Just have to get this off my chest, How Should Boards Be Ranked?

bret · 2004-07-25, 07:50 PM

I feel this thread is more jim venting some hot air then any real call to action, but in any case, i will humor the idea.

if you are really intrested in coming up with a mathematical representation for the quality of a board you must first determine the factors that make up a quality board. then take these factors and quantify them.

i started to make up a list and ways to quantify the list items, but it became rather combersome, and i really do not have that much time to piss away.

orginally i voted to rank based on view count, but after giving it some consideration i would like to flip-flop and say that ranking based on reply count is a decent ranking method.

you could improve on that by ranking by mean reply count and then removing any outliers (high and low). essientally this would remove any spam (few replies) and contests (many replies).

View Poll Results: How Should Boards Be Ranked
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2004-07-25, 07:50 PM	#20
bret Shut up brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip! Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 110	I feel this thread is more jim venting some hot air then any real call to action, but in any case, i will humor the idea. if you are really intrested in coming up with a mathematical representation for the quality of a board you must first determine the factors that make up a quality board. then take these factors and quantify them. i started to make up a list and ways to quantify the list items, but it became rather combersome, and i really do not have that much time to piss away. orginally i voted to rank based on view count, but after giving it some consideration i would like to flip-flop and say that ranking based on reply count is a decent ranking method. you could improve on that by ranking by mean reply count and then removing any outliers (high and low). essientally this would remove any spam (few replies) and contests (many replies).