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-====== October-November Top 10 Articles ======+====== November-December Top 10 Articles ======
  
-<WRAP 670px> +**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.
-**SECRET TROVE** of Alec Peters' emails uncovered during depositions spurred a flurry of pre-trial activity in the copyright suit he faces from CBS and Paramount in the most-read articles on **AxaMonitor** the past month. Also, our new [[axam>tag:fact_check&do=showtag&tag=fact_check|Fact Check]] series continued to attract more readers. And: Our other site stats and Top 10 Tweets. **The countdown** » +
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-[{{ :confidential.jpg?300|**UNDER WRAPS** Alec Peters' lawyers failed in their attempt to keep anyone other than attorneys on both sides from seeing the financial records Axanar turned over in [[discovery]]. }}]+
  
-10. [[axanar_financials|Court Grants Studios' Request for Axanar Financials]] \\ +[{{ :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.}}] 
-9. [[fan_film_factor|Examining Axanar's Claims About Infringement, Damages]] \\ +**THE COUNTDOWN** » \\ 
-8. [[mcintosh_deposition|Former Axanar Chief Technologist Deposed]] \\ +10. [[reader_commentary|Reader: Axanar Fractures Fan Community]] \\ 
-7. [[summary_judgment|Explainer: Motions for Summary Judgment]] \\ + 9. [[defense_summary-filing|Axanar Wants Summary Judgment, Says Studios ’Squashing Creativity’]] \\ 
-6. [[endgame_2|Endgame II: Producer Makes Predictions About Axanar Settlement]] \\ + 8. [[seal_denied|Judge Denies Attorneys' Attempt to Shield Evidence]] \\ 
-5. [[discovery_order|Court Orders Studios to Turn Over Documents]] \\ + 7. [[timeline|Axanar Timeline]] \\ 
-4. [[missing_emails|Plaintiffs: Peters Withheld Trove of Email]] \\ + 6. [[no_refunds|Kickstarter Deletes Axanar Spam, Peters Suspends Refunds]] \\ 
-3. [[gofundme|Crowd Fund for Axanar Expenses Abruptly Ended]] \\ + 5. [[summary_replies|Defense, Plaintiffs Rebut Opposition to Summary Judgment]] \\ 
-2. [[peters_comikaze|Peters Admits Studio 'Not the Best Call']] \\ + 4. [[summary_fact_check|Peters' Personal Spending Spurs Axanar Accounting]] \\ 
-1. [[settlement_conference|Axanar Settlement Talks Fizzle, Seeking Summary Judgment]]+ 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]]
  
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 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|The Axanar Timeline]] \\ +11. [[industry_studios|Twisted Path to Discover Axanar's Studio Ownership]] \\ 
-12. [[no_refunds|Kickstarter Deletes Axanar Spam, Peters Suspends Refunds]] \\ +12. [[o_rourke_deposition|Deposition Details Paramount's Minimal Role in Fan Films]] \\ 
-13. [[order_fact_check|Was Ex Parte Ruling an Axanar Victory?]] \\ +13. [[settlement_conference|Axanar Settlement Talks Fizzle, Seeking Summary Judgment]] \\ 
-14. [[emergency_motion|Court Orders Peters Deposition, Other Plaintiff Requests]] \\ +14. [[summary_opposition|Attorneys Attack Pre-Trial Evidence in Axanar Case]] \\ 
-15. [[axanar|Axanar (Film)]] \\ +15. [[merchandise|Merchandise]] \\ 
-16. [[facebook_kills|Facebook Glitch Slays Axanar Producer and Spokesman]] \\ +16. [[axanar|Axanar (Film)]] \\ 
-17. [[peters_kickstarter_facts|Peters Wades Into Salary, Profit Debate]] \\ +17. [[peters_comikaze|Peters Admits Studio 'Not the Best Call']] \\ 
-18. [[summary_motions_filed|Plaintiffs Cite Peters' Shocking Personal Spending in Asking Judge for Summary Judgment]] \\ +18. [[axam>top_articles&rev=1479947788|October-November Top 10 Articles]] \\ 
-19.[[merchandise|Axanar Merchandise/Donor Store]] \\ +19. [[anatomy_of_the_case|Timeline of the Case]] \\ 
-20. [[guidelines_aftermath|Fan Films React to New Guidelines]]+20. [[ambition_vs._achievement|Ambition vs. Achievement]] \\
  
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 [{{ :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.}}] [{{ :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.}}]
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 ==== The Numbers ==== ==== The Numbers ====
  
-Since **AxaMonitor** launched in February, we've had ** 27,194** readers visit ** 64,090** times, reading ** 111,306** pages.+Since **AxaMonitor** launched in February, we've had ** 29,539** readers visit ** 71,257** times, reading ** 126,139** pages.
  
-**Biggest day this month**: Friday, November 4, on which readers focused on two stories: +**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.
-  - The aborted attempt by Axanar surrogate Jonathan Lane to [[gofundme|raise $45,000]] on GoFundMe to keep the lights on at Industry Studios, presumably because the production has no more of the $1.5 million it raised. +
-  - Producer Alec Peters told a Los Angeles [[peters_comikaze|Comic Con panel]] he regretted how money he raised for Axanar led to mission creep and a ‘bad call’ on a three-year lease on a warehouse he had built into a commercial studio.+
  
 ===== Top Tweets ===== ===== Top Tweets =====
  
-With a Twitter audience in excess of **99,100** this past month these were [[twit>axamonitor|@AxaMonitor]]'s top tweets:+@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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-  - **Oct 28** — Apparently impossible for reporters to get info w/o being {{::pedraza-employed.jpg?linkonly|employed by plaintiffs}}' lawyers. #Axanar's mad [[https://t.co/dKwt8R8vJm|about this]]. +  - **November 17** — Court documents show @AlecPeters hid lavish personal spending of #Axanar donors' money for self, girlfriend, friends. 
-  - **Oct 31** — Court grants CBS/Paramount's request for second @AlecPeters deposition after discovery of undisclosed emails. +  - **December 7** — Updated financials from #Axanar expert witness: @AlecPeters spent $1.4 million w/o producing a film; redactions remove context from report. 
-  - **Oct 31** — Court orders @startrekaxanar to submit log of attorneys' communications prior to #Axanar #copyright lawsuit. [{{ ::peters-accusation.jpg?direct|**A SHILL?** Alec Peters can't believe reporters can find information without being paid by plaintiffs.}}] +  - ** November 17** — Attorneys for CBS/Paramount reveal what @AlecPeters & @BurnettRM didn't want to turn over despite #Axanar subpoena. 
-  - ** Oct 29** — BREAKING Judge grants CBS/Paramount request to remove #Axanar financial info's "highly confidential" status, filed (under seal) w/the court. +  - ** 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. 
-  - **Nov 4** — In video from Stan Lee's LA Comikaze, @AlecPeters admits to #Axanar mission creep & building studio was 'bad call.' +  - **December 10** — Federal judge denies #Axanar request to hide evidence from the public. #developing 
-  - **Nov 3** — In one word, what @AlecPeters means when he tells #Axanar fans to manage expectations about possible #copyright lawsuit settlement.  +  - **November 22** — Kickstarter deletes dozens of #Axanar producer @AlecPeters posts; he forces refunds to silence critics, end refunds. 
-  - **Oct 31** — Our #developing article for news about judge granting most of CBS/Paramount requests for #Axanar info. Will update. +  - **November 18** — New court documents reveal CBS, Paramount after every penny #StarTrek #Axanar raised. 
-  - **Oct 29** — Among revelations—In one court filing, #Axanar denied using Vulcan symbols on costume; withheld email shows otherwise. #copyrightinfringement +  - **December 15** — #Axanar director @BurnettRM acknowledges damage to his career from @StarTrekAxanar. 
-  - **Nov 4** — BREAKING $45,000 campaign to pay #Axanar's expenses, led by surrogate blogger, abruptly taken down from GoFundMe. +  - **November 16** — Fan Film Factor: The only source of news on Axanar and the CBS lawsuit approved by the defendant. 
-  - **Nov 7** — If he'd put higher priority on making #Axanar, @AlecPeters says, it would've been 'in the can & I wouldn't be sued.' +  - **November 18** — Attorney claims #Axanar is deeper social commentary than 'solely entertainment-focused' actual #StarTrek. Seriously?
-  - **Nov 5** — At Comikaze event, @AlecPeters accosts @TheMarySue writer for #Axanar 'hatchet job.' ([[https://t.co/XrkP7a1PuZ|video]]) +
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 === Biggest Day === === Biggest Day ===
  
- +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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-Biggest Day on Twitter this month, was **October 28**,  the day we reported plaintiffs sought a second deposition of Alec Peters, confirming AxaMonitor‘s earlier report the Axanar producer had withheld documents that had been subpoenaed. The series of tweets on the topic that day garnered an audience of 9,550 (10 percent of total impressions for the month — more than three times the daily average).+
  
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