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In lugnet.admin.general, Thomas Main writes:
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> I know that there are some good aspects to article rating...such as filtering
> noise and creating a "best of LUGNET" sort of highlight page...but I don't
> think the current system is the best tool for the job. Consider if, instead
> of a 0-100 ten point scale, there was just an option to rate an article as
> "I think this is noteworthy" By default, the articles an individual didn't
> think were great would sink to the bottom and articles that stood out as
> particularly important would rise to the top. The ambiguity of the ratings
> would be diminished too...I don't know what a rating of "30" versus "40"
> means...
Well, it doesn't really mean (and isn't supposed to mean) anything profound
but simply that the 40 is 10% higher than 30 on the recommendation-to-read
scale. Similarly, an 80 is simply 10% higher than a 70 -- nothing profound.
But the difference between an 80 and a 30 is more meaningful, and the
difference between a 95 (for example some of Brad's announcements) and a 23
(for example some bickering and name-calling in .debate) is profound.
The ratings are intended mainly for casual and less-active readers -- to help
them locate things they might find interesting or useful more quickly. There
is still a lot "to do" of course (such as top-N recent listings) before this
will truly become helpful.
> but I can understand "look at these articles...a majority of LUGNET members
> thought these were excellent." Simplifying the system would also eliminate
> some of the subjectivity of the scores the articles receive. Someone might
> think "40" is a ok score whereas someone else might choose "60" as a low
> score.
Do you think that a standardized rating-recommentation info-page would help?
I've been following Richard Franks's suggestion for the past couple of weeks
and trying to consider 50 an "average post" midpoint. Most of the things,
I end up marking 50 or 60, with some 40's and 70's and occasional 80's, 90's
30's, 100's, and 20's. That seems to produce consistent results from day to
day, and is quick.
Also, do you think that the default rating should be 0 rather than 50? For
a default of 0 would mean that articles tended almost always to go upwards
in rating over time, rather than either upwards or downwards -- in other words,
no one would feel that their post was ever "marked down from a 50 to a 30 or
40," but rather that their post was "marked up from a 0 to a 30 or 40."
> There's less confusion about a system that just uses "noteworthy" as a
> "good" score and lets other messages default to "no comment."
Do you mean like a 0 (zero) and 1 (one), or 0 (zero) and 100 (one hundred) and
averaging those rather than more gradations in-between?
--Todd
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| Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) members (...) eliminate (...) might (...) help? Yes. I would also suggest that some explanatory text (i.e. how ratings should be interpreted) be added to the rating histogram page itself. I think that some (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> (...) Yes, that's a great idea. <snip> (...) words, (...) Yes, I think that would alleviate the perception that certain people don't approve of the posts someone else is making...I like the idea of (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general) !
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| (...) Maybe something expaining the "judge whatever you feel" philosophy? Rather than 'an average post should have 50', 'a more than average post should have 60' etc.. (...) Erm, I'm flattered! :) But I really didn't mean to say that anyone should (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| In lugnet.lego.direct, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) The rating system has seriously made me (and perhaps others?) consider returning my LUGNET membership card. It seems to me that a few people enjoy rating the "newsworthiness" of (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general) !
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