Tuesday, January 22, 2013

A girl, the internet & her Pontiac Fiero | Synopsis

A girl, the internet & her Pontiac Fiero

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Dearborn, Michigan (CNN)-- A couple years ago, Jerry DiMaria enrolled in an online forum and began a new thread: "A few months ago," he wrote, "our 12 year old DAUGHTER came in and said, 'Dad, Mom, can we talk for a minute? '"
Kathryn had a proposal for them: She wished to develop an auto, a Pontiac Fiero. They live in Michigan. Her dad is a Corvette guy, and the Fiero wasn't produced in her life-time, but she 'd seen the little sports car at an auto show, and understood it was the one for her. She could possibly purchase it with her babysitting money, she said. She 'd have four years to restore it, to learn ways to budget and develop -- and drive-- before she was 16. It 'd get excellent gas mileage.

People:

Kathryn

Overall Sentiment: 0.024235

Relevance: 0.887108

SentimentQuote
-0.20673Kathryn first read all the well-wishes and advice online, she said, "I felt kind of amused, and a little baffled," ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.20673
  • Mean: -0.20673
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Fiero

Overall Sentiment: 0.0508904

Relevance: 0.537845

SentimentQuote
0.183362"It's really getting me excited about my own car," he said. ...
0.170185"It's really getting me excited about my own car," he said. "It's a hobby that gives the family the opportunity to spend time on it. I'm glad to have it in my garage."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.353547
  • Mean: 0.1767735
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Jerry DiMaria

Overall Sentiment: 0.186653

Relevance: 0.368213

SentimentQuote
0.419076"This is pretty hard on Dad," DiMaria wrote. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.419076
  • Mean: 0.419076
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

James Schulz

Overall Sentiment: -0.207532

Relevance: 0.313538

SentimentQuote
0.0997058"Kathryn helps motivate things. We think, 'She's gonna need this. Let's make her something,'" Schulz said. ...
0.0713755"Kathryn helps motivate things. We think, 'She's gonna need this. Let's make her something,'" Schulz said. "When she's done, she's got bragging rights: 'I built this car.' I'm 44 years old and I tell people, 'I built this car.' It's something to be proud of."
0"When [Kathryn's dad] started that thread, she wasn't asking for help. It was just something he thought would be cool. Next thing you know, it's branched out into this major project with national attention," said Schulz, ...
0.0639158"When [Kathryn's dad] started that thread, she wasn't asking for help. It was just something he thought would be cool. Next thing you know, it's branched out into this major project with national attention," said Schulz, the fiberglass guy. "A bunch of strangers came together to help her. It sticks in people's minds."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 4
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.2349971
  • Mean: 0.058749275
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Jalopnik

Overall Sentiment: 0.0702356

Relevance: 0.222924

Tyler

Overall Sentiment: -0.20496

Relevance: 0.19867

Tyler Shipman

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.195265

David Lee

Overall Sentiment: 0.108861

Relevance: 0.183303

Maker Faire

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.178547

Pennock

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.173185

Shipmans

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.168628

Bob Erekson

Overall Sentiment: 0.0439333

Relevance: 0.165133

SentimentQuote
0.0367225"It's the thing that gets the family to spend some time together, real quality time," said Bob Erekson, ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0367225
  • Mean: 0.0367225
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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