Ended up higher on most of these stats than I thought I would! Will say, much respect to Simon for compiling all these stats and then typing them out for all of us to see! Imagine that takes a good amount of time!
I'm genuinely surprised media doesn't make up a much more significant portion of my likes received. There have been many days where I've come home to up to 40+ likes on various media content of mine, usually from the same two or three members. ~Thylo
I was looking at the likes to media and I know I've handed out a tonne in the past twelve months yet they don't make a dent on my likes given out graph? Incidentally, I think I may be one of the afore-mentioned members who you received multiple likes from as I just tend to binge the Media section nowadays.
No typing for the lists - that's all computer generated. I write an SQL query to get the data out of the database, copy and paste it in to Google Spreadsheets, then write formulas in the spreadsheet to generate the code required to generate a list of items (with links and everything else included) to paste into a forum post. It actually doesn't take much time at all - once I've written the queries (that takes quite a bit of time). Formatting the charts to display nicely also takes a bit of time - but each year it gets quicker, since it's usually just a few minor improvements over the previous year's chart.
It does seem a bit odd. I will double check - there may be a bug in my database queries. EDIT: ooooh - yes, very big bug. Doesn't seem to be counting media likes at all: @ThylacineAlive likes received: post: 1017 comment: 253 media: 2813 Sorry, will fix and repost stats!
Okay - I've updated the previous posts - so please go back and visit: Users who received the most likes in 2018 Users who gave the most likes in 2018 Charts of both of the above
Ok these new numbers make a lot more sense, especially since @CarLover, @Terry Thomas, and @demonmoth are the top 3 "likers" of my photos (and everyone else's it seems) Glad to know a lot of people are enjoying my media ~Thylo
There seems to be less than 200 media likes for the year from you. I should qualify the data in this chart by explaining that it only counts likes given in 2018 on content that was created in 2018 - so if you've been liking older posts or photos, then it won't count for these stats. I'll be doing longer term stats for the anniversary stats each October (I haven't finished the 15th birthday anniversary stats yet!).
Thank you It takes a lot of planning and working extra shifts to make these trips happen but they're worth it in the end! ~Thylo
Users with the highest like rate in 2018 - posts only This is a weighted ratio of likes:posts and only considers the top 10% of posters. (13.4 like rate) - (2.3 likes per post) - {693 likes from 295 posts} - @sooty mangabey (12.1 like rate) - (1.7 likes per post) - {2,281 likes from 1,362 posts} - @lintworm (11.9 like rate) - (2.1 likes per post) - {611 likes from 292 posts} - @Batto (11.7 like rate) - (2.0 likes per post) - {644 likes from 316 posts} - @Vision (11.6 like rate) - (1.9 likes per post) - {907 likes from 481 posts} - @LaughingDove (10.1 like rate) - (1.7 likes per post) - {575 likes from 332 posts} - @snowleopard (9.4 like rate) - (1.8 likes per post) - {344 likes from 193 posts} - @MKE Zoo guy (9.3 like rate) - (1.6 likes per post) - {471 likes from 288 posts} - @DesertRhino150 (8.6 like rate) - (1.6 likes per post) - {367 likes from 232 posts} - @Maguari (8.6 like rate) - (1.5 likes per post) - {449 likes from 297 posts} - @jayjds2 (8.4 like rate) - (1.5 likes per post) - {375 likes from 244 posts} - @Shorts (8.1 like rate) - (1.4 likes per post) - {482 likes from 347 posts} - @gentle lemur (7.7 like rate) - (1.4 likes per post) - {321 likes from 225 posts} - @nczoofan (7.7 like rate) - (1.4 likes per post) - {369 likes from 267 posts} - @Nisha (7.7 like rate) - (1.0 likes per post) - {1,883 likes from 1,837 posts} - @TeaLovingDave (7.6 like rate) - (1.4 likes per post) - {278 likes from 192 posts} - @WhistlingKite24 (7.5 like rate) - (1.2 likes per post) - {692 likes from 584 posts} - @CGSwans (7.5 like rate) - (1.4 likes per post) - {327 likes from 240 posts} - @Echobeast (7.4 like rate) - (1.4 likes per post) - {321 likes from 237 posts} - @Tim May (7.1 like rate) - (1.3 likes per post) - {292 likes from 222 posts} - @Milwaukee Man (7.0 like rate) - (1.1 likes per post) - {657 likes from 598 posts} - @pachyderm pro (7.0 like rate) - (1.3 likes per post) - {321 likes from 253 posts} - @akasha (6.9 like rate) - (0.9 likes per post) - {2,374 likes from 2,737 posts} - @Chlidonias (6.7 like rate) - (1.2 likes per post) - {322 likes from 268 posts} - @Moebelle (6.6 like rate) - (1.0 likes per post) - {1,009 likes from 1,059 posts} - @ThylacineAlive (6.6 like rate) - (1.2 likes per post) - {303 likes from 256 posts} - @Mr. Zootycoon (6.5 like rate) - (1.2 likes per post) - {294 likes from 252 posts} - @Coelacanth18 (5.9 like rate) - (0.8 likes per post) - {1,213 likes from 1,516 posts} - @Zoofan15 (5.8 like rate) - (1.1 likes per post) - {221 likes from 202 posts} - @migdog (5.8 like rate) - (1.1 likes per post) - {204 likes from 184 posts} - @Swampy (5.6 like rate) - (1.0 likes per post) - {286 likes from 288 posts} - @DavidBrown (5.4 like rate) - (0.9 likes per post) - {450 likes from 524 posts} - @Brum (5.4 like rate) - (0.8 likes per post) - {745 likes from 954 posts} - @Simon Hampel (5.2 like rate) - (1.0 likes per post) - {190 likes from 190 posts} - @Quincey (5.2 like rate) - (0.7 likes per post) - {975 likes from 1,345 posts} - @FunkyGibbon (5.2 like rate) - (0.8 likes per post) - {436 likes from 525 posts} - @TZFan (4.9 like rate) - (0.9 likes per post) - {234 likes from 265 posts} - @ShonenJake13 (4.8 like rate) - (0.7 likes per post) - {739 likes from 1,077 posts} - @vogelcommando (4.7 like rate) - (0.8 likes per post) - {386 likes from 509 posts} - @Jambo (4.5 like rate) - (0.8 likes per post) - {229 likes from 286 posts} - @geomorph (4.4 like rate) - (0.6 likes per post) - {600 likes from 936 posts} - @Arizona Docent (4.1 like rate) - (0.8 likes per post) - {152 likes from 193 posts} - @CDavies98 (4.1 like rate) - (0.8 likes per post) - {154 likes from 198 posts} - @Gigit (4.1 like rate) - (0.7 likes per post) - {232 likes from 328 posts} - @bongorob (4.1 like rate) - (0.8 likes per post) - {162 likes from 213 posts} - @EsserWarrior (4.0 like rate) - (0.7 likes per post) - {262 likes from 391 posts} - @TheEthiopianWolf03 (4.0 like rate) - (0.6 likes per post) - {381 likes from 612 posts} - @TigerValley98 (4.0 like rate) - (0.7 likes per post) - {170 likes from 234 posts} - @Ned (3.9 like rate) - (0.8 likes per post) - {141 likes from 187 posts} - @Jurek7 (3.9 like rate) - (0.6 likes per post) - {283 likes from 440 posts} - @TinoPup Calculating an ordinary likes:posts ratio is heavily skewed by people who post relatively infrequently. It's easier to get lots of likes from a few posts than it is to get lots of likes from a lot of posts. For example, in 2018 @Batto got 611 likes from only 292 posts - while @lintworm got 2,281 likes from 1,362 posts. A simple ratio would have Batto at 2.1 likes per post but lintworm at only 1.7 likes per post - even though lintworm got nearly 4x as many likes as Batto did. So, we weight the ratio to reward people with higher post counts to try and give more meaningful ranking of who got the most likes for the posts they made. This is calculated using the formula: [likes * LN(posts) / posts], which effectively gives greater weight to users who have made more posts and minimises the impact of infrequent posters who drop "clangers" (controversial posts which are more likely to get a reaction) and thus get a disproportionately high amount of likes.
Users with the highest like rate in 2018 - media uploads only This is a weighted ratio of likes:uploads and only considers the top 10% of uploaders. (9.6 like rate) - (1.3 likes per upload) - {2,102 likes from 1,609 uploads} - @Giant Eland (8.6 like rate) - (1.4 likes per upload) - {628 likes from 444 uploads} - @devilfish (7.8 like rate) - (1.0 likes per upload) - {2,779 likes from 2,817 uploads} - @ThylacineAlive (7.7 like rate) - (1.1 likes per upload) - {1,213 likes from 1,106 uploads} - @LaughingDove (4.7 like rate) - (0.7 likes per upload) - {437 likes from 598 uploads} - @Najade (4.2 like rate) - (0.7 likes per upload) - {397 likes from 602 uploads} - @WhistlingKite24 (4.2 like rate) - (0.6 likes per upload) - {589 likes from 969 uploads} - @MagpieGoose (3.9 like rate) - (0.6 likes per upload) - {394 likes from 661 uploads} - @Moebelle (3.7 like rate) - (0.5 likes per upload) - {484 likes from 896 uploads} - @Terry Thomas (3.5 like rate) - (0.4 likes per upload) - {2,163 likes from 5,365 uploads} - @vogelcommando (3.4 like rate) - (0.5 likes per upload) - {612 likes from 1,298 uploads} - @Maguari (3.3 like rate) - (0.5 likes per upload) - {289 likes from 545 uploads} - @Kudu21 (3.3 like rate) - (0.5 likes per upload) - {322 likes from 631 uploads} - @Hix (3.1 like rate) - (0.5 likes per upload) - {406 likes from 885 uploads} - @lintworm (3.0 like rate) - (0.5 likes per upload) - {300 likes from 654 uploads} - @Kakapo (2.8 like rate) - (0.5 likes per upload) - {220 likes from 482 uploads} - @Milwaukee Man (2.7 like rate) - (0.4 likes per upload) - {248 likes from 597 uploads} - @FunkyGibbon (1.9 like rate) - (0.2 likes per upload) - {636 likes from 2,709 uploads} - @KevinB (1.8 like rate) - (0.3 likes per upload) - {120 likes from 393 uploads} - @carlos55 (1.6 like rate) - (0.3 likes per upload) - {124 likes from 472 uploads} - @pachyderm pro (1.6 like rate) - (0.2 likes per upload) - {361 likes from 1,704 uploads} - @geomorph (1.4 like rate) - (0.2 likes per upload) - {102 likes from 445 uploads} - @birdsandbats (1.3 like rate) - (0.2 likes per upload) - {198 likes from 1,071 uploads} - @gulogulogulo (0.5 like rate) - (0.1 likes per upload) - {117 likes from 1,737 uploads} - @snowleopard
Just a note on likes and like ratios. Soliciting likes (ie requesting that other users like your content), is strictly against the rules. Conspiring to artificially inflate likes will see all likes removed from all user accounts involved. Please be mindful that you don't abuse the likes system - otherwise it becomes meaningless. It's like the old argument that parents have with their kids about why can't every day be their birthday - because then it would just be like every other day and there would be nothing special about it.
I like to acknowledge the ability of photographers; at times incredible. A little encouragement is always good.
Users who changed their avatar the most in 2018 (15 changes) - Zoological Point (12 changes) - pachyderm pro (9 changes) - Himimomi (8 changes) - geomorph (7 changes) - PaleoMatt (7 changes) - J I N X (7 changes) - migdog (7 changes) - Moebelle (6 changes) - ZooBinh (6 changes) - Welsh Zootographer (6 changes) - Pleistohorse (6 changes) - MichaelKCT (6 changes) - Azubaa
Users who added the most tags to content in 2018 (1,333 tags added) birdsandbats (804 tags added) ro6ca66 (324 tags added) JigerofLemuria (278 tags added) Gigit (275 tags added) Daniel Sörensen (184 tags added) Yi Qi (174 tags added) Jena (75 tags added) Loxodonta Cobra (62 tags added) Babyrousa (57 tags added) Great Argus (51 tags added) carlos55 (37 tags added) squirrelmonkey (27 tags added) Bhutan (27 tags added) Jurek7 (26 tags added) The_UltimateBea (25 tags added) m30t (23 tags added) ZooBinh (21 tags added) ChaffeeZooFan (21 tags added) Ashleigh.N (21 tags added) akasha (20 tags added) ThylacineAlive (20 tags added) Giant Panda