{"id":765,"date":"2008-06-21T18:11:21","date_gmt":"2008-06-21T18:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/?p=765"},"modified":"2008-06-22T00:53:49","modified_gmt":"2008-06-22T00:53:49","slug":"the-syria-comment-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/the-syria-comment-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"The Syria Comment Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><strong>Posted by Qifa Nabki<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/laurels-SC.JPG\" border=\"0\" width=\"299\" height=\"210\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Well, the results are in.&nbsp;Using several supercomputers and a sophisticated algorithm, two researchers, Bala Manyake and Amtihke Jad, with the&nbsp;Stockholm-based think tank&nbsp;SADDANA (Society for Advanced Data Analysis)&nbsp;have been able to determine the addiction level of different contributors to Syria Comment&#39;s discussion pages. If you&#39;ve ever wondered just how serious your habit is, you can finally put a figure on it. (Note that these figures only reflect levels of addiction since September 2006, when the site moved to its current home at WordPress. Prior case history cannot be ascertained.)<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><u><strong>Category A: Total Number of Comments<\/strong><\/u> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Grand Order of the Mulukhieh (2300+) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. AnotherIsraeliGuy = 2319 comments<\/p>\n<p><strong>Esteemed Order of the Shish Tawouq (2000-2300)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. Alex = 2047<\/p>\n<p><strong>Noble&nbsp;Order of the Kafta bi-Tahini (1000-2000)<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3. Ausamaa = 1396<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/general.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"264\" height=\"264\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Norman = 1372<\/p>\n<p>5. Qifa Nabki = 1345<\/p>\n<p>6. Shai = 1173&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honorable Order of the Mujaddara (500-1000)<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7. Akbar Palace = 962&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>8. Offended = 752&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>9. Ehsani2 = 712&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>10. Enlightened = 668&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>11. Naji = 613&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>12. Why-Discuss = 605<\/p>\n<p>13. T_Desco = 518<\/p>\n<p>14. SimoHurrta = 517<\/p>\n<p>15. Ford Prefect = 509&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Order of the Falafel (100+)<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/medals2.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"272\" height=\"399\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>16. Honest Patriot = 481<\/p>\n<p>17. Wizart = 452<\/p>\n<p>18. Atassi = 384<\/p>\n<p>19. MSK = 374<\/p>\n<p>20. Majhool = 334<\/p>\n<p>21. Zenobia = 331<\/p>\n<p>22. Observer = 311<\/p>\n<p>23. Nour = 267<\/p>\n<p>24. IDAF = 242<\/p>\n<p>25. Nur al-Cubicle = 235<\/p>\n<p>26. Innocent_Criminal = 181<\/p>\n<p>27. Joshua = 172<\/p>\n<p>28. trustquest = 131<\/p>\n<p>29. Bashmann = 129<\/p>\n<p>30. KingCrane Jr. = 54<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Category B: Frequency of Comments (per day)<br \/><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefactor (over 5 per day)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. AnotherIsraeliGuy = 8.6<\/p>\n<p>2. Shai = 7.8&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patron (2.0 &#8211; 4.9 per day)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3. Naji = 4.8<\/p>\n<p>4. Qifa Nabki = 3.7<\/p>\n<p>5. Alex = 3.2<\/p>\n<p>6. Ausamaa = 2.2<\/p>\n<p>7. Norman = 2.2&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sustainer (1.0 &#8211; 1.9 per day)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8. Akbar Palace = 1.5<\/p>\n<p>9. Honest Patriot = 1.2<\/p>\n<p>10. Offended = 1.2<\/p>\n<p>11. Enlightened = 1.1<\/p>\n<p>12. Ehsani2 = 1.1<\/p>\n<p>13. Why-Discuss = 1.0&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donor (0.5 -0.9)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>14. Majhool= 0.9<\/p>\n<p>15. Ford Prefect = 0.9<\/p>\n<p>16. 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