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High Impact Diaries - June 3, 2008

Wed Jun 04, 2008 at 06:26:21 AM PDT

Welcome to kimbap (uid 166271) who registered at 2008-06-04 05:44:43 EDT, the most recent of 335 in the preceding 24 hours.

Yesterday 628 Kogs posted 629 diaries of which 592 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 4787 recommending readers and viewed by 12725; 262 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 77 by 30 or more, and 21 by 100 or more.  Commenters (4681) visited 623 diaries; 386 had 10 or more commenters, 116 had 30 or more, and 24 had 100 or more.

Impact statistics from all 629 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.130, average = 0.35, max = 14.19, total =  217.9 bharns
r50 = 18 (at 2.07 bharns)

Recommendations and comments were collected Wed Jun  4 06:10:30 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.

2008-06-03 00:00:11 - 2008-06-03 23:58:45
DailyKos diaries = 629;  629 per day; 26.2 per hour
Active Kogs: 6814 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)
Lurkers: 6028 (only view diaries)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryview a diaryCRW onlyCRWV onlyall
comment468127235524618170314297
recommend272347873044688205753297
write55230462861769 297
view4618468861712725 6028297

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations6295922627721
commentators62962338611624
connections62959248421728
views629629629578345

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

Impact statistics from all 629 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.130, average = 0.35, max = 14.19, total =  217.9 bharns
r50 = 18 (at 2.07 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 28061
Maximum possible such pairs: 6814 x 628 = 4279192
Network Density (observed/possible):  0.656%
Average degree (links/user) = 28061/6814 = 4.118

tags: approved|workspace|cleanup|quickjobs|search|tag guidelines
Number of distinct tags: 88166
Number of tag size classes: 756
Most often used tag: Barack Obama (31816 diaries)
Singleton tags: 54180 (attached to only one diary)
Orphaned tags: 423 (attached to deleted diaries)
n50: 273 (number of tags accounting for 50% of tagged diaries)
r50: 655 (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
112988825531570319414.19Congratulations, From a Clinton SupporterAngry Mouse16:11
2919389209103637059.83Waxman Closing in on Cheney's Role in Outing Plameemptywheel11:24
380660534696222358.78For my ancestors: Oh Happy Day!!CocoaLove13:52
473531421784037477.89A Message to the Worldkid oakland14:53
568952127284136157.56With Grace and Dignity???Granny Doc08:15
665896529783424757.31OBAMA IS THE NOMINEE !!! - Countdown to Nomination - Update x26BoBo202008:02
748424315656645875.24Tear Jerking Photos - (Now w Wed Front Pages X2)Al Rodgers21:25
848242320160233475.33IT'S HERE! TimeWarner caps Tubes with tiered-bandwidth: 5g/$30 (UPDATE: Capping vs NET NEUTRALITY)rhfactor22:18
947744629865426295.46Tonights Official Money Bomb for OBAMA!!!! $10,000,000 GOAL!!!NMDan21:03
1045166735470436955.45Breaking AP: Obama clinches Democratic nominationEngine 0813:34
1144686827962924295.16Superdelegate PM Open Thread: O +34 C -3.5; 6.5 to go (Update: It's Over!)davidkc16:11
1243532116751526804.72Live From the Xcel Floor: The St. Paul Obama Rally, LivebloggedRieux19:05
1342026616652630614.65McCain, Confused, Tees Self Up for Obama's DriverLithiumCola20:53
1440237014848432734.39"SCOTUS overturns 'Roe', eliminates right of privacy"clammyc12:37
1534820113044230873.87Jimmy Carter is InSun dog14:50
1623321010029725702.59The Overlooked Story in Bubba's 'Vanity Fair' Flip-Outcarpediva10:01
1722428512130216732.55Open Thread: Election Day Superdelegate Endorsements: O +1.5, C 0 [Updated x2]lizardbox01:33
182032301012527292.24Last Official "I Voted" Open Thread - SD & MT Versiondansac07:51
19162795219114741.76Edwards Delegates Announce Support (Update)LV Pol Girl17:40
2013550222532526642.07AP: Clinton to Concede Delegate Loss but NOT Suspend Campaign (updated)chrisj11:11
2112918411522019491.62BREAKING:  AP reports Obama has WON nomination!  (1:26 PM Eastern) [UPDATED]RobertInWisconsin13:32
2291105281045870.98Top Comments: Steve Gilliard on Daily Kos, part 5sardonyx03:12
23884041211869771.25(Updated X14) Big Fish on the Line! 26.5 to goMichael Lawrence Gallagher11:22
2484182611236680.99Superdelegate Flood Open Thread: Obama +34.5 Delegates Today, 6.5 AwayLarry Madill18:31
25767642982490.85Barack Obama Money Bomb (Thread 2)noweasels23:06
26712817731240.74VA Staffer to Answer for PTSD Email at Senate HearingBrandon Friedman23:36
27704229781660.75Today's NYT Science Times: Before Roeoxfdblue15:58
28663521632068301.22Hillary Clinton willing to be Obama's Running Mate.icebergslim15:30
29658239763460.70My Gullible Friends...JeffLieber21:27
30595227722130.65I Have To Vent, McCain Supporters.RenaRF15:41
31574729723140.63A Message to the WorldJerome a Paris16:27
32567626591640.59The Diary Formerly Known as Edwards Evening News Roundup, Edwards, Obama, Poverty and VictoryTomP19:08
33555422674340.60NY Post violates Privacy of Keith OlbermannHummingbird03:01
345413838692010.60Last Primary Day Pootie PicsSallyCat15:40
35546339845530.65Update X3 - Post-speech SDs +31.5 for Obama! Obama passes 2210 delegatesIsara22:59
36545938701590.60What A 40th Birthday Present For Mepastordan11:35
37482614511360.50Treating PTSD - Soldiers Placed In Barracks Next To Firing Range?jimstaro05:12
38462926592400.51Political Surprise: "Dreams from My Father": Barack Obama is an authentic person and a "real writer"Frandorf17:31
39457721561460.50Iran Accepted Pickering Enrichment Proposal - Did You Notice?Robert Naiman14:38
4045261747980.47Unbelievable - wounded US soldier treatmentzenbowl09:27
41451512502020.48New McCain Aide: "President Has Near Dictatorial Powers" (Rec this)jackbauer839316:49
42446033642660.52If I have to explain this to you, you don't belong hereblueintheface19:09
4343812451910.47Top Comments- 6/03/08 Closing Time Editionbrillig22:01
44424132561900.48I WAS A PART OF HISTORY!Staci18:32
45397030542000.45Generic Daily Kos Diary Ticket UPDATEDLava2009:02
463918842590.41Prosyletization in Iraq: A threat to national securitydogemperor16:43
47391716461570.42Obama's Message to SupportersSamGrahamFelsen21:39
483812552795790.53Carter Endorses Obama; Feinstein "time to end Primary"Billary Redux14:46
49386436601760.46You better get used to $4 gasgjohnsit11:28
5038381142970.40My first Primary where my Husband is on the BallotEllinorianne00:39
51376028573820.44Leaked McCain Memo:  Astroturf Clinton Sites To Divide Democratsjustmy202:28
52373730554630.44What Happened...To Bill O’Reilly?  SteveYoung07:49
53372115462660.41"She can never be President because she is black."Seattlite16:21
5437121144700.40Another Iraq vet, 'tortured' by war, hangs himselfGregMitch11:26
55364527451480.40To fellow Hillary supporters: the case for ObamaFDRDemocrat23:38
5636161538660.38High Impact Diaries - June 2, 2008jotter09:31
57361212381250.38Sleepless in Addis Ababa: American Election in the WorldAbiyetekelemariam13:18
58359952725700.49CNN: Not So Fast, Obama Would Vet Clinton's Financesexistenz16:03
59351711401800.38Why McClellan Bombshell Matters: Names Shall be TreasonRalph Lopez14:29
60344925542330.41Pootie's PoutingFrankenoid20:03
6133158791038630.61LEAKED: McCain's assault on Obama tonightJsn19:13
62337757783230.50I was ready to forgive Hillary tonight.mconvente22:19
63336524491630.39GM Announces Closure of 4 PlantsBendygirl09:47
64334926473470.38Huffington Post Needs an OmbudsmanTamar15:07
65333414411140.36Open Thread:  I voted in MT or SD.ObamaManiac200804:30
66333113411190.36Obama's Education Policy: In Need of Change, Pt. 2Unitary Moonbat00:04
6733311137980.35Police Brutality against Longest Walkers in Ohio (Updated)Winter Rabbit20:23
68332522441030.37Kennedy:  up and walking aroundkismet15:33
69331511371170.35Jurors Slap Down Political Prosecution of Edwards Donor FiegerFishOutofWater17:19
7032341036890.34Write a Letter While You Waitjlms qkw14:59
7132251535720.34man represented by racist attorney scheduled to die in 24 hoursdead letter office22:30
723112475967270.57Hillary planned a 'more combative' speech than the one she gaveUncommonSense23:43
73314130482140.37Why Am I Sad When I Should Be Celebrating?  VegDana19:05
7431191134530.33Netroots Nation Scholarships:  Get Involved!BarbinMD14:01
75311615361030.33Personal Announcement & Results Tracking the Last, Best PrimariesPocketNines20:34
76306245704930.45Obama plays hardball: No Clinton VPwisconsin girl21:05
77304331513550.38Barack is Coming to Appalachia! (with Poll)VT Esquire18:02
78292316341680.31McCain’s Dep. Comm. Dir. says "near dictatorial powers" for POTUSmarkthshark09:45
792912931430.31The Crimes And Coverups of "Reformer" McCainleveymg13:40
80282761381568020.85Clinton Graciously Offers that She'd Serve As VPmonitor15:49
8128661734900.31Primary Results Thread: Ron Shepston, Kossack for U.S. HouseOrangeClouds11523:04
8228171532790.30A short personal diary.arielle22:41
83278245491240.35GROUP HUG:  Now More Than Ever (let's break the record of 230)Hlinko22:34
84277543616180.40NBC's Brian Williams is an IdiotEd in Montana23:28
85275740616090.40Chuck Todd: "Greatest Political Upset" in US Historygreendem19:38
86273021393640.32Jimmy Carter Endorsesnklein14:50
87271715385360.31Obama: 20 points down, out of cashThrowing Stones20:25
88261022331660.28Overnight News Digest- Now w/72 Stories!ek hornbeck23:55
8926401831650.28Books by Kossackssarahnity20:51
9026312033730.29DCDemocrat for ObamaDCDemocrat23:09
91262212311910.28Another set of grandparents for Obamadroogie665532113:28
9226221130520.28Republican Ros-Lehtinen Skips AFL-CIO DebateAnnette Taddeo for Congress13:04
9326161133990.29Sack the lot of 'em...the MSM should be collectively fired...Janeane The Acerbic Goblin02:27
9425421429570.27New Orleans pumps still questionable as hurricane season beginsDeep Harm08:00
952514927800.26Winnable TX  U.S. Senate race needs attentiona brain06:51
962511626740.26Steve Gilliard on Daily Kos, part 6sardonyx00:18
97248537552520.36Why Hillary will not be VPoscarsmom17:40
98247540564080.36Breaking!! AP: Clinton will admit tonight that Obama is the Nomineemdboma10:52
99241211291270.26Photoblog:  Obama in Troy, MI 6/2/2008Silvan Elf11:32
100248626610.25California is getting busy on Health CareEddie C11:27
1012312738542160.35Obama and the Gay VoteDavid Drissel11:55
1022311157675360.40Clinton To Stay In Through Party Conventionsslinkerwink01:42
103235730461580.32GM shuts down their Janesville plant. Surprised?newfie5352310:36
104235636532300.34Sebelius! Sebelius! Sebelius!FrankCornish20:04
105234827456950.31Clinton Won Popular Vote by Over 5 Milliondavefromqueens07:38
106233826381020.29Lupus and menBFSkinner10:46
107233018321600.26OBAMA and the MilitaryUSArmyParatrooper21:10
10823261131530.26Community Colleges:  Shortchanged Againzwerlst12:44
1092117378936840.52CNN: Hillary To Suspend, will "Do whatever It takes" for Dems!jkennerl00:56
110213420401990.28The Clintons have good reason to be jealousTrueBlueMajority14:09
111212517331550.25My vote gave Obama the nomination!Tetris21:18
1122015776876640.49Obama has to call Clinton? Gets voicemail? CNN reports...bdupree23:34
113206532442200.29Suddenly GM decides that SUVs aren't good enoughchange the Be15:48
114205834525430.32DailyKos bans diarists who post misleading titles!Cameron Fredman17:07
115197334527990.32Breaking: Jerome Armstrong is on the Obama Wagon!kanuk16:47
116195326393210.26PURE SEXISM!!!!!!!!!!!butchcjg13:32
117194129443230.28OK, Hill, You Lost Me....Steve Singiser22:09
118188836471570.29Obama/Edwards is the dream ticketJohnnythebandit13:01
119184029423790.27Clinton Supporters - the dream is definitely NOT dead!FatDumbHappy16:59
120154130433080.26Ed Norton-one of the luckiest person on this earth! Why?naturealize20:15
121147737431450.26Max Cleland for Vice PresidentThe Bagof Health and Politics14:20
122146337452380.26Why Hillary Clinton shouldn't be the VP nominee (w/poll)Woodwards Friend19:26
123145037474780.27BREAKING: Hillary to Admit Obama has nomination tonightmikeymike6810:55
1241317991982910.52Why Obama should pick HRC as Veeppsionotic16:54
1251312868766730.41Politico: HRC staying in for Larry Johnson's Whitey "tape"?Steven R11:52
1261311155602190.33The Clinton's Speech Threadrobertoroberto21:27
127138136451950.26Why I would accept HRC for VPGangster Octopus18:32
128135940502810.28Questioning How Awesome Bill Clinton Is Makes You a Horrible Democratbillysumday08:45
1291212383918240.48Chuck Todd, MSNBC says it's Hillary's Night, Not Obama's. What! & PollExcelscior112:14
130126344515220.29BREAKING:  MSNBC Just announced HRC will NOT concede tonightSeaTurtle10:53
131118442461450.26We Interrupt this broadcast for some HOCKEY!! (Updated)jpspencer00:28
132116038454120.25Oh. My. Gawd.second gen20:39
1331012753553910.30Update my f****** homepage, Kosmanish17:25
134108045522410.28The Clinton bashing ends TONIGHTevenson16:35
1359108707712830.41Bad News Out of South Dakota---UpdatedJMCurz15:16
136820683882630.46Obama-Clinton TicketJim Neal11:29
137715553562450.30Why Obama supporters better bury the hatchet...Chilipalmer13:28
13857760625850.32My Prediction: First Three Words TonightProfJonathan15:10
13957348514040.27WHERE IS AL GORE TODAY?olbluis16:50
140411245484170.25A Clinton SD responds (Updated)gladkov11:01
14149348502230.26I feel a little sad about Sen. Clinton tonight174winchell17:08
142317570723750.37Nothing Against Obama...esoyfer14:12
143317262641760.33The case for Hillary as VP. Team of rivals.Common Cents16:04
144315473756680.39South Dakota going BIG for Hillary (via Drudge)bradical12:35
14539666687380.35Early exits point to narrow Clinton win in South Dakotadaveweigel18:24
14618659602720.31Why Hate Hillary?Rena Silverman23:08
14718448492920.25Why older Hillary supporters will vote for Mccain (simple list)manumit10:35
14816049506180.26Clinton Blow out! UPDATEdavegolf196909:58
149 21210210212310.53Bob Beckel: Major Michelle Obama Scandal Tomorrow Makes Hillary Clinton The Nomineejohndeebo08:24
150 6551513120.26Chicago Style Back Door Politics Does not Meet the Standard For Me to Vote Democrat this Term  blackhippychick23:29

Impact total:  165.8

 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

2007-06-04 00:06:27 - 2007-06-04 23:57:23
DailyKos diaries = 249;  249 per day; 10.4 per hour
Active Kogs: 3522 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryonlyall
comment23221285219924106
recommend128524561071170106
write21910724929106

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations2492401273813
commentators249248164548
connections2492402099118

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

Impact statistics from all 249 diaries.
min = 0.01, median = 0.149, average = 0.33, max = 5.89, total =   81.5 bharns
r50 = 18 (at 0.69 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 10553
Maximum possible such pairs: 3522 x 249 = 876978
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.203%
Average degree (links/user) = 10553/3522 = 2.996

ranknrecncomtatorscnximpactDiaryAuthorEDT
15395382126515.89An Inconvenient Truth: Mr. Gore You HAVE to run in 2008davefromqueens09:37
24933061475925.38Update 6: SECOND Stunning Court Ruling May End Bush's War Crime Trials, Neuter Mil Com Actkrazypuppy14:04
33492121054043.76Welcome to the Kakistocracy: Any way you spell it, we're living in it.philinmaine07:34
4332154923853.58Evidence Mounts in DoJ Tampering w/ Voter RollsMLDB22:20
52442921353262.76Frameshop: CNN Crops Out Candidates (Updated)Jeffrey Feldman11:51
62211861012712.43Donations to Defray Gilliard's Funeral Costs (Updated)dave102120:43
7207133572442.24GITMO CHARGES AGAINST KHADR DISMISSED!thingamabob13:07
81754311882892.17Red shirting Kindergarteners?kkjohnson10:51
9173106601971.86Medical pharma complex fear Michael Moore but not Dem candidatesnyceve21:47
101144871462341.59Breaking: Kidnapped 19-yr old soldier executed on video.ShortBus12:50

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

2006-06-03 00:00:45 - 2006-06-03 23:46:36
DailyKos diaries = 230;  230 per day;  9.6 per hour
Active Kogs: 2579 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryonlyall
comment1737978196664101
recommend9781787102808101
write19610223033101

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations230216822710
commentators230225106306
connections2302161485014

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

Impact statistics from all 230 diaries.
min = 0.01, median = 0.096, average = 0.24, max = 4.28, total =   54.8 bharns
r50 = 15 (at 0.69 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 7010
Maximum possible such pairs: 2579 x 230 = 593170
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.182%
Average degree (links/user) = 7010/2579 = 2.718

ranknrecncomtatorscnximpactDiaryAuthorEDT
13922501574714.28Married 19 years this August. Activist judges to blame.Renee in Ohio14:04
22844161403613.16A Stretch No More: Crossing the Godwin Divide (Part I)occams hatchet11:46
3252147853102.77VERIZON: I Cut them Off and Here's What they saidphilinmaine06:21
42434551103052.69A Semi-Comprehensive Quizzing of Manjoo's Rebuttal of RFK Jr.malcolm22:47
5188216982532.13Robert Fisk: Haditha may be just Tip of IcebergLodinLepp06:05
6157194842041.76Calif. Ins. Commissioner: "Health insurance  only benefits Wall Street!"nyceve10:20
714766351621.56All the doors are closing -- Part II.Kagro X13:31
81344271231991.58DailyKos: The New Counterculture?cosmic debris19:10
91106561391821.36What's Your Fucking Problem? (WYFP!)Elizabeth D20:12
101092541231811.35Happy Freaking Birthday, PastordanMrs Pastor20:22

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