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Re: Top stories threshold
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
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Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:23:33 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Todd Lehman wrote:
> In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Ross Crawford wrote:
> > > I think the Top Stories function works on just evaluating the Top 10
> > > spotlighted posts.
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> Correct. Crossweighted by age, so that newer items are generally
> preferred over older items. You'll see something climb up the list as
> more and more people spotlight it, then fall as it ages.
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> > You could be right. But a higher threshold would encourage more people
> > to spotlight the on-topic posts, in order to get them in the top
> > stories. You can investigate how adjusting the threshold might affect
> > the results here
> > http://www.lugnet.com/spotlight.cgi
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> The threshold there only specifies how far down (from 100) to go before
> not showing any more in that particular listing. The spotlight list on
> the main page (and other sidebars) is always 10 items.
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> > BTW I'm pretty sure the off-topic tree is already excluded from the top
> > stories.
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> Nope, but they are given an automatic score of -100 (which is equivalent
> to two negative "votes"). Of course, there isn't actually such a thing
> as a negative vote -- only 0 (no opinion), 75 (highlight), and 100
> (spotlight) -- but since it's just math internally, it ends up just being
> a numbers game.
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> Everything in .admin is also given a -100. Everything in an announcement
> group is given an automatic +200.
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> --Todd
Hey, thanks for the explanation. Do you think it would be wise to give some
automatic points to lugnet.build? I only say this because so many people
(myslef included, really) say they would rather see MOCs in the top stories list
rather than some of our contentious arguements.
I know we will never get rid of the arguements entirely, but helping the MOCs
get higher rating is a good goal in my book.
-Alfred
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