Re: FAQ server access stats

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Lloyd Wood (wood@enst-tlse.fr)
Mon, 17 Jul 95 11:44:45 +0200


"Peter J. Kappesser" <pjkappes@mailbox.syr.edu> writes:

> Umm, remember, folks, the person wanting the data was doing an item for
> _Wired_ magazine... something folks will look at for maybe 30 seconds, say
> "Huh!" and move on. I don't think they'll be worried about rigorous
> accuracy.

No-one has *ever* accused Wired magazine of rigorous accuracy. Even when
they give datasets that appear to be US- or North-American continent
specific (ten most popular stolen car brands, say) they neglect to mention
that fact. Methodology? No way.

> (And I do think alt.sex, alt.sex.wizards, and alt.sex.bondage will
> make the top 10.)

Naaah. When it comes to ftp download statistics, the biggest multipart
FAQ wins. (tattooing? ibm pc hardware?) I can't see any way of accurately
comparing multi- and single-part downloads.

L.

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