March 2021 Transparency Report: Updates, Top Deals, Comments, Forum Posts, Members of The Month + Other Stats

We often get people saying why are you asking or discussing x topic on the forums. Well, we are more than just a bargain site but also one of the largest discussion forums in Australia where people are free to discuss topics that may not relate to bargains.

Additionally, we're one of the largest competition sites and with that we've got a huge win this month. Long term member twilsoncrow won a Toyota Hilux or Hiace, Mentoring and Advertising Package for Your Business Worth $56,000. Congrats! Remember to enter those comps!

I've added a new stat for this month with social media. We are only 100 followers away from 10,000 which supposedly once we pass the threshold will result in adding links to our posts. 🤷‍♂️

Instagram:

  • 9,898 followers
  • Men 40%, Women 60% (vs. Male: 67.42% Female: 32.58% for OzBargain)
  • 25-34 47% (vs. 38% for OzBargain)
Members

Members of the Month

March 2021

Congratulations to all the winners!

Here are the winners:

See more about members of the month

Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)

  • Allow third-party store accounts to comment on third-party deals
  • Merge store and third-party posting limits as a result of the above.
  • Specify numeric input mode for 2FA OTP
  • Fix bug where users can't re-save Amex referral with the same param
  • Send store ban notification (private message and e-mail) to at most 5 store representatives, sorted by store rep level and last access time. New setting to opt-out under My Account -> subscriptions -> events (only appears for store reps)
  • Front page now takes options "no expired deals" and "no not-started deals" from the Old Front Page settings.
  • Fixed issue with empty username on the "To" field in the private message form resulting incorrect error message.
  • Send "via" to Couponese when expiring the deal, so the correct coupon can be expired on Couponese.
  • Add L plater flag for new forum topic posters. Set this flag for historical 1st forum posts. Also set flag when other node types are moved to forum (where necessary)

Moderation Stats:

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

User Deals Avg Vote
Lysander 190 21.64
save50 75 18.60
dealbot 64 173.89
ozvictor 42 35.86
Pricebeat 42 23.93
skido 41 91.68
Skrizzy 41 19.78
adr8 38 32.42
Clear 36 26.47
nocure 34 34.94

Top Deal Posters

  • Lysander (4491 deals) +207
  • nocure (4042 deals) +27
  • tightarse (3776 deals) +11
  • dealbot (3738 deals) +55
  • Being Askhole (3088 deals) +11

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

User Deals Avg Vote
jdeals1 6 34.67
FreeSIMCards 5 18.20
ratink 5 4.60
fullmark 4 5.50
MCnZeds 4 4.75
HomeGymAustralia 4 3.00
jmgro 3 54.67
djuice 3 37.67
zozolin615 3 14.33
oztrekker 3 11.67

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

User Deals Avg Vote
dealbot 63 176.37
skido 37 99.57
Lysander 35 63.11
hamza23 20 78.85
ozvictor 17 66.35
RogueWolf 13 125.46
tightarse 12 230.50
doweyy 12 147.58
adr8 12 72.83
nocure 11 76.45

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

User Deals Avg Vote Comments Comments (Not OP)
AHUANG 3 61.33 14 2
tightarse 2 569.50 95 28
gotyourback 2 246.50 39 10
LiMaaa 2 221.00 94 2
luketechfast 2 108.00 117 13
DealDash 2 104.00 13 1
budgetpc 2 83.00 12 0
aamer hamid 2 81.50 28 8
xev 2 66.00 18 1
Cellmate 2 60.00 47 1

Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)

User Comps Avg Vote
gnv9 102 23.74
mclarge 41 13.61
jase2021 9 12.33
Katie2014 8 10.25
couponfordeals 8 4.00
ClaireHayes 4 2.75
DeviceDeal 3 17.00
kosh52 3 17.00
chemy 3 13.67
NewsCA 3 12.00

Most Edits by a Power User

User Edits Uniques
Twix 1242 1175
Baysew 120 115
DuckKnight 97 94
brandogs 77 70
tonester 27 24
O O 24 23
dasher86 20 20
aether 20 20
Steptoe 16 15
chadiwrx 15 12
Comments

Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)

User Comments Avg Vote +5's +15's -5's -15's
jv 1617 0.61 129 26 98 14
superforever 531 0.33 5 1 5 1
SF3 502 2.07 54 12 0 0
deme 458 1.38 39 6 8 1
queer dog geyfrog 439 0.29 6 1 0 0
the INFIDEL 426 0.68 9 1 0 0
skido 417 1.20 31 3 0 0
bargain huntress 401 0.59 15 1 3 0
lostn 368 0.17 3 0 5 0
Quantumcat 342 1.47 36 10 7 3

Top 10 positively voted comments

Most Popular Comments
Comment Votes User Posted
I think this highlights 410 Cusacka 2021-03-22
You gave the tenants notice 392 aldudeau 2021-03-07
Yep, and the difference here 256 Hardlyworkin 2021-03-15
direct link… 182 jv 2021-03-02
didn't see it coming 181 jasong 2021-03-03
OP messed up plugging a PC 174 No 2021-03-25
Month to Month doesn't 168 MorriJ 2021-03-08
do they really think 167 trustnoone 2021-03-05
Well do you want to go to a 165 serpserpserp 2021-03-05
Bean bag. 153 RSmith 2021-03-22

Top 10 negatively voted comments

Least Popular Comments

Top 10 controversial comments

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
yawn……………. 37 37 jv 2021-03-03
Yeah, nah. Since they went 21 19 redler 2021-03-25
Whoops, shouldn't have 17 15 BadShepherdBrewingCo 2021-03-15
Same here, go woke.. go 17 15 T_double_U 2021-03-25
In rain, on the Hume, 17 15 jv 2021-03-21
What is the point of a $1k 16 16 elf888 2021-03-02
That's good on ya for doing 15 15 techlead 2021-03-30
Yeah it's a shame we have 12 11 darkmoss 2021-03-16
Avoid CCP routers unless you 12 13 CoronaV 2021-03-20
For those neg this comments, 11 13 Freeskater 2021-03-16

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

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
"These (profanity) cars just 23 19 strangeloops66 2021-03-26
Yeah, nah. Since they went 21 19 redler 2021-03-25
For those still think Huawei 19 22 Freeskater 2021-03-16
What phone do you 18 22 jv 2021-03-19
Same here, go woke.. go 17 15 T_double_U 2021-03-25
In rain, on the Hume, 17 15 jv 2021-03-21
Not confirmed by Sony Neg 17 21 softwhite 2021-03-31
Whoops, shouldn't have 17 15 BadShepherdBrewingCo 2021-03-15
Airbnb don't own houses? 13 16 Ark94 2021-03-26
No. This deal doesn't mean 12 15 BlameTheCat 2021-03-18

Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.

["K:D"] highest vote average with minimum 100 comments and also 50 comments.

100 comments

User Comments Average
brendanm 303 5.1947
Hybroid 271 4.6384
pegaxs 162 4.6296
bobbified 187 2.9733
MS Paint 334 2.7365
FireRunner 100 2.59
capslock 135 2.5259
dust 150 2.4733
supasaiyan 108 2.4074
WatchNerd 147 2.3878

50 comments

User Comments Average
brendanm 303 5.2013
oscargamer 65 5.0615
MorriJ 54 4.8148
Hybroid 162 4.6481
pegaxs 271 4.6421
p1 ama 77 4.2727
doweyy 86 3.4535
Mechz 75 3.44
elgrande 78 3.4103
OdZ 55 3.3273

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. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G 128GB $1,099, 256GB $1,199 + $500 Trade in Bonus @ Samsung - 97,513
  2. [Hack] KFC 21 Pieces of Chicken $21, 30 Nuggets $10, Regular Chips $1, 3 Nugget Go Bucket $2.50 (KFC App Required) - 94,879
  3. [NSW] Dine & Discover Vouchers for Every Adult: 2x $25 for Restaurants & 2x $25 for Entertainment/Recreation @ NSW Government - 87,000
  4. 20% off Eligible Items with Afterpay ($50 - $2000 Spend, Max Discount $300) @ eBay- 57,805
  5. Telstra $59/Month 80GB/Month (12 Months) + $500 JB Hi-Fi Gift Card (12Mo Contract, Port-In, New Service Only) @ JB Hi-Fi- 51,108

Most Popular Deals by Category

Category Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Alcohol [Android, iOS] Free $15 Prepaid Mastercard via MYY App 642 7800 dealbot 2021-03-10
Automotive 30% off RRP Storewide for Club Members @ Supercheap Auto 284 6697 dealbot 2021-03-31
Books & Magazines [eBook] 2020 World Photography Awards Book (PDF) @ World Photography Organisation 319 7140 ramboando 2021-03-02
Computing WD 500GB My Passport Go SSD (Cobalt) $49 C&C/in-Store Only @ Officeworks 368 10077 RickyJohnson1071 2021-03-12
Dining & Takeaway [Hack] KFC 21 Pieces of Chicken $21, 30 Nuggets $10, Regular Chips $1, 3 Nugget Go Bucket $2.50 (KFC App Required) 1226 6201 cooni 2021-03-09
Education Free Course - Complete Japanese Course: Learn Japanese for Beginners Lvl 1 @ Udemy 163 3669 dealbot 2021-03-05
Electrical & Electronics 20% off Eligible Items with Afterpay ($50 - $2000 Spend, Max Discount $300) @ eBay 546 10245 RogueWolf 2021-03-18
Entertainment 55% off Netflix: Basic ~A$4.66, Standard ~A$7.07, Ultra ~A$9.49 Per Month (VPN to Turkey Required) @ Netflix Turkey 335 1186 Atam1923 2021-03-06
Fashion & Apparel 40% off Selected Outlet & RRP Items (Free Delivery with $100 Order) @ adidas (Ultraboost from $105, Stan Smith $58.80) 227 16180 dealbot 2021-03-31
Financial $500 Gift Card with $1500 Spend/3 Mths on the ANZ Rewards Platinum ($0 Annual Fee 1st Year) @ Point Hacks 432 9351 pohaau 2021-03-15
Gaming [PC] Epic - Free - HITMAN 3 Access Pass: HITMAN 1 GOTY Edition for HITMAN Owners 757 3808 freewhere 2021-03-31
Groceries Free L'OR Sample Pack with 3 Capsules (Nespresso Compatible) @ L'OR Espresso 213 6414 ozberg 2021-03-16
Health & Beauty Amino Z Whey Protein Isolate WPI Delivered: 1kg $29.95 ($5 Credit), 3kg $69.95 ($15 Credit), 25% off Amino Z Supps @ Amino Z 295 7292 aminozcomau 2021-03-23
Home & Garden Free Reusable Bag Clip @ Carman's Kitchen 223 12326 Chchnu 2021-03-12
Internet nbn FTTP & HFC Unlimited 250/25 $89/Month for 6 Months (Save $20/Month) @ Mate 254 6200 Twix 2021-03-01
Mobile Telstra $59/Month 80GB/Month (12 Months) + $500 JB Hi-Fi Gift Card (12Mo Contract, Port-In, New Service Only) @ JB Hi-Fi 564 9531 Andy Quan 2021-03-10
Other $5 Bonus Cashback on $5 Spend at Any Online Store*, Includes GC Portal, Stacks with CR Day Increases @ Cashrewards (Activation) 812 16983 tightarse 2021-03-11
Pets $25 off $50 Spend Coupon @ PetStock via Little Birdie (e.g. Black Hawk Lamb Dog Food 10kg $34.99 Delivered) 171 3529 doweyy 2021-03-15
Sports & Outdoors Free $10 Voucher @ BCF 391 7947 Costanza 2021-03-17
Toys & Kids LEGO City Passenger Airplane $59 (Save $60), Technic Off Roader $149 (Save $180), Technic Volvo $149 (Save $150) + More @ Big W 172 4895 skido 2021-03-23
Travel [NSW] 30 Activities under $25 on Klook (Free with $25 Dine & Discover NSW Voucher) 227 5131 scotty 2021-03-29

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. HELP PLEASE! Scammed out of nearly $100K - 74,783
  2. Tenants Have Handed Back Possession Early during 90 Day Notice Period - 21,311
  3. Left Job, Partner Earns $1k Fortnightly, $2k in Savings (Can We Ask for Rental Assistance?) - 21,218
  4. An Idiot Tried to Hog a Spot by Standing in Front of It. Should I Be Petty? - 19,187
  5. Why Do Most People Drive at The Speed Limit in Wet Conditions? - 15,298

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

  1. List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 11,881
  2. Discounted eGift Cards - 9,860
  3. Price Comparison Sites - 2,164
  4. List of Chinese Buying Sites - 878
  5. Epic Threads - 701

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

  1. Dominos - 54,986
  2. eBay - 34,096
  3. Uber Eats - 16,780
  4. KFC - 11,124
  5. Woolworths - 10,186

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

Store Count Avg Vote
Amazon AU 351 32.25
The Good Guys 85 34.11
JB Hi-Fi 79 44.32
Woolworths 72 43.96
Coles 58 42.22
BIG W 58 51.59
Shopping Express 56 39.66
Kogan 52 22.87
Banggood 49 35.80
ShopBack AU 48 72.38

Top 10 most subscribed to stores

Top 10 Search Alerts

Query Count
playstation 5 766
nintendo switch 730
lego 712
dyson 456
ryobi 394
ps5 387
philips hue 365
rm williams 364
ozito 327
eufy 316

Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)

  1. Facebook - 107,995
  2. Whirlpool Forums - 103,262
  3. Oursteps - 90,685
  4. Google News 63,523
  5. Twitter - 38,747

Top Browsers (by Sessions)

  1. Chrome 62.82%
  2. Safari 24.42%
  3. Samsung Internet 3.50%
  4. Firefox 3.39%
  5. Edge 2.24%
  6. Ozbargain Android App 1.30%(+.11%)

Everything else

Real time stats from our wiki

2021: Jan - Feb
2020: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - September - October - November & December
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

  • Congrats to twilsoncrow on the new wheels and the March members of the month.

    1242 edits by Twix 👀😆

    • +1

      Congrats! (Is that the second car you've won?)

      • I haven't won a car.

        • +1

          Oops that was unclear. Question was supposed to be addressed to @twilsoncrow. (If I remember correctly, I think she won another car quite a few years ago?)

  • Is there a mistake on the K:D ratio for those above 50 comments? The stats are the same for the 50 and 100 comment tables but the usernames are different?

    • +1

      Fixed.

  • +1

    JV needs a job looking at the comments count!

  • +2

    i’m starting to think jv is not one person.

  • +2

    Yay I got on the list…. Maybe I need to pay more attention at work….

    • +2

      Bad Idea, work made me miss out on the ebay deals today : (

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