The Census was a bit of a fiasco this year as you all know. Spackbace attemped an OzBargain census which showed that OzBargain members who voted in that thread were made up of 33% female and 66% male with males 30-39 being the largest demographic.
In comparison, our stats from our Facebook Page show a 61%/38% split with males 25-34 being the largest demographic.
We have two milestones coming up. First, we are turning 10 years old in November and we have some new t-shirts to give out.
We are also going to hit 4,000,000 comments shortly. You're a talkative bunch.
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Don't send search alerts if email doesn't work.
- More streamlining of moderation issues/penalty box (easier tracking of users).
- Father's Day Page
- Added bitcoin as new classified payment method.
- (Moderator function) Added store flag to stop deal posts for the store from L and p platers. (Implimented on Uber & Deliveroo due to excessive referral spam).
- Don't show random referral links if no user has entered their referrals yet.
Members
Members of the Month
July 2016
Winners from last month:
kurupted for the most popular deal last month, 20% off Tech at selected eBay store. eBay percentage-off deals have been winning the most popular award in March, May and June so far this year so for anything who wants to give a try in scoring a gold badge (+$100 award) — look out for special banners and/or landing pages on eBay just in case deals get leaked :)
lyl for posting the most deals (56) and having most of them on the front page (47 with +97 vote average). 4 deals out of the top 10 last month were posted by lyl (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th).
Spackbace for the most popular competition last month, Win a Skoda Sedan. Spackbace has posted 44 deals & 30 competitions last month, and this Samsung Home Theatre pack was the most clicked competition. Not to mention he has also beaten jv and Diji1 to become the most commented user in July (668 comments). However, has anyone actually won a car from all those comps posted by Spackbace?
abhi4u05 for posting a competition that's even more popular than Spackbace's at this point in time. Scratch and Win from The Good Guys actually gets more votes when you add the ones from August. Moreover it's probably a more rewarding competition as well, as 31 users have claimed to win TGG store credit so far. Congratulations also to all the other competition winners!
-Scotty
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Moderation Stats:
- Reports: 2244 (avg: 1 report every ~20 minutes)
- Deals Removed: 358 (2203 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 69 (974 published)
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 152
- Requested by OP - 33
- Sockpuppeting - 29
- SPAM - 24
- Targeted Offer - 20
- No Bargains Listed - 12
- Insufficient Quantity - 16
- Referral SPAM - 30
- Combine Posts - 8
- Not Available to Australia - 12
- Expired on Posting - 9
- Banned Item - 0
- Everything else - 72
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| lyl | 56 | 84.55 |
| nocure | 46 | 40.87 |
| Spackbace | 44 | 46.16 |
| TRENT86 | 43 | 55.72 |
| tonester | 38 | 15.76 |
| rawm | 37 | 34.19 |
| easternculture | 34 | 37.18 |
| altomic | 32 | 20.44 |
| tightarse | 30 | 111.43 |
| Currybender | 28 | 15.68 |
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| jollyjohns | 3 | 3.33 |
| apric101 | 3 | 14.67 |
| DrewClifford | 3 | 2.00 |
| MiniInTheBox | 3 | 0.33 |
| OZzieME | 3 | 11.00 |
| adamclark | 3 | 3.00 |
| HyperHostWS | 2 | 1.00 |
| TwiztaKev | 2 | 54.50 |
| Wish4This | 2 | 4.00 |
| Arisit | 2 | 0.50 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| lyl | 47 | 97.64 |
| tightarse | 30 | 111.47 |
| TRENT86 | 24 | 87.17 |
| nocure | 24 | 62.67 |
| Spackbace | 17 | 97.00 |
| rawm | 12 | 77.08 |
| easternculture | 12 | 82.00 |
| monty.melb | 9 | 76.11 |
| IWantThatFlight | 8 | 62.00 |
| scotty | 8 | 76.25 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| monty.melb | 8 | 78.75 | 33 | 7 |
| IWantThatFlight | 8 | 62.00 | 26 | 2 |
| Masters AUS | 3 | 55.00 | 9 | 1 |
| Clear | 2 | 47.50 | 284 | 213 |
| MyGroceries.com.au | 2 | 54.00 | 2 | 0 |
| bargains4lyfe | 1 | 188.00 | 30 | 0 |
| tightarse | 1 | 152.00 | 95 | 32 |
| aren | 1 | 26.00 | 2 | 1 |
| Citym10 | 1 | 96.00 | 7 | 2 |
| 4gr8deals | 1 | 296.00 | 3 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Katie2014 | 75 | 5.43 |
| JSQUARED | 41 | 6.20 |
| neil | 31 | 4.19 |
| Spackbace | 30 | 9.40 |
| Thespottedcow | 29 | 3.21 |
| hamza23 | 17 | 12.94 |
| kewforyou | 4 | 0.75 |
| Dr Prepper | 4 | 2.00 |
| Clear | 4 | 3.75 |
| PinzVidz | 3 | 13.00 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Spackbace | 220 | 204 |
| shapers | 71 | 63 |
| Baysew | 63 | 63 |
| tonester | 39 | 35 |
| BarginHunter | 12 | 12 |
| Make it so | 12 | 12 |
| IceCreamBandit | 11 | 11 |
| TRENT86 | 9 | 9 |
| matt_will_fix_it | 8 | 7 |
| Lukian | 7 | 6 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spackbace | 668 | 1.39 | 59 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| Diji1 | 420 | 0.64 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| jv | 369 | 1.60 | 48 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| altomic | 313 | 2.16 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Savas | 283 | 1.04 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Clear | 282 | 0.88 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| eisniwre | 279 | 0.79 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Bearosaurus | 274 | 0.80 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| easternculture | 265 | -0.10 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 4 |
| scrimshaw | 261 | 1.80 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple…. | 175 | tomleonhart | 2016-07-18 |
| A $1600 dress and hat for | 131 | 2jzzzz | 2016-07-11 |
| Scotty, Sydney property is | 124 | tomleonhart | 2016-07-18 |
| Maybe by the needles left | 102 | sirlothie | 2016-07-05 |
| 12 years ago i bought some | 102 | altomic | 2016-07-22 |
| For her I hope | 89 | Peanut money | 2016-07-11 |
| To be fair, that's not | 87 | aragornelessar | 2016-07-13 |
| 4 … Don't follow through | 85 | kywst | 2016-07-10 |
| None, Zero, nil. I haven't | 84 | Colombian | 2016-07-13 |
| Well my SO threw away 2 of | 83 | johndoe1 | 2016-07-11 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurry up and bring those | -84 | Sinful | 2016-07-30 |
| Pokémon Go is a Fad….. | -62 | tuzii | 2016-07-25 |
| This is encouraging people | -56 | easternculture | 2016-07-12 |
| Maybe baby. Why my driveway | -53 | Diji1 | 2016-07-05 |
| If I want to look foolish, | -50 | downero | 2016-07-28 |
| Buys a $140K car. Wants a | -49 | downero | 2016-07-28 |
| Farrrrrrrr…..$700 for an | -44 | dreamscene | 2016-07-06 |
| all prices marked up | -42 | Maverick-au | 2016-07-18 |
| Why won't you? I'd like to | -37 | downero | 2016-07-28 |
| If you tailgate me when I'm | -35 | 18 | 2016-07-14 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprecaite your effort but | 35 | 36 | Maki | 2016-07-18 |
| These prices are still joke | 17 | 18 | gunnny | 2016-07-31 |
| I agree with this on their | 13 | 15 | no not me | 2016-07-19 |
| Now you just need to remove | 12 | 10 | Putnum | 2016-07-10 |
| Team MYSTIC!!! :D FTW!! | 12 | 11 | pegaxs | 2016-07-29 |
| If you are a bit unsure | 11 | 10 | sp00ker | 2016-07-05 |
| wow thanks for heads up just | 11 | 10 | GPAK | 2016-07-10 |
| @OzBargain | 10 | 8 | Scrooge McDuck | 2016-07-05 |
| This was a better | 10 | 11 | yoyomablue | 2016-07-08 |
| You would rather people | 10 | 10 | yoyomablue | 2016-07-08 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprecaite your effort but | 35 | 36 | Maki | 2016-07-18 |
| This product isn't a | 19 | 23 | Sage | 2016-07-19 |
| These prices are still joke | 17 | 18 | gunnny | 2016-07-31 |
| Do you think he likes being | 15 | 12 | razzamatazza | 2016-07-05 |
| I agree with this on their | 13 | 15 | no not me | 2016-07-19 |
| Team MYSTIC!!! :D FTW!! | 12 | 11 | pegaxs | 2016-07-29 |
| Now you just need to remove | 12 | 10 | Putnum | 2016-07-10 |
| If you are a bit unsure | 11 | 10 | sp00ker | 2016-07-05 |
| wow thanks for heads up just | 11 | 10 | GPAK | 2016-07-10 |
| Seems expensive for a movie | 10 | 12 | PainToad | 2016-07-18 |
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
Deals
Top 10 fastest deals to the front page
| Deal | Votes | User | Posted | Mins to Front |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Burrito (Worth $11.50) @ Guzman Y Gomez App (Android/iOS) | 476 | st.anger | 2016-07-25 | 13.97 |
| 52x Computing/Memory eBay 20% off Deals @ Various Sellers (Links Inside) | 289 | lyl | 2016-07-18 | 14.72 |
| Wii Console (Refurbished) + Wii Sports (Preowned) - $28 @ EB Games | 353 | Spackbace | 2016-07-20 | 20.33 |
| FREE Packet of Maggi Korean Spicy Beef Fusian Noodles (500 Only) | 79 | bargin193232222 | 2016-07-28 | 22.03 |
| Seagate 4TB Backup Plus Portable Hard Drive US $106.18 (~AU $141) Delivered @ Amazon | 279 | lyl | 2016-07-12 | 23.23 |
| Free Pair of Aus Olympic Team Socks for Optus Perks Members | 245 | cruelsinger | 2016-07-27 | 23.57 |
| 84 $0 Freebies/Samples (Links in Description) | 345 | lyl | 2016-07-13 | 24.77 |
| 3 Months of Stan Free (New Subscribers Only) | 226 | atnas | 2016-07-13 | 24.87 |
| Woolworths 6/7: 24x Frantelle $5.50, CC's $1.60, Chobani $1.12, Bacon $6.80, A2 Ice Cream $5, Maasdam $10, 50% off Voda & Bonds | 112 | tightarse | 2016-07-04 | 26.87 |
| KFC Regular Chips for $1 | 249 | jdogg | 2016-07-11 | 28.22 |
Top 10 fastest deals to 100 votes
Top 10 most popular deals by votes
Top 10 most popular deals by clicks
| Deal | Votes | Clicks | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myer Family and Friends - 40% to 50% off Clothing | 125 | 19104 | Kuro | 2016-07-27 |
| Macpac Halo Down Jacket - $89.99 (RRP $279.95) + Shipping | 145 | 16278 | Charleston | 2016-07-27 |
| 20% off Tech - (PC Byte, GraysOnline, KG Electronic, Wireless1, Dell, Betta, Sony, Futu, Ryda, Ted's Camera) @ eBay | 463 | 15941 | kurupted | 2016-07-18 |
| Myer Samsonite Comoslite 60% off (Black / Silver) | 101 | 14875 | ylh | 2016-07-31 |
| Hush Puppies Sale: Mens Shoes from $40, Womens Shoes from $31 (Free Delivery Over $99) | 123 | 13807 | tightarse | 2016-07-24 |
| Craftright 148 Piece Tool Kit $15 @ Bunnings | 129 | 13221 | TRENT86 | 2016-07-30 |
| Woolworths - USB 4 Port Wall Charger Travel Adaptor $1 (Save $14) | 51 | 10129 | stevecau | 2016-07-20 |
| Toshiba 16" Laptop Backpack $10 @ Harvey Norman | 87 | 10068 | IcarusTyphoon | 2016-07-21 |
| 500GB PS4 + Fallout 4 + Dishonoured + 2 Dual Shock Controllers $378 @ Big W (In Store) | 219 | 9837 | Viper1183 | 2016-07-15 |
| Catch of The Day: 50-70% off Puma Footwear and Clothing | 75 | 9418 | WNK | 2016-07-14 |
Top 5 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
- 20% off Tech - (PC Byte, GraysOnline, KG Electronic, Wireless1, Dell, Betta, Sony, Futu, Ryda, Ted's Camera) @ eBay - 85,697
- Free Burrito (Worth $11.50) @ Guzman Y Gomez App (Android/iOS) - 39,043
- Deliveroo Free Burgers across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane (Friday 15th July) - Burgers Sold Out, Now Free Delivery Until 3pm - 34,945
- 20% off Myer Stocktake Sale - Bose QC35 - $399 [Macquarie Centre, NSW] - 31,305
- 84 $0 Freebies/Samples (Links in Description) - 28,860
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
- Competition Pageviews: 211,239 | June: 225,594 (-6.36%)
- Comps Posted: 304 | June: 241
- Comps Won: 85 | June: 102
- Biggest Competition Win:
Tickets to 'The Cure' Soundcheck/Concert worth $560 3 winners!
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- Stolen iPhone 6S PLUS 64GB GOLD reported to police - 29,866
- Can't Get Rid of Squatter - 28,143
- ING Direct Ending Their 2% Cash Back on Their Everyday Account from 30 September - 23,351
- Best built quality product you ever bought? - 23,111
- How Much Money Spent on Pokemon Go So Far?? - 19,634
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)
- American Express Referral Wiki 9,537
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 7,621
- List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites - 3,093
- Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees - 1,851
- A guide to using Telstra Prepaid Starter Packs - 1,426
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
- Dominos - 126,265
- Hungry Jacks - 16,928
- KFC - 15,881
- Uber - 14,434
- Woolworths - 13,594
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 63 | 36.14 |
| Woolworths | 53 | 33.40 |
| Harvey Norman | 38 | 29.63 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 38 | 30.92 |
| Masters Home Improvement | 34 | 25.44 |
| Myer | 33 | 42.67 |
| Everbuying | 31 | 36.39 |
| Target Australia | 30 | 30.27 |
| Amazon UK | 27 | 38.59 |
| Coles | 25 | 37.28 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| I Want That Flight | 534 |
| DeliveryHero | 272 |
| Specsavers | 192 |
| American Express | 136 |
| Menulog | 130 |
| Pinchme | 123 |
| Selling Out Soon | 118 |
| Masters | 103 |
| Coke Rewards | 94 |
| Woolworths | 94 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| eneloop | 147 |
| lego | 136 |
| dyson | 117 |
| ps4 | 115 |
| sonos | 107 |
| specsavers | 104 |
| bose | 70 |
| wii u | 70 |
| xbox one | 69 |
| udemy | 66 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Whirlpool Forums - 116,463
- Facebook - 113,499
- Twitter - 34,293
- Oursteps - 28,602
- Feedly - 19,311
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 58.78%
- Safari 24.65%
- Firefox 8.40%
- Internet Explorer 3.56%
- Safari (in-app) 1.84%
Everything else
- Reports from users: 2244 || June 2016: 2657 || July 2015: 2131
- Deals posted: 2203 || June 2016: 2785 || July 2015: 2334
- Number of Freebies posted: 210
- Comments posted: 71,076 || June 2016: 82,895 || July 2015: 73,309
- Overall traffic: 8,726,474 sessions, 25,951,503 pageviews. || June 2016: 8,936,816 sessions, 28,673,404 pageviews. || July 2015: 8,315,958 sessions, 25,835,504 pageviews.
- New users: 1961
- Most commented deal: Wii Console (Refurbished) + Wii Sports (Preowned) - $28 @ EB Games (529 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Costco Coupons - Streets Family Pack of 20 - $12.98 (Membership Required) (4472 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: 3kw Solar System - $2641 Installed @ Euro Solar (NSW/VIC/QLD/TAS) (-8 votes)
Real time stats from our wiki
2016: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June
2015: Zeitgeist Dec - Nov - Oct - Sept - Aug - Jul - Jun -May - Apr - Mar - Jan
2014: Zeitgeist - Nov - Oct - Sept
Cheers neil :)