August 2020 Transparency Report: Updates, Top Deals, Comments, Forum Posts, Members of The Month + Other Stats

New stat "K:D", highest vote average with minimum 100 comments and also 50 comments.

100 comments

User Comments Average
p1 ama 147 5.5986
brendanm 213 4.5915
Hybroid 218 3.8624
Mechz 128 3.6328
tshow 511 3.501
kahn 275 3.3418
spackbace 265 3.1019
ssquid 154 2.8831
jimbobaus 104 2.7692
pegaxs 236 2.7627
MS Paint 251 2.745

50 comments

User Comments Average
SnowDragon 53 10.2075
tomleonhart 59 5.661
p1 ama 147 5.5986
Bellpop 50 4.68
brendanm 213 5
Lizard Spock 82 4.439
bloom 55 4.2
Hybroid 218 3.8624
Archi 51 3.7843
seamonkey 76 3.75
  • Prime Day is in a couple of weeks which will start out the shopping season.
  • OzBargain Birthday. Seems like meetups will probably be a bad idea. I've seen OzBargainers eat pizza at meetups and probably don't want OzBargain to be the new Ruby Princess.
Members

Members of the Month

August 2020

See more about members of the month

Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)

  • Add exclusion flags for node searches. For example -domain:kogan.com to exclude all result on Kogan.com, and -tag:123 to exclude all result tagged with tid=123
  • Add hide deals on New Deals page by tag. See here
  • Referral outbound-link now always hides HTTP referrer. (In case stores look at where referral links are coming from.)
  • Add "Store Page" link on user's referral settings.
  • Exclude voters who excessively vote on store rep posting limits.
  • Deal "Expire" button presents "Mark as Expired" and "Mark as Sold Out" options
  • Go to Top button on every page + comment navigation menu re-work (Most hated feature since bolding from titles removed)
  • Add profile settings "Show unread notifications only"

Moderation Stats:

Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)

User Deals Avg Vote
Lysander 185 29.50
save50 121 14.42
nocure 112 57.70
dealbot 76 126.92
Ulya 65 13.65
iheartbargains 28 17.89
doweyy 27 190.70
hamza23 23 69.26
tonester 20 18.30
Clear 19 45.32

Top Deal Posters

  • nocure (3701 deals) +64
  • tightarse (3670 deals) +7
  • dealbot (3305 deals) +39
  • Lysander (2962 deals) +105
  • Being Askhole (2961 deals) +11

Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)

User Deals Avg Vote
Atam1923 9 56.22
clearview 7 31.71
CHECKOUTFACTORY 5 8.20
HFM 4 7.50
SagarSal 4 6.25
normcorecoffee 4 6.00
Cy724 4 3.25
BYECOVID 4 3.00
Donald Chen 4 2.50
Andrew1206 3 29.33

Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)

User Deals Avg Vote
dealbot 70 136.19
nocure 67 83.67
doweyy 26 197.04
Lysander 19 185.53
hamza23 18 83.00
tightarse 16 245.12
Wu007 12 111.92
RichardL 11 111.45
Being Askhole 11 73.45
Clear 10 70.60

Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)

User Deals Avg Vote Comments Comments (Not OP)
tightarse 6 379.67 137 51
luketechfast 4 74.75 73 2
gotyourback 3 490.33 80 38
Titan Tech 3 85.33 62 10
AHUANG 3 85.00 32 3
Clear 3 76.67 285 150
MilkMIlk 2 220.00 168 0
jason101 2 93.00 47 11
AIRJO CoffeeRoasters 2 90.50 103 0
FunkyDan 2 83.00 21 0

Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)

User Comps Avg Vote
gnv 9 201 16.86
Frunk 93 9.06
rinny 16 5.31
originaloa 9 1.44
Dr Prepper 8 3.38
n0nchalanc3 6 15.67
djk 5 10.20
mangobango 3 25.00
EwenMacd 3 13.33
bryoz 3 2.00

Most Edits by a Power User

User Edits Uniques
Hargain Bunter 350 322
robinCTS 219 116
DuckKnight 188 176
alvian 141 131
tonester 106 94
aether 94 90
Baysew 93 89
TakaHas 64 64
gnv 9 57 56
O O 43 42
Comments

Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)

User Comments Avg Vote +5's +15's -5's -15's
jv 1146 -0.15 92 16 133 24
Rajeh 646 1.21 45 5 2 0
AustriaBargain 551 0.61 28 4 13 2
tshow 512 3.49 96 25 1 0
the INFIDEL 437 0.86 15 1 0 0
jayboi 435 1.00 29 4 5 0
Dezeption 405 0.73 24 2 7 3
queer dog geyfrog 359 0.15 4 1 2 0
whooah1979 351 0.66 19 4 5 2
try2bhelpful 321 0.89 20 2 1 1

Top 10 positively voted comments

Most Popular Comments

Top 10 negatively voted comments

Least Popular Comments

Top 10 controversial comments

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
https://www.state.gov/the-uni 16 15 superforever 2020-08-21
Lots of Chinese liquor on 16 16 Magnastar 2020-08-23
Of course that's a 15 13 Rajeh 2020-08-04
This is called fraud and not 14 13 bargain ben 2020-08-21
smells like soy sauce to 14 16 kirk7 2020-08-23
Not sure why you're getting 14 15 UFO 2020-08-22
Chinese communist 13 14 Jumpup 2020-08-14
Because we don't want the 12 12 w37hsyea 2020-08-10
Lets boycott chinese as they 12 10 MauTauAja 2020-08-19
I used common sense and rang 12 11 ssquid 2020-08-18

Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
Don't buy Huawei. 61 50 freshofftheplane 2020-08-21
Before we get the pitchforks 26 21 tsunamisurfer 2020-08-20
They have the ability to 25 29 kahn 2020-08-23
Sorry I don't understand. 23 20 ntt 2020-08-19
Cologne and EDP are 19 16 Nathw 2020-08-15
Do you even understand phone 19 16 Jamets 2020-08-21
Ok thanks all. Pass. Not 18 15 xt3r 2020-08-09
Not necessarily; the poll 17 14 GG57 2020-08-27
I would not buy any Huawei's 17 21 benx 2020-08-21
So you got Woolies tracking 16 20 annarchon 2020-08-10

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)

  1. Dell 27" QHD 144Hz (165Hz on DP) IPS Gaming Monitor S2721DGF $507.93 Delivered @ Dell Australia - 93,836
  2. Free: 60,000 Pizzas between 2-7 August 2020 (10,000 Per Day 11am AEST, Online Pick-up) @ Domino's (1 Per Facebook Account) - 93,071
  3. Free - 50,000 Pizzas between 3-7 August 2020 (10,000 Per Day, Online Pick-up) @ Pizza Hut - 73,619
  4. [Woolworths Rewards] Wine Bundle 6pks: Sauvignon Blanc $10 (Was $59), Shiraz $20 (Was $85) @ Woolworths Online (Select Stores) - 49,081
  5. Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus 128GB $199 Upfront on Telstra $99 150GB P/M 12-Month Contract (New / Port-In Customers) @ JB Hi-Fi- 41,177

Most Popular Deals by Category

Category Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Alcohol [Woolworths Rewards] Wine Bundle 6pks: Sauvignon Blanc $10 (Was $59), Shiraz $20 (Was $85) @ Woolworths Online (Select Stores) 362 9886 popsiee 2020-08-24
Automotive 5x Free PPSR Car History Checks (Save $2) Australian Mobile Number Required @ Budget Direct 327 3449 Atam1923 2020-08-17
Books & Magazines [eBook] Free - 500+ Dad Jokes: Funny, Clean, Corny and Just Plain Silly Jokes @ Amazon AU & US 223 5503 doweyy 2020-08-21
Computing Free - Rezi Resume Builder Lifetime Access (RRP $348) @ Rezi & Appsumo 645 16447 dealbot 2020-08-16
Dining & Takeaway $10 off Burger or Salad When You Walk 10,000 Steps (5,000 in VIC) @ Grill'd (Free Relish Membership Required) 280 2914 dealbot 2020-08-08
Education Free 14 LinkedIn Learning Courses (10 x Technical + 4 x Soft Skills) @ LinkedIn 171 3824 Ulya 2020-08-01
Electrical & Electronics Sony WH-1000XM4 Noise Cancelling Headphones $351 C&C (Or + Delivery) @ The Good Guys Commercial (Membership Required) 348 6172 nqcthanh 2020-08-17
Entertainment Free: Phillip Island Penguin Parade - Live Daily Penguin TV Streaming (Daily at 6PM AEST) @ Penguins.org 407 5553 aaruu 2020-08-24
Fashion & Apparel Qantas Care Package, Includes Business Class Sleeper Suit $25 or 4350 QFF Points @ Qantas Store (+Free Gift Membership to Share) 244 10708 DH8 2020-08-14
Financial 75,000 Bonus Qantas Points with $2500 Spend/3 Mths on the ANZ Freq Flyer Platinum ($0 Annual Fee 1st Year) @ Point Hacks 235 5719 pohaau 2020-08-03
Gaming [PC] Epic - Free - HITMAN and Shadowrun Collection - Epic Store 853 7607 Lysander 2020-08-21
Groceries Fragrance Free Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergent 32 Loads $1 Delivered @ Spacewhite 513 7429 spacewhite 2020-08-20
Health & Beauty 10 Additional Medicare Subsidised Psychological Therapy Sessions People Subjected to Further Restrictions in Areas Impacted C19 524 2035 Rowdy Roddy Peeper 2020-08-04
Home & Garden 400TC 100% Cotton Fitted Sheet - Queen $25 / King $27 @ Kmart (Nationwide) 308 5459 Bellpop 2020-08-24
Internet [VIC] 6 Weeks Free 100/20 Unlimited nbn @ Superloop Save $124.55 276 4183 Easy Money 2020-08-13
Mobile $32 Cashback on $60 Woolworths 180-day Prepaid Plan @ Cashrewards 307 3044 tightarse 2020-08-21
Other OzBargain Exclusive: $2 Bonus Cashback with Min $10 WISH Gift Card Purchase from Woolworths Gift Cards @ ShopBack (App Required) 647 3059 gotyourback 2020-08-06
Pets Black Hawk 20kg Dry Dog Adult Food, Lamb and Rice, 20kg - $79.99 Delivered @ Amazon AU 56 1554 Shaddolf 2020-08-07
Sports & Outdoors Xiaomi 90FUN Automatic Umbrella US$14.75 (~A$20.62) + Free Priority Shipping @ GeekBuying 164 4323 Clear 2020-08-26
Toys & Kids Bandai Digimon Digivice 20th Anniversary $19 + Delivery ($0 via eBay with Plus - Sold Out) @ BIG W (Online or via eBay) 176 5982 Hinee 2020-08-18
Travel Emirates - Free Global Insurance Cover for COVID-19 116 1054 Bargain-Junkie 2020-08-09

Competitions

Most Popular Competitions (by votes)

Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)

Most Won Competitions


Other stats

Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)

  1. Samsung Note20 Ultra 5G 256GB $349 with 12 Month $99/Month Telstra Plan @ JB Hi-Fi - 42,865
  2. 7-Eleven Fuel App Watch - Nationwide - 26,290
  3. What Is The Largest Amount You Have Lost Trying to Make More Money? - 25,794
  4. What Is The Advantage of AfterPay? - 20,502
  5. [AMA] I'm a VIC-Based COVID-19 Modeller - 20,334

Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)

  1. List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 9,862
  2. Discounted eGift Cards - 7,624
  3. Price Comparison Sites - 2,691
  4. List of Chinese Buying Sites - 1,177
  5. Amex Shop Small Guide - 660

Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)

  1. Dominos - 86,774
  2. Uber Eats - 60,943
  3. eBay - 57,515
  4. Menulog - 16,651
  5. Doordash - 15,520

Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)

Store Count Avg Vote
Amazon AU 414 27.20
Amazon UK 99 35.02
Woolworths 97 43.05
Amazon Global Store 93 36.05
JB Hi-Fi 66 30.55
PlayStation 54 25.63
Coles 53 43.51
Nintendo 53 17.77
Amazon Cloud Reader 52 100.92
Kogan 50 30.68

Top 10 most subscribed to stores

Top 10 Search Alerts

Query Count
nintendo switch 810
lego 650
dyson 468
philips hue 380
rm williams 330
ryobi 305
sonos 293
eneloop 245
synology 227
ozito 221

Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)

  1. Facebook - 144,901
  2. Whirlpool Forums - 124,404
  3. Google News 98,640
  4. Oursteps - 89,627
  5. Twitter - 43,709

Top Browsers (by Sessions)

  1. Chrome 63.66%
  2. Safari 24.17%
  3. Firefox 3.78%
  4. Samsung Internet 3.70%
  5. Edge 1.91%

    Ozbargain Android App 0.44% (+.16%)

Everything else

  • Deals posted: 4079 || July 2020: 3685 || August 2019: 3332
  • Total number of deals: 321,920 || Total number of forum topics: 89,195
  • Number of Freebies posted: 236
  • Comments posted: 144,087 || July 2020: 136,863 || August 2019: 110,650
  • Total comments posted: 9,366,183 comments
  • % of removed comments: 1.35% || July 1.30% || August 2019 1.44%
  • Overall traffic: 15,259,064 sessions, 45,921,078 pageviews || July 2020: 15,409,774 sessions, 46,228,281 pageviews || August 2019: 13,844,507 sessions, 40,286,467 pageviews
  • New users: 3510 Total number of users: 300142
  • % of rep posts: 16.53% || July: 17.17% || August 2019: 20.64%
  • User Age: 18-24: 17.61%, 25-34: 21.18%, 35-44: 20.54%, 45-54: 11.29%, 55-64: 7.49%, 65+: 5.07% || July 2020: 18-24: 15.75%, 25-34: 37.36%, 35-44: 20.57%, 45-54: 9.88%, 55-64: 6.99%, 65+: 5.27% || August 2019: 18-24: 7.71%, 25-34: 40.43%, 35-44: 26.71%, 45-54: 12.95%, 55-64: 7.55%, 65+: 4.65%
  • Male: 66.10% Female: 33.90% || July 2020: 65.68% Female: 34.32% || August 2019: 62.76% Female: 37.24%
  • # of stores in referral system: 445 +13
  • # of banned websites: 4907 +59
  • Newsletter subscribers: 110,411 +818 (61% with accounts)

  • Most commented deal: Dell 27" QHD 144Hz (165Hz on DP) IPS Gaming Monitor S2721DGF $507.93 Delivered @ Dell Australia (1630 comments)

  • Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: [NSW] Clearance Kitchen Appliances $30-$60 down from $200-$300 @ Myer Sydney City (5097 clicks)
  • Most neg'd deal: Fitness Resistance Bands Set - Shipped $69.95 (50% / $70 off) @ Resist Bands (-13 votes)

Real time stats from our wiki

2020: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July
2019: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - September - October - November & December
2018: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
2017: Zeitgeist - 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

Comments

  • +3

    New stat "K:D"

    Lol.

    • +3

      🤣😂

      Much better stat than just the blanket shotgun stats of who made the most comments.

      • My hippie comment is trending well.

        Since we're going to be K:D focused, it's time to reinvent myself. :)

        • +1

          Lol @ jv going negative K:D. Got more downvotes than comments made. LOL :D

          • +3

            @pegaxs: You really have to respect jv's art.

            I have nothing but quiet admiration.

        • You have to know your audience. Give the people what they want!

  • hi CM, can we sort the posts by views and not votes?

    • That's already there:

      Top 5 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
      Top 5 most popular forum posts by traffic (in pageviews)

      • not in this report sorry. in deals page

        • Pageviews are counted by Google Analytics which are produced daily. Would have to do some other internal counting. We do track clicks out so that maybe that is useful?

    • Also sort by votes in the search page

  • +1

    Congrats everyone 🥳

  • +1

    Maybe one day I'll scroll through these posts and see my name up in lights. Thanks everyone for the deals.

    • +2

      Cause you're doing it all wrong.

      You need to be outlandish. This guy knows it.

      …and this guy is literally what he says he is.

      Then you have those that speak in haiku 2.0 or are ambassadors for the tin foil.

      But alas no. You chose "TheAccountant". :(

      • +2

        Suggested username change to Trump's Accountant.

  • Bravo Zulu 'tightarse'.
    Oh… and you too jv! Hehe

  • -1

    My goal for next month would be top the "Top 10 negatively voted comments" list.

  • How much did Ozb make in revenue for the month?

  • Hot damn that K:D ratio is popping off.

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