Some diaries on this list were still open for recommendation at the time it was compiled.

Please bring any errors to my attention -- jotter

Bonus Feature: One Year Ago In Daily Kos

2007-08-08 00:00:36 - 2007-08-08 23:54:17
DailyKos diaries = 305;  305 per day; 12.7 per hour
Active Kogs: 3959 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryonlyall
comment26051519257967138
recommend151928251381306138
write25713830548138

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations3052941545517
commenters305301180638
connections30529422811620

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 3

Impact statistics from all 305 diaries.
min = 0.01, median = 0.143, average = 0.34, max = 5.31, total =  105.1 bharns
r50 = 18 (at 0.77 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 13159
Maximum possible such pairs: 3959 x 305 = 1207495
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.090%
Average degree (links/user) = 13159/3959 = 3.324

ranknrecncomtatorscnximpactDiaryAuthorEDT
14744542476165.31Mitt Romney on his sons Support for Our Military and NationRachel Griffiths11:04
24265552205394.73How do we leave Iraq?Wes Clark10:52
34223161444814.53How about a bill called "Restoring our Constitution"?clammyc10:28
43774021744774.19"Convert Or Die" Game Sent To Troops In Iraq w/Pentagon BlessingTroutfishing10:13
5306108633263.22A Request For Help From The Kos Community (UPDATED)Jon Stafford14:17
62936792114433.49Gore TODAY: "I may re-enter politics"Jim in Chicago16:12
72795601573883.21Reid Struck a Deal with GOP on S.1927???  UPDATE Irerutled07:14
82633792104123.18BREAKING POLL: Lieberman takes commanding lead (updated)Moderately Liberal Conservative15:12
92532451123082.77Species Obituary: the Yangtze River Dolphin is ExtinctJohn Campanelli09:05
10237265922792.57YearlyKos 2007: A fabooj-eye view (a photo diary)fabooj18:26

Double Bonus Election Year Bonanza Feature: One Election Cycle Ago in Daily Kos

2006-08-07 00:01:41 - 2006-08-07 23:59:46
DailyKos diaries = 273;  273 per day; 11.4 per hour
Active Kogs: 3423 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryonlyall
comment22981323233850108
recommend132324091091085108
write23310927339108

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations2732571213720
commenters2732701414111
connections2732572047024

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 0

Impact statistics from all 273 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.118, average = 0.31, max = 5.09, total =   85.3 bharns
r50 = 16 (at 1.54 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 10627
Maximum possible such pairs: 3423 x 273 = 934479
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.137%
Average degree (links/user) = 10627/3423 = 3.105

ranknrecncomtatorscnximpactDiaryAuthorEDT
14418482756185.09Where are the Youth?  I'll tell you where they are!thereisnospoon16:46
23923091514544.23The Origins of Blogofascism: Or Why Ctkeith Is My HeroArmando00:52
33642541574664.06Why I support Joe LiebermanMikesco14:26
42763851613793.16John Bolton: Dead Lebanese worth less than dead Israelisquaoar11:37
52211931052662.41Heart Connects: Camp Casey DayCindySheehan10:00
6218119992682.40The Myth of the Single Issuegeorgia1018:23
72172781112832.44Blue Cross launches vast medical data mining operation. Be warned.nyceve11:44
8214125602422.29Laurence Tribe on signing statements.Kagro X23:59
92092841302912.40Politics is ruining my life.TheBlaz21:27
10199161862572.23More bad news for Bob Ney - Padgett can't run!Jeff Seemann19:43

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