From: cuz@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Cousin It)
Subject: Re: 2nd RFD: SCIA (Is a new CFV really needed ?)
Organization: The Addams Family
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 16:13:46 GMT

Alok: distribution usa is bad, especially when we are talking about a
group with worldwide distribution.

alok@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (alok.vijayvargia) writes:

>a) 2 % sites contribute data for Brian Reid's study of propagation.

>I don't recall of such number. PLease post the relevant part of that mail 
>which shows this.

	Already been responded to, but did you really think all
worldwide sites contributed?

>b) Most of these sites were USA sites.

>I am not convinced with this observation. Prove it to me.

	Look it up. He was speaking the truth.

>I believe there are many sites in this study which are outside USA.
>----------------------------------------------

	Define many. Yes, there are quite a few, But just as most
sites recieving News are in the US (certainly the majority, certainly
more than 48%), so are the sites which are used.

>Look at the statistics for soc.culture.usa.
>It is carried by 46 % sites.

	OK.

>Now make an assumption which is quite reasonable, IMHO:

>1) soc.culture.usa is carried in USA sites primarily

	Wrong. Why would people in the US want to talk about there own
culture? s.c.u is a forum for people to discuss the US, and thus many
'foreign' people ask questions. It sort of was meant that way.

>2) it is carried in most of the USA sites.

	Follows from above that this is false.

>This would give an estimated number of sites of the total, in USA.

	You make me crack up Alok. Intuitively one has to believe most
sites are in the US. Certainly, a firm majority is. But, if you don''t
believe me, look at the number of postings in ANY worldwide group, and
see how many are from American sites. Then you can make a judgement of
US sites to 'foreign' sites.

>Conclusion A: USA has about 46 % of the total worldwide sites.

	Conclusion: Wrong

>Now consider SCIA. It has propagation of 48% 

	Consider SCIA. It has propogation of 43%. Propogation of SCIA
is falling everytime you open your mouth. For the good of SCIA, shut up.

>Almost all of those postings came from USA sites.

	Makes perfect sense considering my earlier hypotheses.

>Most people who contributed earlier are still contributing posts on SCIA.

	Thats fine, there news Admin(s) haven't been watching.

>This means that SCIA is carrried in these sites.

	Duh!

>Since they are mostly in USA, it is the US sites which are carrying SCIA.
>(with some exceptions in Canada etc. - there have been one or two posters
>from Canada sites)

	Fine, I'll agree to that. It fits with the fact that Most
sites are American to begin with.

>There are only 46% sites in USA.  SCIA has propagation of 48% sites. 
>SCIA has very fewsites outside USA (Observation in part 4).

	You still crack me up. You need to get away from campaigning
against the revote and try to rethink what you've been saying.

>Hence most of the USA sites are carrying SCIA with few exceptions in
>Canada and possibly UK.

	Wrong. Many of the US sites are carrying SCIA, most are not.
And, as I said above, the more you keep ranting, the less sites will
carry you.

>Now,
>Did your little brain get it ?

	Did yours? Alok, please use some common sense and let the vote
go by quietly. If you don't, I guarantee it WILL fail. The damage you
have done might be fixable, but if you continue to rave, the Vote will
be a failure.

Brandon Magee                              cuz@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu
"Do you regard the restroom wall as a private meeting?  No?  Why is a
newsgroup any different?"
- igb@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Ian G Batten), 27 Mar 92, alt.censorship -

PS: If anyone replies to this, can they also cc me a copy? I'll be on
vacation for a week, thus the expire process will kill it before then.
Thanks.
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