On 27/07/2011, Thomas Morton <[email protected]> wrote: > The issue I've noted is that it is being used as a "warfare" tool on > controversial articles. I've not seen it mentioned on a talk page yet; but > one contentious article (on a subject with a large online following, > entrenched *readers* on either side of the issue) has had the bars swinging > between about 1.5 and 4 in the last week. > > Not a huge issue, but I suspect that on certain articles the ratings are to > be trusted less than usual :)
The average is not very trustworthy. But the bar graph of how many people have actually voted each score is a bit more interesting. If it's bimodal, with two peaks, then that often tells you something. But the tool doesn't currently give you that, it probably should. > Tom -- -Ian Woollard _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
