OOTS Strips by Final Post Count (update 3-9-2012)

[Porthos]

#930 will settle in at spot #3 All Time. Currently at 1345 posts, though that number might move a tad as the last of the arguments are settled.

*checks comic number*

Say, that was comic number 930. That means it's been 10 strips since comic #920. Which also means it has been ten strips since I last posted the updated grphical charts for this thread!!

Better get to it then, I suppose.

The OotS Strips by Final Post Count, in Graphical Chart Form - Updated Through Comic 930:

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And, of course, the link to the Long Form Version of the chart for those who want a much more detailed look at the chart. And when I say Long Form, I mean it (at over 3000 pixels).

http://i.imgur.com/WAhYOWn.png

And, as I introduced last time:

The OotS Strips Post Count After 24 Hours , in Chart Form - Updated Through Comic 930:

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With the Long Form, as well:

http://i.imgur.com/U2ptfnw.png

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The observation I take away from this is that, yes indeed there was a bit of a drop off in posting in this last ten set of strips.... Until it looked like the Order was about to get their heads handed to them. And then the fur really started to fly when a certain dashing swordsman re-entered the picture.

Still, as I look back, even though the posting was going in a downward trajectory (before the latest spike) there will still more posts being made than in the last downward trajectory before the Gate went kerplooie.

[Flame of Anor]

Reading the past 30-ish strips, it's easy to see why so many of them are filling up the top 25. They've had a greater concentration of huge, crazy, dramatic twists than pretty much any other part of the comic. First the gate blows up. Then Xykon shows up, and promptly leaves. Then Nale kills Malack. Then Durkon kills Ztt'dri and rejoins the Order. Then Tarquin shows up with an army and two of his really high-level allies. Then Tarquin Kills Nale and orders his army to kill the Order. Then V is released from her imprisonment, Belkar gets a T-Rex, and they face off against Team Tarquin. They start losing, and it looks like Tarquin's about to kill Roy. Then Julio Scoundrel shows up. I'm surprised more of these aren't near the top by post count.

Well, also that the comic has gradually been getting wider and wider readership.

[hamishspence]

At 634 posts, strip 932 is fairly low on the top 25 in 24 Hours chart.

What does the chart look like now with all the recent additions?

[Porthos]

At 634 posts, strip 932 is fairly low on the top 25 in 24 Hours chart.

What does the chart look like now with all the recent additions?

Here's the Quick and Dirty version I have on my home computer:

Top 25 24hr All Time
Comic Posts
0877 1020
0906 922
0913 909
0841 886
0448 873
0930 834
0878 816
0406 769
0595 714
0876 709
0408 699
0929 696
0908 682
0707 658
0886 655
0842 649
0932 634
0870 608
0830 606
0464 603
0928 586
0916 576
0917 565
0872 561
0443 550

[DeliaP]

Did #934 make it to the #3 spot? (Not sure how it's counted.) When does the main list at the beginning get updated?

[LadyEowyn]

Well, 936 is going to be one of the top 25 by final post count. So far, it's 13th. Did it make the top 25 for posts in the first 24hrs?

[Porthos]

Well, 936 is going to be one of the top 25 by final post count. So far, it's 13th. Did it make the top 25 for posts in the first 24hrs?

No it didn't. Missed it by around 70 posts. FWIW, Comic #936 is currently sitting at Slot #20 (more on this below).

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B. Dandelion hasn't logged in a while, so the charts haven't been updated. I keep track of things on my own computer (though without the wonderful descriptions she provides), so I can give a temporary update in mini-chart form until she comes back to the thread.

(As of Jan 08, 2014 - 9:30 pm PST)

Spoiler: Top 25 Strips by Post Count ALL TIME (#253-#936)

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{table]# | Comic # | No. of Posts
1 | 0841 | 1447
2 | 0870 | 1424
3 | 0934 | 1375
4 | 0930 | 1349
5 | 0906 | 1331
6 | 0448 | 1160
7 | 0913 | 1136
8 | 0886 | 1130
9 | 0932 | 1123
10 | 0929 | 1110
11 | 0406 | 1048
12 | 0877 | 1040
13 | 0928 | 966
14 | 0595 | 958
15 | 0908 | 930
16 | 0907 | 916
17 | 0935 | 906
18 | 0842 | 904
19 | 0917 | 895
20 | 0936 | 890+
21 | 0408 | 876
22 | 0639 | 875
23 | 0878 | 861
24 | 0830 | 854
25 | 0879 | 848[/table]

Spoiler: Top 25 Strips by Post Count After 24 Hrs ALL TIME (#253-#936)

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{table]# | Comic # | No. of Posts
1 | 0877 | 1020
2 | 0906 | 922
3 | 0913 | 909
4 | 0841 | 886
5 | 0448 | 873
6 | 0930 | 834
7 | 0878 | 816
8 | 0406 | 769
9 | 0595 | 714
10 | 0876 | 709
11 | 0408 | 699
12 | 0929 | 696
13 | 0908 | 682
14 | 0707 | 658
15 | 0886 | 655
16 | 0842 | 649
17 | 0932 | 634
18 | 0870 | 608
19 | 0830 | 606
20 | 0464 | 603
21 | 0928 | 586
22 | 0916 | 576
23 | 0935 | 576
24 | 0934 | 566
25 | 0917 | 565
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Spoiler: Top 10 Strips by Post Count for 2013

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{table]# | Comic # | No. of Posts
1 | 0870 | 1424
2 | 0930 | 1349
3 | 0906 | 1331
4 | 0913 | 1136
5 | 0886 | 1130
6 | 0932 | 1123
7 | 0929 | 1110
8 | 0877 | 1040
9 | 0928 | 966
10 | 0908 | 930[/table]

Spoiler: Top 25 Strips by Post Count for Book Five (so far)

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{table]# | Comic # | No. of Posts
1 | 0841 | 1447
2 | 0870 | 1424
3 | 0934 | 1375
4 | 0930 | 1349
5 | 0906 | 1331
6 | 0913 | 1136
7 | 0886 | 1130
8 | 0932 | 1123
9 | 0929 | 1110
10 | 0877 | 1040
11 | 0928 | 966
12 | 0908 | 930
13 | 0907 | 916
14 | 0935 | 906
15 | 0842 | 904
16 | 0917 | 895
17 | 0936 | 890+
18 | 0878 | 861
19 | 0830 | 854
20 | 0879 | 848
21 | 0934 | 825
22 | 0707 | 809
23 | 0916 | 770
24 | 0880 | 764
25 | 0876 | 763[/table]

I went ahead and quickly complied some 2013 and Book 5 (so far) mini-charts in case people were curious about them. Hopefully B. Dandelion won't think I am stealing her thunder.

[137beth]

So, how long do we wait before you start a new thread?

[Porthos]

So, how long do we wait before you start a new thread?

I think I'll drop her a PM (in case she has email notification) within the next few days and go from there. I am loathe to start a new thread when she hasn't been offline that long.

[Flame of Anor]

I think I'll drop her a PM (in case she has email notification) within the next few days and go from there. I am loathe to start a new thread when she hasn't been offline that long.

I'd give it a week or so, but after that go for it.

[137beth]

936 is currently at 11th place for all time, and could well breach the top 10.
Incidentally, only one of the top 10 on the all time list was from before book 5.

[LadyEowyn]

Incidentally, only one of the top 10 on the all time list was from before book 5.

Three of the top 10 are from before Book 5 - Miko killing Shojo, Xykon killing the Sapphire Guard, and Vaarsuvius killing Kubota.

[Porthos]

Three of the top 10 are from before Book 5 - Miko killing Shojo, Xykon killing the Sapphire Guard, and Vaarsuvius killing Kubota.

No, 137ben is right. Currently, only one pre Book Five comic is in the Top Ten:

        Comic    Posts
1	0841	 1447
2	0870	 1424
3	0934	 1375
4	0930	 1349
5	0906	 1331
6	0448	 1160
7	0913	 1136
8	0886	 1130
9	0932	 1123
10	0929	 1110

Remember, the OP hasn't been updated since #915.

[Porthos]

OK, I've both PMed and sent email (via the Forum) to B. Dandelion, and I haven't heard back from her. Thing is, I am loathe to restart someone else's project without a long absence or without their OK. It just feels a bit off.

OTOH, there is clearly still interest in the community for this, and the Opening Post hasn't been updated since last September. So with reluctance, I think I might indeed be willing to take over and start a new thread.

I'd have to get the mods permission to start a new thread on this subject though, given that this thread is still within the 45 day window (even more so since I am responding to it again ). I'd also might want some time to possibly rework things a tad so it has my own voice and isn't stealing B. Dandelion's postings.

If I do indeed restart this, I'll be adding my visual charts that I've been making into the OP, for instance. And I think I might either use my own descriptions for the comics, or use the ones given in the Summaries of the Stick project that has just launched. Want to think about that a tad.

Since the end of the current book is nigh, I think I would relaunch this project, pending mod approval, once Book 5 is over. That way we can start fresh with the Top Lists of 2013 and Book 5 all in one go. It'll also give me time to ruminate about what other things I might add to the Opening Post.

Plus, you know, it gives a little bit more time for B. Dandelion to come back.

Any thoughts on the above?

[LadyEowyn]

I think it would be good to post an new thread with an update, and if B. Dandelion comes back then she can make another new thread and resume being in charge of the list. In the short term, less 'taking it over' then maintaining things while she's away. If she doesn't come back for a couple months then - if you want to - you could take things over.

Waiting until the end of Book 5 makes sense.

[137beth]

The only catch about waiting until book 5 is over is that a long break in the comic updates could mean a slowly-but-steadily-expanding discussion thread.

[Porthos]

The only catch about waiting until book 5 is over is that a long break in the comic updates could mean a slowly-but-steadily-expanding discussion thread.

True. But I don't particularly care that much about shifting things up/down if need be.

Makes something to talk about, actually.

[137beth]

941 gets 213 on the 24 hour chart...nowhere close to the top 25.

[Gift Jeraff]

Wait until start of Book 6, says I.

[Porthos]

I've heard back from B. Dandelion and she had that noxious combination of having a dead computer and being really busy in RL. She hopes to get the time/energy to get back here soon. Hopefully within the next week or so.

As such, I'm calling off the putsch (that I didn't want to do in the first place ) and will patiently await for her return.

PS: I'll get up the visual charts for the 930-940 group soon. Hopefully today. I was a tad busy myself the last couple of days with the Stick Awards project plus setting up my fantasy baseball league that I host elsewhere.

[Porthos]

Well I said I would update the Post Count in Visual Chart form, so here it is.

I hope people are still finding it useful/interesting.

The OotS Strips by Final Post Count, in Graphical Chart Form - Updated Through Comic 940:

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And, of course, the link to the Long Form Version of the chart for those who want a much more detailed look at the chart. And when I say Long Form, I mean it (at over 3000 pixels).

http://i.imgur.com/WKZBrsg.png

And, as is now standard:
The OotS Strips Post Count After 24 Hours , in Chart Form - Updated Through Comic 940:

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With the Long Form, as well:

http://i.imgur.com/w0XViWk.png


NOTE:::::: I just noticed as I was about to hit Submit Post that the charts say "Last Updated 930" instead of "Last Updated 940".

Err... Ooops. Well, I don't feel like fixing it right now. Maybe later. But probably not.

I'll make sure to edit it proper like the next time I post 'em though.

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As for observations on the posting in the last 10 strips? Well I actually think the post spikes in this group is a tad misleading as there was a flood of off-topic posting going on in quite a few of those threads. But that's an observation and not a complaint.

Well, for the purposes of this thread at least.

But I do think things are starting to quiet down a bit on the posting front, even though the chart doesn't show it yet. Perhaps a consequence of being in the denoucement phase of the current arc. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see a bit of a downtick in the posting curve as the next book starts up (whether or not there is a vacation to allow Rich the oppritunity to recharge ).

[Jaxzan Proditor]

Wow! That's amazing, Porthos. Totally bookmarking those.

[Crusher]

I really do like your charts and appreciate them, Porthos, as well as you having picked up the slack while B.Dandelion was out (and I'm also glad to hear that she's ok. You never know about these things).

[B. Dandelion]

My sincerest apologies for the wait, guys. Major props to Porthos, again, for his hard work, especially in my absence. Thanks a lot, man, it's appreciated.

New totals are up. I'll give you guys a play-by-play in a bit, and then the top ten for 2013.

[Porthos]

*throws confetti in the air for the return of B. Dandelion*
: It's celebration time!!!

[B. Dandelion]

I lucked out severely in that none of the strips I was gone for appeared and then immediately disappeared from the all-time charts. They did change position from when they first arrived, of course, and you can see their final position on the chart on the front page, but here's where they debuted (and what got knocked off when they did).

916 - Executive Order charted on the top 25-in-24 chart at #18, bumping off 873 - Spell Check. It didn't chart on the all-time list, however.

Strip 917 - Hold On debuted on the all time chart at #13, pushing 407 - Fading off the charts. It also placed #19 on the 24-hour chart, kicking off 915 - Custom Framing While You Wait.

Bit of a break, then:

928 - Go came in at #9 all-time, killing off 887 - Happy Ending. On the 24-hour chart, it came it at #18, where it killed off -- again -- 887 - Happy Ending.

929 - Through debuted at #7 all-time, pushing 284 - Shattered Expectations from the chart. On the 24-hour chart, it came in at #11, and kicked off 914 - Last in the Coffin.

930 - Overshadowed jumped straight up to the #3 spot all-time, which bumps 876 - Ensnared from the list. On the 24-hour chart, it was #6 at debut, knocking off 875 - Calm, Orderly, and Efficient.

932 - His Number One Fan came in at #8 for its all-time debut, which bumped off 880 - Getting the Message. On the 24-hour chart, it ranked a much lower #17, displacing 407 - Fading.

Then 934 - All Hands on Deck took the #3 slot for itself, which took 707 - That's Probably Why There Are, Like, 17 Types from the all-time chart. On the 24-hour chart, its rank to start was #23, which kills off 443 - The First Step is a Doozy for good this time.

935 - Caster Fight started at position #17. So Vaarsuvius v. Laurin bumped off Miko v. Belkar in 270 - Dueling Egos. This means the second book no longer charts in the top 25 of all time at all (), although it's a lopsided contest since we didn't change to the modern method of having one thread per strip until a good 3/4ths of the way through that book. Caster Fight also charted on the 24-hour chart as #23 (so yes those two strips in a row came in at 23, obviously this bumped down 934), displacing 872 - Concession Stand.

936 - End of the Line started at position #10 all-time. Tarquin's exit killed off Miko's in 464 - Not for Everyone, which leaves the chart. It did not chart on the 24-hour list. (!)

939 - Donation Drive scores a #12 spot all-time and kicks 879 - Running on Empty from the list. Oddly thematically similar there. Again, didn't score on the 24-hour chart.

[137beth]

Welcome Back

[Porthos]

#946 comes in at 651 posts at the 24 hour mark, settling in at #16 on the 24 hour chart with #917 being knocked off the list.

[B. Dandelion]

#946 comes in at 651 posts at the 24 hour mark, settling in at #16 on the 24 hour chart with #917 being knocked off the list.

That, yes. Once 946 has been up for sufficient time it'll finally be time to do the top 25 for the upcoming book.

[factotum]

#946 comes in at 651 posts at the 24 hour mark, settling in at #16 on the 24 hour chart with #917 being knocked off the list.

I'm surprised it only got that far, considering the revelations the strip contains!