High Impact Diaries - May 1, 2008

Welcome to GGWIZZ (uid 161960) who registered at 2008-05-02 06:07:34 EDT, the most recent of 134 in the preceding 24 hours.

Yesterday 443 Kogs posted 443 diaries of which 421 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 3591 recommending readers and viewed by 10335; 206 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 74 by 30 or more, and 21 by 100 or more.  Commenters (3494) visited 438 diaries; 264 had 10 or more commenters, 90 had 30 or more, and 17 had 100 or more.

Impact statistics from all 443 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.143, average = 0.37, max = 6.84, total =  161.9 bharns
r50 = 20 (at 1.59 bharns)

Recommendations and comments were collected Fri May  2 06:10:20 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.

2008-05-01 00:00:44 - 2008-05-01 23:58:48
DailyKos diaries = 443;  443 per day; 18.5 per hour
Active Kogs: 5183 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)
Lurkers: 5239 (only view diaries)

Kogs who	comment	recommend	write a diary	view a diary	CRW only	CRWV only	all
comment	3494	1960	381	3452	1346	15	193
recommend	1960	3591	197	3521	1627	44	193
write	381	197	443	439	58	1	193
view	3452	3521	439	10335		5239	193

Diaries

diaries with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	443	421	206	74	21
commentators	443	438	264	90	17
connections	443	421	342	171	28
views	443	443	440	408	258

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

Impact statistics from all 443 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.143, average = 0.37, max = 6.84, total =  161.9 bharns
r50 = 20 (at 1.59 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 20635
Maximum possible such pairs: 5183 x 443 = 2296069
Network Density (observed/possible):  0.899%
Average degree (links/user) = 20635/5183 = 3.981

tags: approved|workspace|cleanup|quickjobs|search|tag guidelines
Number of distinct tags: 81686
Number of tag size classes: 746
Most often used tag: George W. Bush (29545 diaries)
Singleton tags: 49557 (attached to only one diary)
Orphaned tags: 376 (attached to deleted diaries)
n50: 274 (number of tags accounting for 50% of tagged diaries)
r50: 628 (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.

rank	nrec	ncom	tators	cnx	viewers	impact	Diary	Author	EDT
1	623	398	225	761	3388	6.84	The Amazing SuperDelegate Letter of Joe Andrew	slinkerwink	10:30
2	561	211	118	610	2667	5.94	Why Obama is Winning: Red-heads at work - updated x3	Kyman	19:54
3	538	304	172	654	4596	5.89	(UPDATED 2x) Senior Clinton Aide Caught Distributing Right-Wing Obama Attacks For Months	rainyskip	17:16
4	521	445	194	643	3280	5.74	Joe Andrew of Indiana switches to Obama! (now with mini update)	doctorgirl	03:29
5	508	344	146	576	2222	5.44	Women's Voices UPDATEDx2: Chance to respond?	ProgressiveSouth	09:04
6	462	305	127	556	4779	5.04	UPDATES - Response to  DHinMI -  BREAKING - ABC - John McCain's ties to Hezbollah	Sacramento Democrat	12:35
7	405	679	272	610	2905	4.81	ACTION ALERT For IN Kossacks Breaking:  Free ABC Townhall for Hillary on Sunday!! [Updatex3]	Hope08	15:03
8	397	1086	365	663	1822	4.95	Furious Black Voters Won't Vote for Hillary in November	FishOutofWater	17:33
9	393	173	120	463	2285	4.26	Obama Rocks Assembly Hall Bloomington Indiana Photo Diary	HeartlandLiberal	09:44
10	340	390	205	445	1616	3.82	Black Kos, Sistah Speak on Rev. Wright	Black Kos	20:07
11	309	456	195	427	3167	3.54	******	JeffLieber	18:52
12	308	242	141	409	1864	3.48	Updated w/ Barack and Nancy: Bloomberg Blasts Gas Tax Bribe as 'Dumbest Thing'	kubla000	14:07
13	307	290	134	406	2764	3.46	Thursday Superdelegates Race Watch: Obama +5; Clinton +4 (Open Thread-Updated)	Sallyport	12:14
14	271	222	91	332	2077	2.98	Democrats, Obama Supporters, Nothing Can be Accomplished...	icebergslim	10:19
15	247	107	47	270	752	2.62	Kerry & Levin call for investigation of Pentagon propaganda program	beachmom	15:22
16	238	177	69	257	721	2.51	MY NEW BOOK LAUNCHES, TODAY!!	Jeffrey Feldman	08:45
17	227	94	46	248	1116	2.41	[UPDATEDx5] Disabled Activists Arrested at McCain's Washington Office & RNC Staff in 9 hour standoff	second gen	22:41
18	197	271	113	260	1013	2.22	Clinton campaigns against Democrats on gas prices	MBNYC	23:26
19	177	134	72	223	1059	1.96	Clinton Campaign Clinging to Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy	JedReport	20:09
20	177	60	42	198	724	1.89	[UPDATE - Done! 20K Raised!!] Call to Action: Kentucky SD Attacked for Supporting Obama	SaintCog	08:27
21	150	118	62	164	581	1.59	IGTNT: A Texas-sized Heartbreak	monkeybiz	21:01
22	85	73	31	100	251	0.92	Hillary v. McCain = more of the same	kid oakland	23:58
23	72	81	29	87	209	0.79	Global Food Crisis at home:  Crimping, Scrimping, Saving	teacherken	06:45
24	71	49	22	78	130	0.75	"Experts" Wrong: Casualties Reach Seven-Month High	Brandon Friedman	12:42
25	58	44	14	61	105	0.61	Water News	Asinus Asinum Fricat	10:05
26	57	136	33	71	389	0.63	Gay Senator to succeed Jesse Helms?!!!!!!!	spnj889	20:18
27	56	50	19	64	201	0.60	Watergate-like break-ins plague US attorney targets	a gnostic	11:29
28	53	131	22	59	146	0.56	Top Comments 5/1/08 - Factory Farms Impact Who?	emeraldmaiden	22:05
29	53	80	26	63	114	0.58	Health Care Series: Preventing Childhood Obesity	StrangeAnimals	18:59
30	50	45	21	57	82	0.54	Iraq & the Democratic Platform	Rep Barbara Lee	16:14
31	49	51	20	55	156	0.52	29 US Ports Closed: Iraq War Protest [updated]	Cantinflas	17:07
32	49	41	17	52	78	0.52	High Impact Diaries - April 30, 2008	jotter	09:49
33	49	30	19	57	166	0.53	Voters v Media: a concerning result	poblano	00:16
34	49	19	13	54	185	0.52	BREAKING -- Dow Chemical Wins Removal of EPA's Mary Gade, Region V Administrator	LakeSuperior	17:26
35	46	46	36	72	539	0.56	Iowa Voter to McCain: "Is it true that you called your wife a c*nt?"	JR Hawks	19:36
36	44	86	38	71	420	0.54	Reality Check Time for DKos (w/x2 UPDATE)	dansac	10:53
37	44	38	17	51	189	0.47	Obama Leads All Categories of Elected Supers	kath25	15:19
38	44	33	14	47	145	0.46	On crap detection and the media	occams hatchet	10:10
39	43	111	35	65	349	0.51	Diary pimping...a new troll fighting tactic	SallyCat	14:00
40	42	94	58	90	430	0.60	Methodists Reject Bush Library at SMU  844-20 w/poll	rjones2818	17:28
41	42	90	47	76	365	0.54	Is there a bigger Democratic jackass than Evan Bayh?	Bob Johnson	00:03
42	42	43	30	61	693	0.49	CLinton Aide - "Indiana - Those People are Shit"	mintosh	23:03
43	41	60	22	55	227	0.47	Nightline: Important Questions In the Black Community Aren't "Real"	davidsirota	11:20
44	40	55	23	52	183	0.45	Stop The Guilt By Association Attacks On Progressive Bloggers	dday	15:57
45	40	24	18	46	76	0.43	Marine Life Series: Coconut Crabs	Mark H	21:34
46	39	33	18	53	296	0.44	Bicycling Vet Turned Away at the Polls, His Right to Vote had Expired	Derek Cressman	17:24
47	39	22	16	51	322	0.44	Superdelegate #5 for Obama - Texan John Patrick	Billary Redux	12:15
48	38	240	68	85	296	0.56	What causes depression?	Translator	21:50
49	38	190	85	102	752	0.63	DC Madam found dead	pine	13:28
50	38	57	38	72	698	0.51	Good News From Quinnipiac!	jeepdad	11:16
51	38	20	15	45	136	0.41	BANNER-GATE:  The real story of 'Mission Accomplished'	GregMitch	13:30
52	37	36	26	54	530	0.43	Three More Superdelegates for Obama	Booyah Josh	10:18
53	37	16	13	41	110	0.39	Teamsters Indiana Convoy for Change: Day 1, Updated	TeamsterPower	13:14
54	36	46	22	54	168	0.43	Don't Talk About Telecom Amnesty Unless You're Prepared to Impeach or Prosecute	thereisnospoon	18:16
55	36	32	19	47	208	0.40	todays superdel count "open thread" UPDATED	hraftovich	09:04
56	35	44	35	60	384	0.44	BREAKING: Rep. Fossella (R-NY) Arrested for DUI	ortcutt	15:01
57	34	112	60	82	351	0.52	Sen. Clinton Baffled by Simple Beverage Dispenser. Bush 41 Redux? (VIDEO)	nkz83	09:48
58	34	47	31	56	257	0.42	Who Created the Wright Snippets?	carldavidson	20:47
59	34	29	22	48	193	0.39	I voted GREEN today	DWKING	14:27
60	34	19	13	37	142	0.36	Teen Challenge: The depths of coercion at a "God Warrior" training camp	dogemperor	16:44
61	34	11	9	37	364	0.36	Yesterday, I saw something amazing on DKos	Skulnick	10:28
62	33	47	16	40	147	0.36	Obama Campaign Pictorial (2006)	Land of Enchantment	21:16
63	33	27	10	37	57	0.35	Help Me Elect OR-Sen Candidate Merkley!	sarahlane	16:42
64	32	129	39	62	264	0.43	Dr. Beverly Crusher and Her Tricorder	terrypinder	12:53
65	32	128	17	36	118	0.34	Gentle Wind At Gilda's Back	gabriella	22:00
66	32	55	28	44	85	0.37	(On racism) Come to our table. Come to our world.	Abacab	11:40
67	32	48	28	49	175	0.38	I don't care what anyone says, Michael Moore is my homeboy	jazmen8	01:00
68	32	26	16	38	159	0.35	UPDATED: Sebelius Wins! Kansas Coal Plant Battle Happening Now-Go Sebelius!	blueinks	22:07
69	32	14	10	35	72	0.34	Innocent cameraman finally freed from Gitmo	Overseas	19:11
70	31	107	50	72	455	0.47	Rev. Hagee SHOCKER: Jesus Is Not the Messiah	existenz	17:32
71	31	48	21	41	242	0.35	Clinton Fans: True Progressives, Truly Lost To Despair	cskendrick	10:45
72	31	40	14	35	74	0.33	The Stimulus Package/Energy Policy I Want the Dems to Propose	OrangeClouds115	10:32
73	31	39	28	53	166	0.39	[UPDATED] Online "Gas Tax Holiday" Calculator - Now Posted on Obama Website!!	Jimmy Crackcorn	06:15
74	31	30	17	41	123	0.35	McCain Backer Hagee Claims PUBLIC SCHOOLS Give ABORTIONS	Troutfishing	19:22
75	29	141	48	69	316	0.44	Furious Gay Voters Won't Vote for Hillary In November, Either	Penman	19:55
76	29	78	32	50	322	0.37	For Obama There's Only One Answer	david mizner	12:57
77	29	57	33	56	332	0.39	HRC praises Reagan and the rich, backs off repeal of Bush tax cuts	Keith Pickering	17:11
78	29	15	8	30	83	0.30	Barack the Vote, Part II: "Winners Redefine the Game"	Femlaw	19:31
79	28	50	26	49	454	0.36	Obama shines on the Today Show	CarolynC967	09:37
80	28	9	8	30	104	0.30	West Coast Dock Workers Strike over Iraq	aerojad	17:03
81	27	71	46	67	505	0.42	[UPDATED] Wolfson:  "Not sure Joe Andrew is actually from Indiana..."	RhymesWithUrple	15:02
82	27	34	20	41	213	0.32	Yes!  NPR covers the WVWV robocalls	LCA	22:24
83	27	26	18	39	261	0.32	(Updated) Methodists Vote to Reject Bush's Library at SMU	markthshark	21:38
84	27	14	8	30	92	0.29	Action on NC robo-call scandal: contact the funders	davidkc	09:54
85	26	107	46	64	428	0.41	DC Madam Suicide Suspicious	catspaw	15:18
86	26	51	37	57	258	0.38	Hillary's 'obliterate Iran' Has Really Pissed Off Tehran	on2them	05:22
87	26	51	31	50	269	0.35	HRC: "Rich People, God Bless Us"	Tumult	04:14
88	26	43	25	46	251	0.33	Obama Continues to Push on Gas-Tax Gimmick [w/poll]	turneresq	15:21
89	26	40	23	40	175	0.31	Hagee: Abortions easier to obtain in Public Schools than an Aspirin	adamfromsd	14:55
90	26	21	17	39	244	0.31	Hillary Changes Health Care Plan, Obama's closer to Edwards. Seriously!	squanderer	19:30
91	25	59	29	46	351	0.33	Chirs Matthews, Bill O,  Tim Russert quit Catholic Church	debatablepolitics	20:50
92	25	44	29	43	300	0.32	The Fonz endorses Barack	eurthamudtoes	22:57
93	25	44	27	45	250	0.32	Hillary admits she's an Elitist on Fox	Mikecan1978	14:15
94	25	28	21	37	280	0.29	The Troll Under the Bus? Mayhill Fowler of HuffPos’ ’Off the Bus’	T Fitzsimmons	14:07
95	25	6	6	30	187	0.27	MLDB Reporting From Bloomington, IN [Update -- Action]	MLDB	21:13
96	24	200	118	133	780	0.72	This site is really out on a ledge now	illinifan17	21:03
97	24	41	25	43	251	0.31	Hey, World!!  Just Shut UP!!	Granny Doc	17:11
98	24	31	21	36	124	0.28	Homeland Security: Nelson Mandela is a Terrorist	AmericanFactotum	12:51
99	23	73	55	73	656	0.43	Prepare yourself: Obama will be excessively gracious to Hillary Clinton	alkatt	11:31
100	23	51	30	50	348	0.33	Media Bias is running rampant at MSNBClinton	Snickers77	20:54
101	23	41	12	28	74	0.25	Walkabout #12: The 9/11 Widow's Dilemma	Stranded Wind	07:09
102	23	37	22	38	156	0.29	Clinton Campaign: Screw the Experts saying the Gas Tax is Bad	Muzikal203	14:45
103	23	35	12	28	110	0.25	(update) Rabbis Support Reinstitution of NYC First Arabic Language School	zannie	04:51
104	23	18	14	31	232	0.26	GOP :  Hillary "Our Best Surrogate"	Celtic Merlin	11:42
105	23	7	7	25	106	0.24	NM-02: Why I Decided to Make an Extraordinary Loan to My Campaign	Bill McCamley	16:58
106	22	244	88	98	641	0.55	Monica Lewinsky	SHM	16:47
107	22	164	62	72	307	0.42	You're happy that Obama denounced him?	futurebird	12:43
108	22	134	51	64	375	0.39	JOE TRIPPI- I failed John Edwards	Redstateresident	16:37
109	22	38	33	53	454	0.34	"DC Madam" Commits Suicide	Little	13:53
110	22	7	6	24	126	0.23	Rockridge is Dead. Long Live Rockridge.  What Obama Can't Do..	Into The Woods	18:56
111	21	142	73	81	619	0.46	SUPER BREAKING:  Who is the Big Endorser Tomorrow?	foxsucks81	02:34
112	21	89	17	24	38	0.23	Overnight News Digest: "Reading First", Silver Star, both moot.	Sidof79	23:51
113	21	24	10	25	99	0.23	My Long Winter is Over	Bogleg	16:41
114	21	15	12	27	114	0.23	Iran Responds to Hillary's "flagrant violation" of UN Charter	Steven R	09:32
115	21	12	10	24	107	0.23	Welcome to the Nation of Glass	Vyan	13:16
116	20	174	58	71	494	0.41	BREAKING: Mason Dixon NC: Obama 49 Clinton 42	Beauregard	01:01
117	20	94	46	60	525	0.36	Netroots censorship: How I got banned from MYDD in 2 minutes	Brit	02:51
118	20	64	21	35	111	0.26	What Should be Taught in Science Classes	irwinh	20:13
119	20	42	33	51	472	0.32	Superdelegate of the Day (Rahm Emanuel)	butchcjg	09:48
120	20	29	16	31	271	0.24	NM Clinton Camp Challenges Election of Add-On Delegate (Updated)	barbwire	13:49
121	19	176	73	85	646	0.47	Research 2000 North Carolina Primary Poll	Daniel Gruhn	17:17
122	19	63	18	32	115	0.24	Want the Middle Class Vote?  Hit the Credit Card Companies.  HARD.	SeaChange	11:55
123	18	152	87	102	835	0.55	Hillary Clinton will Concede One Week from Today	smithnewyork	11:52
124	18	60	26	38	223	0.25	Hippies Were Not What You Think	MadScientist	02:07
125	16	83	47	58	341	0.33	Hillary: "I'm Like Goldilocks"	lenzkrafterz	13:13
126	16	57	22	36	395	0.24	Our VP of IT got laid off today	Rosebuddear	22:24
127	16	34	27	38	380	0.24	fresh off the BBC: the remarks were a "flagrant violation"	parse this	01:54
128	14	106	34	40	192	0.24	Stop The Hate	Mike S	15:20
129	13	35	26	37	389	0.22	Clinton-ABC "Town Hall"--Mocked by Drudge (!!!)	DemDog	20:03
130	11	290	76	83	374	0.44	Joe Andrew worked for DIEBOLD	smm55	12:39
131	11	86	54	61	484	0.33	Huge: Clinton Supporters protest about Michigan and Florida	AHiddenSaint	15:49
132	8	76	39	44	362	0.24	Randi Rhodes back on Air America?	bsmith	07:22
133	8	58	43	47	271	0.25	GOP is planning to smear Obama with the "L" word	larbabe	09:40
134	7	161	110	113	362	0.59	Obama-Clinton '08	sharris0512	12:25
135	7	118	65	69	497	0.36	obama's vice president: revealed by yours truly	aaronlev14	18:46
136	7	76	45	49	739	0.26	Clinton takes lead in new NC poll	realwischeese	13:01
137	6	220	99	105	770	0.55	Kos, ban Plutonium Page from your site.	phxguy	21:34
138	6	116	41	45	217	0.24	Extraordinarily Naive	bink	08:35
139	6	82	40	43	359	0.23	Insider Advantage-Hillary LEADING In North Carolina 44-42	IndianaDemocrat	08:27
140	5	131	72	74	501	0.39	Quinnipiac Poll:  Most Electable Democrat?:  Sure looks like the lady wearing boxing gloves!	khyber900	15:13
141	5	113	53	58	601	0.30	New Indiana poll: Clinton up 10%	boomersun	14:21
142	4	117	67	69	803	0.36	Why Obama won't win	woofwoof	22:13
143	4	95	64	66	746	0.34	Did the campaign just jump the shark?	MadisonProgressive	11:23
144	4	88	45	48	262	0.25	Dear John:  It's time to get back in the game	Paleo	13:32
145	4	78	50	53	206	0.28	Will Bill and Hillary Campaign for Obama?	mojave mike	14:43
146	3	201	106	107	564	0.56	Clinton will win the General Election	oldskooldem	11:13
147	2	236	47	47	217	0.24	7 Reasons Why I Heartily Disapprove of "The #*&zx!-ing xzx0#!"	emmavoberry	12:58
148	1	220	99	99	322	0.51	The Unity Ticket: Obama and Hillary	relentless liberal	16:39
149	1	103	63	64	543	0.33	If Obama Loses N.C. and Indiana	shamprez	16:38
150		126	57	57	225	0.30	Any denunciation of Wright will never be enough	Barry in MIA	09:10

Impact total:  132.5

 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

2007-05-02 00:10:02 - 2007-05-02 23:57:46
DailyKos diaries = 348;  348 per day; 14.5 per hour
Active Kogs: 4149 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs who	comment	recommend	write a diary	only	all
comment	2639	1610	301	895	167
recommend	1610	3081	175	1463	167
write	301	175	348	39	167

Diaries

diaries with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	348	328	160	54	18
commentators	348	345	182	41	13
connections	348	328	245	93	18

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 24

Impact statistics from all 348 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.122, average = 0.34, max = 5.87, total =  117.5 bharns
r50 = 14 (at 2.62 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 14250
Maximum possible such pairs: 4149 x 348 = 1443852
Network Density (observed/possible):  0.987%
Average degree (links/user) = 14250/4149 = 3.435

rank	nrec	ncom	tators	cnx	impact	Diary	Author	EDT
1	553	291	126	608	5.87	US Attorney Firing Cover-up: A New Player	drational	08:50
2	503	321	193	592	5.45	UPDATE: Fight the Veto	John Kerry	13:08
3	453	280	142	542	4.94	Update 2: Leahy subpoenas Rove's emails!!!	Steven R	14:51
4	441	332	157	514	4.77	make Jim Webb the point person on Iraq (w/ poll)	kid oakland	20:30
5	441	270	125	515	4.77	Halliburton’s Very Dark Secret	kavips	04:58
6	434	508	203	573	4.89	FDA drops the other shoe:  millions ate contaminated chicken	Deep Harm	16:12
7	367	359	192	497	4.18	Circuit City job cuts backfire (Updated)	gjohnsit	02:25
8	342	248	127	436	3.81	Wheels Flying Off: In Texas??? Incredible	philinmaine	21:15
9	288	154	76	318	3.06	Bush & Co. fires back at Iraq Inspector General	smintheus	22:13
10	283	1060	267	483	3.56	Updated Obama campaign usurps Myspace website, not a hit diary	Chaoslillith	03:51

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