Daily Kos

High Impact Diaries - June 11, 2008

Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 06:35:05 AM PDT

Welcome to shoshanah (uid 167365) who registered at 2008-06-12 05:48:19 EDT, the most recent of 134 in the preceding 24 hours.

Yesterday 421 Kogs posted 421 diaries of which 393 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 3775 recommending readers and viewed by 11952; 178 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 56 by 30 or more, and 18 by 100 or more.  Commenters (3579) visited 419 diaries; 249 had 10 or more commenters, 73 had 30 or more, and 13 had 100 or more.

Impact statistics from all 421 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.122, average = 0.34, max = 7.48, total =  144.2 bharns
r50 = 15 (at 1.69 bharns)

Recommendations and comments were collected Thu Jun 12 06:10:27 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.

2008-06-11 00:00:38 - 2008-06-11 23:58:57
DailyKos diaries = 421;  421 per day; 17.5 per hour
Active Kogs: 5426 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)
Lurkers: 6627 (only view diaries)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryview a diaryCRW onlyCRWV onlyall
comment357919763683531141516180
recommend197637751853692179452180
write36818542141548 180
view3531369241511952 6627180

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations4213931785618
commentators4214192497313
connections42139332013919
views421421421394241

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 1

Impact statistics from all 421 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.122, average = 0.34, max = 7.48, total =  144.2 bharns
r50 = 15 (at 1.69 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 18258
Maximum possible such pairs: 5426 x 421 = 2284346
Network Density (observed/possible):  0.799%
Average degree (links/user) = 18258/5426 = 3.365

tags: approved|workspace|cleanup|quickjobs|search|tag guidelines
Number of distinct tags: 89822
Number of tag size classes: 761
Most often used tag: Barack Obama (33151 diaries)
Singleton tags: 55284 (attached to only one diary)
Orphaned tags: 389 (attached to deleted diaries)
n50: 274 (number of tags accounting for 50% of tagged diaries)
r50: 659 (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
168063024583635047.48Major evolution observed in a lab.ShawnGBR15:06
265455628283645827.29Obama Camp Responds To McCain Gaffe On Iraqslinkerwink09:04
361859523272740306.70Comments on John McCain's website are not being watched carefully (updated w/archive)InsultComicDog02:26
460550820668719936.49Let’s Impeach the President for LyingOne Pissed Off Liberal16:53
558771532980433636.71Fox Smears Michelle Obama with Sexist/Racist SlurStroszek21:14
655326714062945715.93Sign that Obama is About to Face Down Bush on IraqLithiumCola02:07
750934615757931465.46Major Takes Own Life at Cemeterybubbanomics18:26
843039923357732934.88McCain's History of Blow-Ups: The Top Tentimran04:21
936047217845921984.01Veto-Proof Amtrak Bills Pass Both Houses!greendem21:01
1033531016345742853.82GALLUP: Women Moving FAST To Obamadansac10:19
1132128017143536523.65Updated: O'Reilly Edits Moyers Interviewwils0213:58
1229340214138521273.30"Matthew 25 Network" Christians for ObamaDeoliver4707:51
131911479325924902.18BREAKING: Obama Takes Lead In MICHIGAN (Rasmussen) (updated)Dave G09:42
141901969924310282.12John Kerry (and Joe Biden) Slam McCain's Remarks on Staying in IraqTomP11:29
15184203601994981.94Netroots Nation: Opportunity for CommunityDelaware Dem19:22
161541517318811601.69Rush Limbaugh called me a "wacko" yesterdayattytood23:30
17151155631642981.60IGTNT: He was a great soldiera girl in MI21:25
181131911132058711.47Sign the "Ex-Hillary Fans For McCain" Pledgeguffmanian00:15
197776391013930.87Inflation Concern Increasing Across the Globebonddad08:11
20645828771830.70BP CEO: oil markets will save usJerome a Paris15:53
21612018681060.65Republicans refuse to take on climate changeGovernor Chris Gregoire12:55
22595330771840.6690% of Americans will pay less income tax under Obama than McCainARingMD2B16:10
23583418601210.61McCain, Abramoff & the GOP need a Research Posse...dengre00:58
24557019601930.58Big Brother is counting your words at the Fusion Center...Granny Doc10:50
255413045764580.62Omaha being hit by Tornado right nowskippythebox21:03
26535728642160.58Wes Clark Nails McCain on HuffPohummingbird401512:22
27535031752850.61Two-Star General Details Bush Family-CIA Corruption, Goes to WaxmanSue4theBillofRights20:11
28476231715230.56UAW Endorses Obama-Obama Has Just Won Michigan!djtyg15:12
29466234622770.52This is a testJedReport16:13
304511133622140.52Heating "much quicker than previously thought"mwmwm13:26
314411247785370.56Say it to my face, chicken****jasonbl13:48
324311842724880.54Obama's Boomer ProblemRichieville14:11
33434018541190.48Food News Roundup: The Cheery EditionAsinus Asinum Fricat14:44
34428037633840.50Republicans finally solve their image problems.JeffLieber20:18
354115957753680.53They don't know how to attack Obama.droogie665532112:37
36413915451310.44Netroots Nation: Y'all Are Invited To A Party!OrangeClouds11510:07
37391716491150.43From the "Matthew 25 Network" Christians for Obamacardboard13:57
38384120512680.43Denny forces vote on impeachment resolutionindustwetrust20:39
39377934541400.43Obama's VP Short List: A Case for Jack Reednocore17:11
40376816461370.41Top Comments 6-11-08 - Herding Kittensemeraldmaiden22:03
41373323522580.43TOMATO SURPRISE: Is There A Cover-Up In Progress?cosa nostradamus09:01
42371211391060.39Republicans Kill Extended Unemployment BenefitsChairman George Miller18:11
43357646665800.46Obama's Campus Troops "Ravished Our Virgins"JohnKWilson14:02
44354428532640.42Night of the Tornados - midwest under siegevet2422:07
45353523491720.40The Sad Fate of Pro-War DemocratsBooMan2318:55
46348740634930.45I know why I'm voting Republican, how about you?s7ark10:40
47343921442120.38The Rise of the Obamacons, Updatepaul9461120:21
48343514411230.37Did the Clinton Campaign Kill Mandates?California Nurses Shum12:54
49332824472810.38Action Alert-FOX must not be allowed to control DNC camera feeds UPDATEDnjhoo23:55
5032209341300.34No, Really.  I'm Serious: A Guantanamo Recipedrational07:38
51327734630.34HIgh Impact Diaries - June 10, 2008jotter08:56
52314630523190.39General Wes Clark, Welcome to Barack Obama's Democratic Partybedir than average22:25
53312421452680.36John Cusack's new MoveOn adItsJessMe14:33
5430332042770.35Senator Obama:  please push for single-payer health care.chumley09:17
5530291236840.33What this election has taught me about racism, sexism and bigotry in general.  alexnovo13:13
563012834820.32My Husband is going on Thom Hartmann's Take Back our Country!Ellinorianne22:46
57294219391880.33No Gaffe:  McCain Means What He Saysoscarsmom13:19
58292217401650.33Tornado kills four boyscouts, injures forty (update)Stranded Wind23:44
5929126301220.30McCain Forgets About His Own BillAnton Sirius13:16
60287738564420.38Legal Analysis: Debunking Obama Birth Certificate RumorsCarmenT21:45
6128731833600.30Overnight News Digest: Irish to vote on EU treaty ThursdayScottyUrb23:27
62282722422770.33We almost bombed Irandaha17:38
63282523432290.34McCain On Cheney In Cabinet: "Hell, Yeah"ukit12:33
64282522391800.32McCain on Iraq War: "I'm Running Out of Funny Lines"Red Wind19:27
65282011341230.31Hagee, The Plot To Destroy US Democracy, & What You Can DoTroutfishing08:28
66274630546620.37Mike Huckabee warns against demonizing ObamaNorbrook13:30
67272814343170.30UPDATED: Hell yeah I'm voting Republican!!! w/Video and Polljazmen822:39
68272717362210.31Krugman, Perlstein, Atrios and Digby at Netroots Nationjosh orton13:25
6927211129460.28Our Medicated/Wounded Militaryjimstaro10:06
702612339615880.39Matt Taibbi: Why Clinton stayed in race so long, and what's next..updatedchange the Be05:04
712610356685230.42NPR watch - today's meme: "he can't win!"the disinfector18:43
72265727431480.32I'm Voting Republican... (snarky video)poligirl01:18
73262422391090.31Someday History Will Honor Dennis Kucinichdrummerman197200:48
74261611281160.27Kucinich Impeachment articles #1SarekOfVulcan14:05
752515839542330.36Sodomy Subs and Sam Nunn - He's Totally Unacceptable as VPShane Hensinger15:21
7625512030610.27For the Honor of the Country: Why We Must ImpeachLiberal Thinking05:37
77253119361840.29The End of the Internetrobertdfeinman16:41
7825131132930.28Big secret exposed, the government prints your moneygaspare12:23
792413761796350.46Jim Johnson out as VP vetterpubasnacks14:48
80246550706570.42Obama Opens Real National Lead in New Pollhilltopper18:35
81245822351640.28What the *&$% are we anyway?Mikeguyver00:53
82245737586910.37Central PA nutjob arrested; wanted to assassinate ObamaOWCH00:22
83245321361060.28You say "tomato," I say "public health crisis"Deep Harm21:37
8424421731690.27"A path that can unite America ..."A Siegel23:46
8524171326760.25Pretenderedscan20:58
8623871933710.27Bookflurries: Bookchat: Summer Blossoms On Our Shelvescfk19:59
87232916311030.26Iowa Flood Update- TuesdaySlyDi00:12
882210556715700.42College Clinton backers urge supporters to vote for McCainPsiFighter3721:20
892299251260.24McCain: "I've been totally in agreement and support of President Bush."dday19:50
902117752652910.39Bad Fashion TrendsRimjob00:37
91218028422210.29Obama as a "Pro-Life" CandidateSchopenhauer Telescope15:56
92216620361900.27Our Military is Napalming Iraqi Childrendaveinchi13:44
93212416322530.25McCain's big new gaffe: Oops! I forgot my own bill!Niky Ring19:14
9421121224740.23My Own Private Ideology: How Bush Made Me a LiberalProgressive East Texas09:58
952112722710.22Meet Barry Welsh in DC this eveningteacherken07:28
96217624990.23Debunking Smears Against Obama, Part IIIdavefromqueens07:54
97217622510.22Tom Udall Writes to President Bush: Support Our TroopsTom Udall for Senate19:23
98208026361060.26Today in the House - ANWAR vs AMTRAK - againshpilk11:52
99206128414670.28Breaking: Jim Johnson Resigns, Obama Listens to His Basetote15:41
100205133516360.32Tea leaves: Huge (10%?) Bounce for Obama in WSJ/NBC Poll TonightSteven R12:56
10120492033810.25Report: 42% of Americans are underinsured (or don't have health insurance at all)christopherbearkat15:27
1022011928550.23Common Knowledgerktect07:24
103199551573360.34McCain "illiterate" when it comes to computer? (w/poll)NHCt13:29
104194530431800.28In support of Michelle ObamaDJCarnegie20:17
105193017313090.23McCain Acknowledges That He Could Lose in Arizona: Calls It a Swing Statedawnt00:25
106188530422290.27Jindal, RisingFrank Cocozzelli11:04
107186315292020.22Congress pushing bill to make you a criminalaztecraingod13:05
108186017282010.22Medical marijuana limits droppedbottsimons23:03
109183822365310.25Breaking! McDonald's Sues GOP!Calprof20:53
110182720302070.22Hillary & Bill Should Meet Barack's G-Mommdb13:31
1111812722460.20CA-04 Ordinary People. Extraordinary Stamina. Excellent Results(w/ photos)AmericanRiverCanyon02:50
1121810720750.19Feinstein, Hagel: Int'l Enrichment in Iran Should Be ExploredRobert Naiman12:59
113173822333430.23February 6, 2006: McCain throws temper tantrum at classy ObamaFenderT20610:54
11417351223730.19SOAE - Enhanced Geothermal SystemsThe BBQ Chicken Madness18:36
11517322029890.21We just need more drilling to fix the gas problem!!NMDan18:41
116172112252110.20The California ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage will failsad pony guerilla girl14:59
1171787232330.19John Cusack nails McBush!wargolem16:39
118163316302440.21(UPDATED) Racist anti-Obama Email... from dcma.milwillie horton09:50
119156120322010.21The Coming Battle for Barack Obama's SoulJbearlaw16:07
120153622331230.22America's being bought up - on the cheapxrepub18:53
121151912262870.19Gallup poll reveals and undermines AP race-baitinga gnostic12:38
1221417376823850.44More convinced than ever the pick will be BidenPaleo11:41
123144629371800.23The Media's New Attack:  It's All Ageismalkatt13:44
124143530425260.25BREAKING: Quinnipiac Poll..Obama Crushes McCain In NYStuHunter13:09
125142819291260.20The Coming Electric RevolutionCanatheist10:11
1261312157634140.35New NBC/WSJ poll: Obama 47, McCain 41 (was the prediction thread)ttujoe18:19
1271214635411530.24When will someone have the nerve to address Fathers Rights?raycharles12:34
128126321301420.19Water + Converter = Car Fuel?  I'll Bite!carolh1121:00
129116332372480.22I'm PO'd about the latest credit card gambitsAmmo Hauler14:23
130115830364040.21Norm Coleman's "unconventional marriage"?Hal Kimball09:24
131113828352040.21How Tiger Woods Helped ObamaYavin16:22
1321015337421250.24Would Impeaching Bush Result In A Sympathy Boost For The GOP?Phoenix Woman22:25
133108053583500.31Is McCain's candidacy over before it starts ?mattinjersey17:28
134912565693310.37McCain is NOT Wrongazindy15:48
13595433382190.21McCain supporters earn points for trolling (poll)Isara17:23
13685929351500.20What Obama e-mail smears are in your inbox?Seneca Doane23:58
13777735411400.22Why Jim Webb and not Wes Clark?250117:01
13867843463980.24Prediction Thread -- WSJ/NBC Poll Margin Tonightlapis16:22
13959648492600.26Women - Virginity can now be restored!larbabe12:42
14058236403810.21What if Barack loses Ohio?jenontheshore01:10
14157142432320.23Poll: Did you receive your stimulus check?MomFromHlwdFL08:46
14256736381770.20Why Bloomberg will and should be Obama's VP!wikoogle10:46
14349463675630.35Obama Can’t Afford Stupid Mistakes Like This.bethrsingleton17:53
14447234364130.19Well, We Can Rule Out Strickland For VPRed Star02:23
14537245483500.25Carville Says Pick Gore for Veepjkennerl18:04
146211864663230.34Soccer moms will vote for McCainFORMERHACK18:01
14728246462470.24How do I respond to anti Obama emails?pallewog18:30
148137675752380.39Gay Rights enforced via censorshipVanceone16:38
149115879792010.41Should we allow Arabs to buy our assets?PrinceO11:09
150115058593460.31WHY WHY WHYDefendwomYnKindE16:45

Impact total:  121.1

 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

2007-06-12 00:20:04 - 2007-06-12 23:57:45
DailyKos diaries = 263;  263 per day; 11.0 per hour
Active Kogs: 3637 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryonlyall
comment22231351231751110
recommend135127351121382110
write23111226330110

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations2632501274815
commentators263262151428
connections2632501919215

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

Impact statistics from all 263 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.141, average = 0.35, max = 5.57, total =   93.3 bharns
r50 = 13 (at 1.98 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 11235
Maximum possible such pairs: 3637 x 263 = 956531
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.175%
Average degree (links/user) = 11235/3637 = 3.089

ranknrecncomtatorscnximpactDiaryAuthorEDT
15154021786035.57UPDATED: Violent hate crime in Indiana... why no coverage?feduphoosier08:54
24992231225565.32ME-Sen: The 51st Democratic SenatorNed Lamont18:27
34763661595625.16You People Just Aren't Very Bright, Are You?  Grand Moff Texan17:27
4398169784264.19My Ex just returned from Guantanamogeomoo22:01
53702711074324.00RNC email dump: Rove Kids deep in USAgatejeremybloom21:52
6326175983763.51Wes Clark admonishes Holy Joe, asks us to helpboofdah15:24
73183301323983.52PBS To Air Christian Right's Falsified US HistoryTroutfishing10:05
8288144853243.08LA Sheriff's Dept. "Mistakenly Deports" US Citizen w/2 UPDATEStodd at courage campaign19:41
92362021012942.61The Bombed Bridges of BaghdadL C Johnson12:43
102355161333002.62Javert.kestrel900010:36

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

2006-06-11 00:03:10 - 2006-06-11 23:52:17
DailyKos diaries = 217;  217 per day;  9.0 per hour
Active Kogs: 2995 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryonlyall
comment1943103019080986
recommend1030205788102586
write190882172586

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations217207983118
commentators217213112388
connections2172071595921

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 1

Impact statistics from all 217 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.125, average = 0.32, max = 4.46, total =   69.3 bharns
r50 = 15 (at 1.49 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 8726
Maximum possible such pairs: 2995 x 217 = 649915
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.343%
Average degree (links/user) = 8726/2995 = 2.914

ranknrecncomtatorscnximpactDiaryAuthorEDT
14052461375004.46Garrison Keillor hits a home rundsteffen21:37
2363157813993.85Get ready: ACLU v. NSA, round one. +++UPDATE Webcast now available!pico23:38
3241194862892.63Hunter wins the prize!Chincoteague15:00
41894091552882.26Mark Warner on Iran and Venezuelanatasha00:33
51772601022311.99Wes Clark Wows Vegas and Texas!ckilyanek15:59
61763071552792.14Suicides an 'Act of War', Says US AdmiralCaliflander06:06
71753021623042.22Ann Coulter's mother receives letter from her local paperSprinkles10:46
8175136702151.92Yearlykos day 3 picture stream! - Howard Dean, Harry Reid and much much more!Neutron15:04
91592871092351.87The Civil War at the Center of the Democratic Partydavidsirota22:04
101443301812811.95YearlyKos May Have Saved My Lifect09:26

Diaries from two years ago. Sunday June 11, 2006
Diaries from one year ago. Tuesday June 12, 2007
Diaries from yesterday. Wednesday June 11, 2008
Diaries from last 6 hours. Thursday June 12, 2008
Cleaned comments from yesterday. Wednesday June 11, 2008

Tags: High Impact Diaries (all tags) :: Previous Tag Versions

View Comments | 17 comments