canadianspankee:
one could say we use arithmetic when counting up numbers of comments and just a touch of math if one gets into average words per comment over the past year relating that to the number of stories commented on over the same period of time
Equally, one could say that, statistically, the number of authors per year divided by the time they spend calculating average words-per-comment ratios in relation to the mean commenter is unlikely to exceed those who haven't the first idea what I'm talking about.
In the UK, of course, we're not limited to just the one 'Math'. I've always wondered how you guys manage over there - isn't it very limiting? Or you like to keep things simple?