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Re: Article scoring
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Date: 
Fri, 10 Mar 2000 13:34:45 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Shiri Dori wrote:

Yep, one other point. I'm not sure if it's an advantadge or a disadvantadge...
But:

In the [1,100] system, a post without votes would be rated as... [50]
If I'm the first voter, vote for 100... the system (supposedly) adds vote,
making the post... [75]?

If numbers are avoided on the voting UI, this 'first vote effect' won't
be so noticeable, because people won't be immediately aware of the math
behind the voting system.  There'll probably be the occasional question
(because someone just read the 'how does the voting system work' page),
but it won't be a problem where people think the results are strange
every time they vote.

Steve



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(...) <snip> (...) Yes, it makes a lot of sense, and I agree. (...) Right. (...) Meaning...? (...) I wouldn't be too sure it's so complex... then again, I'm a math geek so I wouldn't know ;-) (...) The last two are, IMO, HUGE advantadges for the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)  

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