January Stats & February News.
We're all awaiting jv's 100,000 comment with crowds filling up Fed Square to see this once in a lifetime feat. A bold achievement .
Having a sufficient quantity for a deal post has been a much discussed topic. 10 is the arbitrary limit with some exceptions but how about applying a mathematical linear functionality to come up with the guideline?
Huge win in the comps for kubix with a 16-Day North Cape Express Voyage in Norway for 2 Worth up to $18,060 from Qantas
And now for your ChatGPT poem:
OzBargain, land of great deals,
Where numbers speak and truth reveals,
Stats are shared for all to see,
Transparency is the key.
Month by month, the figures show,
Traffic rising, steady flow,
Revenue growing, expenses low,
A community on the go.
With data open, users know,
Where their money and their clicks go,
Building trust with every deal,
OzBargain, it's the real deal.
Members
Members of the Month
January 2023
kriddy for posting the most voted deal in January 2023, Free Lifetime Pixelcut Pro Subscription that saves $97.99/year. Congrats to the lucky few who got it and still managed to keep the Pro days later.
Clear for posting the most deals in January. He has 91 deals averaging +51 votes, most voted being 20%/22% off Eligible Items at eBay Australia.
MiCCAS for posting the most voted/clicked/enter competition in January, Win a Samsung 65” The Frame TV from Telstra by signing up to Samsung Galaxy news. Winner announcing on Monday — best of luck!
Phalaxis for posting the most competitions in January, with 226 comps posted (that's 7.3 posts per day) with vote average of +15.6. His most voted competition was Win Fiat 500, $30K Cash or Holiday Package + Other Prizes from BWS by downloading the BWS app & swiping the cooler daily.
Congratulations to all the winners!
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- New Store Options for Users to Mark Association
- Comments can be self removed, without restriction.
- 'Disableduser' is now 'Deactivated' + Users can reactivate themselves
- New search syntax: created:\d+[dwmy] to search for nodes created in the last xxx days, weeks, months or years
- URL filter now parses URL with ! inside the URL
- Comment open/collapse toggle button now uses Font Awesome icon
- Auto-revoke neg vote, if a user's last comment in the node has been unpublished, whether by mods, link-checker or content-trigger.
- Search menu bar redesign.
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 4982 (avg: 1 report every ~6 minutes) || December 2022: 5386 || January 2022: 5251
- Deals Removed/Published: 289/2637 —- Forum Posts Removed/Published: 81/1021 — Competition Posts Removed/Published: 16/611 — Classified Posts Removed/Published: 24/724
| Reason | COUNT |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 88 |
| Requested by OP | 58 |
| Spam | 22 |
| Sockpuppeting | 21 |
| No bargain listed | 15 |
| Lack of business details | 15 |
| Insufficient quantity | 15 |
| Referral spam | 13 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 10 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 10 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 9 |
| Combined posts | 7 |
| Post in classifieds | 7 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 7 |
| Merged with eBay Insufficient Quantity Thread | 7 |
| Merged into Low Quantity eBay Deals Thread | 6 |
| Referrals not allowed in classifieds | 5 |
| Unobtainable deal | 5 |
| Merged to existing thread | 4 |
| Out of stock on posting | 4 |
| Post as deal | 4 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 3 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 3 |
| Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines | 3 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 3 |
| Incomprehensible deal | 3 |
| Merged into Is This Site Legit/Real | 3 |
| Combined Post | 3 |
| Use Referral System | 3 |
| Requested by Quality Outdoors | 3 |
| Not available to Australia | 3 |
| Trolling | 3 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 2 |
| Combine Post | 2 |
| Deal doesn't meet Catch posting guidelines | 2 |
| Merged with Amazon Insufficient Quantity Thread | 2 |
| Circumventing ban | 2 |
| Expired on posting | 2 |
| Insufficient details for deal | 2 |
| Ghost account | 2 |
| Use classifieds | 2 |
| Deal doesn't meet Catch posting guidelines / Banne… | 2 |
| Account Issue | 2 |
| Merged with insufficient qty eBay thread | 2 |
| Merged into Low Quantity Deals Thread | 2 |
| Affiliate Spam / No Bargain Listed | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 91 | 53.68 |
| save50 | 35 | 46.71 |
| Kazusa | 32 | 52.66 |
| Scrooge McDeal | 27 | 56.67 |
| nocure | 27 | 41.41 |
| slipkord | 24 | 55.04 |
| ozvictor | 23 | 41.87 |
| BargainsGrabber | 22 | 100.55 |
| I Smell Pennies | 21 | 147.81 |
| dealbot | 20 | 227.10 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- nocure (5029 deals) +42
- dealbot (4575 deals) +14
- save50 (4031 deals) +12
- tightarse (3923 deals) +3
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J-liam | 17 | 13.65 |
| Bargainable | 3 | 19.33 |
| kmp | 3 | 14.67 |
| LendingWorkshop | 3 | 3.33 |
| DS Link | 2 | 48.50 |
| 639396 | 2 | 38.50 |
| TonyPaul | 2 | 30.50 |
| Edifa | 2 | 29.00 |
| thebarganhunt | 2 | 22.50 |
| MaxDirect | 2 | 20.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 51 | 82.49 |
| dealbot | 20 | 227.10 |
| BargainsGrabber | 20 | 108.40 |
| RichardL | 17 | 97.35 |
| Kazusa | 16 | 88.94 |
| I Smell Pennies | 15 | 202.67 |
| Scrooge McDeal | 15 | 88.80 |
| save50 | 12 | 109.67 |
| Wuman | 12 | 88.50 |
| WatchNerd | 12 | 62.08 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shppngtrlly com au | 4 | 95.50 | 10 | 2 |
| luketechfast | 4 | 93.75 | 5 | 2 |
| IWantThatFlight | 4 | 82.25 | 10 | 0 |
| MetroCom | 3 | 120.67 | 13 | 0 |
| beatthatflight | 3 | 75.00 | 29 | 1 |
| HanaLF | 3 | 51.00 | 14 | 8 |
| jason101 | 3 | 47.00 | 17 | 7 |
| tightarse | 2 | 606.50 | 36 | 13 |
| gotyourback | 2 | 202.00 | 90 | 50 |
| BPC Technology | 2 | 121.00 | 21 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Phalaxis | 226 | 15.96 |
| TruePursuit | 124 | 7.52 |
| CindaaMoon | 93 | 7.44 |
| JoeGC | 39 | 10.92 |
| neil | 25 | 12.16 |
| CrispyChrispy | 11 | 12.18 |
| Katie2014 | 11 | 9.55 |
| YeemaiI | 6 | 31.00 |
| Iluvfreebies | 5 | 11.00 |
| Gold Pan | 4 | 6.00 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 813 | 753 |
| Baysew | 204 | 192 |
| rompastompa | 60 | 57 |
| tonester | 43 | 39 |
| brandogs | 42 | 38 |
| DuckKnight | 31 | 30 |
| O O | 22 | 18 |
| aether | 14 | 13 |
| coldlamb | 14 | 14 |
| donga100 | 4 | 4 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 930 | 2.07 | 109 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| jv | 861 | 1.51 | 98 | 25 | 37 | 3 |
| Clear | 773 | 2.13 | 85 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Muzeeb | 568 | 3.43 | 124 | 32 | 15 | 0 |
| scuderiarmani | 561 | 1.34 | 59 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| AustriaBargain | 502 | 1.69 | 62 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| rosebank | 457 | 0.98 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ghost47 | 430 | 1.57 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| blacksmithnpc | 425 | 0.57 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| G-rig | 377 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Just FYI, 363 times out of | 250 | jjjaar | 2023-01-05 |
| Pay it | 232 | kanmen | 2023-01-07 |
| anyway, bought 10. | 187 | ntt | 2023-01-06 |
| Plus for the write-up. | 185 | dosada | 2023-01-15 |
| My thought is that I wonder | 179 | BugsBunnyAUS | 2023-01-05 |
| HN isn't Apple | 176 | spackbace | 2023-01-11 |
| Sorry, that's nature, not | 174 | spackbace | 2023-01-11 |
| no you just getting older, | 172 | Archi | 2023-01-01 |
| Why not buy 2? You get 10 | 169 | alo1234 | 2023-01-06 |
| Thank you, it took me so | 152 | I Smell Pennies | 2023-01-15 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange, not refund. | -157 | davelarz | 2023-01-11 |
| go to a different doctor | -65 | jv | 2023-01-13 |
| I would but they are already | -56 | mrjayviper | 2023-01-05 |
| Let people enjoy hobbies | -55 | Axelstrife | 2023-01-14 |
| Yeah cos that extra 3 inches | -55 | EightImmortals | 2023-01-25 |
| Why do you insist on dining | -53 | Mechz | 2023-01-13 |
| BYO Virginity | -52 | Jetstream | 2023-01-06 |
| "First time poster so go | -52 | Khunaus | 2023-01-20 |
| Well with the energy you | -47 | EightImmortals | 2023-01-25 |
| WOW anyone heard of | -45 | sisko | 2023-01-12 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you want covid? Because | 30 | 28 | LuckyDrew | 2023-01-24 |
| More wasted money. This | 19 | 21 | Mozzmanau | 2023-01-24 |
| Ending was ridiculous, made | 18 | 17 | SeanConnery | 2023-01-07 |
| yes, and the advice is to | 17 | 18 | DalekZ | 2023-01-24 |
| Made table If every deal is | 16 | 18 | Save Medicare | 2023-01-31 |
| If you are not against | 16 | 18 | Mistredo | 2023-01-11 |
| Disney. They should focus on | 14 | 13 | OrderedChaos | 2023-01-03 |
| Probably only people who do | 13 | 13 | financialminimalism | 2023-01-24 |
| Just because his politics | 12 | 12 | Cheap Rich Guy | 2023-01-06 |
| Getting downvoted by Apple | 12 | 12 | matt30186 | 2023-01-02 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| as is pretending the 26th of | 32 | 38 | doobes | 2023-01-18 |
| Probably because many of our | 31 | 25 | jv | 2023-01-18 |
| Do you want covid? Because | 30 | 28 | LuckyDrew | 2023-01-24 |
| Tesla informed me that there | 22 | 18 | Quarn | 2023-01-06 |
| More wasted money. This | 19 | 21 | Mozzmanau | 2023-01-24 |
| Ending was ridiculous, made | 18 | 17 | SeanConnery | 2023-01-07 |
| Lunar New Year! It is not | 18 | 15 | DINGUSS | 2023-01-20 |
| yes, and the advice is to | 17 | 18 | DalekZ | 2023-01-24 |
| No, you can still find the | 17 | 14 | jv | 2023-01-18 |
| Made table If every deal is | 16 | 18 | Save Medicare | 2023-01-31 |
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 | 193 | 5.19 |
| spackbace | 187 | 5.03 |
| Hybroid | 202 | 3.69 |
| Muzeeb | 574 | 3.55 |
| Gunnar | 101 | 3.35 |
| WatchNerd | 263 | 3.22 |
| GG57 | 114 | 3.14 |
| Drakesy | 207 | 2.97 |
| BargainsGrabber | 212 | 2.96 |
| Ninternet | 107 | 2.93 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Xistn | 75 | 5.91 |
| jjjaar | 93 | 5.26 |
| pegaxs | 193 | 5.19 |
| spackbace | 187 | 5.03 |
| dosada | 71 | 4.72 |
| Lord Fart Bucket | 63 | 4.43 |
| ThithLord | 86 | 4.23 |
| Hybroid | 202 | 3.69 |
| ChickenDinner123 | 97 | 3.58 |
| Muzeeb | 574 | 3.55 |
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: 91 | December: 87
Competition Pageviews: No Data | December: 447,678
- Comps Posted: 834 | November: 699
- Biggest Winner: Win a 16-Day North Cape Express Voyage in Norway for 2 Worth up to $18,060 from Qantas
Social Media
Instagram:
- 12,481 +87 followers
- Male 39%, Female 60.9% (vs. Male 70.69% Female: 29.31% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 43.5% (vs. 35.38% for OzBargain)
- 14,983 (-38.04%) sessions from Stories
Tiktok:
- Video Views 20,605 (+116.71%)
- Shares 71 (+610%)
- Likes 344 (+463.93%)
- Followers 4,333 +72
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)
| Wiki Page | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| List of Birthday deals/freebies - OzBargain Wiki | 9,058 |
| Discounted eGift Cards - OzBargain Wiki | 8,300 |
| Debit & Credit Cards with no international fees - OzBargain Wiki | 2,487 |
| Gift Cards FAQ | 2,163 |
| Credit Card Guide - OzBargain Wiki | 1,649 |
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
| Store | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Domino's | 52,669 |
| eBay Australia | 21,008 |
| Menulog | 14,195 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 12,951 |
| Amazon AU | 12,518 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 271 | 45.90 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 70 | 62.00 |
| Amazon Global Store | 54 | 30.19 |
| Coles | 47 | 64.02 |
| Cashrewards | 39 | 87.00 |
| Woolworths | 38 | 51.24 |
| Kmart | 33 | 32.21 |
| ShopBack AU | 32 | 101.34 |
| Bing Lee | 31 | 37.97 |
| David Jones | 31 | 19.13 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 641 |
| Boost | 524 |
| Amazon AU | 518 |
| Cashrewards | 471 |
| Uniqlo | 458 |
| Shopback | 426 |
| eBay | 421 |
| I Want That Flight | 408 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 367 |
| Specsavers | 359 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 75,368
- Whirlpool Forums - 69,333
- Oursteps - 63,000
- Twitter - 30,858
- Reddit 25,375
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 58.67%
- Safari 27.49%
- Samsung Internet 3.39%
- Ozbargain Android App 3.01% (-.09%)
- Edge 2.92%
Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store - Referral | Count |
|---|---|
| Cashrewards | 4301 |
| ShopBack AU | 3457 |
| Uber Eats | 1712 |
| Stake | 1268 |
| Wise | 995 |
Everything else
- Deals posted: 2637 || December 2022: 3250 || January 2022: 2813
- Total number of deals: 429,439 || Total number of forum topics: 118,568
- Number of Freebies posted: 135
- Comments posted: 125,961 || December 2022: 129,041 || January 2022: 128,494
- Total comments posted: 13,431,973 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.83% || December 1.65% || January 2022 1.68%
- Overall traffic: 13,226,882 sessions, 40,809,085 pageviews || December 2022: 13,869,045 sessions, 44,635,954 pageviews || January 2022: 14,140,394 sessions, 42,049,925 pageviews
- New users: 2435 Total number of users: 384,362
- % of rep posts: 12.33% || December: 13.12% || January 2022: 17.70%
- User Age: 18-24: 15.44%, 25-34: 35.52%, 35-44: 26.29%, 45-54: 13.15%, 55-64: 5.33%, 65+: 4.26% || December 2022: 18-24: 16.46%, 25-34: 35.38%, 35-44: 26.41%, 45-54: 12.46%, 55-64: 5.40%, 65+: 3.90% || January 2022: 18-24: 18.13%, 25-34: 35.07%, 35-44: 25.62%, 45-54: 11.58%, 55-64: 5.71%, 65+: 3.88%
- Male: 70.69% Female: 29.31% || December 2022: Male: 68.97% Female: 31.03% || January 2022: 64.94% Female: 35.06%
- # of stores in referral system: 694 +9
- # of banned websites: 7095 +74
Newsletter subscribers: 127,011 +380 (64% with accounts)
Most commented deal: Tesla Model Y from $70,700 Delivered + On Road Costs @ Tesla (1351 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Pop up Storage Tent with Shelves $10 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ OnePass/ $65 Order) @ Kmart (8149 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Mystery RTX 4080 16GB GDDR6X Next GEN Graphics Card $1999 Delivered @ OnlineComputer (-22 votes)
2022: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
@Jimothy Wongingtons you've outdone jv as the MVP, by a margin of 69!