XPost: rec.arts.drwho   
   From: daniel47@somewhere.someplaceelse   
      
   On 1/08/2025 10:51 pm, The Doctor wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > The Bluffing Bard  wrote:   
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   >> DAVE'S STATS: A POEM,   
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   >> In the world of wires, where bits and bytes flow,   
   >> There’s a man we all know, and his fame starts to grow   
   >> Dave, The Doctor, with wisdom to share,   
   >> A digital sage, with stats laid bare.   
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   >> Each month without fail, at the stroke of the hour,   
   >> He posts his new stats, a true geeky power.   
   >> On Usenet they gather, and the group's readers fear,   
   >> For The Doctor's stat posts are always quite near.   
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   >> “Here’s the data,” Yads says with a grin,   
   >> “Just some numbers to track, let the trends begin!”   
   >> Lines of code, stat tables so neat,   
   >> A monthly routine no one could beat.   
   >>   
   >> The bickering, the trolling, the occasional flame,   
   >> Yet when Dave posts his stats, it’s always the same   
   >> A hush falls upon the eager crowd,   
   >> For in his data, posting truths are found.   
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   >> But oh, how The Doctor’s touch is quite deft,   
   >> For certain people, those stats aren’t left.   
   >> “Some data's too spicy,” he’ll calmly declare,   
   >> A number or name gets erased from the air.   
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   >> “Censored,” we’ll say, with a nod and a wink,   
   >> Dave's stats have secrets hidden within.   
   >> A filter, a snip, then the rest will proceed,   
   >> His stats are now clean, edited to suit his need.   
   >>   
   >> The frequency of messages, the bandwidth they crave,   
   >> How much space is left on the server to save?   
   >> The average posts per user, the peaks and the lows,   
   >> Dave charts the threads where the digital wind blows.   
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   >> He’s not a hero, no cape or a crown,   
   >> But his stat posts, always break new ground.   
   >> For in a world of spam and debates full of strife,   
   >> Dave’s monthly stats bring the order to life.   
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   >> --   
   >> (C) Bluffing Bard Publishing 2025   
   >   
   > Then again bard you can try going to prose around here   
   > and write a DW fanfic.   
   >   
   Maybe YOU, Binky, could follow your own advice!!   
   --   
   Daniel70   
      
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