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High Impact Diaries - June 16, 2008

Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 07:33:17 AM PDT

Welcome to whoknowss (uid 167854) who registered at 2008-06-17 05:54:17 EDT, the most recent of 85 in the preceding 24 hours.  Here's a hint: the shadow knows.

Yesterday 323 Kogs posted 323 diaries of which 310 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 4129 recommending readers and viewed by 11390; 188 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 62 by 30 or more, and 15 by 100 or more.  Commenters (3323) visited 323 diaries; 225 had 10 or more commenters, 80 had 30 or more, and 12 had 100 or more.

Impact statistics from all 323 diaries.
min = 0.01, median = 0.190, average = 0.48, max = 11.17, total =  155.1 bharns
r50 = 11 (at 3.53 bharns)

Recommendations and comments were collected Tue Jun 17 06:10:25 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.

2008-06-16 00:01:36 - 2008-06-16 23:59:43
DailyKos diaries = 323;  323 per day; 13.5 per hour
Active Kogs: 5521 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)
Lurkers: 5977 (only view diaries)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryview a diaryCRW onlyCRWV onlyall
comment332319612893277121417141
recommend196141291454040216462141
write28914532331930 141
view3277404031911390 5977141

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations3233101886215
commentators3233232258012
connections32331028614817
views323323323315223

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

Impact statistics from all 323 diaries.
min = 0.01, median = 0.190, average = 0.48, max = 11.17, total =  155.1 bharns
r50 = 11 (at 3.53 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 18868
Maximum possible such pairs: 5521 x 323 = 1783283
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.058%
Average degree (links/user) = 18868/5521 = 3.417

tags: approved|workspace|cleanup|quickjobs|search|tag guidelines
Number of distinct tags: 90610
Number of tag size classes: 769
Most often used tag: Barack Obama (33605 diaries)
Singleton tags: 55873 (attached to only one diary)
Orphaned tags: 435 (attached to deleted diaries)
n50: 274 (number of tags accounting for 50% of tagged diaries)
r50: 662 (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
198712064401316483911.17Grow. The. F***. Up.Melody Townsel01:45
287323614193149909.19He shot himself in front of his troops in Iraq -- and a 'mutiny' soon followedGregMitch13:41
382539721394143928.86The Media Doesn't Understand Daily Kos. Do You?davefromqueens08:11
473618211878746427.75US Army Response to 'Stand To' Anti-Obama LinkShaun Appleby18:14
562439823177249476.8810 Reasons Why Gay Marriage is WrongPelcan14:08
65421659758430145.72Still mad about Florida in 2000? Want to get even....(Update)dengre00:58
753033622962118235.74My Big Fat Gay WeddingHumboldt Jodi13:00
850534715859937185.49"McCain Democrat" leader outed as racist, UPDATEDkat6812:03
947419910050516884.99UPDATED: Killing Alan: Suicide by SpreadsheetMsSpentyouth14:13
1045336119859438955.09Wisconsin Dems DUMP Clinton Delegate/McCain Voterkubla00000:02
1143241022256330894.85Gore and Obama Tonight In Michigan! Update x2Hope0814:59
1230741219242626113.53Please Cite This Diary In Your Strawman ArgumentsDHinMI09:16
131992199625315462.21"God Killed Him For Loving Fags"StormBear23:17
14198138622207002.11NC-08: Helping people is not a "Cheap Gimmick"Larry Kissell10:10
15164103351709241.71Last Call and Thanks to All!Land of Enchantment09:53
16964481311799611.27Open thread for Gore endorsement:upcoming on MSNB/with updatePLS20:22
17842722953460.90The Coming Democratic EarthquakePhil In Denver10:26
18834221923020.88The Federal Reserve's secret illegal meeting with banksrelikx01:50
19823319851960.86Everyone Can Vote for Scott KleebScott Kleeb11:23
207610121771100.79Supporting the Troops at Netroots NationTimroff08:57
217313542861930.79Dominionist pharmacies: the newest front in the war on women's healthdogemperor16:51
22652114681630.68The full Abramoff monty and Bob Schaffer's involvement - Russert free diaryjohne08:59
236417128743930.69Top Comments: DistractionsElise22:22
24633627755890.69Hilarious Obama Interviewbegone06:57
25576431712980.63Al Gore Endorses Barack Obama Video Diaryuniongal22:11
2656162691043590.74Bugs Genetically Engineered to Excrete Crude Oilfilmgeek8319:31
27562422621660.60This Week With Barack Obama, The Presumptive Democratic Nominee, June 8-15, 2008icebergslim19:15
28559746752070.6310 Protest Songs from the Vietnam EraTrips21:24
29555830733540.62Obama Slammed McCain 14 times in Today's Economic Speech - Slam by Slam CoverageSteven R14:02
30534619621360.57A different approach to schools - what we can learn from Minnesotateacherken08:54
315212247855200.64Obama ties McCain in Virginia, 45%-44%: Rasmussensharris051216:58
32501610531810.53US Atty firing bigwig Bradley Schlozman in legal trouble.joy sinha13:52
33484119591990.53Yeah...  It's Still About Viet NamGranny Doc13:58
34458735733320.55This is a generational fight we're in.droogie665532112:26
35451716541640.49...and what happens when Mukasey ignores these subpoenas?clammyc14:45
36446841662880.52The Evangelical Push For Barack Obamaslinkerwink06:49
37433122542090.48Edwards as Obama Surrogate: "McCain is Continuation of Bush's War on Work," w/ VideoTomP09:40
384223580964200.62Anonymity.JeffLieber13:08
394210264955840.62Fred Hobbs Apologizes To ObamaSeantbr18:27
40425221521310.465 Reasons Why Obama Has To Drop "Clean Coal"Desmogblog18:05
41423818532890.47Judge dismisses White House e-mails complaintDeep Harm16:23
42402116441360.42500? Perhaps in Dog Years (Iowa Floods and Global Warming)A Siegel21:12
43398132571930.46Possible ramifications of a "pro-life" drugstoreDirk McQuigley13:51
44395035656920.49Justice Scalia says that McCain can't be the Prez!Celtic Merlin20:51
453813245682360.49A Somewhat Serious Pootie Diarywebranding21:02
463811165864460.56Will the GOP dump John McCain?JedReport23:45
47385227553290.44My prison time for Cannabis: the day has comechange the Be09:29
48377632634720.47Video Evidence of McCain's Violent Tempermarkstevens713902:53
49369556857660.55This Will Kill Daily Kos!Phoenix Woman09:44
50362212411390.39FISA Sellout Imminent, Hints Greenwaldpackerland progressive15:15
51362115432400.39Cool Signs of an Ongoing EnlightenmentDavid Brin21:45
52358630555310.42Latest Swing State Polls: Obama vs. McCainXStryker12:34
53352016422170.38McCain Said It First  (NOT safe for work)Public Service Administration15:04
54351916453060.39Gore Endorses Obamanotksanymore15:11
55351711371450.37Huge Online Resource for Kossacks and Political Bloggerswide aperture14:20
563510838540.37High Impact Diaries - June 15, 2008jotter09:19
5734151337920.36From Jeffersons vs. Hemingses to McCain vs. ObamaItsJessMe10:38
58333214401260.36It's Happy Gay News Monday! (with poll)LaKathie11:53
5933201439970.36Saving Our Infrastructure From Kleptocrats: an Oklahoma Tale of HopeGreenSooner07:17
6032129352610.34woa, Obama phone banking :: Barack the Votedistraught19:22
613013370883480.53Cindy McCain stole her cookie recipe from Hersheys!mconvente15:33
62301511351630.32Gore, Obama and the Green DealCaptain Future17:21
63297345643390.42Crowd Control Weapon may be used on Protestors at Dem Conventionmarkthshark16:18
6429493849830.36We've set a date! (CA Marriage Equality)Killer of Sacred Cows18:00
652921830570.30At Last! Senate Hearings Tackle SERE-Inspired Torture ProgramValtin20:32
66292019412370.34Heart Attack Prevention - Younger Kossacks Please ReadSteve1518:54
672813464834200.50Obama is the AntiChristRagingDem23:12
6828471030770.30True Blue New Mexico 2.0barbwire15:55
69281514372630.32Our "Democrats" are about to stab us in our collective backs, AGAINMisterOpus121:29
702885292800.29Keith Olbermann in the New YorkerGenerationIgnored16:35
71274630482300.35Women ARE Backing ObamaDJShay08:17
72273514351740.30New Poll Shows Texas 10th Within ReachMatt Glazer16:41
73273018341090.30AMA Grades Health Insurance industrytmdem21:42
74272722411930.32Ten Counties Obama Should Windfraf71803:10
752620925403360.31Countdown with Keith Olbermann - June 16, 2008CityLightsLover21:47
76263112322180.29Tom Cole [RNCC] admits 75-80 House seats in playshpilk12:00
7726291528710.27The Progressive Economic Case: Inequality, not ArmageddonNew Deal democrat11:23
78262719382200.31Yeah!! Republicans and New Voters joining our party in record numbers!!!NMDan08:03
79262415341240.29Democracy ?edscan13:54
80261413342100.29A DON'T MISS diaryCarnacki14:43
8126109311020.28AUDIO: Debating Grover Norquist, America's Leading Fake Populistdavidsirota10:23
82267629730.28Kucinich Impeachment articles #6SarekOfVulcan12:14
832530874814530.48Gore/Obama Open Thread #2OrdinaryGal21:19
84253322402620.31NYT Column Gives Needed Perspective on Russert's DeathRFK Lives10:21
85253313311220.28Hagee 'Apologizes' For Wrong Sermon, Still Sells 'Hitler sent by God" tapesTroutfishing21:10
86251716361580.29Apologies to Tim.recontext20:08
8725161433960.28Economic Royalists Still Dismissive Of Average American's Struggles - Obama's Ace In The Holedday17:58
88248330492580.33We don't need the great orange daddy to step injuliewolf07:00
89244726414480.30This is what scares me.  And should scare you too.Lava2017:09
90244019341150.28How I Became a Democrat, a 27-year-old's tale...carryeachother11:17
9124361633960.27I wish I remembered my fatherbustacap01:47
9224141128820.26FISA Action Alert:  Here we go again (Updated below)RenMin14:33
9324128281790.26Dear Media: New Narrative.  Obama '08 is like Tiger '97 MastersDaveV12:36
9424111028600.26Studies Refute McCain's 30 Gitmo Recidivists Talking PointAvenging Angel13:44
9523812133950.27The Grieving Room:  coping with birthday griefTrueBlueMajority22:35
96234521353480.27while you guys were jerkssignals12:29
97232212301220.26How to Fight Your Medical Billsazindy19:10
98221612301730.25"My husband"... and the simple emotional impact of gay marriagemaracuja21:36
99228624970.23Dinner with TCrashing Vor07:39
100219843583880.35Why all the high praises for Tim Russert?AntonBursch02:57
101216528464200.30John McCain, Mitt Romney and the Looming Republican MeltdownThe Bagof Health and Politics23:12
102213125433410.29Texas GOP asks "Will it still be the White House?"pessullivan23:42
10321179261820.23Sinking the Swift Boats Aimed at Obama on Sex EdRH Reality Check10:36
1042188241300.23Barack knows Afghanistan is Burning.HGM MA12:14
1052155241250.23Watch: MoveOn, Planned Parenthood Hit McCain on Abortion, Birth Controljackbauer839317:55
106207535515510.32United States is now a dictatorshipCode Breaker00:03
107205230453080.29Rasmussen: Obama pulls ahead in VirginiaSkulnick18:55
10820311833880.25Great Game Update: Offensive in Pakistan expands, new strikes, new threatsMarcion15:32
109201712261330.22Part II - The Empire Strikes Back! The collapse of the Status of Forces Agreement:Cugel11:51
110201615271710.23VIDEO - Luke Russert Remembers His DadOmarLittle10:42
1112011925720.22Russ Feingold & Mark Begich Need Your VotesMatt Browner Hamlin13:01
1121922858692480.40Notes Towards a Deconstruction of Ayn RandTomAqMar22:29
1131910446598470.35BREAKING: President Richard Nixon has died!Seneca Doane13:27
11419731424880.21Republican Budgetary Vandalism: What We've Lostmftalbot16:54
115192416341580.25Nat'l Press Club says  just "renting" to SinclairFormer Chicagoan Now Angeleno17:55
116191311241160.21June 16, 1902: Corny — or amaizing — scienceiampunha07:20
1171818234441680.28Can We Get Real On Impeachment?Something the Dog Said15:37
118187124361580.25Barack Obama on the Need for Responsible Fathersbarackoblogger00:58
119185737431400.28A Teacher's DilemmaSchopenhauer Telescope23:04
120185138523710.31Lanny Davis joins Fox Newsparker parrot09:31
121182617323420.23Stan Winston Has DiedLarry Madill17:17
122176730431710.27He Can't Even Use a ComputerAcacia95118:57
123171815282460.21Florida Obama head promises biggest Democratic operation in state history.Nuisance Industry15:34
124168443535790.31Trolling AlertRedMeatDem17:45
125167131433820.27My problem with gay marriagemetallel22:16
12616421629910.21Eritrea - Regional Menace in East AfricaShane Hensinger17:12
127163825342610.23"Is Keith Olbermann changing TV News?"Mz Kleen12:02
1281512351573380.32Why can't I find someone who wants this job?1864 House21:01
1291510661679010.37Obama Not Constitutionally Eligible to Be Presidentnicweb19:59
130155022332060.22Obama To Visit Iraq & Afghanistandansac13:33
1311413930361930.22The DAILY SHOW/COLBERT REPORT  Spoiler thread 06.16.08TiaRachel22:54
132143023342460.22Bush Pal's Brother Used Cattle Prod on Man's AnusRock Strongo14:49
1331211952554590.30MN Sen: Franken down 12Minnesota Mike20:25
1341210446566880.31I Believe Keith Olbermann wants some of you to STFU.Andy30tx20:58
135129952595170.32Heads up! Maddow is doing "Race to the White House" right nowenough18:33
136129142492200.28What if Credit Card Companies are NOT evil?? [UPDATED]Rainy Day08:01
1371121232372890.22My Tim Russert Article Generates ControversyStevenLeser22:11
138117330363050.21Fmr. Clinton Campaign Manager Working for ObamaAndre in Atlanta13:15
139116240495770.27WHAT THE F*$%*K IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?Zrarieh22:54
140109356633550.34Congressman seeks to import more good-looking womenquaoar11:36
141105432413050.23Grow the F*** up?Ralphdog09:10
142714862644300.34Obama's best(and worst) VP optionsEdwardsAvenger00:48
14376637402710.22Worst. Literary. Device. Ever.danoland19:57
14466144471570.25Can President Barack Obama Live Up to Our Hopes?IotaNet00:38
145512064685620.36Kossacks, Prepare to Accept Nunn as VPDavidsfr13:18
14658247491900.26Peanut Butter vs. Chocolate (w/ poll)Polar Bear MD22:27
14757044463150.24Does Obama want a VP to succeed him in 8 years?PROfess PROgress17:16
148214578782840.40Colin Powell for VPJonathan4Dean19:08
149119265662290.34I Support TortureDems Did Manzanar23:48
15019249492840.25Fiorina as McCain's Veep?Guy Noir12:50

Impact total:  136.6

 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

2007-06-17 00:08:54 - 2007-06-17 23:52:07
DailyKos diaries = 172;  172 per day;  7.2 per hour
Active Kogs: 2851 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryonlyall
comment1852106016172089
recommend106020498998989
write161891711089

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations172165923611
commentators172170113435
connections1721651367115

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

Impact statistics from all 172 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.154, average = 0.40, max = 7.16, total =   69.1 bharns
r50 = 11 (at 1.09 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 8556
Maximum possible such pairs: 2851 x 171 = 487521
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.755%
Average degree (links/user) = 8556/2851 = 3.001

ranknrecncomtatorscnximpactDiaryAuthorEDT
16682861967587.16APOLOGIZE?  Are you out of your damn minds?clammyc12:45
24182861404974.55Bush should be tried as a war criminal after impeachment says former Reagan officialredstatehatemonitor14:06
3330225943703.52The coming delugeteacherken06:48
43183341093703.43Edwards gets tough, "they've got all the power"nyceve17:23
52957542164493.52I Guess I'm not Pro-Choice: Sextuplets.ChuyHChrist09:55
6242158763012.67Frank Rich: The Crime Family Everyone's Talking AboutMaccabee13:06
7219185812552.37The Shadow War: Billions of Dollars, 100,000 Private TroopsTurkana00:08
81835432073342.38Hello. My name is Disillusioned, and I'm user #9133.Disillusioned23:15
9153191741761.65History for Kossacks: SusanG's Rescue RangersUnitary Moonbat21:13
10139110621811.56Gonzales: "We need more politicized US Attorneys"dmsilev11:24

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

2006-06-16 00:11:07 - 2006-06-16 23:45:59
DailyKos diaries = 311;  311 per day; 13.0 per hour
Active Kogs: 3045 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryonlyall
comment21121137258835118
recommend11372020120881118
write25812031050118

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations3112901223515
commentators311303150385
connections3112902187516

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

Impact statistics from all 311 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.106, average = 0.23, max = 3.43, total =   71.7 bharns
r50 = 25 (at 0.41 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 9198
Maximum possible such pairs: 3045 x 310 = 943950
Network Density (observed/possible):  0.974%
Average degree (links/user) = 9198/3045 = 3.021

ranknrecncomtatorscnximpactDiaryAuthorEDT
1318168953673.43I Love You All - A Thank Youadigal09:19
22322471553422.73Attacking Olbermann, attacking the truthBobcatJH12:12
32192451152902.47My Netroots VictoryJim Webb15:22
420075522252.142500 - part 3 - still more diaries needed to list all namesJerome a Paris09:34
519274402012.01Part I: Iraq Vets Speak Out, Ask for Our Attention and Helpilona19:47
61772591442852.17Rove Begins Blog TakeoverDetroit Mark23:45
7177216992311.99Coalition of Bears Reacts to Lieberman Ad [UPDATED]vawolf19:46
8171291782211.91Election Reform and OhioTom Vilsack07:58
91502741642681.93Stunning Encounter over Fruit Pies; a Cautionary Talepeagreen17:11
101404171352171.68Money, Politics, and ProgressivismHunter21:20

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