There was an interesting piece of research done on Reddit by Stanford University which concluded that 1% of all communities initiate 74% of all conflicts on Reddit. In particular:
- Conflicts are initiated by active community members but are carried out by less active users. It is usually highly active users that post hyperlinks to target communities, but it is more peripheral users who actually follow these links and particpate in conflicts.
- Conflicts are marked by the formation of "echo-chambers", where users in the discussion thread primarily interact with other members of their own community (i.e., "attackers" interact with "attackers" and "defenders" with "defenders").
- Conflicts have long-term adverse effects on the engagement of members of the target community, but these adverse effects are mitigated when the "defending" community members engage in heated, direct debates with the "attackers".
- Conflicts can be defended against when the attacked community directly engages with ('fights back') the attacking users.
While Reddit is more diverse in their discussion topics and amount of users, this is a familar pattern of many user generated content sites. The majority of our interactions with members both online and offline have been positive especially as we all have the same shared goal of finding the best bargains (or best comps). Subjects like race, religon and politics are unsurprisingly controversial but for OzBargain, things like caged eggs and driving seems to set people off.
There is a very small minority of different users over the years that cause the majority of "conflicts" (SPAM, personal attacks, trolling etc.) on OzBargain. I'd thought I'd add another stat this month in regards to % of comments removed which has remained at around ~1% for a number of years.
| Date | % of removed comments |
|---|---|
| Feb 2017 | 1.08% |
| Mar 2017 | 1.29% |
| Apr 2017 | 1.56% |
| May 2017 | 1.82% |
| Jun 2017 | 1.46% |
| Jul 2017 | 1.31% |
| Aug 2017 | 1.32% |
| Sep 2017 | 1.12% |
| Oct 2017 | 1.18% |
| Nov 2017 | 1.07% |
| Dec 2017 | 1.38% |
| Jan 2018 | 1.32% |
| Feb 2018 | 1.16% |
April brings us Easter sales and remember to join our NRL & AFL Footy Tipping competition.
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Added user setting for infinite scrolling. Pick between either infinite or pagination.
- Add Case Sensitive flag to referral settings. Some stores have case sensitive referral links.
- Add related stores under domain/store deals page. e.g. Groupon has Scoopon, Livingsocial etc.
- Allow moderators, power users or store reps to revert the URL rewrite on deal submission form. Sometimes removing parameters in link will make the deal not appear.
- When unpublishing comment, pre-fill private message text with comment contents.
- Store Accounts. Like Facebook, a user can post as the store. Rolled out and finding some stores to help test.
- Fix bug where referral posting limit warning was not being shown on deal submission page
- Daily Comment +vote Limit (brigading). Discussion. Work in progress.
- Hide price field in classifieds if it's not selling or buying.
- New Comment Notifications should skip if commentor is in blocked list.
- Amazon Australia posting guidelines. Seems Amazon does no vetting on 3rd party sellers so guess we have to.
Members
Members of the Month
February 2018
Winners from last month:
jackofspade for posting the deal of the month, FREE Kogan Mobile Prepaid Voucher Code. With 12,000+ click throughs to the deal I wonder how many SIM cards have actually Kogan given away.
Being Askhole for posting the most number of deals last month. 176 deals in a 28-day month (probably a record, but I'll have to lookup) and 84 of them getting on the OzBargain front page.
gnv9 for posting the most competitions last month. She posted 309 comps including the competition of the month, Win a Renault Koleos Life from Seven Network.
pegaxs for posting informative comments. One of the top 10 commenters last month (451 comments) but with the highest voting average. Just let me use this opportunity to remind people not to reply OP with pointless/off-topic comments in forum. Often we'll see someone asking a genuine question in our community forum, but none of the first replies are on-topic, let alone helpful. These comments will be flagged as off-topic or unpublished by moderators.
Congratulations!
-Scotty
See more about members of the month
Moderation Stats:
- Reports: 3597 (avg: 1 report every ~11 minutes)
- Deals Removed: 321 (2654 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 100 (1091 published)
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 152
- SPAM - 27
- No Bargains Listed - 21
- Sockpuppeting - 30
- Referral SPAM - 21
- Insufficient Quantity - 13
- Requested by OP - 33
- Not Available to Australia - 8
- Out of stock on posting - 3
- Expired on Posting - 9
- Combine Posts - 7
- Unobtainable Deal - 3
- Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines - 1
- Circumventing Ban - 3
- Everything else - 90
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Being Askhole | 176 | 40.31 |
| chibot | 95 | 13.78 |
| save50 | 45 | 17.78 |
| Lysander | 43 | 23.74 |
| BrodenIt | 40 | 44.50 |
| nocure | 34 | 66.35 |
| headphonejack | 32 | 33.88 |
| tightarse | 27 | 194.00 |
| altomic | 23 | 22.61 |
| Snacky | 19 | 17.16 |
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Shopping Rebates | 20 | 11.70 |
| Kurt cobain | 11 | 10.73 |
| UTL | 4 | 4.00 |
| azngamer | 3 | 21.67 |
| atb90 | 3 | 7.67 |
| reachck | 3 | 3.67 |
| thr1veheadoffice | 2 | 19.00 |
| hope789654 | 2 | 17.00 |
| over9000 | 2 | 14.00 |
| Feedmee | 2 | 7.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Being Askhole | 84 | 68.86 |
| tightarse | 27 | 194.00 |
| nocure | 26 | 81.38 |
| BrodenIt | 20 | 74.05 |
| headphonejack | 12 | 67.08 |
| chibot | 12 | 46.42 |
| doweyy | 11 | 194.73 |
| stuhtb | 10 | 79.60 |
| Lysander | 10 | 70.00 |
| hamza23 | 8 | 103.62 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWantThatFlight | 6 | 75.67 | 9 | 0 |
| Outthere | 3 | 96.33 | 123 | 0 |
| flightscout | 3 | 81.00 | 69 | 2 |
| lyl | 3 | 72.67 | 20 | 7 |
| Promotix | 1 | 215.00 | 6 | 0 |
| lonewolf | 1 | 146.00 | 55 | 27 |
| telecube | 1 | 123.00 | 82 | 14 |
| Crocs | 1 | 119.00 | 5 | 0 |
| bigmantyrone | 1 | 119.00 | 5 | 0 |
| TrueHoseGuy | 1 | 117.00 | 9 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| gnv9 | 309 | 10.72 |
| Katie2014 | 117 | 5.30 |
| Phalaxis | 25 | 10.40 |
| headphonejack | 9 | 4.44 |
| pfaftle | 7 | 5.29 |
| sss333 | 6 | 12.00 |
| MrtheMoonbear | 6 | 4.17 |
| neil | 4 | 5.25 |
| Smalot11 | 3 | 18.67 |
| chadiwrx | 3 | 9.33 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| stuhtb | 302 | 287 |
| Baysew | 143 | 137 |
| Spackbace | 91 | 88 |
| tonester | 74 | 64 |
| doweyy | 66 | 65 |
| dasher86 | 51 | 50 |
| gnv9 | 41 | 40 |
| TakaHas | 40 | 40 |
| Steptoe | 21 | 20 |
| BarginHunter | 18 | 18 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tuzii | 913 | 0.95 | 74 | 18 | 30 | 7 |
| pennypincher98 | 816 | 0.86 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| BrodenIt | 815 | 1.28 | 110 | 15 | 32 | 6 |
| jv | 810 | 0.79 | 62 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
| PJC | 634 | 1.81 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Being Askhole | 575 | 0.53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| pegaxs | 451 | 3.02 | 74 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| lostn | 370 | 0.45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| altomic | 359 | 2.84 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Clear | 350 | 1.61 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| How has this unhelpful and | 256 | blue-dinosaur | 2018-02-10 |
| No | 222 | UKn0Me | 2018-02-15 |
| You sound like a landlord. | 161 | mattyman | 2018-02-15 |
| Ive always wanted a bum like | 155 | jackwoz | 2018-02-28 |
| He's not really looking for | 148 | JIMB0 | 2018-02-23 |
| Jesus christ. | 148 | ChillBro | 2018-02-28 |
| I don't use E10 because the | 137 | geek001 | 2018-02-06 |
| Thanks toons. I think you | 135 | Toons | 2018-02-11 |
| Then don’t rent your | 134 | pegaxs | 2018-02-15 |
| I feel strongly and | 121 | kahn | 2018-02-27 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd tip. Put spacing between | -146 | BrodenIt | 2018-02-10 |
| Wanna get paid? Go to work. | -114 | tuzii | 2018-02-17 |
| You gotta be kiding me…50K | -112 | BrodenIt | 2018-02-10 |
| Thanks toons. I think you | -94 | unistudent1 | 2018-02-11 |
| No, of course I'm not trying | -88 | BrodenIt | 2018-02-10 |
| Wtf? | -79 | BrodenIt | 2018-02-19 |
| I was only writing what I | -71 | JFurter | 2018-02-28 |
| Its all over the news… | -55 | 2asian4this | 2018-02-27 |
| Wow, a lot of people can't | -51 | Savas | 2018-02-11 |
| TL;DR? | -49 | tuzii | 2018-02-06 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It doesn't matter how cheap | 28 | 28 | sween64 | 2018-02-23 |
| LightintheBox LOL…. | 28 | 27 | jv | 2018-02-28 |
| Your feelings aren't a | 20 | 19 | bonjovi | 2018-02-23 |
| That is no exaggeration. | 16 | 16 | Ocker | 2018-02-02 |
| Must this really be the top | 16 | 14 | Lorindor | 2018-02-06 |
| All operators have their own | 15 | 16 | Outthere | 2018-02-09 |
| Of course we would. If the | 15 | 17 | infinite | 2018-02-28 |
| Not really, you have lost if | 14 | 15 | worthy1 | 2018-02-05 |
| Please be advised that it is | 13 | 15 | sky blu | 2018-02-10 |
| I agree with you completely | 13 | 12 | 2asian4this | 2018-02-28 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| neg it for what? - i just | 32 | 35 | CheapSticks | 2018-02-15 |
| a high yield investment | 28 | 34 | dasher86 | 2018-02-02 |
| You don't have to force a | 28 | 35 | smashed | 2018-02-23 |
| LightintheBox LOL…. | 28 | 27 | jv | 2018-02-28 |
| 20% off site wide or bust | 28 | 24 | DisabledUser10343 | 2018-02-15 |
| Yeah nah, second amendment | 23 | 26 | GS9891 | 2018-02-27 |
| Your feelings aren't a | 20 | 19 | bonjovi | 2018-02-23 |
| Australian Emergency | 16 | 13 | BrodenIt | 2018-02-02 |
| Must this really be the top | 16 | 14 | Lorindor | 2018-02-06 |
| Of course we would. If the | 15 | 17 | infinite | 2018-02-28 |
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
Deals
Top 10 fastest deals to the front page
Top 10 fastest deals to 100 votes
Top 10 most popular deals by votes
Top 10 most popular deals by clicks
Top 5 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
- 20% off 48 Selected Tech Sellers @ eBay - 82,780
- 41 TISSOT Watches – Swiss Made, Featuring Sapphire Crystal - 28% to 67% off @ Amazon/eBay/Jomashop etc - 79,263
- Free Bonus 5GB Mobile Data Per Month for Eligible Telstra Mobile Customers - 60,403
- 20% off Selected Stores on eBay (Futu, Catch, Allphones, amaysim, DCXPERT, Dell, Lenovo, Shopping Square & More) - 40,693
- EB Games Sale - Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - Legacy Pro Edition $4, Skyrim Julianos Pack $19 XB1 (Online & In Store) - 39,927
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
- Competition Pageviews: 421,478 | January: 380,516 (+10.76%)
- Comps Posted: 563 | January: 547
- Comps Won: 157 | January: 89
- Biggest Winner
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- 27 Years Old Millionaire. What Investments Do You Think I Should Do for The Future - 35,099
- Need Advice on How to Start My Life Again - 32,637
- Need advice on what I should do with my savings - 28,653
- [AMA] Ex-Casino Games Dealer and Supervisor - So Get The Questions Ready - 28,143
- Supervisor Called Me out Via Crew Text - 26,374
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 16,660
- List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites - 4,132
- Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees - 1,820
- List of Price Comparison Websites - 1,810
- Credit Card Guide - 1,334
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
- Dominos - 140,590
- eBay - 69,754
- Woolworths - 15,374
- Pizza Hut - 15,067
- Hungry Jacks - 13,806
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| The Good Guys | 67 | 36.61 |
| Woolworths | 63 | 43.00 |
| Kogan | 49 | 29.73 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 49 | 27.55 |
| Coles | 44 | 44.93 |
| LightInTheBox | 41 | 30.59 |
| GearBest | 41 | 18.76 |
| Amazon US | 41 | 36.51 |
| Zapals | 40 | 26.98 |
| Catch.com.au | 33 | 8.97 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 683 |
| I Want That Flight | 664 |
| eBay | 328 |
| American Express | 303 |
| Specsavers | 257 |
| Gearbest | 201 |
| DeliveryHero | 197 |
| Uniqlo | 174 |
| Telstra | 167 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 165 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| nintendo switch | 555 |
| xiaomi | 243 |
| lego | 242 |
| ps4 | 190 |
| dyson | 188 |
| sonos | 179 |
| amex | 178 |
| yeelight | 168 |
| eneloop | 167 |
| ebay | 152 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Whirlpool Forums - 98,697
- Facebook - 83,622
- googleapis.com - 74,568 (Google/Google Now/Android recommended stories)
- Oursteps - 37,817
- MSN - 33,667
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 45.75%
- Safari 37.96%
- Firefox 5.33%
- Internet Explorer 3.04%
- Samsung Internet 2.31%
Everything else
- Reports from users: 3597 || January 2018: 4028 || February 2017: 2242
- Deals posted: 2651 || January 2018: 2739 || February 2017: 2045
- Number of Freebies posted: 231
- Comments posted: 98,004 || January 2018: 114,784 || February 2017: 78,237
- Overall traffic: 10,394,759 sessions, 29,490,995 pageviews. || January 2018: 12,092,368 sessions, 37,535,892 pageviews|| February 2017: 8,874,504 sessions, 25,844,651 pageviews.
- New users: 2309
- Most commented deal: [Instore] Google Pixel 2XL $59/Mth: 15GB, 2 Year Contract + Free Google Home Mini (New Customers, Port-in) @ Telstra / JB Hi-Fi (1312 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Take an Extra 60% off Reduced Items at Myer (5817 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: [VIC] Used Car Batteries $30-$50 with 1 Month Warranty @ Vic Recyclers (Dandenong South) (-8 votes)
Real time stats from our wiki
2018: Jan
2017: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug & Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
2016: Zeitgeist Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - September - October November - Dec
2015: Zeitgeist Dec - Nov - Oct - Sept - Aug - Jul - Jun -May - Apr - Mar - Jan
2014: Zeitgeist - Nov - Oct - Sept
First month as a power user and stuhtb has the most edits, impressive.