Monkey Business
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I recently posted an article on The Code Project that I’m quite proud of (I won’t tell you which one it is… but it’s about monkeys). For the most part it’s done quite well. I’ve been watching with secret pride as the popularity ranking for my little monkeys slowly climbs. However, there have been at least two occasions now where one vote will knock me down several hundredths of a point, indicating that someone clearly did not like the article. This doesn’t bother me too much, but it’s breaking the poor monkey’s hearts. Therefore, I pose this question. What causes someone to give the sad mark of “1” to a perfectly harmless article? I’ll present my ideas: 1. These people misunderstand ranking systems. 2. These people have also written articles that they would like to see ranked higher then the monkeys. 3. These people simply hate monkeys. 4. These people have no appreciation for humor (or how hard it is for a computer geek to attempt to write it). 5. These people are simply jerks. With all three monkeys already unemployed, I’m afraid to think what might happen if they aren’t presented with a reasonable explanation for this injustice. Does anyone else have an explanation?
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I recently posted an article on The Code Project that I’m quite proud of (I won’t tell you which one it is… but it’s about monkeys). For the most part it’s done quite well. I’ve been watching with secret pride as the popularity ranking for my little monkeys slowly climbs. However, there have been at least two occasions now where one vote will knock me down several hundredths of a point, indicating that someone clearly did not like the article. This doesn’t bother me too much, but it’s breaking the poor monkey’s hearts. Therefore, I pose this question. What causes someone to give the sad mark of “1” to a perfectly harmless article? I’ll present my ideas: 1. These people misunderstand ranking systems. 2. These people have also written articles that they would like to see ranked higher then the monkeys. 3. These people simply hate monkeys. 4. These people have no appreciation for humor (or how hard it is for a computer geek to attempt to write it). 5. These people are simply jerks. With all three monkeys already unemployed, I’m afraid to think what might happen if they aren’t presented with a reasonable explanation for this injustice. Does anyone else have an explanation?
what about: 6. These people are part of the infamous, and equally mysterious, "1" voter group!... Oops.. I missed option 5. It's just the same, but with more detail ;P
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I recently posted an article on The Code Project that I’m quite proud of (I won’t tell you which one it is… but it’s about monkeys). For the most part it’s done quite well. I’ve been watching with secret pride as the popularity ranking for my little monkeys slowly climbs. However, there have been at least two occasions now where one vote will knock me down several hundredths of a point, indicating that someone clearly did not like the article. This doesn’t bother me too much, but it’s breaking the poor monkey’s hearts. Therefore, I pose this question. What causes someone to give the sad mark of “1” to a perfectly harmless article? I’ll present my ideas: 1. These people misunderstand ranking systems. 2. These people have also written articles that they would like to see ranked higher then the monkeys. 3. These people simply hate monkeys. 4. These people have no appreciation for humor (or how hard it is for a computer geek to attempt to write it). 5. These people are simply jerks. With all three monkeys already unemployed, I’m afraid to think what might happen if they aren’t presented with a reasonable explanation for this injustice. Does anyone else have an explanation?
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I recently posted an article on The Code Project that I’m quite proud of (I won’t tell you which one it is… but it’s about monkeys). For the most part it’s done quite well. I’ve been watching with secret pride as the popularity ranking for my little monkeys slowly climbs. However, there have been at least two occasions now where one vote will knock me down several hundredths of a point, indicating that someone clearly did not like the article. This doesn’t bother me too much, but it’s breaking the poor monkey’s hearts. Therefore, I pose this question. What causes someone to give the sad mark of “1” to a perfectly harmless article? I’ll present my ideas: 1. These people misunderstand ranking systems. 2. These people have also written articles that they would like to see ranked higher then the monkeys. 3. These people simply hate monkeys. 4. These people have no appreciation for humor (or how hard it is for a computer geek to attempt to write it). 5. These people are simply jerks. With all three monkeys already unemployed, I’m afraid to think what might happen if they aren’t presented with a reasonable explanation for this injustice. Does anyone else have an explanation?
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I recently posted an article on The Code Project that I’m quite proud of (I won’t tell you which one it is… but it’s about monkeys). For the most part it’s done quite well. I’ve been watching with secret pride as the popularity ranking for my little monkeys slowly climbs. However, there have been at least two occasions now where one vote will knock me down several hundredths of a point, indicating that someone clearly did not like the article. This doesn’t bother me too much, but it’s breaking the poor monkey’s hearts. Therefore, I pose this question. What causes someone to give the sad mark of “1” to a perfectly harmless article? I’ll present my ideas: 1. These people misunderstand ranking systems. 2. These people have also written articles that they would like to see ranked higher then the monkeys. 3. These people simply hate monkeys. 4. These people have no appreciation for humor (or how hard it is for a computer geek to attempt to write it). 5. These people are simply jerks. With all three monkeys already unemployed, I’m afraid to think what might happen if they aren’t presented with a reasonable explanation for this injustice. Does anyone else have an explanation?
7. These people have cheated in a job interview and got into a project without real qualification. They have to get work done, but don't know how to start. So they use Google for hours until they find your article. As they try to copy your code, they realise that they don't understand it. Then they read the article's text and don't understant it, too. They type an unintelligle question into the message bord, but you cannot reply because you don't understand the strange two-sentence-posting. As they don't get help immediately, they get very angry with you and call their friends to vote down the article all together.
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I recently posted an article on The Code Project that I’m quite proud of (I won’t tell you which one it is… but it’s about monkeys). For the most part it’s done quite well. I’ve been watching with secret pride as the popularity ranking for my little monkeys slowly climbs. However, there have been at least two occasions now where one vote will knock me down several hundredths of a point, indicating that someone clearly did not like the article. This doesn’t bother me too much, but it’s breaking the poor monkey’s hearts. Therefore, I pose this question. What causes someone to give the sad mark of “1” to a perfectly harmless article? I’ll present my ideas: 1. These people misunderstand ranking systems. 2. These people have also written articles that they would like to see ranked higher then the monkeys. 3. These people simply hate monkeys. 4. These people have no appreciation for humor (or how hard it is for a computer geek to attempt to write it). 5. These people are simply jerks. With all three monkeys already unemployed, I’m afraid to think what might happen if they aren’t presented with a reasonable explanation for this injustice. Does anyone else have an explanation?
Happens to all of them 8except the real bad ones). Just learn to live with it. IMO the article voting system with "average" + "popularity" works very well in the long run. However, the first few votes heavily control exposure to readers, so for some articles "long run" is a day, whereas an early 1 or even 4 vote can make it a year for others. I even hesitate to give a 4 to a fresh good-but-not-excellent article. I rather wait for later, hoping I come across it In my understanding this would be simple to fix: let each and every article start out with a few "3" votes. This should devalue the first few votes quite a lot, could be retrofitted on existing articles, and provide an early distinction for all-fives-articles that now you get only much later through the popularity. Of course this would have to be tested - maybe the effect isn't as good as I think. And meddling with the voting system is a sure guarantee for outcries and complaints. So never forget forget that some articles will naturally will draw an onslaught of 5 votes because they just look cool by scrolling through, whereas others with more meat and technical excellence but a more dry topic will never go there. At the end of the day, it's a number on the internet.
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I recently posted an article on The Code Project that I’m quite proud of (I won’t tell you which one it is… but it’s about monkeys). For the most part it’s done quite well. I’ve been watching with secret pride as the popularity ranking for my little monkeys slowly climbs. However, there have been at least two occasions now where one vote will knock me down several hundredths of a point, indicating that someone clearly did not like the article. This doesn’t bother me too much, but it’s breaking the poor monkey’s hearts. Therefore, I pose this question. What causes someone to give the sad mark of “1” to a perfectly harmless article? I’ll present my ideas: 1. These people misunderstand ranking systems. 2. These people have also written articles that they would like to see ranked higher then the monkeys. 3. These people simply hate monkeys. 4. These people have no appreciation for humor (or how hard it is for a computer geek to attempt to write it). 5. These people are simply jerks. With all three monkeys already unemployed, I’m afraid to think what might happen if they aren’t presented with a reasonable explanation for this injustice. Does anyone else have an explanation?
6. Said voters hate article author, in a very childish way.
Cheers, Vıkram.
After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.
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6. Said voters hate article author, in a very childish way.
Cheers, Vıkram.
After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.
Don't confuse hatred and envy. Said voters are jealous on the article author's knowledge in a very childish way.
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I recently posted an article on The Code Project that I’m quite proud of (I won’t tell you which one it is… but it’s about monkeys). For the most part it’s done quite well. I’ve been watching with secret pride as the popularity ranking for my little monkeys slowly climbs. However, there have been at least two occasions now where one vote will knock me down several hundredths of a point, indicating that someone clearly did not like the article. This doesn’t bother me too much, but it’s breaking the poor monkey’s hearts. Therefore, I pose this question. What causes someone to give the sad mark of “1” to a perfectly harmless article? I’ll present my ideas: 1. These people misunderstand ranking systems. 2. These people have also written articles that they would like to see ranked higher then the monkeys. 3. These people simply hate monkeys. 4. These people have no appreciation for humor (or how hard it is for a computer geek to attempt to write it). 5. These people are simply jerks. With all three monkeys already unemployed, I’m afraid to think what might happen if they aren’t presented with a reasonable explanation for this injustice. Does anyone else have an explanation?
Herbrandson wrote:
5. These people are simply jerks.
Bingo! Also,
Herbrandson wrote:
4. These people have no appreciation for humor (or how hard it is for a computer geek to attempt to write it).
For example this satire article on Nine Reasons not to use Int[^] has lost a lot of points because of people that just don't like (or get) satire. Check out the comments at the end to get an idea of how these people think!
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7. These people have cheated in a job interview and got into a project without real qualification. They have to get work done, but don't know how to start. So they use Google for hours until they find your article. As they try to copy your code, they realise that they don't understand it. Then they read the article's text and don't understant it, too. They type an unintelligle question into the message bord, but you cannot reply because you don't understand the strange two-sentence-posting. As they don't get help immediately, they get very angry with you and call their friends to vote down the article all together.
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I think you cracked the secret Monkey code.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Don't confuse hatred and envy. Said voters are jealous on the article author's knowledge in a very childish way.
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I said 'hate author' not 'jealous of author's knowledge'. I draw big 1 votes in the C# forum. I think it's someone who despises me, not because they envy my knowledge of C#. I honestly can't claim to be half as good as CG, Guffa, Colin, Martin# or some of the others.
Cheers, Vıkram.
After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.