There is an algorithm that is run to discard ratings that aren't believed to be valid. Details are kept secret to make it more difficult to get around, but I've heard that for popular games it's possible to see a jump (up or down) at the start of each month when it gets run.
The idea is that if an account has (for example) only rated one game and that rating is a 10, it's far more likely to be someone creating fake accounts in an attempt to bump up the rating of their game than a meaningful opinion from a real person. If you've been encouraging people to join BGG just to rate your game (not saying you have, but it's certainly a possibility when you care enough to notice these details), that's pretty much exactly the kind of behaviour the design is intended to catch. On Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 5:08:37 PM UTC-7, ropearoni wrote: > > After seeing a jump "down" in the number of ratings my game received, but > 5 new ratings were added, I sensed something was awry. > And right when I start a complaint, bgg goes down.maybe they can fix this > too. > > So, with a count of 120 ratings of a 7, I started counting 100 per page > and got to 150 before I decided to check other games. the . ratings appear > not to show when I click on the little graph, but after removing all > filters, I was able to see 9 pages 100 each, with ratings on them, mostly > filled with a rating, not just like a wishlist. for a game of 395 ratings, > I should not be able to see 900+ filled with ratings. > > So, what is this algorithm that is keeping near double the ratings from > counting towards the ranking? It keeps the little guy down. I'm not sure if > it is just the lack of . ratings, but I did not see that they counted in > the little graph...even Rahdo's did not show. He has a point scale because > he has sooo many games to rate. > > So, who needs to look into this issue I hope sees this message. Anyone > else see this? or care? I tend to keep an eye on my new comments and going > down in numbers of ratings when I clearly see 5 more added didn't click. > > ropearoni > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
