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  1. I have devised a mathematical measure I call the Online Passive-Active Activity Ratio! (It may not form a witty acronym but it trips off the tongue exceedingly well, methinks.)

    In simplest terms, it is the number of reactions you have ever given divided by the number of pages in your 'All Activity' log, quantifying the balance between your 'passive' reaction-giving activity and your 'active' posting activity (larger ratios mean more passive activity than active activity and vice versa for smaller ratios). It tends towards relatively large numbers, so I have compiled a technically nonrandom representative sample using the ratios of a few friends of mine (accurate as of the time of publication of this status):

    @Arid_Blitz - 14.4,

    @Clod - 80.6,

    @Frostgage - 33.0,

    @Jeric - 34.2 (perhaps not so much 'friend' as 'god-liege', but still a valid data point),

    @Mirage - 85.9,

    @Phosphor - 85.4,

    @Randimaxis - 53.4 (whom I dare consider a friend but also like maybe a sort of quasi-god-liege but with extra corn chips),

    @Soren Peregrine - 173.6,

    @TigerGeekGuy - 98.8,

    @Widdershins - 53.1, and, last but certainly not least,

    yours truly @Duality with a respectable 96.0 (although this very status might tweak that result slightly downwards).

    Interestingly enough, there seem to be distinct brackets of passive-active ratio values, with the range 33-35 containing 18% of data points (dubbed the 'amicable bracket' pending further research), the range 53-54 containing 18% of data points (the 'chaotic bracket'), the range 80-86 containing 27% of data points (the 'reserved bracket'), and the range 96-99 containing 18% of data points (the 'lurker bracket'). The bracket widths are only about three ratio units apiece, on average, which are very small ranges for the quantity of data contained in each and the 66 ratio units over which the main body of data ranges.

    @Arid_Blitz with his Pokemon posts and @Soren Peregrine with his apparently quite intense brohoofing sprees are in leagues all their own, with a tiny 14.4 (incredibly active activity) and a whopping 173.6 (ludicrous amounts of passive activity), respectively.

    Fun times with statistics. :ticking:

     

     

     

    Also, @Jeric, I have one tiny question:

    image.png.f24c79cfa709df1a3b0a0d78bd6152fe.png <- What is this monstrosity?

    You apparently gave this reaction to someone at some point in the past, although I have no idea what they could have done to bring your eldritch wrath to bear upon them in such a terrifying form. :mlp_confused:

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    2. Canteen_the_unstable

      Canteen_the_unstable

      Then i shall up it more and brohoof more o3o i shall become a god

    3. Duality

      Duality

      @Stone Cold Steve Tuna

      I somehow missed you in this analysis, despite intending to harvest your ratio too. You're set at 17.1, at the most active extreme alongside Arid (in the range 14-18). I hereby dub this newly-discovered outlier data range the 'a-word-is-worth-a-thousand-emoji bracket', pending further investigation.

    4. Crystal Mirage

      Crystal Mirage

      However, quite an important stat that is being neglected is the 'time spent vs ROI on written content". It's not feasible for me to write gobs of content on this site, not to mention, the real utility of it. Sure, I could post 10 status updates per day, reply to every comment, and react only to those posts WORTHY of my insatiable intellect.

      But that might create the perception that I'm a bit self-absorbed...or more crazy than I already am!

      My pattern seems to be that I react to a lot of posts, especially in SU's, because 1) it's the kind thing to do, 2) SU's often don't lend anything to discuss, 3) writing a reply means I will get more notifications, and my volume of notifications are enough that it keeps me busy daily.

      Therefore, it's a judgement call with regard to my time.

      So now I have to get back to my circuit design. Give me a brohoof for this wonderful content I wrote just for you! I'll appreciated it!

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