($tmp) = sort { $NickData->{$b}{'chars_total'} <=> $NickData->{$a}{'chars_total'} } (@nicks);
$max_chars = $NickData->{$tmp}{'chars_total'} || 0;
($tmp) = sort { $NickData->{$b}{'chars_total'} <=> $NickData->{$a}{'chars_total'} } (@nicks);
$max_chars = $NickData->{$tmp}{'chars_total'} || 0;