# So, what's your thread-killing percentage? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 16, 2005, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799 "2005-03-16T12:59:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/61 "2005-03-18T23:09:19Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > So, how long does this have to get before we start referring to it as _SWYTKP_? 61 posts. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/62 "2005-03-18T23:32:16Z")
:smack: Dang! My TKP is down to 17.14285% ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/63 "2005-03-18T23:38:07Z")
> [@An Arky](#): > > :smack: Dang! > > My TKP is down to 17.14285% Well, itā€™s not going to get any better if you keep posting to this threadā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/64 "2005-03-20T00:17:09Z")
After a little more research (and a few more beers) Iā€™ve come to the conclusion that my TKP is now at 99.2% or is that my BKP? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/65 "2005-03-20T15:13:37Z")
And yet, itā€™s so worth it for that ā€˜the last poster was harmlessā€™ thingā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/66 "2005-03-20T16:34:57Z")
> [@harmless](#): > > After a little more research (and a few more beers) Iā€™ve come to the conclusion that my TKP is now at 99.2% > > or is that my BKP? :dubious: I think that was your BAC. šŸ˜ƒ Hereā€™s my public service for the day: [http://www.ou.edu/oupd/bac.htm](http://www.ou.edu/oupd/bac.htm) enjoy! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/67 "2005-03-21T00:37:09Z")
[This](http://www.intox.com/wheel/drinkwheel.asp) link is a better BAC tester. The other one is 100 lbs. too light for me. These things are pretty inaccurate ā€“ it says I can have 7 whiskey rocks in an hour, and still be legal. Not bloody likely! I can barely lift the glass after 6. ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/68 "2005-03-21T00:51:44Z")
47/612 = 7.68% Some of those may still be active, and I guess this is thread 613ā€¦ so the real total is lower. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/69 "2005-03-21T03:26:36Z")
Decided to see what my all-time TKP isā€¦ Iā€™ve posted in 1487 threads. Of those, 19 have been active in the last 48 hours. Iā€™m not counting those. That leaves 1487 threads. Of those, Iā€™ve killed 110, for an all-time kill-rate of 7.397444519166106%. Iā€™ll grade that as ā€œso-soā€. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/70 "2005-03-21T13:13:08Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Decided to see what my all-time TKP isā€¦ > > Iā€™ve posted in 1487 threads. Of those, 19 have been active in the last 48 hours. Iā€™m not counting those. > > That leaves 1487 threads. Of those, Iā€™ve killed 110, for an all-time kill-rate of 7.397444519166106%. > > Iā€™ll grade that as ā€œso-soā€. 1487-19=1487? Iā€™m impressed with your dedication to statistical research. However, you did a fairly poor job of ā€œshowing your work.ā€ šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/71 "2005-03-21T13:46:04Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > 1487-19=1487? Itā€™sā€¦ummmā€¦new math. Very, very new. As in, ā€œI just invented it on Thursdayā€. Still need to get all the bugs worked out of it. Actually, that was a copy & paste error. It shouldā€™ve read ā€œIā€™ve posted in 1498 threadsā€. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/72 "2005-03-21T15:44:25Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Itā€™sā€¦ummmā€¦new math. Very, very new. As in, ā€œI just invented it on Thursdayā€. Still need to get all the bugs worked out of it. > > Actually, that was a copy & paste error. It shouldā€™ve read ā€œIā€™ve posted in 1498 threadsā€. You are still not convincing me, here. 1498-19=1487? Maybe in New Jerseyā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/73 "2005-03-21T17:06:51Z")
Gaaa!! Stupid fingers! Ok, revised verson: Iā€™ve posted in a shitload of threads, some of which I killed. About 7.3% of them. Happy now? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/74 "2005-03-21T17:45:38Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Gaaa!! Stupid fingers! > > Ok, revised verson: > > Iā€™ve posted in a shitload of threads, some of which I killed. About 7.3% of them. > > Happy now? šŸ™‚ Well, why didnā€™t you say so in the first place? šŸ˜ƒšŸ˜ƒšŸ˜ƒ You know, itā€™s not enough to spit out a simple percentage (Not addressed specifically to you, **Hal** , Iā€™m speaking generally here). I really think each thread should be measured using certain criteria. Killing a thread that only had 100 or fewer views shouldnā€™t carry as much weight as killing a thread that had 1000 or more views. How about some sort of weighted scale? Help me out here, somebody. What would you suggest? ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/75 "2005-03-21T18:19:06Z")
> [@Bites When Provoked](#): > > And yet, itā€™s so worth it for that ā€˜the last poster was harmlessā€™ thingā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ Yeahā€¦Iā€™ve been thinking of changing my handle to **clinically\_insane**. > [@](#): > > 0.30 g/210 liters of breath - At this level most people will lose conciousness. Yeahā€¦right. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/76 "2005-03-21T18:47:36Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > I really think each thread should be measured using certain criteria. Killing a thread that only had 100 or fewer views shouldnā€™t carry as much weight as killing a thread that had 1000 or more views. How about some sort of weighted scale? Help me out here, somebody. What would you suggest? Excellent idea, but one problem ā€“ when you view the [list subscriptions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/subscription.php?do=viewsubscription) page, it doesnā€™t show the number of views/responses a page has had. So you would have to click on each one to get the necessary data to put together an accurate formula. Nuts to that. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/77 "2005-03-21T21:03:20Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Excellent idea, but one problem ā€“ when you view the [list subscriptions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/subscription.php?do=viewsubscription) page, it doesnā€™t show the number of views/responses a page has had. So you would have to click on each one to get the necessary data to put together an accurate formula. > > Nuts to that. I hear you, man. Too much work. Now, I have never subscribed to a thread, so there is no data in my subscription page that I can use, other than that I have subscribed to 0 threads, out of which I have killed 0, therefore my threadkill rate for subscribed threads is ERR. I guess Iā€™ll just have to figure it out the hard way. Gimme about a month or so, that oughta do it. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/78 "2005-03-21T22:46:13Z")
: one month passesā€¦cut to scene : **Rufus** : Iā€™ve got it! 9.896%! Yes! 9.896! **SDMB** : Huh? šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799/79 "2005-03-21T23:40:10Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **Danalan** _ > > And off we go againā€¦ Nah . . . I donā€™t think so. **Cajun Man** for the SDMB [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-thread-killing-percentage/294799.md?page=3)