>>> Google already gives out posting activity of posters on news groups,
>>> the total number of posts over a certain period of time.
>>> This could be supplemented with other difficult to compile but public
>>> stats and search information.
>>> The number of OP posts as well as the number of OP/total posts ratio,
>>> for example.
>>> The average number of responses and number of different names received
>>> by a poster's OP posts.
>>> The number of BE (branch endings) as well ast the BE/total posts.
>>> A search box could be included to pull up all of a poster's OP posts,
>>> and all the posts in a selected group to show the OP posts are on
>>> topic.
>>> A search box could be included to pull up all a poster's BE posts to
>>> see if the the branch ended because the poster won a debate or flamed
>>> out.
>>> If a poster is flaming out in 95%% of his posts then everyone will be
>>> able to quickly see he has nothing to contribute to a tech discussion.

>>Such as Patriot Games, right?

>
> Bwahahahahahahahaha!!!