There is something wrong with article voting.
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All votes are weighed by a factor depending on the appropriate rep component (Author for articles) of the voter. For white/bronze/silver/gold/platinum the weights are either 1/1/2/4/8 or 1/2/4/8/16 , I'm not sure which (the latter applies to rep points, either one applies to article and message scoring). So a silver (or platinum?) Author voting your article a 5, would add 40 to the numerator and 8 to the denominator of your score, while adding only 1 to the vote count shown. Since you normally do know the votes but not their weights, you can't accurately calculate your score yourself. Similar things apply to Q&A, T&T, and forum messages. :) [NOTE] Text adapted as a reaction to Sandeep's posts below [/NOTE]
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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CP Vanity has been updated to V2.4modified on Saturday, June 11, 2011 11:13 AM
Just a small correction Luc. Looks like you too are unaware of the weightage change for articles. Now, if you vote my article a 5, 80 would be added to my author score. :) Details of proofexperiment here: Discussion with AspDotNetDev on the topic earlier[^]
Sandeep Mewara [My last tip/trick]: Browser back button issue after logout
modified on Saturday, June 11, 2011 11:05 AM
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Just a small correction Luc. Looks like you too are unaware of the weightage change for articles. Now, if you vote my article a 5, 80 would be added to my author score. :) Details of proofexperiment here: Discussion with AspDotNetDev on the topic earlier[^]
Sandeep Mewara [My last tip/trick]: Browser back button issue after logout
modified on Saturday, June 11, 2011 11:05 AM
Thanks. I remember reading that thread, however I haven't seen it myself yet (never saw 80 points in one rep history line), so for the moment it feels more like a testimony, not a proof to me. Not that I am doubting your veracity, but it takes a while before I adapt to a new truth. BTW: I do wish these things were clearly documented in the FAQ! :) PS: I'll slightly adapt my earlier post.
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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Just a small correction Luc. Looks like you too are unaware of the weightage change for articles. Now, if you vote my article a 5, 80 would be added to my author score. :) Details of proofexperiment here: Discussion with AspDotNetDev on the topic earlier[^]
Sandeep Mewara [My last tip/trick]: Browser back button issue after logout
modified on Saturday, June 11, 2011 11:05 AM
Actually that thread was about rep points; the current thread is about article scoring, the weights used could be different. You need to perform another kind of experiment to start proving something here! :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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Thanks. I remember reading that thread, however I haven't seen it myself yet (never saw 80 points in one rep history line), so for the moment it feels more like a testimony, not a proof to me. Not that I am doubting your veracity, but it takes a while before I adapt to a new truth. BTW: I do wish these things were clearly documented in the FAQ! :) PS: I'll slightly adapt my earlier post.
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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CP Vanity has been updated to V2.4Luc Pattyn wrote:
however I haven't seen it myself yet (never saw 80 points in one rep history line)
Ditto! :)
Luc Pattyn wrote:
so for the moment it feels more like a testimony, not a proof to me.
Well, if that is the case, let me vote one of your article and then may be testimony will be converted to proof.
Luc Pattyn wrote:
Not that I am doubting your veracity, but it takes a while before I adapt to a new truth.
Same hold true for me... so all good. :thumbsup:
Luc Pattyn wrote:
BTW: I do wish these things were clearly documented in the FAQ!
Hope Chris reading this.
Sandeep Mewara [My last tip/trick]: Browser back button issue after logout
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Actually that thread was about rep points; the current thread is about article scoring, the weights used could be different. You need to perform another kind of experiment to start proving something here! :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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CP Vanity has been updated to V2.4I agree. But, I wanted to correct your 40 points addition statment. ;) BTW, just voted your puzzle article now... I found I missed voting that earlier. Please check. Waiting for another testimony now. :)
Sandeep Mewara [My last tip/trick]: Browser back button issue after logout
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Luc Pattyn wrote:
however I haven't seen it myself yet (never saw 80 points in one rep history line)
Ditto! :)
Luc Pattyn wrote:
so for the moment it feels more like a testimony, not a proof to me.
Well, if that is the case, let me vote one of your article and then may be testimony will be converted to proof.
Luc Pattyn wrote:
Not that I am doubting your veracity, but it takes a while before I adapt to a new truth.
Same hold true for me... so all good. :thumbsup:
Luc Pattyn wrote:
BTW: I do wish these things were clearly documented in the FAQ!
Hope Chris reading this.
Sandeep Mewara [My last tip/trick]: Browser back button issue after logout
What the heck, my Sokoban article just jumped up by 80 Author points. :-D
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What the heck, my Sokoban article just jumped up by 80 Author points. :-D
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CP Vanity has been updated to V2.4:thumbsup: Now, I have a stronger testimony. AspDotNetDev and You now. :)
Sandeep Mewara [My last tip/trick]: Browser back button issue after logout
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I agree. But, I wanted to correct your 40 points addition statment. ;) BTW, just voted your puzzle article now... I found I missed voting that earlier. Please check. Waiting for another testimony now. :)
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All taken care of. :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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All taken care of. :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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CP Vanity has been updated to V2.4Yeah! :-D
Sandeep Mewara [My last tip/trick]: Browser back button issue after logout
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Actually that thread was about rep points; the current thread is about article scoring, the weights used could be different. You need to perform another kind of experiment to start proving something here! :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
The quality and detail of your question reflects on the effectiveness of the help you are likely to get.
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they improve readability.
CP Vanity has been updated to V2.4Luc Pattyn wrote:
about article scoring, the weights used could be different
Now, we have another doubt with us as you pointed here. Is it the weightage or the ratio that has been increased? I hope Chris shares the same with us. Further, whatever change it is, it looks like the next rep. re-calc will boost few people by quite good number of points. (First it was old bookmarks and now this article upvote points.) Let see which weekend thats going to happen. :)
Sandeep Mewara [My last tip/trick]: Browser back button issue after logout
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Luc Pattyn wrote:
about article scoring, the weights used could be different
Now, we have another doubt with us as you pointed here. Is it the weightage or the ratio that has been increased? I hope Chris shares the same with us. Further, whatever change it is, it looks like the next rep. re-calc will boost few people by quite good number of points. (First it was old bookmarks and now this article upvote points.) Let see which weekend thats going to happen. :)
Sandeep Mewara [My last tip/trick]: Browser back button issue after logout
S Mewara wrote:
Let see which weekend thats going to happen.
It failed to run successfully two weeks ago; it did not run (or failed again?) last weekend... And then there is the bigger question about downloads: being downloaded will be reduced from 5 to 1 point, and historic download logs haven't been processed yet. We may still be on for a bumpy ride. :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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CP Vanity has been updated to V2.4