rasfw YASID stats for January 2008

by "W. Citoan" <wcitoan@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Feb 17, 2008 at 04:53 PM
| Num |   Answer  |  NoAnswer |   Shortest  |   Longest
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Total  |1159 | 752 (64%) | 407 (35%) |  0d  0h  2m | 490d 0h 54m
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Jun 05 |  12 |  10 (83%) |   2 (16%) |  0d  0h  7m | 33d 14h 28m
Jul 05 |  50 |  31 (62%) |  19 (38%) |  0d  0h  4m | 37d 13h 34m
Aug 05 |  33 |  21 (63%) |  12 (36%) |  0d  0h  4m |  5d 23h 10m
Sep 05 |  49 |  28 (57%) |  21 (42%) |  0d  0h  3m |  2d 23h 48m
Oct 05 |  34 |  22 (64%) |  12 (35%) |  0d  0h  6m |  3d  5h 27m
Nov 05 |  35 |  25 (71%) |  10 (28%) |  0d  0h  6m |  1d  8h  9m
Dec 05 |  29 |  16 (55%) |  13 (44%) |  0d  0h  7m | 63d  9h  0m
Jan 06 |  41 |  28 (68%) |  13 (31%) |  0d  0h  5m |  2d  0h 18m
Feb 06 |  25 |  20 (80%) |   5 (20%) |  0d  0h  3m |  3d 16h 21m
Mar 06 |  42 |  27 (64%) |  15 (35%) |  0d  0h  3m | 21d 12h 16m
Apr 06 |  41 |  24 (58%) |  17 (41%) |  0d  0h  3m | 53d  4h 26m
May 06 |  37 |  25 (67%) |  12 (32%) |  0d  0h  8m | 490d  0h 54m
Jun 06 |  34 |  18 (52%) |  16 (47%) |  0d  0h  5m | 38d  2h  3m
Jul 06 |  46 |  34 (73%) |  12 (26%) |  0d  0h  9m |  2d 20h 57m
Aug 06 |  30 |  23 (76%) |   7 (23%) |  0d  0h  6m |  4d 23h 20m
Sep 06 |  47 |  34 (72%) |  13 (27%) |  0d  0h  7m |  1d 23h 57m
Oct 06 |  25 |  15 (60%) |  10 (40%) |  0d  0h  7m |  2d 10h  5m
Nov 06 |  23 |  17 (73%) |   6 (26%) |  0d  0h  5m |  2d  1h  7m
Dec 06 |  39 |  28 (71%) |  11 (28%) |  0d  0h  6m | 56d 20h  6m
Jan 07 |  33 |  23 (69%) |  10 (30%) |  0d  0h  4m | 32d 11h 20m
Feb 07 |  52 |  41 (78%) |  11 (21%) |  0d  0h  6m | 71d  6h 25m
Mar 07 |  43 |  25 (58%) |  18 (41%) |  0d  0h  7m |  4d 11h 11m
Apr 07 |  22 |  16 (72%) |   6 (27%) |  0d  0h 12m |  1d 15h  6m
May 07 |  40 |  26 (65%) |  14 (35%) |  0d  0h  3m | 46d  8h 41m
Jun 07 |  29 |  18 (62%) |  11 (37%) |  0d  0h 12m |  1d 12h 42m
Jul 07 |  32 |  19 (59%) |  13 (40%) |  0d  0h  4m |  1d  5h 25m
Aug 07 |  20 |  14 (70%) |   6 (30%) |  0d  0h  8m | 53d  3h 12m
Sep 07 |  29 |  18 (62%) |  11 (37%) |  0d  0h  5m | 12d  6h 41m
Oct 07 |  37 |  20 (54%) |  17 (45%) |  0d  0h 14m |  1d 20h 43m
Nov 07 |  39 |  21 (53%) |  18 (46%) |  0d  0h  5m | 40d 18h 21m
Dec 07 |  59 |  35 (59%) |  24 (40%) |  0d  0h  6m | 10d 16h 31m
Jan 08 |  52 |  30 (57%) |  22 (42%) |  0d  0h  2m |  3d  3h 24m

Most Frequently Requested Authors:

  22 - Isaac Asimov
  17 - Clifford D. Simak
  13 - Poul Anderson
  11 - Arthur C. Clarke
  11 - Fredric Brown
  11 - Robert A. Heinlein

Most Frequently Requested Works:

  4 - Ken Grimwood - Replay
  3 - Frederik Pohl - The Tunnel Under the World
  3 - Hal Draper - MS Fnd in a Lbry
  3 - J.T. McIntosh - World Out of Mind
  3 - Robert A. Heinlein - Orphans of the Sky
  3 - Walter F. Moudy - The Survivor

Most Frequent Answerers:

  42 - Butch Malahide
  41 - Mike Schilling
  33 - James Nicoll
  24 - Dan Goodman
  24 - Dorothy J Heydt


Previous Posts Answered in January 2008:

  Vern Dermott's _Planet Finders_:

    Asker   : David L. Burkhead at 11/29/07 13:31
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    Answerer: David L. Burkhead at 01/09/08 07:52
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    Time    : 40d 18h 21m
    Notes   : Second of two. Answered by OP.


Posted and Answered in January 2008:

  Isaac Asimov's "The Winnowing":

    Asker   : Dorothy J Heydt at 01/01/08 14:32
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    Answerer: Rich Horton at 01/01/08 19:18
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    Time    : 0d 4h 46m

  Theodore Sturgeon's "Occam's Scalpel":

    Asker   : Mike Schilling at 01/01/08 20:40
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    Answerer: William December Starr at 01/03/08 21:15
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    Time    : 2d 0h 35m

  Richard Garfinkle's _All of an Instant_:

    Asker   : GarrisonCreek at 01/02/08 08:20
             
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    Answerer: William December Starr at 01/02/08 08:31
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    Time    : 0d 0h 11m

  Louis Slobodkin's _The Space****p Under the Apple Tree_:

    Asker   : tphile at 01/03/08 22:01
             
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    Answerer: David DeLaney at 01/03/08 23:26
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    Time    : 0d 1h 25m
    Notes   : First of two.

  Hal Draper's "MS Fnd in a Lbry":

    Asker   : James Nicoll at 01/05/08 11:18
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    Answerer: Robert A. Woodward at 01/05/08 12:18
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    Time    : 0d 1h 0m

  Connie Willis & Cynthia Felice's _Promised Land_:

    Asker   : Dorothy J Heydt at 01/05/08 19:40
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    Answerer: Bruce Scott TOK at 01/06/08 09:52
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    Time    : 0d 14h 12m

  Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas":

    Asker   : Jester at 01/06/08 14:18
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    Answerer: Lawrence Watt-Evans at 01/06/08 14:32
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    Time    : 0d 0h 14m

  Robert Asprin's _Thieves World_:

    Asker   : notreal at 01/06/08 19:37
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    Answerer: Gail O'Connor at 01/06/08 23:01
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    Time    : 0d 3h 24m

  Robert Sheckley's "Specialist":

    Asker   : Walter Bushell at 01/07/08 19:12
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    Answerer: Gene Ward Smith at 01/07/08 21:30
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    Time    : 0d 2h 18m

  A.E. van Vogt's _The Beast_:

    Asker   : David L. Burkhead at 01/08/08 16:20
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    Answerer: Mike Schilling at 01/08/08 16:18
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    Time    : 0d 0h 2m

  Terry Pratchett's _The Light Fantastic_:

    Asker   : James Nicoll at 01/10/08 13:18
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    Answerer: Florilegium at 01/10/08 14:11
             
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    Time    : 0d 0h 53m

  Sam Nicholson's _Captain Empirical_:

    Asker   : John M. Gamble at 01/10/08 16:32
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    Answerer: James Nicoll at 01/10/08 16:40
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    Time    : 0d 0h 8m

  Andrew J. Offutt & Richard Lyon's _Rails Across the Galaxy_:

    Asker   : James Nicoll at 01/11/08 10:54
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    Answerer: Michael S. Schiffer at 01/11/08 11:00
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    Time    : 0d 0h 6m

  Clifford D. Simak's "City":

    Asker   : Jasper Janssen at 01/13/08 13:19
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    Answerer: Michael Stemper at 01/15/08 13:36
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    Time    : 2d 0h 17m
    Notes   : First of two.

  Arthur C. Clarke's "Rescue Party":

    Asker   : Jasper Janssen at 01/13/08 13:19
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    Answerer: W. Citoan at 01/16/08 16:43
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    Time    : 3d 3h 24m
    Notes   : Second of two.

  Jack Vance's "Telek":

    Asker   : Christopher Henrich at 01/15/08 15:43
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    Answerer: Mike  Schilling at 01/15/08 16:05
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    Time    : 0d 0h 22m

  Robin Scott's "Who Needs Insurance?":

    Asker   : Matthias Warkus at 01/16/08 11:47
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    Answerer: peterwezeman at 01/16/08 21:25
             
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    Time    : 0d 9h 38m

  Joe Haldeman's "I of Newton":

    Asker   : Danny Sichel at 01/17/08 14:23
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    Answerer: Sean Eric Fagan at 01/18/08 12:30
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    Time    : 0d 22h 7m

  Alastair Reynolds' _Century Rain_:

    Asker   : Michael Schey at 01/18/08 14:53
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    Answerer: James Nicoll at 01/18/08 15:01
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    Time    : 0d 0h 8m

  Brian Aldiss' "Poor Little Warrior!":

    Asker   : Braxx at 01/19/08 02:38
             
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    Answerer: Butch Malahide at 01/19/08 02:48
             
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    Time    : 0d 0h 10m

  Stewart Robb's "Letter from a Higher Critic":

    Asker   : Mike Stone at 01/21/08 03:09
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    Answerer: Mike Van Pelt at 01/21/08 08:23
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    Time    : 0d 5h 14m

  Joe Haldeman's _Buying Time_:

    Asker   : JimboCat at 01/24/08 12:38
             
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    Answerer: Florilegium at 01/24/08 13:39
             
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    Time    : 0d 1h 1m

  Poul Anderson's "Star ****p":

    Asker   : James Nicoll at 01/27/08 12:11
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    Answerer: Butch Malahide at 01/27/08 13:00
             
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    Time    : 0d 0h 49m

  Randall Garrett's "The Best Policy":

    Asker   : Wayne Throop at 01/28/08 13:34
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    Answerer: Michael S. Schiffer at 01/28/08 14:15
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    Time    : 0d 0h 41m

  Larry Niven's "The Fourth Profession":

    Asker   : Howard Brazee at 01/28/08 21:03
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    Answerer: Richard Todd at 01/29/08 00:02
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    Time    : 0d 2h 59m

  David Brin's "The Warm Space":

    Asker   : Wayne Throop at 01/29/08 03:21
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    Answerer: Justin Fang at 01/29/08 15:29
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    Time    : 0d 12h 8m

  F.M. Busby's _The Breeds of Man_:

    Asker   : David Johnston at 01/29/08 16:10
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    Answerer: David DeLaney at 01/29/08 23:34
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    Time    : 0d 7h 24m

  L. Timmel Duchamp's "Motherhood, Etc":

    Asker   : Daphne Brinkerhoff at 01/29/08 16:51
             
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    Answerer: netcat at 01/30/08 05:18
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    Time    : 0d 12h 27m

  Robert A. Heinlein's "All You Zombies":

    Asker   : Gruff at 01/31/08 08:11
             
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    Answerer: Mike Schilling at 01/31/08 08:54
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    Time    : 0d 0h 43m

  Isaac Asimov's "In A Good Cause--":

    Asker   : gtbyast at 01/31/08 16:07
             
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    Answerer: Butch Malahide at 01/31/08 17:38
             
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    Time    : 0d 1h 31m


Posted and Unanswered in January 2008:

  Les Hemmings at 01/02/08 00:35
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  Suggestion provided.

  Dan Swartzendruber at 01/02/08 08:13
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  tphile at 01/03/08 22:01
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  Second of two.

  Dorothy J Heydt at 01/04/08 13:31
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  Wayne Throop at 01/04/08 15:48
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  JimboCat at 01/04/08 16:30
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  P. Taine at 01/07/08 16:35
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  David E. Siegel at 01/08/08 14:20
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  Quadibloc at 01/10/08 09:17
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  bm2617 at 01/10/08 19:01
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  Joseph Nebus at 01/11/08 22:03
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  John at 01/15/08 21:03
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  P. Taine at 01/16/08 16:11
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  Walter Bushell at 01/17/08 12:17
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  nycstern at 01/20/08 14:16
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  Wayne Throop at 01/22/08 12:44
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  grant.p.s.anderson at 01/22/08 15:58
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  Rattlecat at 01/22/08 16:16
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  tphile at 01/27/08 16:39
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  Joetheone at 01/28/08 13:21
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  Mark Zenier at 01/29/08 12:09
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  Butch Malahide at 01/30/08 12:50
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 on these stats:

1) They include only "real" YASIDs.  Off-topic and pseudo-YASIDs are not
included.

2) I've attempted to capture all YASIDs, but I do kill excessive x-posts
and uninteresting threads.  This means I might miss some ObSF posts that
generate a YASID.  Feel free to point out any I missed.

3) Times are based upon my newsserver.

4) Answered means that an identification was given and was not rejected
(either by the OP or another poster).  If an answer is in "dispute" or
is only a suggestion, I leave it unanswered unless confirmed.

5) The credit goes to first responder (see #3) who answers (see #4) the
YASID with both the author and title.

6) Multiple requests per post are individually counted.  They are listed
in the same order as within the post and are identified as "First of X",
"Second of X", etc.

7) In the case of duplicative requests from the same poster, only the
first one is counted / listed.

8) The counts for most frequently requested works are based upon unique
author and title combinations.  Series and individual volume requests 
are counted separately.

9) The counts for posters most frequently answering are based upon
unique name and email combinations.  Posters with multiple names and
emails are not combined.

- W. Citoan
-- 
....the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is
before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to
meet
it.
-- Thucydides