                     THE BIG PICTURE COURIER REPORT
                               ISSUE #2
                       (07/25/99 through 08/01/99)
                       ---------------------------

Introduction:

Another week Another report...
We've (redman & freakshow) decided to start this weekly mag becuase we want to
provide the scene with a true weekly report that brings the pure stats along
with, what we call, "few-line" reviews of each of the major groups.
Our new report, unlike many others, will include 15 sites divided into 3
categories and each category will have its own multiplying
factor (x3,x2 etc.), by doing this we`ll show THE BIG PICTURE of the courier
scene.
In addition, our report will include, every now and then, an article written
by one of the editors or guests and also every now and then interviews
with some big names in the courier scene.
We are doing are best to present this report in a very respectable way and
we hope each and one of our readers will treat this report with the same
respect. We hope you enjoy this report and the ones to come !

                                            Thank you very much

                                                   Redman & Freakshow


Quotes:

<TheDealer> [BIATCHE_] AOD - AMNESIA - ESPRIT - DEVOTION - MOTiV8 - MSN -
            RISC - RTS - VICE
<r0cker> wow
<r0cker> you are truly elite
<r0cker> isnt risc dead btw?

<^jman^> remember to put your goggles on b4 you masturbate

[02:34] <SiNs> oh shit
[02:34] <SiNs> somethings coming up my ass
[02:34] <SiNs> it hurts

-New Util- (geemoney/ViCE) I_AM_LAME_AND_USE_AN_UNREGISTERED_VERSION_OF_PFTP


The Stats:

This is how it works... We have 15 sites broken down into 3 groups.
A Number one position is worth 10 points, Number two 9 points, Number
three 8 points etc. etc. etc.
After calculating the points they are multiplied by the site group multiplyer.
For example if the site REDMAN's FREAKSHOW [RF] is a x3 site
and redfreak finished #1 he will be awarded 10 points wich will be
multiplied by 3, 30 points overall.

The sites are:

    X3 - Sxx  xH  xS  Cxx  x

     X2 - Ex  xT  Hxx  xxL  Vxx

      X1 - Fx  xG  xD  Tx  xxC



## name		group	x3	x2	x1	total

01 mrpumpkin	vice	144	40	10	194
02 sins		amn	108	58	18	184
03 faith	aod	84	56	16	156
04 redman	vice	111	32	13	156
05 insanity	dev	69	48	21	138
06 psedo	risc	36	72	09	117
07 slick	tfa	57	18	14	89
08 nailz	vice	42	26	10	78
09 sax		dsc	00	56	05	61
10 tc		dev	36	08	08	52
11 garoto	dev	18	24	00	42
12 freakshow	aod	24	10	04	38
13 moonsabre	aod	06	16	11	33
14 yoyomania	---	24	00	00	24
15 alex		amn	00	20	03	23
16 dennison	ins	00	18	05	23
17 jaydee	dev	21	00	00	21
18 rz3		thd	21	00	00	21
19 boring	msn	00	00	20	20
20 brain	risc	00	16	03	19


## group        ranking  top trader      total points
                traders

01 vice         3        mrpumpkin       428
02 dev          4        insanity        253
03 aod          3        faith           227
04 amn          2        sins            207
05 risc         2        psedo           136
06 tfa          1        slick           89
07 dsc          1        sax             61
08 ins          1        dennison        23
09 thd          1        rz3             21
10 msn          1        boring          20



Alltime Stats: (Since 07/17/99)

## name		group	total

01 mrpumpkin	vice	313
02 faith	aod	258
03 sins		amn	225
04 redman	vice	179
05 insanity	dev	166
06 nailz	vice	132
07 psedo	risc	117
08 freakshow	aod	100
09 tc		dev	95
10 garoto	dev	91
11 slick	tfa	89
12 bizzybone	amn	76
13 citizen	vice	65
14 sax		dsc	61
15 jaydee	dev	60
16 moonsabre	aod	33
17 dennison	ins	32
18 darkman	av	30
19 rz3		thd	30
20 yoyomania	---	24
21 alex		amn	23

# group	best trader	points

1 vice	mrpumpkin	689
2 dev	insanity	422
3 aod	faith		391
4 amn	sins		334
5 risc	psedo		148


Reviews:

Digest -

	  freakshow   redman

AMNESiA      5.5       6.0
AOD	     6.0       6.0
DEVOTiON     7.0       7.0
ViCE         9.5       9.0

AMNESiA:

Freakshow: 4th place, pretty much sums it up. SiNs owning alot of sites with
           a good combination of preing preing preing and some trading.
           Last week i said him and bizzybone could use some good support
           but instead the only change is bizzybone stopped supporting.

Overall: 5.5

Redman:    well i'm waiting... i was told this would be the week that amn
           made a big splash, but they barely showed up on x3 sites other
           than sins doing very well..
	   oh yeah one more thing.. Mavis Beacon <g>
       
Overall: 6.0


AOD:

Freakshow: This week DEV and AOD switched places and pulled an exact same
           performance. AOD not looking very good but faith still rocking
           the charts. Near the end of the week darkwolf and bohnz returned
           from an absence so next week definitly seems promising.

Overall: 6.0

Redman:    one of the worst weeks i've ever seen come out of this group,
           and probably the 1st time i've ever seen them out of the top 2.
           faith managed to pump out a few megs but that was the only aod
           face in the top 10.

Overall: 6.0


DEVOTiON:

Freakshow: An improvement, in comparisn with last week, but not a significant
           one. Insanity doing a very good job couriering and much more
           preing activity from tc and garoto. Even godbless was cought
           moving some megs on sites but not much, we`ll see if the
           activity keeps growing in the coming week.

Overall: 7.0

Redman:    they're back in the top 2 groups, with insanity pulling in a
           very nice week, godbless trading hard at the end, officedog
           making a slight comeback, and the usual pre's from jaydee/tc,
           next week could be the week that dev makes it back to #1.

Overall: 7.0


ViCE:

Freakshow: Once again #1 and with the way things are going right now I
           think they can hold that position for a while. The fearsome
           threesome (mrpumpkin,redman & nailz) showing an awesome
           performance with both redman and mrp in the top 5. MrP taking
           the #1 weekly spot with an amazing all around performance of
           almost pure couriering. Good job.

Overall: 9.5

Redman:    best trader for the 2nd straight week, mrpumpkin is leading this
           group by example. redman and nailz were the other factors that
           catapaulted this group into #1 again. 

Overall: 9.0




Articles:

This week, as promised, we provide you with an interview with one of the
two mysterious korean boys dominating the courier scene. Faith from AOD has
agreed to tolerate freakshow for a while and answer his questions. Here
is the interview:

<TBP> First of all, Please state your past & current affiliations in regards
      with the courier scene

<Faith> DSC PPX ATMX DMS AOD

<TBP> Wow, you obviusly have a long history in the couriering scene,
      most couriers usually wear out after a while, what kept you going
      all this time ?

<Faith> umm let me think... well, at first when i started it was fun for me
        to move warez. in time it hasnt lost its appeal and it keeps getting
        more and more fun

<TBP> Lets move along to the present, What are your views on the competition
      and courier scene nowadays ?

<Faith> I think its very nice. Alot of very nice couriers + very nice
        restarters ;) . More and more releases, wich is good for couriers and
        much better xfer speeds.

<TBP> Who in your eyes are the leading couriers and groups in todays
      couriering scene ?

<Faith> well, since godbless has been idle lately my #1 right now would be
        redman. for this month i think the best couriers have been mrp sins
        evilmind nailz bohnz slick and a few others i prolly dont
        remember ;) .

<TBP> and what about groups ?

<Faith> ViCE has so many active members lately, but in my eyes AOD is
        still the best ;)

<TBP> are you biased ? :P

<Faith> Ofcourse not !

<TBP> What are your predictions for the future of the couriering scene ?
      Who will be the best couriers/groups ? What changes might take place ?

<Faith> AOD! ;) . as for couriers umm its too hard of a question to answer,
        its just you never really can know so it would be stupid to try and
        predict. As far as changes all i think is that groups like PWA
        & CORP will keep on releasing more and more big stuff and alot
        more sites and boxes will keep on coming on faster and better links.

<TBP> AOD has been a bit idle lately, whats your comment on that ?

<Faith> well, i think the past few weeks hardly match AOD's usual
        performance. I think everyone knows alot of our usual wtoppers
        are on vacation for a while but you can bet your ass they will be
        back soon ;) so things are lookin good

<TBP> Is there anything else you would like to add ?

<Faith> Keep The Faith :)

<TBP> hehe, we would like to thank you for taking the time to answer the
      questions. Are there people or groups you would like to greet ?

<Faith> I would like to greet freakshow redman moonsabre godbless bizzybone
        sins mrpumpkin and everyone else i forgot and especially all the
        AOD Family, and also thanx to TBP! Keep on doing these cool
        reports ;) the couriers need them ;)



--- Final Comments: -----------

We hope this issue was to your liking and we will do our best to keep
on improving it. Feel free to msg freakshow or redman on irc and tell us
your comments and suggestions.

Thanks for reading, Till next week !

Redman [VICE] & Freakshow [AOD]

