Thanks Darren

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Thank Darren..   Enjoy reading the post.     Short month but not a competition just a well liked Weather Site.

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Thanks Darren...top stuff as always

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What happened to Brogdale?

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He's busy working on the election campaign for the Tory Party

 

 

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Always baffled me why someone would come on a weather forum just to post about politics. I am struggling to remember a single weather related post by him.

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A belated thanks Darren

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Please read the posting league page for information on some changes to the information provided here.

Posting League

The posting league is calculated each month by comparing a snapshot of users and post totals with one from a month earlier. The total number of posts for each user includes posts from all forums going back to November 2001. All users are automatically included in the survey. 

Who topped the chart this time?  Find out here!

Posting League Records

Every month, various statistics are updated, such as biggest climb to number 1, most consecutive months in the Top 10, highest new entry, etc.

You can access the information using this link: http://two.dazsmith.co.uk/ 

 

The following sections have not been updated, but are still available...

Rogues' Gallery

A collection of photos of TWO forum members, the more the merrier! Members are shown in descending post total order, again including all posts made since November 2001. Those who haven't posted for at least 6 months are removed. This is also updated once a month.Please submit your photos to me, by using the TWO Private Message system, or alternatively the "Contact Darren" link on my web site.

Three members were removed, and three members were re-added. We now have 94 photos.

Don't be shy - send in your photos! If you are already there, maybe you'd like to send in an update - some of the photos are 10 years old!

Regional Analysis

This new section allows you to view how many posters are in each region of the UK as well as overseas, and how many posts they make. You can drill into a particular region to see posts per county, and then drill into the county to see all the members in that county that posted during 2013 or 2012. If they're not listed, they didn't post - everyone is there!

All Time Top 100

Every month, a list is compiled showing the Top 100 TWO members of all time, including those who were banned or have lapsed. Changes in overall position compared to the previous month are also shown, as are all those climbers in positions 101-300. Post totals include all those made since November 2001.

2014 Year End Analysis

The year end analysis for 2014 is now available. See the full top 300 table for the entire year - who was poster of the year? Read the write-up which picks out the movers and shakers from the year. How did the posting rate compare with previous years? Who were the Top 5 female posters? The Top 5 Scots? Welsh? Irish? Foreigners?

Also see the updated Regional Analysis section, which now includes full data for 2014 as well as 2013 and 2012. Which region of the UK had the most posters, and the most posts? Which region has the most posts per head of population? Which county had the most posts - did Oxfordshire retain its lead? Who is the top poster in your county or region?

All this is now available. The December monthly analysis is still available to read via a link from the 2014 analysis home page.

 

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Thank you Darren for the latest updates.

 Can't blame you for streamlining the updates if people do not respond.  All that time and hard work in the layout must take a lot of doing.

 

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Thanks for the update, Darren. It's a shame you've had to scale it down but I understand the reasons behind it.

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Thanks Darren. I always look forward to your monthly updates, but I understand that a lack of response can be soul-destroying. I hope you can manage to keep it going, even if on a reduced scale.

Thanks again.

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Understand your reasons, Darren, but I'd be extremely sorry to see this go. It's a TWO institution and, along with the monthly CET comp, one of the highlights of my month on the site.

On the wider issue of TWO member participation, it's frustrating. The MO thread has become a sorry shadow of what it once was, for instance.

Why does 'the other weather site' get so much traffic? Why have certain posters who were once TWO stalwarts moved there? Is this still the case? I must admit I don't frequent there; I used to pop in occasionally a few years ago but the numpties outweighed the good posters.

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Thank you Darren. 

I'm sure your efforts are appreciated more than you think but unfortunately, people get used to something being there and take it for granted.   I know exactly what you're saying about posting numbers etc. and I agree that a scaling down makes sense, but please don't give it up altogether. 

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Cheers as usual Darren,always a good read.

There might be only a few who respond,but the respect for the quality of your updates and stats.is without doubt.

Please keep it up.

Darren... I look forward to this every month. It is an essential part of TWO. I don't say it enough, but I sincerely appreciate all your work and think TWO would be a MUCH poorer place without it.

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As other members have already stated, your efforts are very much appreciated.  I understand your reasons for scaling down but I hope you continue to produce some stats each month.

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Me too

Couldn't agree more

 

Top stuff Darren

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I always read the updates though sometimes forget to comment.
I agree that this is an institution and would be sad if it disappeared completely.
As for posting it declined quite a while back as many who posted in the F.A. transferred to facebook.
Personally I used to find the "flood control" annoying when engaged in conversation in the lounge thread whereas its easy to conduct a conversation on messenger or elsewhere.
The decline in the weather forum posting probably has a number of reasons but quite a number of posters have also moved to establish their own FB pages and websites which take up time and probably reduce posting opportunities.
To be honest, when it comes to weather and model analysis, I'm only interested in the views of those who will give me an honest and unbiased assessment of whats on offer. To this end, TWO should be grateful to the likes of Martin(Gibby), James(SC) and Gavin especially for there continues support.
As a convection freak I find it a bit depressing at the lack of response when such situations arise. Apart from a couple who still post here, the expertise is somewhat lacking and I tend to pursue other sources for my info.
I get the impression that UIA still thrives though although on a restricted posting base. I dip in occasionally if I feel like a pub brawl!
The lack of interest in the TWO meet-up was a shame. We couldn't make it as we were flying out to Cyprus early the next day but it may be an idea to try to set up small local meetings to get round that one.
I set up a FB weather page a while ago and have kept in touch with many current and former posters and have made it a point of meeting a few of these people this year.
Anyway, TWO will go on and I will still be looking in, especially as I owe it big time!......and please don't stop completely Darren 🙂