Big Bertha Thing publication (see at end)

301 Files most wanted list, for contributions to the furtherance of a hole in the ground. (shell hole)

 
Total postings  5/1/00  4913 4025 2654 2806 1072 1014  948 905  789 345 265 149
sci.astro                 41  372  172   45   33  107   45 146  133   4 117  67
sci.math                  11    7    1    .    1    .    .   .    .   .   .   .
sci.physics             1101    6   38    .    2    .   48   .   17   .   .   .
sci.chem                1520    .    .    .    .    .    .   .    6   .   .   .
sci.optics                 .    1  118    .    .    .    .   .  301   .   .   .
sci.archaeology            .    .    .    .    7    .    .   .    .   .  62   .
sci.astro.amateur          1 1033  828    .    .    .    .   .    .   .   .   .
sci.space.policy           2    1    1    .    2    .    . 438    .   .   .   .
sci.space.tech             .    .    .    .   55    .    . 143    .   1   .   .
sci.physics.particle      12    .    .    .    .    .    1   .  100   .   .   .
sci.physics.electromag     .    .    .    .    .    .    .   .   74   .   .   .
sci.physics.relativity    12    .    .    .    1    .  776   .  135   1   .   .
sci.geo.satellite-nav      .    .    .    .    .  160    .   .    .   .   .   .
alt.sci.physics           41    .    2    .    .    .    .   .    .   .   .   .
alt.sci.seti               .    .    .    .    .   45    .   .    .   .   .   5
sci.astro.seti             .    .    .    .    .    .    7   .    .   .   .  28
alt.astronomy              1   32  163    .    .    .    6   .    .   .   .   .
alt.sci.planetary          2    3    .    .    .    .    .   .    .   2   .   .
swnet.sci.astro            .  215    .    .    .    .    .   .    .   .   .   .
sci.anthropology.paleo     .    .    .    .  360    .    .   .    .   .   .   .
 
Total postings 10/1/00  5060 4086 2714 2776 1074 4019  953 909 1085 349 302 182
sci.astro                 41  384  179   40   26    2   48 150  248   5 137  81
sci.math                  11    7    1    .    1    .    .   .    .   .   .   .
sci.physics             1127    6   41    .    1    .   48   .   41   .   .   .
sci.chem                1564    .    .    .    .    .    .   .    6   .   .   .
sci.optics                59    1  121    .    .    .    .   .  391   .   4   .
sci.archaeology            .    7    .    .    7    .    .   1    .   .  68   .
sci.astro.amateur          1 1045  834    .    .    .    .   .    .   .   .   .
sci.space.policy           2    1    1    .    2    .    . 438    .   .   .   .
sci.space.tech             .    .    .    .   56    .    . 143    .   1   .   .
sci.physics.particle      13    .    .    .    .    .    1   .  100   .   .   .
sci.physics.electromag    24    .   11    .    .    .    .   .  138   .   2   .
sci.physics.relativity    12    .    .    .    2    .  776   .  135   1   .   .
sci.geo.satellite-nav      .    .    .    .    .    .    .   .    .   .   .   .
alt.sci.physics           41    .    2    .    .    .    .   .    1   .   4   .
alt.sci.seti               .    .    .    .    .    .    .   .    .   .   .   5
sci.astro.seti             .    .    .    .    .    .    9   .    .   .   .  34
alt.astronomy              1   32  171    .    .    .    6   .    .   .   .   .
alt.sci.planetary          2    9    .    .    .    .    .   .    .   2   1   .
swnet.sci.astro            .  216    .    .    .    .    .   .    .   .   .   .
sci.anthropology.paleo     .    .    .    .  365    .    .   .    .   .   1   .

Big Bertha Thing publication

The statistics for Big Bertha Thing postings published on sci.astro are as follows:-

20 No. 50K primary postings   (out of 26)
 2 No. 600K    ditto          (out of 4)
12 No. off-topic postings     (out of 200)
 4 No. 50K secondary postings (out of 26)
20 No. 4K      ditto          (out of 26)
20 No. 2K      ditto          (out of 26)
24 No. astronomical postings  (out of 2000)

There was almost zero response to the above, which were spread over 28 days, at the rate of two days per week.

Book-burners deleted the archive of Net Access Policy postings prior to 2nd November 1998. Bertha saved those, with the exception of replies and published 12.

The above were also posted to the Onenet conference Astronomy & Space. Here days 18, 19, 20, were minimal keep-off-the-grass days and on days 27 and 28 they broke ranks. The on-topic filibuster of sound-bite journalism ended, at 42 days old. (The beginning of the end of spam.)
Thank you,
Tony Lance
www.bertha.ndirect.co.uk (since disabled)