# What's your TKP (thread-kill percentage)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 15, 2002, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939 "2002-11-15T22:09:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/1 "2002-11-15T22:09:52Z")
Interesting, pointless observation I made today. I did a vanity search on my username today. I have apparently contributed to 160 threads on this board, of which I have been the last poster on 10 of those threads. Therefore, my _ **TKP** _ is 6.25. Can anyone beat me on this one? ---
**Author:** ![Quintas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/2 "2002-11-15T23:51:23Z")
7 out of 50. TKP=14% ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/3 "2002-11-16T09:25:24Z")
160 out of 1183 (including thsi one): 13.5% F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Second\_Guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Guest)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/4 "2002-11-16T16:44:26Z")
9/71=12.68% I’m almost disappointed. I’d have thought it would be _much_ higher. What might be even more interesting is to figure out how the averages for newbies compare to those of members who’ve been posting for a few years. I would think newbies tend to kill a lot more threads than the seasoned veterans do. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/5 "2002-11-16T16:52:29Z")
It’s much tougher, and more subjective, to try to figure out your Ignored Posts (IP) percentage. These occur when you post to a thread, and the discussion continues for many more posts, but none of the points you’ve raised is addressed by subsequent posters, none of your more inflamatory remarks gets a rise out of anyone, and none of your humorous remarks generates even a derisive comment from any other poster. It’s all part of dark, scary conspiracy. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Homer\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@Homer\_J](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/6 "2002-11-16T17:07:25Z")
can you tell me how to find out becase i reckon mine will be really high. ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Second\_Guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Guest)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/7 "2002-11-16T17:11:13Z")
**Homer J** : Do a Search on your user name, count the times your name is listed as the last poster and divide that by the number of threads. Oh, and **Flamsterette\_X** … It looks like you’re going to have to adjust your numbers or go kill another thread. 😛 (I’m sorry, **Early Out**. Did you say something…?) ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/8 "2002-11-16T17:12:34Z")
42 posts in the past 30 days, last poster in 5 (not including this one): 11.9% Seems close to average so far. ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/9 "2002-11-16T17:53:58Z")
18.94% (for the last 6 months). :eek: Holy crap. I guess I am a seasoned veteran at threadkilling. :o ---
**Author:** ![airdisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/10 "2002-11-16T18:33:19Z")
13 out of 244, or 5.33% About one fifth of what I was expecting. Oh well, at least I can claim one thread I started that got no replies. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/11 "2002-11-16T19:26:50Z")
For the last 30 days, 12.5%. So I guess one out of eight times, once I’ve had my say, there’s nothing more to be said. ---
**Author:** ![Pablito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/12 "2002-11-16T19:45:51Z")
7/110, or 6.4% this was kind of fun to check out, because it gave me a chance to notice all the different topics I’ve contributed to over the past 13 months. Kind of sobering to recognize the extent of my prurient interests. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/13 "2002-11-16T20:36:54Z")
Grand total: 19 out of 367, or **5.177%** In the past three months: 6 out of 91, or **6.593%** In the past month: 2 out of 12, or **16.667%** I see a trend developing here… Happy ---
**Author:** ![LittleBabyNothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b38774/32.png) [@LittleBabyNothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LittleBabyNothing)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/14 "2002-11-16T21:03:24Z")
1 out of 1 - 100% So far this isn’t looking good. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/15 "2002-11-16T21:06:29Z")
11/325=3.3% That’s far lower than I would have expected. I think my IP% would be far far higher. I went back and reread some of my earlier posts and apparently I have some clarifying. No, I’m not married, I just called a long-term g/f my wife (and she called me her husband). I didn’t realise it, but apparently her title changed from wife to fiance in a number of posts. Now, she’s an ex(and a friend). She’d probably get a kick out of this. I also realised if something angers me, breath deeply BEFORE I post. I flew off the handle a few times at some relatively minor things. I learned a lot about myself. Reading my posts from a third persons persective paints a rather strange picture of myself. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/16 "2002-11-16T21:49:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Second Guest \* > \*\*(I’m sorry, **Early Out**. Did you say something…?) \*\* Very funny, but you’re screwing up my IPP!! ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Second\_Guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Guest)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/17 "2002-11-16T21:54:42Z")
And I’ve just ruined your second chance to kill this thread. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/18 "2002-11-16T22:10:19Z")
Too damn high, especially with my [last masterpiece](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=144447) . Tripler Yes, I can poke fun at myself. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Second\_Guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Guest)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/19 "2002-11-16T22:45:06Z")
OMG **Tripler**!!! That was truly spectacular! I suddenly feel about 1000% better about everything I’ve ever posted. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Magic8ball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Miss\_Magic8ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Magic8ball)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939/20 "2002-11-16T23:32:05Z")
3 kills out of 39 threads. I have no idea how to cnvert that to percent… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tkp-thread-kill-percentage/136939.md?page=2)