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Re: Best Nodes with negative reputation
by LanX (Saint) on Mar 14, 2016 at 11:40 UTC
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Are you saying that at one point we had only 8 positive nodes in the last 24h or are you describing a bug?
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Yes, it's that sad. Perl + GPW + weekend :-(
Update: GPW linkified.
($q=q:Sq=~/;[c](.)(.)/;chr(-||-|5+lengthSq)`"S|oS2"`map{chr |+ord
}map{substrSq`S_+|`|}3E|-|`7**2-3:)=~y+S|`+$1,++print+eval$q,q,a,
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Re: Best Nodes with negative reputation
by jdporter (Paladin) on Aug 10, 2016 at 13:54 UTC
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I just made a patch which I believe should take care of this. Per my idea, it sets a minimum node rep limit ($NORM/2), which as of today means we shouldn't see any "best" nodes with a rep less than about 5 or 6. Please let me know if it didn't work. :-)
I reckon we are the only monastery ever to have a dungeon stuffed with 16 ,000 zombies.
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Hello jdporter,
Thanks for the fix! As I write,1 Best Nodes of the Day has just 8 entries, and each of the lowest 3 (i.e., numbers 6, 7, and 8) has a Rep of 6, which looks to be correct.2
1Sun Aug 14 01:22:43 2016 EDT = Aug 14, 2016 at 15:22 EST
2$NORM = 10.6441.
Cheers,
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Re: Best Nodes with negative reputation
by 1nickt (Canon) on Mar 14, 2016 at 16:27 UTC
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I noticed that too, and the post with rep of (-1) was a simple question that had been downvoted for some reason. I think downvoting a question should be done even more sparingly than an answer; think about how the seeker would feel if he saw no answers plus a downvote on his question.
The way forward always starts with a minimal test.
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think about how the seeker would feel
I think for a new user a downvote would translate to "you are not welcome here" or even "you are an idiot". Much better to simply explain in a comment what the problem is, as many of the helpful and patient monks do, but there is obviously the odd grump lurking.
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That's why singular downvotes are hidden behind a (no significant downvotes) display.
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If the node has received more downvotes than upvotes, it will still show a negative reputation, even if the numbers of votes in each direction are hidden.
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Re: Best Nodes with negative reputation
by RMGir (Prior) on Mar 15, 2016 at 00:59 UTC
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Huh, interesting... But, as others said, it was a weekend. Maybe "Best Nodes" should have a lower xp bound, but it's not critical I think.
But I misread this - I thought you were looking for the best nodes ever which had a negative rep (in error). That would be an interesting exercise :)
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Re: Best Nodes with negative reputation
by Athanasius (Archbishop) on Aug 01, 2016 at 03:55 UTC
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FWIW, I’m seeing this again today1 — 7 nodes in Best Nodes, the seventh with a reputation of -1. :-(
1Sun Jul 31 23:52:14 2016 EDT = Aug 01, 2016 at 13:52 EST
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Re: Best Nodes with negative reputation
by Anonymous Monk on Mar 14, 2016 at 15:42 UTC
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Most questions are downvoted, think about that | [reply] |
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Yes, I have been thinking about it. I wish more questions, especially from newish monks, would receive upvotes even if the post quality is low; only getting downvoted for unambiguous rudeness or demands for code, etc. XP resonates with new users which can turn them into long term users and new questions are generally good for the monastery; even poor questions can receive illuminating answers.
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personally I always check the post history (+ my vote history) before downvoting an "unknown" monk.
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