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-====== Top 10 Articles ======+====== November-December Top 10 Articles ======
  
-**SUSPICIOUS TWEETS** sparked two of the Top 10 stories* read on **AxaMonitor** in the past month (August-September 2016), and we finally got a little peek behind the scenes of CBS/Paramount's copyright lawsuit against Axanar. Also: Our other site stats and Top 10 Tweets.+**SUMMARY JUDGMENT** Motions for summary judgment sought by both sides in the Axanar case dominated the list of most-read articles on **AxaMonitor** the past month, notching seven of the spots in our Top 10 list. And: Court documents shone a light on Axanar's previously hidden financials and a fan laments a fandom riven by the Axanar controversy. Also: Our other site stats and Top 10 Tweets.
  
-[{{ :kharn-headshot.jpg?300|**LOCKED SCRIPT** AxaMonitor obtained the unseen version of the //Axanar// script named in CBS/Paramount's copyright lawsuit. Filmmaker Jody Wheeler wrote [[locked_script|our review]], which was the most-read article of the month.}}]+[{{ :law-axanar.jpg?300|**LAVISH SPENDING** of donor funds on personal expenses by producer Alec Peters was a focal point of court filings in the lawsuit in the past month.}}] 
 +**THE COUNTDOWN** » \\ 
 +10. [[reader_commentary|Reader: Axanar Fractures Fan Community]] \\ 
 + 9. [[defense_summary-filing|Axanar Wants Summary Judgment, Says Studios ’Squashing Creativity’]] \\ 
 + 8. [[seal_denied|Judge Denies Attorneys' Attempt to Shield Evidence]] \\ 
 + 7. [[timeline|Axanar Timeline]] \\ 
 + 6. [[no_refunds|Kickstarter Deletes Axanar Spam, Peters Suspends Refunds]] \\ 
 + 5. [[summary_replies|Defense, Plaintiffs Rebut Opposition to Summary Judgment]] \\ 
 + 4. [[summary_fact_check|Peters' Personal Spending Spurs Axanar Accounting]] \\ 
 + 3. [[axamonitor_redaction|Why We Refused to Remove Redacted Axanar Financial Info]] \\ 
 + 2. [[summary_judgment|Judge Cancels Summary Judgment Hearing]] \\ 
 + 1. [[summary_motions_filed|Plaintiffs Cite Peters' Shocking Personal Spending in Asking Judge for Summary Judgment]]
  
-10. [[new_ares_digital|Axanar Launches New Fulfillment Platform]] \\ +----
-9. [[horizon-matters|Why Star Trek–Horizon’s Success Matters]] \\ +
-8. [[jeremy-varner|Discovery-Axanar Speculation Fuels Spurious Debate]] \\ +
-7. [[fanfilm_report|Axanar Supporters’ Report Critiques Fan Film Guidelines]] \\ +
-6. [[propworx-email|Donors Complain Company Spammed Using Axanar List]] \\ +
-5. [[mcintosh_subpoena|Former Axanar Officer Served with Subpoena]] \\ +
-4. [[axanar-accusation|Axanar Accuses Horizon of Buying Views]] \\ +
-3. [[gossett-subpoena|‘Prelude’ Director's Deposition Postponed]] \\ +
-2. [[settlement-progress|Not Much Progress Toward Settlement]] \\ +
-1. [[locked_script|The 'Locked' Axanar Screenplay: A Review]] \\+
 <wrap lo>* //The list does not include the// **AxaMonitor** //[[start|home page and news digest]], which is normally the most visited page on the site.//</wrap> <wrap lo>* //The list does not include the// **AxaMonitor** //[[start|home page and news digest]], which is normally the most visited page on the site.//</wrap>
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-**NOTES** \\ 
-  * <wrap lo>**READING TIME**</wrap> The No. 1 article, Jody Wheeler's review of the August 2015 //Axanar// [[locked_script|script]] famously called "locked" by Alec Peters, attracted an average view time of six minutes, two seconds. In short-attention-span Internet time, that's miraculous! The second-longest view time this month was for Top Story No. 8, our analysis of the erroneous belief that //Star Trek: Discovery// [[jeremy-varner|story concepts]] from Axanar, which logged an average of five minutes, 26 seconds. 
-  * <wrap lo>** LAWSUIT NEWS**</wrap> remained popular, with stories on [[settlement-progress|stalled settlement]] progress and **AxaMonitor**'s exclusive coverage of //Prelude// director Christian Gossett's subpoena and its clues about the plaintiff's evolving case. 
  
 --> The Next 10 Stories# --> The Next 10 Stories#
 Here are the next 10 most popular stories on **AxaMonitor** this past month: \\ Here are the next 10 most popular stories on **AxaMonitor** this past month: \\
-11. [[timeline|Axanar Timeline]] \\ +11. [[industry_studios|Twisted Path to Discover Axanar's Studio Ownership]] \\ 
-12. [[axanar_myths|Axanar Myths]] \\ +12. [[o_rourke_deposition|Deposition Details Paramount's Minimal Role in Fan Films]] \\ 
-13. [[merchandise|Axanar's Merchandise]] \\ +13. [[settlement_conference|Axanar Settlement Talks Fizzle, Seeking Summary Judgment]] \\ 
-14. [[axanar|Axanar (Film)]] \\ +14. [[summary_opposition|Attorneys Attack Pre-Trial Evidence in Axanar Case]] \\ 
-15. [[buying-youtube|The Art and Science of Buying YouTube Views]] \\ +15. [[merchandise|Merchandise]] \\ 
-16. [[guidelines_aftermath|Fan Film Guidelines Aftermath]] \\ +16. [[axanar|Axanar (Film)]] \\ 
-17. July-August Top 10 Articles \\ +17. [[peters_comikaze|Peters Admits Studio 'Not the Best Call']] \\ 
-18. [[axanar_finances|Axanar is Broke, Peters Claims]] \\ +18. [[axam>top_articles&rev=1479947788|October-November Top 10 Articles]] \\ 
-19. [[perks|What's Up With the Perks?]] \\ +19. [[anatomy_of_the_case|Timeline of the Case]] \\ 
-20. [[faq|AxaMonitor's Frequently Asked Questions]]+20. [[ambition_vs._achievement|Ambition vs. Achievement]] \\
  
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-==== The Dog Days ====+[{{ :tony-todd.jpg?nolink&200|**MOST-READ** The story behind actor [[tony_todd|Tony Todd's departure]] from //Axanar// remains the most popular article we've published to date.}}] 
 +==== The Numbers ====
  
-With the dog days of summer this past month, **AxaMonitor** saw its readership growth slow down a bit. Since **AxaMonitor** launched in February, we've had ** 23,490** readers visit ** 50,682** times, reading ** 87,294** pages.+Since **AxaMonitor** launched in February, we've had ** 29,539** readers visit ** 71,257** times, reading ** 126,139** pages.
  
-[{{ :tony-todd.jpg?nolink&200|**MOST-READ** The story behind actor [[tony_todd|Tony Todd's departure]] from //Axanar// remains the most popular article we've published to date.}}] +**Biggest day this month**: Friday, November 18, with our lead story about plaintiffs' attorney asking **AxaMonitor** to retract information they inadvertently leaked about producer Alec Peters spending donor money meant for producing //Axanar// on personal expenses for himself, his girlfriend and other associates. We refused to remove the information.
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-**Biggest day this month**: Tuesday, September 13, as word spread on the Web about Jody Wheeler's review of what Alec Peters called the "locked" final script. **AxaMonitor** recently obtained a copy.+
  
 ===== Top Tweets ===== ===== Top Tweets =====
  
-With a Twitter audience in excess of **103,200** this past month these were [[twit>axamonitor|@AxaMonitor]]'s top posts:+@AxaMonitor's Twitter audience in the past month jumped nearly 35 percent, with a total in excess of **133,500**. These were [[twit>axamonitor|@AxaMonitor]]'s top tweets:
  
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-**@AxaMonitor Tweets** \\ +{{:axamonitor-twitter.jpg?nolink&50 |}}<WRAP>//**__@AxaMonitor Tweets__**// 
-  - **August 31**: An @reply: Axanar set 10 years earlier than the coming new series, Star Trek: Discovery. \\ +</WRAP> 
-  - ** August 23**: //Star Trek–Horizon// overtakes //Prelude to Axanar// in YouTube views. \\ +  - **November 17** — Court documents show @AlecPeters hid lavish personal spending of #Axanar donors' money for self, girlfriend, friends. 
-  - **August 19**: @AxaMonitor asked //Axanar// director RMB, what metrics he used to justify his boast that //Prelude// is the most successful Trek fan film ever. \\ [{{ :prelude-horizon-numbers.jpg?300|**LIKE WAVES UPON THE FIRMAMENT**. //Horizon//'s YouTube views overtook //Prelude// at an impressive rate in just six months.}}] +  - **December 7** — Updated financials from #Axanar expert witness: @AlecPeters spent $1.4 million w/o producing a film; redactions remove context from report. 
-  - **August 18**: Our analysis: How Horizon threatens Axanar’s legitimacy. \\ +  - ** November 17** — Attorneys for CBS/Paramount reveal what @AlecPeters & @BurnettRM didn't want to turn over despite #Axanar subpoena. 
-  - **September 1**: Congrats, Horizon. Finished August with 2.8 million views in just six months. \\ +  - ** November 29** — BTW, #Axanar didn't want you to see the Vulcan Scene—they removed it after lawsuit & fought those who tried to make it available to others. 
-  - **August 19**: //Axanar// director Burnett jokes about how Axanar has its own website — **AxaMonitor**, presumably — dedicated to monitoring it. We respond: True. Dedicated to covering the multimillion-dollar copyright infringement lawsuit Axanar faces. \\ +  - **December 10** — Federal judge denies #Axanar request to hide evidence from the public. #developing 
-  - **August 19**: We ask Burnett on what basis //Prelude// is “the most successful Star Trek film ever”? \\ +  - **November 22** — Kickstarter deletes dozens of #Axanar producer @AlecPeters posts; he forces refunds to silence critics, end refunds. 
-  - **September 13** Weren’t there supposed to be three Axanar teaser-trailers by now? Did I miss one, @BurnettRM? \\ +  - **November 18** — New court documents reveal CBS, Paramount after every penny #StarTrek #Axanar raised. 
-  - **August 19**:After boasting of Prelude being most successful Trek fan film, Burnett dodges a question about metrics. \\ +  - **December 15** — #Axanar director @BurnettRM acknowledges damage to his career from @StarTrekAxanar. 
-  - **August 27**: The flaws in the widespread theory //Star Trek: Discovery// is copying Axanar (itself being sued for copyright infringement).+  - **November 16** — Fan Film Factor: The only source of news on Axanar and the CBS lawsuit approved by the defendant. 
 +  - **November 18** — Attorney claims #Axanar is deeper social commentary than 'solely entertainment-focused' actual #StarTrek. Seriously?
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 === Biggest Day === === Biggest Day ===
  
-Biggest Day on Twitter this month, was our exclusive **September 3** report of the subpoena served on former Axanar chief technologist, Terry McIntosh, with an audience of 9,167 (9% of total impressions for the month — nearly 3x the daily average). +The Biggest Day on Twitter this month, was Thursday **November 17**,  the day we reported court documents showed lavish personal spending by producer Alec Peters using funds donated by Star Trek fans for production of //Axanar//. The series of tweets on the topic that day garnered an audience of 14,303 (11 percent of total impressions for the month — more than three times the daily average).
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-Interestingly, this month the day with the biggest audience was overshadowed by a higher number of engagements (i.e., link clicks, retweets, likes and replies) on **September 10**, the day we tweeted about our coverage of Axanar [[propworx-email|selling its donor mailing list]] to a third party, which then spammed them with advertising.+
  
 ===== Other Topics ===== ===== Other Topics =====