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He looks pretty active on Twitter, tbf. More chicks on Twitter. He may as well whip it all out there.

Just over 10% this year, by my reckoning. Makes you wonder what all the wailing is about.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/liverpool-cruise-ship-calendar-2014-6692856

Given that Carter Ruck have been set on people that have written critical books about the McCanns, it was very brave of them to write this book. I mean, what if their conclusions had led elsewhere? I'm unconvinced by the authors. If they were really independent, why didn't they bother interviewing Amaral. Two sides to every story, right?

Arf! They probably visited when all the traffic cones were upstanding, and therefore didn't experience Southampton gridlock

Sorry Halo. Had a love rival from the Isle of Wight. I'll turn it in

Excellent. It bloody needs it. Quite why Southampton never trades on its strengths I don't know.

Personally I blame my Dad. He worked on it during one of its refits. Never been the same again But good thought, Halo!

Hi Special K. I'm presently building the plumbing for data retention. Right now, it's all real time but nowt is stored for posterity. Moving forward, I'll have a structural framework to store information and produce stuff like trends graphs over times. One point of order though; I'm more interested in the simple yes/no can-you-comment than the volume of comments on any given article, although as I said to KingdomCome, that'll be something that is built too. In terms of classification, categories will be included as searchable, as will source news region and country ( e.g. found this story on a Europe -> UK website ). The categories can be broadly inferred from each subject page, and I'll be hooking them up (so Guardian Iraq will know its about Iraq, as will Telegraph Iraq). Filtering has got to happen before I introduce any more news sites. Already a bit busy, guv Thanks for the feedback.

I was amused, but not surprised, by some of the defensive remarks on here. I suspect the reason they exist is because deep down, people know that Liverpool will spank Southampton in every single category bar proximity to London once it gets its full turnaround act in gear, and London is only an extra hour each way by train. As for some of the suggested selling points, I honestly have to ask whether people are having a laugh. Double-tide is a superb example. Now it's my understanding that Southampton is somewhat unique in that it has a double high tide, largely on account of the proximity of Isle of Shíte and the tide bounce. Absorb that, if you will, and then consider the whole point of going on cruises. It's to go to different places, isn't it? If a double tide was absolutely required, then every cruise on Earth would simply leave Southampton, perhaps skirt around the coast of the IOS, then head straight back to the only double high tide port in range. Southampton. I love my home town, but I'm not uncritical, and it's just not that good

I appreciate the encouragement, Halo. I am looking forward to putting the data to the test. In terms of what I'm collecting at the moment, I'm just trying to ensure a bit of equivalence. So if I grab the Telegraph's Iran section, I'll grab the Guardian's too. I might be biased, but the program aims not to be. Indeed, one of the things I like most about this project is its purity. No bold and/or unsubstantiated claims are being made here (for once, arf!). The only thing my app does is clarify what's already in plain sight, shining a light onto an area of darkness. That's it. Let the results fall where they may

Put a Conrad Knight Sock in it, hypo

Very good suggestion KingdomCome, and readily available too. Cheers.

If only. Half the reason that I've only got two sites aggregated is because many of the other national newspapers don't feature any indication from summary pages that you can comment on the underlying article. Yes, the Independent's click driver is so subtle that you only find it the driver after you've already clicked Pure click bait is shít like "Local Mom Finds Amazing Dental Secret" or these endless fúcking "lists" sites that are all over Facebook at the moment. They exist purely to generate cash, aren't tied to respected mainstream news audiences and unless those bastard dentists really are hiding obscure secrets, unlikely to have much of a bearing on free speech. Comments on mainstream media articles are less about selling advertising and more about user engagement. As such, I think the question of WHAT the media seeks to engage its users over is entirely relevant. Legal is a decent reason; we've established that. Economic is always going to be debatable, because there is an implied set of priorities. Where does the money get spent, and why? Technical is a bit of a laugh. A huge number of the sites use the same underlying tech supplied by third party vendors. Even if an outlet is running their own bespoke solution and holding it on their own servers, hard disk space is still the cheapest component of computing, and there are other mechanisms for handling volume, such as time-limiting threads, that many use. As for whether free speech is being curtailed, that's for the app to provide some direction on. I wrote this because I felt like I was seeing a pattern, but like the others you mention, only really had my own anecdotal experiences and unscientific analysis to go on. The program, however nascent it is now, is a bit more diligent than us and will yield better results over time.

I really need to stop doing this. If the missus ever rediscovers Twitter with a vengeance, I'm fscked.

Shocking really. Let's not pretend Clyne lives in a bubble. He sees a donkey like Johnson pulling 110K per week off those cash-chucking scousers? It'll be in his mind. However, I don't think he'll be making any move this season, certainly not with results going the way they are up there. Big name manager flies in? Maybe. Rodgers is on borrowed time. I've seen a couple of comments on the Liverpool website refer to him as Rodgson, perhaps indicative of a slow metamorphosis into an owl-like creature. Perhaps the implied wisdom will give him the insight to fly Liverpool out of the shít they're in.

This may be useful, Jamie. Seems like them Macs that "just work", specifically your version, are failing in numbers. http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/05/13/apple-remains-mum-as-complaints-mount-over-2011-macbook-pro-gpu-failures That's not the latest article out there. You may want to see if you are covered by AppleCare's 3 year warranty.

Some Telegraph stuff added. Quite amusing, really. The things it thinks its readers will find important! http://nocomments.uk/ Guardian stuff still there. Will add some filtering soon. Promise

Conrad Knight Socks.

What are you getting master for Christmas? Another sock?

I was too busy marvelling at your dedication. He posts, and you post immediately afterwards. Love your posts man. Such deference.

Oi. That's whelk's job

Oh aye. The press doesn't have to give you a platform to voice your opinion. When it does though, I think you're entitled to wonder where it does and why it does.

It's a crude reckoning to be sure, but not without merit - especially when the information goes through the filter of the human brain. As you say, there are plenty of reasons why comments could be disabled. The entire purpose of the effort is to get a better idea of what those reasons may be. Where we absolutely disagree is on your point about ability to comment not impinging on free speech. Of course it does. As we've both agreed, that may have some real world justification, but it doesn't change the very simple fact that you are unable to discuss one particular subject when others are available.