Individual User Posting Statistic Graphs

elfprince13

It would be fun to see our running average over time, our 10-day average over time, and our per day statistics for both word and post counts.
_________________
StickFigure Graphic Productions || VSHI: Vermont Sustainable Heating Initiative

merthsoft · File Archiver Joined: 09 May 2010 Posts: 2735

I would also like this.
_________________
Shaun

comicIDIOT · Posted: 15 Sep 2011 08:16:36 pm Post subject:

The Profile page can use a facelift and more statistics Very Happy

_________________

-Alex

KermMartian · Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:58:32 pm Post subject:

Sure, I'd be happy to do so. I volunteer you guys to put together a more explicit spec of what you'd like to see first. Wink

_________________

comicIDIOT · Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:04:52 am Post subject:

Sounds good, as per my ideas, I'll whip something up in a spreadsheet.
_________________

-Alex

elfprince13 · Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:57:08 am Post subject:

KermMartian · Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:29:19 pm Post subject:

Here's a little question I've been debating in my head: should the graphs be generated once per day, when the user's profile is first loaded, or in a batch once per X, regardless of views? I'm inclined to say the former, even though it will be a slightly slower page-load the first time a user's profile is viewed each day.
_________________

comicIDIOT · Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:58:46 pm Post subject:

I say it's generated once per day when viewed. That way, my graph isn't rendered for that day unless someone views my profile. It'll save on server load at the least, maybe. I'm not sure if that's the an option you have listed there, but this is my suggestion.
_________________

-Alex

allynfolksjr · Minor Calculator Deity Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 1277

How about a graph that charts all of the stupid posts users make?
_________________
http://tcpa.calcg.org/

DJ_O · Posted: 18 Sep 2011 12:10:42 am Post subject:

That would be nice. Maybe something like this?

Else, I guess maybe something like the post stats graph on Cemetech.
_________________

Former 83+ coder, now doing 84+CSE stuff, Omnimaga/TIMGUL founder.

Follow me on Bandcamp|Facebook|Youtube|Twitter

comicIDIOT · Posted: 18 Sep 2011 12:24:21 am Post subject:

I really like that concept, DJ. Kerm, maybe a generaic 12 month (post per month) graph on the users page, and a link to a more detailed report?
_________________

-Alex

allynfolksjr · Minor Calculator Deity Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 1277

Yeah, except that we don't give a a about statistics.
_________________
http://tcpa.calcg.org/

elfprince13 · Posted: 18 Sep 2011 02:29:44 pm Post subject:

KermMartian · Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:02:17 pm Post subject:

I added a feature to user profile pages that shows a posts-per-day graph, just like Cemetech's full-site posts-per-day graph. Jab anyone's profile button (like mine:

) and give it a look. Next thing for me to implement will be cleanup of stale images.
_________________

elfprince13 · Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:58:09 pm Post subject:

Win. =)

[edit]

Nikky has some weird patterns in his graph, with lots of days lining up at the same post count, and I was going to ask if he had OCD, but then I noticed he never posts more than 8 or 9 posts a day, so there isn't quite the same range of possibility.

[edit 2]

Of the other people who've posted in this thread, Comic and Kevin both have very noticeable absences, and Merth has a very zoomed-in horizontal axis.
_________________
StickFigure Graphic Productions || VSHI: Vermont Sustainable Heating Initiative

comicIDIOT · Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:29:49 am Post subject:

Wow, I do have a quite an absence. I think I stopped coming to Cemetech when I got kicked from my graphing calculator in high school. I'm not exactly sure what prompted me to come back after a year and a half, but my return to regular posting is appears to be around my graduation from High School.
_________________

-Alex

KermMartian · Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:09:26 am Post subject:

Looks like it was about a year and a third that you abandoned us to "work" and "life" and stuff, comicIDIOT. Elfprince, great observations, thanks for sharing! I still want to spiff up the profile page in some way after the graph addition; I'm not 100% happy with it.
_________________

comicIDIOT · Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:20:18 pm Post subject:

It can surely use some sprucing. Perhaps we pick out categories and sort it out in a few divs rather than a table.

Relatedly, after looking at the page. The colors on the graph don't work. Maybe yellow instead of green, and get rid of the moving average data-points since it gets lost in most graphs, but is completely legible on out newer users.

If we move the graph down as it's own box, and have it dynamically span the page, I think we could keep the average data points.

And while I'm lightly nitpicking about the graph, I thought it'd be a little prettier. Haha. But it gets the job done so no fault there. But I think allocating more width will greatly help the current graph look nicer, as it is.
_________________

-Alex

Ashbad · Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:46:11 pm Post subject:

My graph looks like a surfer dude wave Cool

_________________
-Ashbad

comicIDIOT · Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:24:45 pm Post subject:

So, this graph works great and all, except when it divides by zero.

http://www.cemetech.net/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2647

KermM: Looking at the source, I suggest moving (or expanding the conditions of) the message, "We regret that we have insufficient data for this view" on line 49 to accommodate this error.

UPDATE: I took the initiative and fixed it. You can view the fix on this profile, since I think the profiles are only loaded daily.
_________________

-Alex