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High Impact Diaries - May 20, 2008

Wed May 21, 2008 at 06:36:13 PM PDT

Welcome to Amandla (uid 164269) who registered at 2008-05-21 05:30:05 EDT, the most recent of 162 in the preceding 24 hours.

Yesterday 416 Kogs posted 416 diaries of which 398 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 4196 recommending readers and viewed by 11989; 202 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 71 by 30 or more, and 18 by 100 or more.  Commenters (3996) visited 414 diaries; 285 had 10 or more commenters, 97 had 30 or more, and 18 had 100 or more.

Impact statistics from all 416 diaries.
min = 0.01, median = 0.153, average = 0.41, max = 10.17, total =  171.6 bharns
r50 = 15 (at 3.10 bharns)

Recommendations and comments were collected Wed May 21 06:10:29 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.

2008-05-20 00:00:03 - 2008-05-20 23:59:51
DailyKos diaries = 416;  416 per day; 17.3 per hour
Active Kogs: 5979 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)
Lurkers: 6116 (only view diaries)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryview a diaryCRW onlyCRWV onlyall
comment399622573713937154018172
recommend225741961734111193846172
write371173416409441172
view3937411140911989 6116172

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations4163982027118
commentators4164142859718
connections41639835215925
views416416416399289

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

Impact statistics from all 416 diaries.
min = 0.01, median = 0.153, average = 0.41, max = 10.17, total =  171.6 bharns
r50 = 15 (at 3.10 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 21948
Maximum possible such pairs: 5979 x 416 = 2487264
Network Density (observed/possible):  0.882%
Average degree (links/user) = 21948/5979 = 3.671

tags: approved|workspace|cleanup|quickjobs|search|tag guidelines
Number of distinct tags: 85335
Number of tag size classes: 741
Most often used tag: George W. Bush (29821 diaries)
Singleton tags: 52178 (attached to only one diary)
Orphaned tags: 399 (attached to deleted diaries)
n50: 273 (number of tags accounting for 50% of tagged diaries)
r50: 645 (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
19443993601089525710.17EulogyDevilstower11:27
29108613751120398510.01Are YOU One of the 8 Million Targeted for Roundup? UPDATE: Brits Amass Giant DB Tooohmproject03:12
376128721087436838.19Rep. Wexler:  Inherent Contempt for RoveWexler For Congress Campaign15:39
458637823376067056.56BREAKING: McCain - major gaffe! (media UPDATE)miasmo15:42
557717312762829176.11Living with a brain tumorJerome a Paris16:53
651735321965738505.75Update: Sen Claire McCaskill "bitterly" Rebukes Ferraro's "Sexist" commentsBillary Redux15:39
749023114057037415.29YouTube says NO to Lieberman: Protects Free Speechmarkthshark07:09
842928718353737204.75Oregon Democratic Primary: Tracking Results (Updating)PocketNines18:11
939819710545823284.28A Time to Fight - A call to battle from Jim Webbteacherken05:06
1039529613446322064.28Kennedy's Condition--Brain Tumor Primersmm5515:01
1136434220551933704.23Clinton now needs 104.17% of the remaining delegates...Northern Sky21:08
1232534615341216463.61Study:16% High School Teachers Creationists. Christian Right's Fake History Spreading Too.Troutfishing09:35
1330466824046415113.63"I Voted!" Kentucky and Oregon Open Thread (w/poll)dansac07:02
14290857632612833.10In Memoriam: My Mom Spent Her Dying Hours Watching Wisc. Returnsbloudr23:10
1528378534056532503.87Yes, she did. (Update, w/video)David Kroning20:54
1626946123142019053.25McCain Recruiting Daily Kos Comment Trollsstefanielaine21:04
1724417710029815422.68Obama Regarding Ted Kennedy: "I Stand on his Shoulders"NCDem Amy17:30
181692018822314681.91Open thread. Updated. Today's supers race: O + 2; C :0karpaty lviv07:57
1985112601156310.97"Why is Chelsea so ugly?"JeffLieber13:00
208495581299181.01April Fundraising: Obama $31.9M McCain $18M HRC $20M?kubla00020:13
2170136681166220.87BREAKING- Sen Kennedy- Malignant Brain Tumor.second gen13:10
22694931782420.74Barack Black Eagle's Speech to Crow Nation (Full Video/Pics)icebergslim10:42
23643320731980.69Going naked, part 2nyceve13:31
2461167761194950.82Hillary to Obama: Please don't embarrass me by winningdavidkc10:52
25611714673260.65An Obama backer under attackCarnacki10:46
265510840805890.64No, She Didn'tStevie22:26
27522412591610.56Hagee-linked CUFI definitively linked to "Joel's Army"dogemperor16:46
28522215581150.55VoteVets.org Takes On McCain and Cornyn in New TV AdsBrandon Friedman10:31
29512621561180.54Dear Senator Kennedy, Thank You from One Life of So Many You TouchedJesselyn Radack19:59
30503325687420.5710 Edwards pledged delegates to ObamaFirst Amendment19:24
31486127656930.55Michelle Obama Attacker Exposed: Bigotry Accusation Trail Detaileddsnodgrass17:29
32485526686820.56Key Clinton Constituency Moving to ObamaSallyport11:00
33484020642750.54UPDATE: EPA Administrator Stonewalls Congressgreendem13:49
34482916553120.52Kentucky & Oregon Results Thread (With Graphs!)FleetAdmiralJ18:52
35479744792210.59If Hillary is so "Tough" Why do We Have to Tip-Toe Around Her?newyorknewyork12:58
364610819531900.50Top Comments: Steve Gilliard on Daily Kos, part 3sardonyx21:59
374518035592120.51Never Ending Primary Pootie Reliefjlms qkw18:10
384516857751980.56Blog For McCain, Win Green Stamps!Adam B14:53
39459531631870.52Foraging: Living Off the Fat of the LandAsinus Asinum Fricat16:40
40454727582090.50Irresponsible Georgia Newspaperspiralstairs13:39
41444221491290.47Where is the Love?One Pissed Off Liberal12:51
42432419511180.47Time to go after John McCainEric Massa20:05
434212716471610.45KY Food Bomb IIprincss613:41
444210842642880.50Gary Kasparov and the Flying PenisScarce12:24
45421210451430.44Briefly on Boxer's BriefA Siegel09:05
46413424563880.47McCain is Being Fed Answers in Townhall MeetingHope0812:38
47402941331567190.88Outrageous Ferraro Interview on Today ShowTexasblue08:41
4840119411870.42Becca and David: The Saddest JoyElsinora17:16
49392507910310010.64Kentucky/Oregon primaries exit polls, turnout, general discussion open threadParker200116:55
50397149723720.51"Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term"Eiron06:42
51386936592670.46What will it take?Granny Doc12:43
52386713431010.41KY GOTV Food BombBlueMama09:54
53383325512860.43Tears in Heaven--Reflections on Ted KRFK Lives14:41
54378241704170.49TN In Play? Yes I'm sober... UPDATEDourhispanicvoices00:57
55375822523030.43We're Up, Oregon!Hardhat Democrat13:50
56372919461690.41A Mandate for ChangeBooMan2300:32
57372522524730.43Breaking: Hamilton Jordan dies - UPDATED X2docstymie21:56
58366953723970.49I Still Can't Take This Sh** Any Longer!rogereaton20:38
59366032613210.45"Clinton Supporters Count Too" : When is a groundswell not a groundswell?rambis11:08
6036241138720.38High Impact Diaries - May 19, 2008jotter09:43
61358544632100.45Since when does Hillary speak for ALL women?RemarkablyChanel15:51
62355118481810.40Two Technologies That Could End the Energy Crisis (Video)MaverickModerate10:56
63353916463190.39By the pricking of my thumb, something wicked this way comesThe Termite13:45
64353122511380.41My prayers go out to Senator Ted KennedyJohnny Venom13:48
653411244718400.48RIP FreeRepublichi5enigma00:12
66348226481350.39Books by Kossackssarahnity20:03
67341615411130.37Hamilton Jordan RememberedDave in DC22:59
683215616411680.36It's getting late & we still have 4 (now 0) Ky offices to feedFineena17:39
69326131533650.40Hate to Tell you, but I'm not Voting for Barack just Because he's BlackJonzee12:54
7032151333530.33Baby Strikersgjohnsit13:10
71316041603310.42Clinton's Final ArgumentDelaware Dem22:23
72296843697550.44The Shocking Photos That Will Ruin McCain!Rock Strongo11:54
73294322423540.34Hillary Clinton's popular vote "fib" -- (Read the fine print!)JedReport23:08
742812853682280.43Hillary Wins Among RacistsTocqueDeville21:46
75289454704200.44Shepard Smith schools Cynthia Ruccia [Updated with actual FACTS]ThatPoshGirl14:20
76281714364210.31Iowa Chairman superdelegate for Obama! Tip Jar: Clinton demos going to Obamawanakee00:49
77275723402130.32It's Hit the Middle Classxysea11:27
78273017372830.31As This Kentuckian Sees ItTzimisce23:56
7927301432610.29Netroots Draftee Rick Noriega Challenges Cornyn to "Great Debate"Tomtech07:56
802611465804240.48I Think I Need a HugOrangeClouds11523:27
81254131505260.34Biden: Hillary faces "hard accounting" on June 3rdBelvedere Come Here Boy15:08
82241051730640.27Overnight News Digest: TDS/TCR Chat Thread Editionek hornbeck22:57
83248736462080.32My Pooties Will Trump Yourswebranding19:07
84243422433630.31IMPORTANT:  Email with Hillary video spreads malware...AnotherMassachusettsLiberal20:11
85242821392750.30Live Blog:  Obama in Des Moinesneonplaq21:54
86242514341200.28My Sexist Reasons for Not Voting HillaryOuroboros12:01
87233218383910.29Why I'm angry.Geiiga22:38
88233017342760.27Michelle Obama Thanks Kentucky Supporters, Video And Photos.HillbillyReport03:31
89232516301030.26A Big Day in IowaSun dog10:32
902210462784920.45[Update] Hillary is the Stronger Candidate...SaintCog10:11
91228542593370.36Why is the Media Ignoring the Significance of Oregon and the Other States Obama IS Winning?Muzikal20308:46
92227638493250.32Kentucky’s Exit Polls and the Racism Tipping Point (UPDATED)JohnKWilson21:27
93224626431940.30BRAZIL – THAT MUCH SMARTER THAN AMERICA?swungnotes16:05
94224031492830.32Electability Answered: SUSA-PA Obama 48% McCain 40%Steven R12:57
95219831491970.32Oregon is Not a "Wealthy" State - 27th in per capita incomeMiles01:23
96212810271120.23Action diary: It's not sexism when you support an honest man. UPDATED.TheWesternSun15:31
9721128271240.23Iowa Democratic Party Chair Endorses ObamaOreo13:06
9821117241140.23How do Democrats Win in Tough Races?  We Walk...Ellinorianne01:35
99206534461330.30Is it sexism or sour grapes?Vera Lofaro11:53
100206320291550.23Big Scary Laser! Part I (w/photos and video)patrickz22:25
101204126445260.29Obama can hit 2025 with no more superdelegate endorsementsthezzyzx14:43
102203716301770.24Final OR thoughts and guide for tonight UPDATED!skywaker915:50
103203519343690.25Obama kicks ass and takes namesbrightstar22:39
104202215312750.241 out of 4 black voters disenfranchised in KentuckyProgressiveSouth13:31
10520209251250.22Money Bomb for ObamaCTLiberal21:26
106191413271050.22Wherein the Appeasement-Gate Canard is SmashedVyan07:11
107189844587480.34"G-d Damn Michelle Obama?"catilinus19:11
108187943546200.32Updated: Early Kentucky numbers looking good for Obamajeremybloom18:32
109183729433680.28Might Obama Already Have Won The General Election?kloris09:25
110183125415440.27BREAKING: Obama is the Nominee!Iguana Boy21:36
111182316304600.22BwaHahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaRichard Cranium20:57
1121710239535620.31Obama will net more votes from OR than Clinton will from KY.ObamaManiac200800:23
113174625371040.24Demographic Tuesday - McCain's Vice President EditionDrSteveB09:56
114174020333250.23Maybe She Did, So What? Grow Up!marqpdx22:26
115172521364740.24CNN calls the majority for Obamaripple21:40
1161617152602030.34Obama needs to do a bus tour through Appalachia!bhouston7923:21
1171514947543010.31Obama Must be Careful Choosing a VP w/Pollorganicdemocrat19:15
1181510353624980.35SUSA Poll - Points to Obama-Edwards TicketGB1437a13:24
119155633442890.26Bush intends to attack IranHarris Bierhoff09:25
1201420259642850.35I am not a Clinton supporter. But...Jaiwithani10:03
1211414780822260.44The Tuesday Diversion: The Funniest Movie You've Ever SeenThe Centerfielder13:35
122149358654260.36Bill Clinton and Penn Urge HRC to remain in the race. Sigh..Engine 0812:11
123145929371830.23The Ten Commandments for Obama's VPNoahPinto11:11
124143324352500.22The 8 Million Round-Up: Follow UpLiberatedClown13:52
1251313257662400.36Abolish the minimum drinking ageMrvnMouse18:17
1261312137423450.25Obama is a sexist & woman are not happy!, Hillary Shills, with PollExcelscior113:33
127138741492330.28gasoline 4.90 a gallon in Woodside, stupidseesdifferent19:06
128137232414290.24Eeeewwwwww! Two Words that Should NEVER be in the Same Sentence: "Father" and "Virginity"Robin NWLC17:29
129127242472800.27It's Only About Misogynyrlharry09:47
130124833413960.24Ensuring an Obama Landslide: The Rosetta Stone to Victoryeusto00:29
131124731393810.23Barr Run May Tip Georgia to Obamadecon16:47
1321111660652610.35Obama/Edwards Winning Ticket in PA & NM According to Pollster (Updated)LizzyPop12:15
133117738442960.25Hillary Clinton's demand for the Florida and Michigan Votesdragonlilleth22:17
134116236443160.25Reason #1 Hillary should get out of the race.kanuk14:22
135114833414390.23House TV show (on Fox) subtly endorsing Obama?Tamar15:12
1361013057643170.34FOTF Wants to take away your porn!XNeeOhCon00:27
1371012374826760.43Ferraro "thinking about" voting for Obama (updated)Underground in Ohio19:25
138913040462860.25Planned US-Israeli Attack ON IRAN!!!deutschluz13:12
139712290947760.49HRC gets a Superdelegate today!bluestatedude15:57
14078442462300.25Whither the Unity Ticket: Evaluating Hillary 4 VPsamethreechords13:53
14177337421650.23Obama's Vice President: Profile Ted Strickland (Gov-OH)Big Blue14:45
142524914614910280.77The 6 Reasons I've Broken with BarackKaos23720:36
14348849505220.26BREAKING!!  BUSH WILL ATTACK IRAN SOON!!!Joan Evan10:29
144315953542350.28Hillary and the popular votechick ghandil21:21
1453103848712080.45SHOCKING SUSA NORTH CAROLINA POLL RESULTSvirginia4kerry21:01
14636441431830.22The Electoral College needs a football teamBarry in MIA12:12
147214459604030.31The Elephant in the Room is Bigger than FarrakhanFuturistic Dreamer13:37
148113253532920.27Why post comments or write diaries, while stoned?Aidos12:06
149 25582824820.43Geico is a Racist Companyjeff left13:36
150 10242423150.22[Vanity Diary] Dealing with Retaliatory Hidden CommentsObamaLovingExDemocrat16:11

Impact total:  143.9

 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

2007-05-21 00:11:44 - 2007-05-21 23:55:44
DailyKos diaries = 233;  233 per day;  9.7 per hour
Active Kogs: 3803 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryonlyall
comment23321398208831105
recommend139828481081447105
write20810823221105

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations2332251304815
commentators233231152419
connections2332251959620

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 16

Impact statistics from all 233 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.177, average = 0.42, max = 7.90, total =   97.3 bharns
r50 = 12 (at 1.48 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 11821
Maximum possible such pairs: 3803 x 232 = 882296
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.340%
Average degree (links/user) = 11821/3803 = 3.108

ranknrecncomtatorscnximpactDiaryAuthorEDT
17245232648707.90Gore: Bush is "genuinely unfit to lead our nation"0wn10:33
25182881485555.46Important! We've got 24 Hours to Rescue Organic Standards!OrangeClouds11520:50
34993121755825.39WaPo article points to DailyKos as strength of Dems on "the internets"mdgarcia09:29
44911761055165.15Public Release: USAGate DOJ Email Databasedrational12:12
54255523146184.98Chat with Michael Moore about 'SiCKO'Michael Moore11:57
63342721263923.62To: kos Re: Arnold Schwarzenegger R-CAjuls15:12
73012771283763.33The Corruption/Reform Primary: Meet the Democrats. Updated.dengre02:25
8241264952872.62SECRET TRADE DEAL: D.C. Pundits Say Workers Are "Losers" & Dems Must Ignore the Labor Movementdavidsirota14:42
9223163892632.42Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Full Of S**t!Turkana13:31
101984622233702.61RedState paranoid about DK infiltratorsdmsilev19:00

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

2006-05-20 00:01:14 - 2006-05-20 23:52:11
DailyKos diaries = 198;  198 per day;  8.2 per hour
Active Kogs: 2734 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryonlyall
comment172993618170088
recommend93619279198888
write181911981488

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations198193792110
commentators19819295238
connections1981931364313

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

Impact statistics from all 198 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.108, average = 0.29, max = 5.87, total =   57.6 bharns
r50 = 9 (at 1.22 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 7237
Maximum possible such pairs: 2734 x 198 = 541332
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.337%
Average degree (links/user) = 7237/2734 = 2.647

ranknrecncomtatorscnximpactDiaryAuthorEDT
15433211646355.87Markos Addendum to thereisnospoon Diarybmaples14:58
24866672826745.582006 will be a major disappointment.   So will 2008.thereisnospoon00:02
33392111184093.70UPDATED: My husband was racially profiled at the New School Graduationjelmattrawy14:04
42692061183433.00My conversation with a longtime RepublicanBuzzer10:17
52657422264283.25BREAKING: Rural People NOT Fucktards After Allwillers01:09
6185273762292.04Get the Whiners Out of the Way of the Winners.cskendrick07:59
71613541042311.87My Personal 9/11 Conspiracy Theory (UPDATED)Arken13:31
8144137471661.55Fish Stocks In International Waters Being Plundered To Point Of ExtinctionHoundDog23:52
91156041302011.47Goodbye, cruel dkos (POLL added)TheBlaz16:48
1011295391331.22mccain speech subversive.doc - How it HappenedSally in SF22:38

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