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A proposal for an experiment: Having read a bit about the research in networks and graph theory that has been done over the last few years I think that submiss
by mixmax 19y ago
A proposal for an experiment:
Having read a bit about the research in networks and graph theory that has been done over the last few years I think that submissions, activity of users and karma points follow a powerlaw. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_law)
Seems like you have the numbers to confirm whether this is true or not.
It would be really interesting to see...
- chengmi 19y agoIf I understand the problem correctly, doesn't this list (http://searchyc.com/top/submitter http://searchyc.com/top/submitter) confirm that? Our data on users' karma is somewhat limited. Turns out that the sum of your points across submissions and comments does not equal karma (downmods have more weight).
- mixmax 19y agoI just tried runnning it through excel, and at first glance it does indeed look like it is a powerlav... Would be good with more data though. Are the next 200 submitters available ?
- aston 19y agoWhat's the basis for the claim "the sum of your points across submissions and comments does not equal karma"? Pretty sure karma = 1 + every point beyond 1 point for any comment or submission.
- rms 19y agoIt is for lower point stories and comments, but for 75 point stories you don't get exactly 74 karma. I'm not sure what the threshold and algorithm is.