On Thu, 18 Nov 2010, Don Dailey wrote:
There are now several comma bots on the server. This should have a good impact on bringing the ELO ratings in line with the Bayeselo page. I'm currently copying over their ratings every 2 hours.
I thought you only update the Bayeselo page every 6 hours. I like the idea of allowing ',-bots' for everyone. As you mentioned earlier, it allows for faster testing, assuming the pairing algorithm avoid games between ',bots' of the same "family".
As a separate issue it is possible to use this copy mechanism for bots who have played less than 100 or 200 games. Since that is probably a huge number of bots over time it would be restricted to bots that have recent activity, perhaps within the last 24 hours.
About "huge number of bots": I had a look at the Bayeselo page and found a large number of bots with less than 100 games (some as low as 30) "polluting" the page (I noticed "Programs must have played 20 Games"). May I suggest to let these "fall-off" over time, at least from the web-page? I recommend at least 200 games to stay permanently. Any bot that has played less than that can be safely considered a test. Chrisotph _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
