Month three! The character counts continue to rise, comments are at an all-time high, and /u/DeathJohnson01 has too much time on his hands. Let’s get into it.

WAYRStats Contest Winner

Let’s do the important part first: the contest! If you posted three separate times this month in any of the WAYR threads, your name made it to this list, and thus you are eligible for the contest.

And the qualifying winners for the Jul WAYR contest are:

/u/PHNX_Arcanus
/u/alwayslonesome
/u/irrelevanttotheend
/u/deathjohnson1
/u/throwaway_5256
/u/eiruki
/u/SailorKapibara
/u/SignificantMaybe
/u/superange128
/u/prrg
/u/_Garudyne
/u/caspar57
/u/morphogenic96
/u/yolo1234123
/u/fallenguru
/u/Alexfang452
/u/donuteater111
/u/Fistful-of-Flan
/u/tauros113
/u/palerat
/u/Kiesuu

/u/SailorKapibara did the honors this time, and our winner for this month is /u/_Garudyne! Congratulations! For your choice of prizes you will have access to:

• A custom text flair on old.reddit
• A custom character flair on old.reddit
• Your choice of the sidebar recommendation (new and old)

Over time we’re hoping this list of prizes can expand, especially to include VNs themselves; for now, while this whole thing is just starting out, it’ll be a smaller list.

Single Line Statistics

These are cumulative stats calculated based on entire data sets for the month, boiled down into singular numbers - this section was beefed out this month per a suggestion by /u/fallenguru.

• A total of [79] unique users commented on the threads this month.
• We had an average of [31] WAYR posts per thread this month.
• We had an average of [110] total comments per thread this month.
• The average length of WAYR posts for this month is [4828] characters.
• The average length of any comment for this month is [1614] characters.
• There was a total average of [178856] characters per thread this month.
• There was a total average of [149684] characters for WAYR posts per thread this month.
• The Pretty People Coefficient: Percentage of users who have set custom character flairs: [39%]

Here are the totals this month across all threads:

[894284] characters typed
[748424] total WAYR post characters
[554] total comments
[155] total WAYR posts

Individual thread breakdowns here:

[month] - [total char] | [comments] | [wayr char] | [wayr posts]
[Jul 29] - [438129] | [120] | [207403] | [31]
[Jul 22] - [250094] | [106] | [123494] | [24]
[Jul 15] - [370152] | [112] | [185611] | [34]
[Jul 8] - [258926] | [106] | [134355] | [35]
[Jul 1] - [325767] | [110] | [171612] | [31]

Even a dummy can look at these numbers and see how crazy they are; you'd be hard-pressed to find the last time WAYR went a full month where every thread (5 threads no less) had over 100 comments apiece. WAYR is picking back up and I couldn't be happier.

User Lists

These are lists of users who have met certain criteria - leaderboard implementation of these lists is doable but not really effective based on the conditions.

The Perfect Attendance Club

/u/superange128
/u/_Garudyne
/u/PHNX_Arcanus
/u/donuteater111
/u/morphogenic96
/u/SailorKapibara
/u/Alexfang452
/u/deathjohnson1
/u/eiruki
/u/caspar57
/u/fallenguru

This list used to be like, 3-4 people - regulars are starting to increse!

The Early Bird Club

Posting within 24 hours of a weekly thread going live at least twice.

/u/PHNX_Arcanus...............[5]
/u/donuteater111..............[5]
/u/Alexfang452................[5]
/u/morphogenic96..............[5]
/u/caspar57...................[5]
/u/_Garudyne..................[5]
/u/superange128...............[5]
/u/SailorKapibara.............[5]
/u/eiruki.....................[5]
/u/deathjohnson1..............[5]
/u/SignificantMaybe...........[4]
/u/Kiesuu.....................[3]
/u/tauros113..................[3]
/u/prrg.......................[3]
/u/throwaway_5256.............[3]
/u/irrelevanttotheend.........[3]
/u/alwayslonesome.............[3]
/u/TheQuestion1080............[2]
/u/tintintinintin.............[2]
/u/palerat....................[2]
/u/malacor17..................[2]
/u/August_Hail................[2]
/u/yolo1234123................[2]
/u/KaveAhangar................[2]

Average User Data

[user] - [total character count / number of posts = average character count]

[deathjohnson1].......[111231/5 = 22246]    [PHNX_Arcanus].........[54941/5 = 10988]    
[SignificantMaybe].....[47778/4 = 11944]    [_Garudyne].............[46502/5 = 9300]    
[SailorKapibara]........[36969/5 = 7393]    [fallenguru]............[34493/5 = 6898]    
[UnknownNinja].........[33698/1 = 33698]    [donuteater111].........[26134/5 = 5226]    
[irrelevanttotheend]....[25706/3 = 8568]    [tintintinintin].......[24581/2 = 12290]    
[Alexfang452]...........[21984/5 = 4396]    [malacor17].............[18981/2 = 9490]    
[superange128]..........[16522/5 = 3304]    [alwayslonesome]........[16253/3 = 5417]    
[KaveAhangar]...........[16081/2 = 8040]    [Fistful-of-Flan].......[14552/3 = 4850]    
[eiruki]................[14120/5 = 2824]    [throwaway_5256]........[13521/3 = 4507]    
[ajshell1]..............[10556/2 = 5278]    [pik3rob]................[9676/1 = 9676]    
[Kiesuu].................[8823/3 = 2941]    [prrg]...................[8647/3 = 2882]    
[mdzjdz].................[7514/1 = 7514]    [morphogenic96]..........[7407/5 = 1481]    
[m0lnarr]................[6606/1 = 6606]    [RisingChaos]............[6435/1 = 6435]    
[tauros113]..............[6393/3 = 2131]    [Bantarific].............[5563/1 = 5563]    
[rogla]..................[5282/1 = 5282]    [FB008]..................[5016/1 = 5016]    
[nanogenesis]............[4991/1 = 4991]    [ClashmanTheDupe]........[4985/1 = 4985]    
[yolo1234123]............[4928/3 = 1642]    [Saeliara]...............[4727/1 = 4727]    
[walrus_paradise]........[4623/1 = 4623]    [wanna_be_a_pie].........[4185/1 = 4185]    
[palerat]................[4046/3 = 1348]    [caspar57]................[3853/5 = 770]    
[TheQuestion1080]........[3812/2 = 1906]    [gambs]..................[3711/1 = 3711]    
[CelesteRed].............[3627/1 = 3627]    [yo119]..................[3496/1 = 3496]    
[The_Perriper]...........[3479/1 = 3479]    [greenhillmario].........[3050/1 = 3050]    
[August_Hail]............[2754/2 = 1377]    [Deost8003]..............[2199/2 = 1099]    
[ThePithosInTheFog]......[2181/1 = 2181]    [sp00kyghostt]...........[2126/1 = 2126]    
[Ducksteps]..............[2104/1 = 2104]    [rollpin]................[1728/1 = 1728]    
[sorathecrow_]...........[1581/1 = 1581]    [Daydreamer97]...........[1498/1 = 1498]    
[ReinaU].................[1435/1 = 1435]    [GVBN]...................[1419/1 = 1419]    
[loquesea57].............[1343/1 = 1343]    [TheBen-Man].............[1126/1 = 1126]    
[elias67]................[1122/1 = 1122]    [Sisyphe232]...............[564/1 = 564]    
[kyousukeKoyomi]...........[542/1 = 542]    [Sloppy_Goldfish]..........[532/1 = 532]    
[sorayori97]...............[459/2 = 229]    [brownninja97].............[437/1 = 437]    
[badspler].................[421/1 = 421]    [RustyRoboReindeer]........[367/1 = 367]    
[RMfer]....................[365/1 = 365]    [tokai-yukine].............[336/1 = 336]    
[OdaNova]..................[280/1 = 280]    [tenaciousREV].............[257/1 = 257]    
[dullachan]................[248/1 = 248]    [Subarukun_is_love123].....[232/1 = 232]    
[ZwartStrider].............[222/1 = 222]    [hrab3i]...................[167/1 = 167]    
[Braveknight999]...........[149/1 = 149]    [myriadamant]..............[149/1 = 149]    
[Escipio]..................[149/1 = 149]    [RobbMaldo]................[143/1 = 143]    
[CaptainKarlos]............[135/1 = 135]    [Oglifatum]................[109/1 = 109]    
[Vlatachi]...................[40/1 = 40]

Six figures in a month chill OUT bro.

Monthly Leaderboards

These are smaller-scale leaderboards only within the scope of the month, meant to highlight this month’s impact on more overall scores found in the year-in-total leaderboards.

The Big Kid’s Club - Top 30 Output

#1: /u/deathjohnson1..........[75603]...[Jul 29]
#2: /u/PHNX_Arcanus...........[40431]...[Jul 1]
#3: /u/UnknownNinja...........[33698]...[Jul 15]
#4: /u/deathjohnson1..........[16589]...[Jul 8]
#5: /u/tintintinintin.........[15365]...[Jul 15]
#6: /u/SignificantMaybe.......[14047]...[Jul 29]
#7: /u/SignificantMaybe.......[13753]...[Jul 22]
#8: /u/fallenguru.............[12751]...[Jul 22]
#9: /u/_Garudyne..............[12276]...[Jul 1]
#10: /u/malacor17.............[12167]...[Jul 29]

Listen I don’t wanna talk about it.

Average Character Count - Full Output

#1: /u/deathjohnson1..........[22246]
#2: /u/tintintinintin.........[12290]
#3: /u/SignificantMaybe.......[11944]
#4: /u/PHNX_Arcanus...........[10988]
#5: /u/malacor17..............[9490]
#6: /u/_Garudyne..............[9300]
#7: /u/irrelevanttotheend.....[8568]
#8: /u/KaveAhangar............[8040]
#9: /u/SailorKapibara.........[7393]
#10: /u/fallenguru............[6898]

The Sweet Talker’s Club - Full Output

#1: /u/superange128...........[56]
#2: /u/tintintinintin.........[48]
#3: /u/PHNX_Arcanus...........[38]
#4: /u/_Garudyne..............[33]
#5: /u/deathjohnson1..........[20]
#6: /u/AutoModerator..........[17]
#7: /u/SailorKapibara.........[16]
#8: /u/alwayslonesome.........[14]
#9: /u/fallenguru.............[10]
#10: /u/Fistful-of-Flan.......[9]
#10: /u/SignificantMaybe......[9]

Year-in-Total Leaderboards

Every translated and untranslated thread for the entire year is analyzed and the following leaderboards have been constructed based on a host of different criteria and parameters.

Longest Consecutive Post Streak - Full Output

Counts number of consecutive posts a user has made a parent comment in (excludes untranslated threads).

#1: /u/deathjohnson1..........[31] posts between Jan 1 and Jul 29.
#2: /u/Alexfang452............[26] posts between Feb 5 and Jul 29.    
#3: /u/PHNX_Arcanus...........[18] posts between Apr 1 and Jul 29.
#4: /u/donuteater111..........[14] posts between Apr 29 and Jul 29.
#5: /u/caspar57...............[11] posts between May 20 and Jul 29.
#5: /u/eiruki.................[11] posts between May 20 and Jul 29.
#7: /u/fallenguru.............[10] posts between May 27 and Jul 29.
#8: /u/_Garudyne..............[9] posts between Jun 3 and Jul 29.
#8: /u/superange128...........[9] posts between Jun 3 and Jul 29.
#10: /u/Lastshade01...........[8] posts between Feb 26 and Apr 15.
#10: /u/SailorKapibara........[8] posts between Jun 10 and Jul 29.
#12: /u/boran_blok............[6] posts between Feb 5 and Mar 11.
#12: /u/Kiesuu................[6] posts between Jun 10 and Jul 15.
#14: /u/morphogenic96.........[5] posts between Jul 1 and Jul 29.
#15: /u/Pizzaphotoseyes.......[3] posts between Jan 1 and Jan 15.
#15: /u/_JohnTitor__..........[3] posts between Jan 8 and Jan 22.
#15: /u/ghostFOUR7............[3] posts between May 6 and May 20.
#15: /u/fuzzlekins............[3] posts between May 27 and Jun 10.
#15: /u/tauros113.............[3] posts between Jul 8 and Jul 22.
#15: /u/SignificantMaybe......[3] posts between Jul 15 and Jul 29.

Big Kids Club - Top 50 Output

#1: /u/deathjohnson1..........[75603]...[Jul 29]
#2: /u/PHNX_Arcanus...........[40431]...[Jul 1]
#3: /u/SignificantMaybe.......[35835]...[Jun 24]
#4: /u/UnknownNinja...........[33698]...[Jul 15]
#5: /u/PHNX_Arcanus...........[31578]...[Jun 17]
#6: /u/hiddenpowerlevel.......[18245]...[Jun 24]
#7: /u/TeaWithCarina..........[17174]...[Jun 10]
#8: /u/PHNX_Arcanus...........[16741]...[May 13]
#9: /u/deathjohnson1..........[16589]...[Jul 8]
#10: /u/GorbyVodka............[16503]...[Apr 22]
#11: /u/tintintinintin........[15365]...[Jul 15]
#12: /u/greenhillmario........[15255]...[Mar 4]
#13: /u/fallenguru............[14825]...[Jun 10]
#14: /u/SignificantMaybe......[14705]...[Jun 17]
#15: /u/SignificantMaybe......[14414]...[May 6]
#16: /u/VeteranNomad..........[14190]...[Mar 4]
#17: /u/SignificantMaybe......[14047]...[Jul 29]
#18: /u/SignificantMaybe......[13753]...[Jul 22]
#19: /u/fallenguru............[12751]...[Jul 22]
#20: /u/nanogenesis...........[12637]...[Jun 3]

Highest Average Character Count - Full Output

You’ll need at least three posts to be eligible for this leaderboard, as I want this to reward consistency; let me know if you want this increased or decreased.

#1: /u/_Garudyne..............[7749]
#2: /u/SailorKapibara.........[7464]
#3: /u/TeaWithCarina..........[7286]
#4: /u/PHNX_Arcanus...........[7199]
#5: /u/KaveAhangar............[6766]
#6: /u/alwayslonesome.........[6745]
#7: /u/SignificantMaybe.......[6557]
#8: /u/deathjohnson1..........[5989]
#9: /u/fallenguru.............[5895]
#10: /u/Some_Guy_87...........[5650]
#11: /u/tintintinintin........[5180]
#12: /u/UnknownNinja..........[4581]
#13: /u/sddsddcp..............[4329]
#14: /u/fuzzlekins............[4243]
#15: /u/greenhillmario........[4165]
#16: /u/throwaway_5256........[4035]
#17: /u/RisingChaos...........[3985]
#18: /u/Final_Smile...........[3592]
#19: /u/nanogenesis...........[3510]
#20: /u/eiruki................[3251]

Character Count User Level - Full Output

This module takes the total character count of every post a user has made for the year and applies a scaling algorithm to it, producing the level value below

#1: /u/deathjohnson1..........Level [60] (287498)
#2: /u/PHNX_Arcanus...........Level [56] (237569)
#3: /u/fallenguru.............Level [48] (159182)
#4: /u/SignificantMaybe.......Level [45] (137713)
#5: /u/alwayslonesome.........Level [44] (134917)
#6: /u/UnknownNinja...........Level [40] (109950)
#7: /u/_Garudyne..............Level [39] (100746)
#8: /u/donuteater111..........Level [31] (65030)
#8: /u/Alexfang452............Level [31] (64048)
#8: /u/SailorKapibara.........Level [31] (67181)
#11: /u/tintintinintin........Level [30] (62165)
#11: /u/greenhillmario........Level [30] (62489)
#11: /u/KaveAhangar...........Level [30] (60894)
#14: /u/eiruki................Level [29] (58518)
#15: /u/superange128..........Level [26] (49306)
#16: /u/nanogenesis...........Level [24] (42120)
#17: /u/Some_Guy_87...........Level [21] (33904)
#17: /u/Kiesuu................Level [21] (35198)
#19: /u/TeaWithCarina.........Level [19] (29147)
#20: /u/irrelevanttotheend....Level [17] (25706).

Early Birds - Full Output

#1: /u/deathjohnson1..........[39] Early Birds
#2: /u/Alexfang452............[25] Early Birds
#3: /u/UnknownNinja...........[21] Early Birds
#3: /u/PHNX_Arcanus...........[21] Early Birds
#5: /u/donuteater111..........[19] Early Birds
#5: /u/caspar57...............[19] Early Birds
#5: /u/superange128...........[19] Early Birds
#5: /u/alwayslonesome.........[19] Early Birds
#9: /u/eiruki.................[15] Early Birds
#10: /u/morphogenic96.........[14] Early Birds
#11: /u/Kiesuu................[13] Early Birds
#12: /u/_Garudyne.............[9] Early Birds
#12: /u/SignificantMaybe......[9] Early Birds
#14: /u/nanogenesis...........[8] Early Birds
#14: /u/SailorKapibara........[8] Early Birds
#14: /u/KaveAhangar...........[8] Early Birds
#17: /u/boran_blok............[7] Early Birds
#17: /u/tintintinintin........[7] Early Birds
#17: /u/greenhillmario........[7] Early Birds
#17: /u/August_Hail...........[7] Early Birds

Sweet Talkers - Full Output

#1: /u/PHNX_Arcanus...........[161]
#2: /u/AutoModerator..........[139]
#3: /u/tintintinintin.........[118]
#4: /u/superange128...........[98]
#5: /u/_Garudyne..............[53]
#6: /u/deathjohnson1..........[45]
#7: /u/alwayslonesome.........[37]
#8: /u/Some_Guy_87............[36]
#9: /u/SailorKapibara.........[32]
#10: /u/SignificantMaybe......[31]
#11: /u/caspar57..............[26]
#12: /u/UnknownNinja..........[25]
#13: /u/tauros113.............[22]
#14: /u/cameron997456.........[20]
#15: /u/fallenguru............[19]
#16: /u/sorathecrow_..........[15]
#16: /u/eiruki................[15]
#18: /u/DrJamesFox............[14]
#18: /u/donuteater111.........[14]
#20: /u/RisingChaos...........[13]

ALL ME BABY

Blabber Mouth Club - Full Output

The Blabber Mouth Club tracks the total number of posts a user has made exceeding 1,500 characters.

#1: /u/deathjohnson1..........[35]
#2: /u/PHNX_Arcanus...........[20]
#3: /u/UnknownNinja...........[19]
#3: /u/fallenguru.............[19]
#3: /u/alwayslonesome.........[19]
#6: /u/donuteater111..........[16]
#7: /u/eiruki.................[15]
#8: /u/Alexfang452............[13]
#9: /u/tintintinintin.........[11]
#10: /u/_Garudyne.............[10]
#10: /u/SignificantMaybe......[10]
#12: /u/Kiesuu................[9]
#12: /u/nanogenesis...........[9]
#12: /u/greenhillmario........[9]
#12: /u/superange128..........[9]
#16: /u/SailorKapibara........[8]
#16: /u/KaveAhangar...........[8]
#18: /u/walrus_paradise.......[6]
#19: /u/Some_Guy_87...........[5]
#19: /u/fuzzlekins............[5]
#19: /u/RisingChaos...........[5]
#19: /u/morphogenic96.........[5]

Conclusions

Things are going swimmingly. The improvements this month weren't massive, but I do have some ideas I'm working on that could make next month really shine - I think I'l take a crack at that leaderboard leaderboard, see how painful that is to implement.

One interesting question that came up is: what kind of window of time do you want WAYR to be considered? Is this something that lasts all week long, or has it been more of a Wednesday-Friday check-in? Which would you like to see? Hit up the strawpoll here.

My apologies for the late post this time, as mentioned in the WAYR thread a tornado blew through Massachusetts and knocked over 100,000 houses off the grid, mine included. But now it's here, go track ya name down, see y'all in the comments.

So, here’s a link to the discord server, pop on by if you’re interested in the project!

Remember to upvote automod-chan, and as always: What are you Reading?