Is Thread Quality Falling?

[LoyceV]

I take the Merits earned in the last 120 days and multiply them by the total Merits earned over time, then divide the product by the number of posts written in the forum.

I think this simplifies reality too much, especially for edge cases. For your consideration:

• How does airdropped Merit fit in?
• If a user is inactive for 4 months, his score drops significantly.
• A shitposter's score increases with every post deleted by Mods.

fillippone, LoyceV, was this something that interested you?

I won't use an extension, so I'll pass on this one.

[*Ace*]

I take the Merits earned in the last 120 days and multiply them by the total Merits earned over time, then divide the product by the number of posts written in the forum.

I think this simplifies reality too much, especially for edge cases. For your consideration:

• How does airdropped Merit fit in?
• If a user is inactive for 4 months, his score drops significantly.
• A shitposter's score increases with every post deleted by Mods.

fillippone, LoyceV, was this something that interested you?

I won't use an extension, so I'll pass on this one.

Unfortunately, I don't have access to all the Merit data, so I used what I could find and use, so airdropped Merits will obviously be counted in the total Merits earned.

Yes, unfortunately, if a user is inactive, their score is reset to zero using this formula.
The third point, however, is not entirely accurate. It increases if posts are deleted, but the main factor is determined by the Merits earned in 120 days.

However, I would like to reiterate that this is obviously a trial. Perhaps something similar could be implemented directly in the forum without the need for extensions or scripts.

[LoyceV]

Unfortunately, I don't have access to all the Merit data, so I used what I could find and use, so airdropped Merits will obviously be counted in the total Merits earned.

BPIP has this data, so all you'd need is a one-time list.

The third point, however, is not entirely accurate. It increases if posts are deleted, but the main factor is determined by the Merits earned in 120 days.

Good point.

However, I would like to reiterate that this is obviously a trial. Perhaps something similar could be implemented directly in the forum without the need for extensions or scripts.

From the forum's point of view, I think Merit *is* the indicator of post quality.

[fillippone]

fillippone, LoyceV, was this something that interested you? Obviously, this is a test! And if it works, I'll share it with everyone.

My idea was something like:

Code:

Score=merit120/post120-merit/post

An indicator trying to determine the strength of the momentum of the “good post” like the MACD in technical analysis.

[LoyceV]

My idea was something like:

Code:

Score=merit120/post120-merit/post

I can probably create a daily updated post count for each userID for this, but there are still flaws: satoshi for instance would divide by zero, and merit/post can be very low for users who had most of their posts before the Merit system was created.

[*Ace*]

My idea was something like:

Code:

Score=merit120/post120-merit/post

I can probably create a daily updated post count for each userID for this, but there are still flaws: satoshi for instance would divide by zero, and merit/post can be very low for users who had most of their posts before the Merit system was created.

You could use these elements
Post
Post_120d
Merit
Merit_120d
Profile age
Create a logarithmic formula where inactivity is not penalised.

I don't know, could this be a feasible idea?