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Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
20. No, actually, it's a very weak correlation
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 09:34 PM
Nov 2013

As of this writing the BOG block list includes 105 members. If grantcart deleted 14 people who'd been PPR'd, then, before he wielded his broom, there were 119 people blocked from the BOG, of whom 105 had not been PPR'd. In other words, of the DUers who were on the BOG blocked list as of yesterday, more than 88% were still welcome to participate fully elsewhere on DU.

This calculation doesn't take into account PPR'd posters who were unblocked in earlier cleanups.

If we had all the data needed for a full statistical analysis, I'm sure we'd find a positive correlation. To do a really meaningful test, however, we'd need to exclude the people who'd been PPR'd solely or primarily because of the same post(s) that got them blocked here, because in those cases there's a correlation but it's tautologous rather than proving anything.

What we know for sure is that more than 100 DUers have been blocked here without also getting into any major trouble anywhere else on the site.

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Noted.. Cha Nov 2013 #1
I need a list to dance over! BootinUp Nov 2013 #2
Lol.. just imagine it. Cha Nov 2013 #3
Okay~ sheshe2 Nov 2013 #6
The House of BOG is getting Cha Nov 2013 #8
LOL, sheshe2 Nov 2013 #11
lol for the non hosts, going through and unblocking all of those blocked DUers grantcart Nov 2013 #4
14 so far. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #7
Clean sweep, grant. sheshe2 Nov 2013 #10
That was quite a list! greatauntoftriplets Nov 2013 #13
Saw that treestar Nov 2013 #5
And, I'm glad you saw Cha Nov 2013 #9
Wow, that was something. stevenleser Nov 2013 #12
That would seem to be a strong correlation Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #15
No, actually, it's a very weak correlation Jim Lane Nov 2013 #20
Still they were blocked from the Cha Nov 2013 #22
And, here I thought it was just Cha Nov 2013 #21
Thank heaven! JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #14
I am sooooo confused.... Isoldeblue Nov 2013 #16
Sorry. I'll explain: NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #17
Thank you, NYC! Isoldeblue Nov 2013 #18
You have a lot to share with us too, don't forget. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #19
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