-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chris Down wrote: > I do wonder whether this thread is merely an attempt at coining words. To > put a numerical value to an attribute present amongst such a broad array of > subjects on Wikipedia seems impossible, or at least unjustifiable. Besides, > what you are measuring is not hard fact - it is opinion, so a numerical > value seems baseless. > > I really don't get this, and I sense I'm not the only one. > > - Chris > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 2009/5/4 stevertigo <[email protected]>: >>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Thomas Dalton <[email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Ok, how do you quantify that? You gave a numerical value for the slog >>>> rate, what is the formula for calculating it? And what's the slog >>>> rank? >>>> >>> I'm using "rank" here to refer to a level of deterioration within an >>> article, derived from a rating of particular diffs. What the scale is, >> what >>> the terms are, and what the method for combining diff rankings is, is >>> entirely fluid. I'm using "rate" here to refer to the degree to which >>> deterioration overtakes improvement within a particular timeframe. Its >> not >>> quite as useful, and probably can't be combined into some general >> sitewide >>> evaluation. >> If it is all entirely fluid then it simply isn't quantified, so what >> on earth does "8.5%" mean? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikiEN-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >> > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l What algorithm are you using?
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