October Stats & November News.
We have concluded the meetups for OzBargain's 16th birthday, and here are some statistics:
- 28 events across Australia. 10 in NSW, 5 in VIC, 4 in ACT, and 3 in QLD, SA & WA.
- 671 participants from 470 OzBargain users. Please note that the count here might not be that accurate because some failed to checkin, and that does not include children either that don't have OzBargain accounts.
- 1 OzBargainer attended 8 events and 10 OzBargainers have attended 5 or more events.
- Total cost for food + venue comes down to $25,580.06 across all events. 60% of events went over the $35pp budget. There were some way over budget events due to some mishaps.
Here's a scatter plot of events with number of attendees vs cost per person this year. Red line marks the $35pp budget.
Thanks to all who came to the events, and especially big thanks to all who have organised it. I know it's quite a lot of effort organising a meetup with 50 or more people turning up, and I'll be posting a Feedback / Suggestion post later today or tomorrow to invite all the organisers to help us to make those meetup events better next year.
-Scotty
And to expand further on this, here is a chart of t-shirt size requests from 4 of our Victorian meetups. As usual, I'm left with no medium sized shirts but stock of lots of other sizes.
Members
Members of the Month
October 2022
T-man for posting the most voted deal last month, Join IHG One Rewards Club and Get Diamond Status. It's rare that travel deals get so many votes. The "deal" came and was gone in less than 24 hours. Hopefully those who need it all managed to get their status upgraded.
HamBoi69 for posting the most deals in October. He has posted 81 deals averaging +56 votes. His most popular deal last month was $35 cashback on Boost $170 12 Month SIM at Cashrewards.
Smalot11 for posting the most voted & most entered competition last month, Win $23,400 in Cash and an Entertainment Pack from Aussie Broadband. No need to be an AussieBB customer to participate, and winners get free broadband + other bills paid. Good luck!
Phalaxis for dominating the competition posting again last month. He has posted 205 comps averaging +15.8 votes, and the most voted being Win an Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Cygnett Prize Pack from Cygnett.
Congratulations to all the winners! Same as last month, I'll be sending $150 gift cards from GiftPay to each of the winners.
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Merge the 'replies to my comments' and 'top-level comments + replies to my comments' auto-subscription options to be one default option of 'replies to my comments if I am not the original poster, top-level comments + replies to my comments if I am the original poster'. All users with the third-option set are changed to have the second option. More details
- Lots of fixes for eBay seller parsing.
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 4795 (avg: 1 report every ~9 minutes) || September 2022: 4539 || October 2022: 4668
- Deals Removed/Published: 340/2981 —- Forum Posts Removed/Published: 86/1058 — Competition Posts Removed/Published: 18/702 — Classified Posts Removed/Published: 28/758
| reason | COUNT |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 105 |
| Requested by OP | 54 |
| Spam | 38 |
| Sockpuppeting | 35 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 20 |
| No bargain listed | 19 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 16 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 14 |
| Unobtainable deal | 12 |
| Insufficient Quantity | 11 |
| Referral spam | 10 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 9 |
| Lack of business details | 9 |
| Use classifieds | 5 |
| Post as deal | 5 |
| Merged with eBay Insufficient Quantity Thread | 5 |
| Post in classifieds | 5 |
| Price beats are not bargains | 4 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 4 |
| Out of stock on posting | 4 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 4 |
| Not available to Australia | 4 |
| Expired on posting | 3 |
| Classifieds requirements not met | 3 |
| Merged with insufficient qty eBay thread | 3 |
| Private sales are not deals | 3 |
| Banned item | 3 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 3 |
| Merged to existing thread | 3 |
| Inappropriate | 3 |
| Joke post | 3 |
| Merged into Low Quantity Amazon Deals Thread | 3 |
| Insufficient Quantity (Merged with Existing Thread… | 3 |
| Account Issue | 2 |
| Ghost account | 2 |
| Moved to Low Qty deals thread | 2 |
| Merged into Low Quantity Deals Thread | 2 |
| Deal doesn't meet financial services guidelines | 2 |
| Merged into Low Quantity eBay Deals Thread | 2 |
| Moved to Low Quantity Deals thread | 2 |
| Trolling | 2 |
| Combined posts | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| HamBoi69 | 81 | 56.33 |
| bargainsgrabber | 43 | 115.42 |
| highmargin | 43 | 27.33 |
| O O | 35 | 34.09 |
| save50 | 33 | 21.36 |
| nocure | 30 | 36.13 |
| Snacky | 25 | 64.88 |
| skd100™ | 25 | 13.12 |
| checkingthisout | 24 | 49.04 |
| RichardL | 23 | 88.52 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- nocure (4950 deals) +33
- dealbot (4498 deals) +28
- save50 (3952 deals) +46
- tightarse (3909 deals) +14
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Woohoo007 | 9 | 10.11 |
| adash | 7 | 11.00 |
| curt67 | 6 | 16.50 |
| MalakaiA | 5 | 8.20 |
| Notori0us | 3 | 13.67 |
| RACE AND ROAD | 3 | 5.33 |
| ignitecoffee | 3 | 2.67 |
| PETSO | 3 | 2.00 |
| foxwoodco | 3 | 1.67 |
| James Hawk | 2 | 363.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| HamBoi69 | 39 | 102.77 |
| bargainsgrabber | 37 | 130.97 |
| dealbot | 22 | 190.91 |
| RichardL | 21 | 95.05 |
| Snacky | 16 | 93.12 |
| O O | 15 | 58.47 |
| I Smell Pennies | 14 | 199.36 |
| highmargin | 12 | 59.83 |
| nocure | 11 | 75.73 |
| brandogs | 10 | 148.40 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tightarse | 6 | 341.00 | 103 | 24 |
| beatthatflight | 4 | 81.75 | 18 | 1 |
| untech | 3 | 81.00 | 18 | 0 |
| RD ADL | 3 | 52.00 | 143 | 24 |
| gotyourback | 2 | 215.00 | 107 | 81 |
| LimeBlueCoffee | 2 | 149.00 | 138 | 2 |
| luketechfast | 2 | 118.50 | 5 | 0 |
| FuseTechAu | 2 | 109.00 | 17 | 0 |
| jason101 | 2 | 56.50 | 28 | 10 |
| Calmago | 2 | 54.50 | 14 | 3 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Phalaxis | 205 | 16.18 |
| CindaaMoon | 104 | 5.47 |
| TruePursuit | 91 | 7.38 |
| neil | 70 | 8.64 |
| Lele | 34 | 8.91 |
| CrispyChrispy | 30 | 9.77 |
| Katie2014 | 23 | 8.26 |
| Smalot11 | 20 | 17.10 |
| opcoupon | 9 | 1.67 |
| LuslecGrace | 8 | 8.75 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 719 | 677 |
| Baysew | 160 | 154 |
| rompastompa | 87 | 83 |
| O O | 58 | 46 |
| brandogs | 23 | 23 |
| coldlamb | 21 | 18 |
| robinCTS | 18 | 13 |
| tonester | 18 | 17 |
| aether | 13 | 11 |
| DuckKnight | 10 | 10 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| capslock janitor | 1387 | 0.27 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| jv | 933 | 0.06 | 88 | 12 | 66 | 16 |
| I Smell Pennies | 590 | 1.01 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| ChiMot | 576 | 0.47 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| checkingthisout | 566 | 1.60 | 54 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| G-rig | 500 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| xoom | 415 | 1.81 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| AustriaBargain | 368 | 1.78 | 52 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Muzeeb | 361 | 3.07 | 66 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| LuslecGrace | 359 | 0.72 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson learnt - at least | 319 | maybeamacy | 2022-10-10 |
| Make sure you’re marrying | 274 | Ghost47 | 2022-10-29 |
| Pull down your own blinds? | 178 | Hybroid | 2022-10-20 |
| Got it thanks, this should | 168 | doweyy | 2022-10-14 |
| Hookers and coke will be the | 148 | Muzeeb | 2022-10-25 |
| yes there is, you have to | 141 | farque | 2022-10-06 |
| someone who owns a 2006 BMW | 140 | Keplaffintech | 2022-10-10 |
| Lol. Awesome description. | 132 | curtturtle | 2022-10-19 |
| Avert your gaze. Nude isn't | 132 | Scrooge McDuck | 2022-10-20 |
| All my local coles and | 126 | SpeedRunnerLink | 2022-10-11 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| That's what happens to | -148 | jv | 2022-10-22 |
| Talked to the manager of | -112 | Kawaii | 2022-10-24 |
| Which vpn to use ?? | -104 | DisabledUser388768 | 2022-10-21 |
| Right on hippy. I also think | -83 | Goonerash | 2022-10-13 |
| Really? A follow-up to your | -77 | kajke | 2022-10-31 |
| I disagree. For what it does | -67 | Ryanek | 2022-10-13 |
| ….I mean a $2500 iPhone | -66 | dreamscene | 2022-10-31 |
| I've got stacks of free ones | -61 | jv | 2022-10-11 |
| Im glad the store did the | -58 | niish150887 | 2022-10-08 |
| $329 for a toy ? you may as | -57 | USER DC | 2022-10-01 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doesn’t solve the | 27 | 27 | Veebee88 | 2022-10-20 |
| both make you cry | 25 | 25 | jv | 2022-10-04 |
| You have missed the point | 23 | 22 | joshmc1 | 2022-10-20 |
| Yeah all these stupid "HODL" | 23 | 24 | Flying Ace | 2022-10-05 |
| His incompetency with hotel | 22 | 22 | jv | 2022-10-24 |
| Haha, Walt Disney was racist | 21 | 22 | brendanm | 2022-10-23 |
| There is no legal | 20 | 18 | oscargamer | 2022-10-08 |
| Right wing nut jobs be | 18 | 19 | SBOB | 2022-10-29 |
| If you can afford it and | 18 | 19 | Gervais fanboy | 2022-10-19 |
| It's tolerated today, if you | 18 | 19 | AustriaBargain | 2022-10-23 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probably Elon is a | 44 | 38 | Trying2SaveABuck | 2022-10-29 |
| You have missed the point | 23 | 22 | joshmc1 | 2022-10-20 |
| Yeah all these stupid "HODL" | 23 | 24 | Flying Ace | 2022-10-05 |
| Haha, Walt Disney was racist | 21 | 22 | brendanm | 2022-10-23 |
| There is no legal | 20 | 18 | oscargamer | 2022-10-08 |
| Bought it literally just | 19 | 16 | WingedNike | 2022-10-19 |
| It's tolerated today, if you | 18 | 19 | AustriaBargain | 2022-10-23 |
| Right wing nut jobs be | 18 | 19 | SBOB | 2022-10-29 |
| If you can afford it and | 18 | 19 | Gervais fanboy | 2022-10-19 |
| he saved lives | 17 | 19 | mokr | 2022-10-24 |
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
["K:D"] highest vote average with minimum 100 comments and also 50 comments.
100 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| pegaxs | 275 | 5.37 |
| Hybroid | 197 | 4.97 |
| ChickenDinner123 | 224 | 4.70 |
| Ghost47 | 117 | 4.64 |
| brendanm | 240 | 4.10 |
| Willowtea | 102 | 3.72 |
| SBOB | 209 | 3.63 |
| seamonkey | 163 | 3.47 |
| spackbace | 179 | 3.42 |
| WookieMonster | 187 | 3.21 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| sharkyoz | 59 | 5.76 |
| iNeed2Pee | 55 | 5.38 |
| pegaxs | 275 | 5.37 |
| Hybroid | 197 | 4.97 |
| onetwothreefour | 54 | 4.93 |
| ChickenDinner123 | 224 | 4.70 |
| Ghost47 | 117 | 4.64 |
| jjjaar | 69 | 4.39 |
| farque | 72 | 4.11 |
| brendanm | 240 | 4.10 |
Deals
Top 10 fastest deals to the front page
Top 10 fastest deals to 100 votes
Top 10 most popular deals by votes
Top 10 most popular deals by clicks
Top 10 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
Most Popular Deals by Category
Top 10 most popular freebie deals by votes
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 105 | September: 57
Competition Pageviews: 496,798 | September: 470,595 (+5.57%)
- Comps Posted: 702 | September: 454
- Biggest Winner: Win a TCL MINI LED TV AND SOUNDBAR WORTH $2,698
Social Media
Instagram:
- 12,232 +119 followers
- Male 39.6%, Female 60.3% (vs. Male: 67.52% Female: 32.48% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 44.8% (vs. 36.65% for OzBargain)
- 20,858 (+46.22%) sessions from Stories
Tiktok:
- Video Views 64,148 (+355.18%)
- Shares 346 (+486.44%)
- Likes 1,128 (+401.33%)
- Followers 4,254 +538
Other stats
Top 10 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews, excluding help pages)
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
| Store | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Domino's | 52,934 |
| eBay Australia | 22,509 |
| KFC | 13,937 |
| Amazon AU | 13,621 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 10,124 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 345 | 41.22 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 78 | 39.77 |
| Amazon UK Store | 70 | 33.43 |
| Costco Wholesale | 68 | 24.47 |
| Cashrewards | 60 | 75.03 |
| Coles | 49 | 65.27 |
| Kogan | 44 | 28.27 |
| Bunnings Warehouse | 43 | 47.30 |
| Woolworths | 34 | 67.29 |
| eBay Australia | 31 | 93.32 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 650 |
| Amazon AU | 503 |
| Cashrewards | 458 |
| Boost | 454 |
| Uniqlo | 435 |
| eBay | 418 |
| I Want That Flight | 406 |
| Shopback | 402 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 356 |
| Specsavers | 351 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 78,682
- Whirlpool Forums - 73,918
- Oursteps - 44,397
- Twitter - 29,418
- Reddit 22,707
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 59.60%
- Safari 26.37%
- Samsung Internet 3.39%
- Edge 3.03%
- Ozbargain Android App 2.90% (+.15%)
Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store - Referral | Count |
|---|---|
| Cashrewards | 4330 |
| ShopBack AU | 3489 |
| Uber Eats | 1836 |
| Stake | 1517 |
| Wise | 1005 |
Everything else
- Deals posted: 2980 || September 2022: 2971 || October 2021: 3237
- Total number of deals: 421,033 || Total number of forum topics: 116,081
- Number of Freebies posted: 161
- Comments posted: 135,048 || September 2022: 123,424 || October 2021: 139,356
- Total comments posted: 13,053,364 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.79% || September 1.70% || October 2021 1.84%
- Overall traffic: 13,045,949 sessions, 41,069,3522 pageviews || September 2022: 12,652,623 sessions, 38,974,36 pageviews || October 2021: 14,601,649 sessions, 44,118,341 pageviews
- New users: 2775 Total number of users: 377,310
- % of rep posts: 14.39% || September: 16.33% || October 2021: 17.93%
- User Age: 18-24: 17.30%, 25-34: 36.65%, 35-44: 25.17%, 45-54: 11.90%, 55-64: 5.40%, 65+: 3.58% || September 2022: 18-24: 18.03%, 25-34: 37.56%, 35-44: 23.12%, 45-54: 11.21%, 55-64: 6.04%, 65+: 4.05% || October 2021: 18-24: 18.39%, 25-34: 35.49%, 35-44: 22.77%, 45-54: 11.70%, 55-64: 6.90%, 65+: 4.75%
- Male: 67.52% Female: 32.48% || September 2022: Male: 66.74% Female: 33.26% || October 2021: 65.66% Female: 34.34%
- # of stores in referral system: 665 +9
- # of banned websites: 6946 +135
Newsletter subscribers: 126,378 +942 (64% with accounts)
Most commented deal: 10% off $100 & $250 Mastercard Gift Cards ($5 & $7 Activation Fees Apply) @ Coles (2050 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: ASICS Gel Quantum 360 $29.95 (Was $240) + $10 Delivery ($0 with $150 Spend) @ Foot Locker (5072 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: MSI RTX 3060 Ventus 12GB $575, ASUS RX 6600 $355, MSI RX 6500 XT $195 & More + Del ($0 to Most Areas) + Surcharge @ Centre Com (-15 votes)
2022: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - Sept
How many hits on the pizza coupon page?
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/pages/pizza-coupons
(are there other useful non-wiki pages? :D)