3 ms·
Feature a random article selected from a probability distribution based on user karma. e.g. Alice - 100 Bob - 200 Charlie - 300 Dave
by RickHull 16y ago
Feature a random article selected from a probability distribution based on user karma.
e.g.
Alice - 100
Bob - 200
Charlie - 300
Dave - 0
Dave's new article will never get front page exposure. Charlie has a 50% chance, Bob a 33% chance, and Alice a 16% chance.
- jacquesm 16y agoThat wouldn't work either, it would simply cause a karma feedback loop.
- RickHull 16y agoWorse things have happened. You could easily cap the "considered" karma at like 500. Or some value that is a function of the total karma in the system. EDIT: or cap the "considered" karma at the median for all users.
- tjr 16y agoIf you want to modify the probability based on karma points, I would suggest giving larger probability to those users with fewer points, as those with more points (ostensibly) would already get more attention given to their submissions anyway. Dave won't get anywhere with either this scheme or the one I proposed, at least not immediately. But that's the idea: it will be a little bit harder for Dave to gain traction, but it will demonstrate that he's not a spammer, which should be a reasonable price to pay for ensuring the site isn't overrun with garbage (any more than some claim it already is).