--- In [email protected], "qntmpkt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ---Interesting idea, but the fact that a few posters post > disproportionate numbers of posts is an example of a typical power > law associated with internet-type phenomena; and widespread in > economics. Briefly, there are many types of distributions, foremost > among the standard normal distribution, in which we can expect a very > long "tail": i.e. the people down on the scale still contribute a > significant number of entries. However, in internet (and other) > power laws, a small number of contributors contribute MOST of the > entries, and the "tail" trails off rather abruptly. > Take, for example, automobile manufacturers during the 30's and > into the 50's. The numbers of contributors declined, with most of the > autos being manufactured by small numbers of Companies. > At any rate, the "three poster" phenomenon is simply typical of > types of distributions found in economics, in nature, and in the very > structure of the internet. How many types of search engines do > people use? 3 big ones. How many auto manufacturers manufacture 90% > of the autos? About 5. > At any rate, this is simply a type of natural phenomenon and > the "three muskateers" can't help themselves. It's a typical power > law distribution.
Interesting observation. In sales, the standard is: 80% of the sales is done by 20% of the salesforce. > > <at_man_and_brahman@> wrote: > > > > > > I do not remember specifically what > > > I said. Apparently you do, so please > > > remind me. > > > > Sorry, I don't remember specifically either. > > But my response quoted a famous line from a movie > > called "Reversal of Fortune," about the murderer > > Klaus von Bulow, played by John Malkovich. > > > > At the end of a scene in von Bulow is talking to > > his lawyer, as he's leaving, the lawyer says, > > "You're a very strange man, Mr. von Bulow." And > > von Bulow replies, chillingly, "You have no idea." > > > > So I suspect you said something about what a > > strange person I was to make so many posts. > > > > I was making a funny, in other words. > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "at_man_and_brahman" > > > > <at_man_and_brahman@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > My experience with JS goes back even before > > > > > AMT. She and I were members of a > > > > > mailing list in the early '90s. She posted > > > > > like a demon to that, too. I commented > > > > > to her once that I was amazed at how > > > > > she found the time to post so much, > > > > > and she responded, "You have no idea." > > > > > > > > I'm flattered you remember that response, but it > > > > looks like you've forgotten how you phrased your > > > > comment. > > > > > > > > (John Malkovitch fans may have a clue as to what > > > > it might have been like.) > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
