Resetting Top Commentator To Every 5 Days
OK, for some strange reason, having the Top Commentators update every week wasn’t working correctly. There were adding errors and a name that hasn’t commented in over a month (because she changed her name) suddenly appeared back on the list. So, now I’m going to try something new.
Instead of fooling around with the weekly, monthly, yearly, etc. I’m going to set the Top Commentator for 5 days. I believe it doesn’t reset to zero after five days. What the count show is how many comments the Top Commentators made in the past 5 days. It is a running total - as a new day is added, the fifth day is dropped. If you’re gone for more than 5 days without making a comment, you’re off the list.
I believe this is now tracking correctly. I had it set to monthly and the numbers were identical to 5 days, which would be correct since this is the 5th day of the month. What I can’t believe however, is how Saman Sadeghi and lyndonmaxewell have over 200 comments each. That’s an average of over 40 comments per day! Do you guys live here or something?
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>That’s an average of over 40 comments per day! Do >you guys live here or something?
Did you check the math of your plugin? But at least their hard work paid off well. Saman’s Technorati rank has broken the 50K mark and it’s lower now. He learned from his evil master.
Reply to this commentIt really has paid off though, a month ago my rank was 912,223. Right now it’s 40,796! This is mainly from the links on John’s site, but a few others as well.
But I gave credit were it’s due and I have credited John more then a few times! Also, I am handing out links left and right on my site. I feel like I need help out the rest of the community like they’ve helped me!!!
Reply to this commentThats really good, well done, how much time do you spend on your blog and networking??
Reply to this commentI try to write an hour or two a day. Networking seems like it’s raised to over two hours…
Reply to this commentThat is some incredible results! about 870,000 jump! err.. can someone help with the percentage increase?
Reply to this commentYou sir are a comment freak.
I really don’t know how you do it. And it’s not just this site either. You’re comments are everywhere. It’s like you’ve got a crack team of monkeys working round the clock writing comments for you.
Reply to this commentDaniel, you can be assured that it is a one-man show.
I wish I owned a troupe of monkeys though..
Reply to this commentYeah, especially if you could train the monkeys to bring you beer…
Reply to this comment“It’s like you’ve got a crack team of monkeys working round the clock writing comments for you”
Quite amusing, I think there maybe a couple of teams in here tho…. Im all on my lonesome
Reply to this commentRest assured, there are no teams! Every comment you read is from me and me alone. I will never misrepresent myself!
Reply to this commentHaha.. I am on my lonesome as well, jez. Seriously.
Reply to this commentThat’s an impressive jump in technorati!
Reply to this commentThat’s really crazy…how many comments do you post per day (on all blogs)?
Reply to this commentI ‘learnt’ a lesson or two from the evil master as well. *evil grins.
Reply to this commentSaman has 4.5x as many comments as me and I thought I was the comment whore. In fact, I’m barely on the list
Reply to this commentIt’s ok, Michael. Everyone knows that Saman is THE comment whore.
Reply to this commentThank you, thank you!
I can just see it now: “Look honey, they think I’m a comment whore!”
My Wife: “You’re an idiot.”
Reply to this commentAnd he’s an equal opportunity comment whore too, being on top of the list at Stephen Fung’s blog as well as Jane May’s.
Reply to this commentThere are a few others too!
Saman=Best!
Reply to this commentHaha.. I can’t believe you would tell your wife that. Yes?
Reply to this commentI’m not surprised to hear that reaction. My wife would probably say the same of me with the much more limited amount of comments I have, let alone your number…
Reply to this commentJust admit it Micheal, all of my hip trusting is distracting you!
Reply to this commentMichael go checkout your MBL page..
Reply to this commentI have added you you to my blog roll
…rest is in MBL
Saman has replace you as your successor, it seems.
It is a new generation race!
Reply to this commentAt some point you have to say “is it worth it”? LOL
223 posts in 5 days is not worth it.
Reply to this commentno kidding…thats a lot of time spent commenting for a link…. but then, if they are commenting 200+ in 5 days, how long can they keep that up???
Reply to this commentHopefully not too long, then there might be more discussion and fewer comments for the sake of comments.
Reply to this commentIt’s totally worth it! My rank has risen and so have page views, now I can buy more diapers for my babies!
As for the lack of discussion, I really have tried to add to the discussion - and you will never see a spammy comment from me like:
Yeah!
Reply to this commentGreat!
Me Too!
How much of that do you think is down to comment whoring?
Reply to this commentNone - why how much do you think?
Reply to this commentWhat a comment entails:-
1. a remark, observation, or criticism
Reply to this comment2. gossip; talk
The paid links at the top of the page are $150 per month, for readers who post comments anyway, why isnt it worth posting a few more?
Reply to this commentSo, John is giving PPC (pay Per Comment)
Reply to this commentWrite 250 comments in a 5 days and get $150!!!
Hmm, if you think about it
$15 / 30 days in a month = $5
If you have to post 50 per day to get no.1 then thats 10c per comment.
That said, the lower end of the list requries a lot less commenting, but then you could be knocked off during google-bot time.
Reply to this commentIn other words, it is your idea of working for it, isn’t it? It is a nice way of having many ’small talks’.
Reply to this commentWorking for it, not sure Id consider it work, just a bit of fun. I wont be doing this for long, just want to see what those links are worth.
TBH I would be better off putting my efforts into trading links / reviews with other sites, but having been a reader here for a while Ive often wondered just what the top commentors spot are “worth”, so now Im going to find out
Reply to this commentIn a way, that could be pretty true.
Still, it is all in the name of fun!
Reply to this commentExactly, there seems to be some friendly rivalry between commentors, Ive enjoyed my spam fest so far, I was just responding to a question of whether it was worth it.
If you measure received traffic vs time invested then its definately not worth it, but as an alternative to watching TV it ok
Reply to this commentYea, have you heard of MobTV? I watch television programs at the same time on my terminal, anyway.
Reply to this commentIt was never a rivalry for me, I just wanted to get my name out there - and now it seems like I managed to post the most comments.
That wasn’t my intention either…
Reply to this commentnever thought of it that way…hmm…
Reply to this commentNow that John has been banned from Technorati it’s not worth the extra time to spam his comments.
I’m back to only posting comments when I feel they are relevant to the article.
Oh yeah, Are we about done with all the ReviewMe articles? I want to see your blog get back to what it was before.
Reply to this commentYou are right, Steve. In that sense, wouldn’t you say that the commentators here are not doing for any benefits but out of some fun?
Reply to this commentI’m still here because of the community!
Reply to this commentI don’t think he’s banned a lot of his posts are still there though there is something weird going on with his listing.
Reply to this commentI agree as well. John will be sure to be ‘let off’ soon.
Reply to this commentI’m not really banned. Links to me are still being counted and my links to others are counted as well. It’s just Technorati is refusing to increase my current rank. However, I can still increase the rank of others. Just right now, others can’t increase my rank.
There are three more ReviewMe reviews and then we’ll be back on the normal cycle.
Reply to this commentYou’re pretty generous for such an evil dude!
Reply to this commentI do agree. It’s all about ROI and while it’s worth it for a certain number of posts for me, it’s quickly becoming a less attractive venture.
Reply to this commentAgreed!
Reply to this comment40 comments a day? krazy krazy…They must have a roboform comments program on johnchow.com
Reply to this commentNope, I’m just that good!
Reply to this commentProps to Saman…that’s what i call dedication.
Reply to this commentGreat!
(sorry, I had to do it)
Reply to this commentYea, that is indeed some serious dedication for a lone person.
Reply to this commentPardon me, but aren’t you commenting just as much as me?!
Reply to this commentHoly mackerel! 223 comments…ummmmm, Sam, wow! that’s all I can say….WOW! Good job top commentators, you have taken it to a new level. Unless ofcourse, there’s a glich in the system. But regardless…good stuff!!!
Reply to this commentthere has to be a glitch! I barely send 223 IMs a day!
Reply to this commentIt’s not a glitch, it’s all part of being in the Clan of Evil!
Reply to this commentyou either wrote a script, or you you have way too much time on your hands. I guess the latter…how much time DO you spend here?
Reply to this comment“you either wrote a script”
Dont give him ideas!!
Reply to this commentHe just has an absurd amount of time on his hands. But that’s ok, the more time he spends here, the less time he spends on his blog. That makes it easier for me to get my slice of the pie
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Good try Marc, but I promise that I will continue keep to writing great content on my site!
Reply to this commentShould have made an effort to do it a few months ago when you held the top spot, or close month on month….
Reply to this commentReal uncommon, but not impossible. You already have one person who made it happen!
Reply to this commentHaha wow.
When my name disappeared today temporarily (as well as Jane’s) I thought John blacklisted the previous month’s comment winners to give everybody a fair chance..
But looks like I still get to be a comment whore!
SWEEEET
Reply to this commentOne of the top ten comment ‘whores’, to be exact.
Reply to this commentNice John, but I think you should take a look at the mysql db yourself and see if the values are really correct; 40 comments a day just seems weird - even to me
Reply to this commentIt’s not weird if you’ve been reading through the comments. Those two have been going insane.
Reply to this commentYep, John. Running total. I mentioned this in a comment on your other post about Top Commentators…and how I’ve got mine set at 7. But do you listen? Noooo.
That’s it!!! I’ve had it!!! I refuse to be your comment whore!!!
*runs & hides*
Um…I was only kidding. We’re still cool, right?
Reply to this commentAnyone want to get a bet going on the over/under between Saman and lyndon?
Reply to this commentI wouldn’t bet on it: last week was slow for me, so I was able to be on the Internet a lot. That won’t be the case this week - the rest of you spammers can have a chance!
Just don’t get to comfortable at the top of the list, I’ll be back!
Reply to this commentlol.. And who’s going to fork out the bets? Banker anyone?
Nah.. we should just keep it to this way.
Reply to this commentWhy, are you scared?
Really though, let’s not spam!
Reply to this commentNot this week, as others have said, commenting so furiously is not sustainable. In terms of traffic Im not convinced the time invested is worth it, time is probably better spent on the blogs than comment spamming.
That said, I just had to know what the traffic increase would be
Reply to this commentHead over to my site, I have posed about the increase in traffic - and I still spend just as much time writing content as I did before!
Reply to this commentSeems like after sometime youll reset it daily??????
Reply to this commentIf it keeps on with more people jumping into the fray, you may be certain for it to happen, eventually…
Reply to this commentI doubt it, what benefit does John gain from this really, ultimately it will just slow his page loads down, which is already happening….
Reply to this commentThat page load time is slow cos of the mybloglog avatar. 100+ comments in a post means 100+ photos from that slow mybloglog server. That’s why it is slow.
Reply to this commentBut the page load will not wait for the image will it, the page will load and images render concurrently.
What I mean is, load doesnt stop and wait for each avatar, it serves the html and images are rendered afterwards
Reply to this commentWords occupy very little space. Actually, I would go along with Mr.Byte on this though.
Reply to this commentHe has a point, my point is that there are a lot of extra DB requests to buld the comments section, which has got to be an overhead also, though, that depends on the speed of Johns server, which I think is pretty good.
Reply to this commentNot sure that would work, it would jump around too much, there has to be “some” consistency
Reply to this commentWOW haha, 200+ comments in five days. I spend more time reading the comments than the actual posts here!
Reply to this comment@ John. This place is practically my ’second’ home in the virtual world. :O Proud to be kicking around here.
Reply to this commentWheres your first, your own site I assume??
Reply to this commentDefinitely. What else is closer to your heart than your very own site?
Reply to this commentThat is sure a lot of commenting. Saman might spend more time here than you do John.
Reply to this commentI wouldnt be surprised, maybe he could become an author!!
Reply to this commentA full-time author, for that matter.
Reply to this commentBut, I wouldn’t say no!
Reply to this commentPeople are determined to build their link by commenting here… So they live half their days here, just refreshing and spamming Oops! commenting in this site. I do comment here but let me also try spamming. John doesn’t mind people spamming cos it indirectly builds page traffic. So nobody minds if anybody comments.
Reply to this commentAs I said before, I think its (IMO) starting to slow page loads, which is not really in Johns interests.
Comparing load times to those a few months ago its a lot slower, or is it just me??
Reply to this commentNot really spam comments, there are a few one liners, there is still some discussion tucked away in here somewhere
Reply to this commentI agree, with every bits of small talk, you still get some form of discussion out of it.
Reply to this commentLike I’ve said, I always try and contribute to the conversation. If I can’t, I move on!
Reply to this commentActually getting into the top commentors list not only gets backlink from John’s site but also get some traffic and future regular readers….
Reply to this commentWell, you are pretty right on that aspect. I can almost see you there on the list as well!
Reply to this comment5 days seems awfully short…
Reply to this commentbut that allows others to compete… and the people in the top list wont dominate unless the comment even more…. It’s our evil John’s idea, don’t ya get it???
Reply to this commentYou have to work your way to the top, and who says that 5 days is too short? Never.
Reply to this comment5 is a moderate balance…its neither 2 short nor 2 long…if its too short some commentors may not try to compete and giving 5 days helps the usual top commentors a chance to strive
Reply to this commentHmm yea, it gives a sort of a longer term pace to set on.
Reply to this commentIts a rolling 5 days though, so in a sense it will reward consistency as opposed to hammering it at the start of the month….
Reply to this commentIt also differentiates the active commentators from the plain spammers alone.
Reply to this commentNot really, if your not active you dont get on the list whether its monthly or weekly.
TBH, I think this is too much effort for a spammer to be bothered with. A spammer would rather hit mutliple sites once than pour effort into one site, and then find that they were banned for spam.
Reply to this commentIt calls for consistency, which you had mentioned.
I agree. No right-minded ’spammer’ would put all their effort into a single site.
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