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




Summary of findings:
Graphical summary:
* 52% of all named commas were named in the 2020s
* The person who named the most commas was Xenllium (143 commas, 19.5% of all named commas)
* The person who named the 2nd most commas was Gene Ward Smith (38 commas, 5% of all named commas)
* The most common things for commas to be named after (excluding systematic names) are:
** The intervals they stack/equate (13%)
** Their size as an interval (8%)
** Composers/music theorists (7%)
** Asteroids (8%)
** The names of two temperaments combined into one word (5%)
** Polymaths (4%)
** Place names (4%)
** A famous occurence of a number in the world (3.5%)
* 22.5% of named commas are named for unknown reasons/after an unknown thing
* 5% of commas with pages have no names at all except systematically generated names


[[File:CommaSurveyNov2024VisualSummary.jpeg|600px|frameless]]


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


== By size ==
==Totals==
''Includes unnamed and systematic-only named commas.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Totals
!#
!%
|-
|Commas with pages
|552
|~58
|-
|Commas in tables of commas, but w.o. pages
|~400
|~42
|}


''Excludes commas without pages.''
==Comma sizes==
* '''Large comma: 21 (4%)'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* '''Medium comma: 91 (16%)'''
!Comma sizes (only counts commas w. pages)
* '''Small comma: 220 (40%)'''
!#
* '''Unnoticeable: 219 (40%)'''
!%
|-
|Large
|21
|3.8
|-
|Medium
|91
|16.5
|-
|Small
|221
|40.0
|-
|Unnoticeable
|219
|39.7
|}


== By year named ==  
==Year named==
''Includes commas without pages.''  
{| 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
|}


''Excludes unnamed and systematic-only named commas.''
==Named by==
* 1870s: 2 (0%)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* 1880s: 0 (0%)
!Named by
...
!Amount
* 1970s: 0 (0%)
!% of total commas
* 1980s: 0 (0%)
!% of named commas
* '''1990s: 2 (0%) '''
|-
* '''2000s: 57 (8%) '''
|''Not named/systematic name''
* '''2010s: 53 (7%) '''
|''~225''
* '''2020s: 378 (52%) '''
|''~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
|}


==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
|}


* '''Unknown: ~240 (33%) '''
==Named after (detailed)==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
== Most prolific namers ==
!Named after (detailed)
''Includes commas without pages.''
!Amount
 
|-
''Excludes unnamed and systematic-only named commas.''
|''Not named/systematic name''
 
|''~225''
'''Every theorist who has named 4 or more commas:'''
|-
# '''Xenllium: 143 (19.5%) '''
|''Unknown namesake''
# '''Gene W Smith: 38 (5%) '''
|''~300''
# '''Eliora: 30 (4%) '''
|-
# '''Dawson Berry: 26 (3.5%) '''
|''Something else''
# '''Flora Canou: 26 (3.5%) '''
|''17''
# '''Paul Erlich: 23 (3%) '''
|-
# '''Petr Pařízek: 23 (3%) '''
|How it divides the fourth
# '''B Lambeth: 20 (3%) '''
|3
# '''Francium: 16 (2%) '''
|-
# '''Kaiveran: 14 (2%) '''
|Mythology or folk characters
# Jerdle: 12
|4
# CompactStar: 11
|-
# Margo Schulter: 10
|Musical compositions
# Tristan Bay: 9
|5
# Flirora: 9
|-
# Godtone: 9
|How it divides the fifth
# ArrowHead294: 8
|5
# Lériendil: 7
|-
# Stephen Weigel: 6
|Controversial people or groups
# Akselai: 5
|6
# Douglas Blumeyer: 5
|-
# Mike Battaglia: 4
|Personal happenstance
# Scott Dakota: 4
|6
 
|-
 
|Non-musical creatives
'''Trivia:''' Xenllium has named as many commas as the next 5 theorists on the list combined.
|7
 
|-
== Named after... ==
|Generator of its temperament
''Includes unnamed and systematic-only named commas.''
|7
 
|-
''Excludes commas without pages.''
|Play on its color name
* '''Regular temperament properties: 172 (31%) '''
|7
** '''The intervals the comma stacks: 73 (13%) '''
|-
*** The periods per equave: 33 (6%)
|Mathematicians
**** Periodic table-based name: 11 (2%)
|8
**** Other name: 12 (2%)
|-
*** Other intervals: 40 (7%)
|Fictional characters
** '''Combining two temperament names: 27 (5%) '''
|16
** '''The generator of the assoc. temperament: 7 (1%) '''
|-
** '''How the comma divides the fifth: 5 (1%) '''
|Musical traditions
** '''How the comma divides the fourth: 3 (0.5%) '''
|16
** '''Other properties: 57 (10%) '''
|-
 
|Individuals (other)
* '''Individuals: ~115 (21%) '''
|17
** Music theorists: 40 (7%)
|-
** Composers: 39 (7%)
|Non-English words
** Polymaths: 22 (4%)
|17
** Fictional characters: 16 (3%)
|-
** Mathematicians: 8 (1.5%)
|A famous occurrence of a number
** Creatives in other fields: 7 (1%)
|20
** Controversial individuals/groups: 6 (1%)
|-
** Mythology or folk characters: 4 (1%)
|A place name
** Other individuals: 17 (3%)
|21
 
|-
* '''The comma's interval size: 43 (8%) '''
|A polymath
* '''Asteroids: 32 (6%) '''
|22
* '''Place names: 21 (4%) '''
|-
* '''A famous occurrence of a number: 20 (3.5%) '''
|Two temperament names fused
* '''Non-English words: 17 (3%) '''
|27
* '''Musical traditions: 16 (3%) '''
|-
* '''Plays on the color name: 7 (1%) '''
|An asteroid
* '''Personal events: 6 (1%) '''
|32
* '''Pieces of music: 5 (1%) '''
|-
* '''Something else: 17 (3%) '''
|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]]


* '''Etymology unknown: 124 (22.5%) '''
Similar meta-surveys about the xen community:
* '''Systematic name only/not named: 29 (5%) '''
*[[User:BudjarnLambeth/Survey of todo categories]]
 
*[[Tuning regulars]]
 
'''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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Graphical summary:


Totals

Totals # %
Commas with pages 552 ~58
Commas in tables of commas, but w.o. pages ~400 ~42

Comma sizes

Comma sizes (only counts commas w. pages) # %
Large 21 3.8
Medium 91 16.5
Small 221 40.0
Unnoticeable 219 39.7

Year named

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

Named by

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

Named after

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

Named after (detailed)

Named after (detailed) Amount
Not named/systematic name ~225
Unknown namesake ~300
Something else 17
How it divides the fourth 3
Mythology or folk characters 4
Musical compositions 5
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:

Similar meta-surveys about the xen community:

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