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Conducted Saturday 16 November, 2024.
Conducted Monday 18 November, 2024.


== Totals ==
* '''551 comma pages counted'''.
* '''~300 comma table entries without pages'''.
* '''~850 commas indexed altogether'''.


== By size ==
Graphical summary:
''Includes unnamed and systematic-only named commas.''


''Excludes commas without pages.''
[[File:CommaSurveyNov2024VisualSummary.jpeg|600px|frameless]]
* '''Large comma: 21 (4%)'''
* '''Medium comma: 91 (16%)'''
* '''Small comma: 220 (40%)'''
* '''Unnoticeable: 219 (40%)'''


== By year named ==
''Includes commas without pages.''


''Excludes unnamed and systematic-only named commas.''
==Totals==
* 1870s: 2 (0%)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* 1880s: 0 (0%)
!Totals
...
!#
* 1970s: 0 (0%)
!%
* 1980s: 0 (0%)
|-
* '''1990s: 2 (0%) '''
|Commas with pages
* '''2000s: 57 (8%) '''
|552
* '''2010s: 53 (7%) '''
|~58
* '''2020s: 378 (52%) '''
|-
|Commas in tables of commas, but w.o. pages
|~400
|~42
|}


==Comma sizes==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Comma sizes (only counts commas w. pages)
!#
!%
|-
|Large
|21
|3.8
|-
|Medium
|91
|16.5
|-
|Small
|221
|40.0
|-
|Unnoticeable
|219
|39.7
|}


* '''Unknown: ~240 (33%) '''
==Year named==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year named
!Amount
!% of total commas
!% of named commas
|-
|''Not named/systematic name''
|''~225''
|''~23.5''
|''n/a''
|-
|''Year unknown''
|''~225''
|''~23.5''
|''~31''
|-
|1870s
|2
|0.2
|0.3
|-
|1990s
|2
|0.2
|0.3
|-
|2000s
|57
|6.0
|7.9
|-
|2010s
|53
|5.6
|7.3
|-
|2020s
|379
|39.9
|52.3
|}


== Most prolific namers ==
==Named by==
''Includes commas without pages.''  
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Named by
!Amount
!% of total commas
!% of named commas
|-
|''Not named/systematic name''
|''~225''
|''~23.5''
|''n/a''
|-
|''Anonymous''
|''~225''
|''~23.5''
|''~31''
|-
|''Others''
|''61''
|''6.4''
|''8.4''
|-
|Stephen Weigel
|6
|0.6
|0.8
|-
|Lériendil
|7
|0.7
|1.0
|-
|ArrowHead294
|8
|0.8
|1.1
|-
|Godtone
|9
|0.9
|1.2
|-
|Flirora
|9
|0.9
|1.2
|-
|Tristan Bay
|9
|0.9
|1.2
|-
|Margo Schulter
|10
|1.1
|1.4
|-
|CompactStar
|11
|1.2
|1.5
|-
|Jerdle
|12
|1.3
|1.7
|-
|Kaiveran
|14
|1.5
|1.9
|-
|Francium
|16
|1.7
|2.2
|-
|B Lambeth
|20
|2.1
|2.8
|-
|Petr Pařízek
|23
|2.4
|3.2
|-
|Paul Erlich
|23
|2.4
|3.2
|-
|Flora Canou
|26
|2.7
|3.6
|-
|Aura
|26
|2.7
|3.6
|-
|Eliora
|30
|3.2
|4.1
|-
|Gene W Smith
|38
|4.0
|5.2
|-
|Xenllium
|143
|15.1
|19.7
|}


''Excludes unnamed and systematic-only named commas.''
==Named after==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Named after
!Amount
!% of total commas
!% of named commas
|-
|''Not named/systematic name''
|''~225''
|''~23.5''
|''n/a''
|-
|''Unknown namesake''
|''~300''
|''~31.5''
|''~41.5''
|-
|''Something else''
|''141''
|''14.8''
|''19.4''
|-
|A famous occurrence of a number
|20
|2.1
|2.8
|-
|A place name
|21
|2.2
|2.8
|-
|A polymath
|22
|2.3
|3.0
|-
|Two temperament names fused
|27
|2.8
|3.7
|-
|An asteroid
|32
|3.4
|4.4
|-
|A composer or theorist
|40
|4.2
|5.5
|-
|Its interval size
|43
|4.5
|5.9
|-
|The intervals it equates
|73
|7.7
|10.1
|}


'''Every theorist who has named 4 or more commas:'''
==Named after (detailed)==
# '''Xenllium: 143 (19.5%) '''
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
# '''Gene W Smith: 38 (5%) '''
!Named after (detailed)
# '''Eliora: 30 (4%) '''
!Amount
# '''Dawson Berry: 26 (3.5%) '''
|-
# '''Flora Canou: 26 (3.5%) '''
|''Not named/systematic name''
# '''Paul Erlich: 23 (3%) '''
|''~225''
# '''Petr Pařízek: 23 (3%) '''
|-
# '''B Lambeth: 20 (3%) '''
|''Unknown namesake''
# '''Francium: 16 (2%) '''
|''~300''
# '''Kaiveran: 14 (2%) '''
|-
# Jerdle: 12
|''Something else''
# CompactStar: 11
|''17''
# Margo Schulter: 10
|-
# Tristan Bay: 9
|How it divides the fourth
# Flirora: 9
|3
# Godtone: 9
|-
# ArrowHead294: 8
|Mythology or folk characters
# Lériendil: 7
|4
# Stephen Weigel: 6
|-
# Akselai: 5
|Musical compositions
# Douglas Blumeyer: 5
|5
# Mike Battaglia: 4
|-
# Scott Dakota: 4
|How it divides the fifth
|5
|-
|Controversial people or groups
|6
|-
|Personal happenstance
|6
|-
|Non-musical creatives
|7
|-
|Generator of its temperament
|7
|-
|Play on its color name
|7
|-
|Mathematicians
|8
|-
|Fictional characters
|16
|-
|Musical traditions
|16
|-
|Individuals (other)
|17
|-
|Non-English words
|17
|-
|A famous occurrence of a number
|20
|-
|A place name
|21
|-
|A polymath
|22
|-
|Two temperament names fused
|27
|-
|An asteroid
|32
|-
|The intervals it equates (w. equave)
|33
|-
|The intervals it equates (w. other)
|40
|-
|A composer or theorist
|40
|-
|Its interval size
|43
|}


==See also==
Pages where you can discover further details:
*[[Medium comma]]
*[[Small comma]]
*[[Unnoticeable comma]]
*[[:Category:Commas by name]]


'''Trivia:''' Xenllium has named as many commas as the next 5 theorists on the list combined.
Similar meta-surveys about the xen community:
 
*[[User:BudjarnLambeth/Survey of todo categories]]
== Named after... ==
*[[Tuning regulars]]
''Includes unnamed and systematic-only named commas.''
 
''Excludes commas without pages.''
* '''Regular temperament properties: 172 (31%) '''
** '''The intervals the comma stacks: 73 (13%) '''
*** The periods per equave: 33 (6%)
**** Periodic table-based name: 11 (2%)
**** Other name: 12 (2%)
*** Other intervals: 40 (7%)
** '''Combining two temperament names: 27 (5%) '''
** '''The generator of the assoc. temperament: 7 (1%) '''
** '''How the comma divides the fifth: 5 (1%) '''
** '''How the comma divides the fourth: 3 (0.5%) '''
** '''Other properties: 57 (10%) '''
 
* '''Individuals: ~115 (21%) '''
** Music theorists: 40 (7%)
** Composers: 39 (7%)
** Polymaths: 22 (4%)
** Fictional characters: 16 (3%)
** Mathematicians: 8 (1.5%)
** Creatives in other fields: 7 (1%)
** Controversial individuals/groups: 6 (1%)
** Mythology or folk characters: 4 (1%)
** Other individuals: 17 (3%)
 
* '''The comma's interval size: 43 (8%) '''
* '''Asteroids: 32 (6%) '''
* '''Place names: 21 (4%) '''
* '''A famous occurrence of a number: 20 (3.5%) '''
* '''Non-English words: 17 (3%) '''
* '''Musical traditions: 16 (3%) '''
* '''Plays on the color name: 7 (1%) '''
* '''Personal events: 6 (1%) '''
* '''Pieces of music: 5 (1%) '''
* '''Something else: 17 (3%) '''
 
 
* '''Etymology unknown: 124 (22.5%) '''
* '''Systematic name only/not named: 29 (5%) '''
 
 
'''Trivia:''' There are two commas named after individual cats: the ampersand comma, and the junebug comma. They’re very good commas and deserve all the chin scritchies.
 
== See also ==
Pages where you can discover further details:
* [[Medium comma]]
* [[Small comma]]
* [[Unnoticeable comma]]
* [[:Category:Commas by name]]


[[Category:Commas by name]]
[[Category:Commas by name]][[Category:Category:Lists for todo purposes]]
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