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the reddit admins have repeatedly stated, that these numbers are bogus. its a anti-spam measure to throw off bottting attempts.

by trin_ 16y ago

jedsmith 16y ago
Hardly. They're fudged a bit as you say, but they're quite close to reality. Enough that I'd look at the proportion instead of the exact numbers, which is the meaning I was attempting to drive home. The numbers are fudged by a very small amount in a certain direction, based on my observation. I observed this by refreshing one of my own submissions and watching it gain a vote or lose a vote, and I knew exactly how many people had voted on it because it was in a purpose-created subreddit. One of the admins that lurks Hacker News can probably set us straight on which is correct. I love that whenever I make a comment here even loosely related to Reddit, someone takes it upon themselves to assume that I've never even been to the site and condescend based on what they think they know. My comment wasn't even remotely about Reddit, but thanks for the correction.
- chaosmachine 16y ago
  Fudged a bit? The numbers are almost completely fictional, and get more so the higher the total. http://i.imgur.com/U8B1X.jpg http://i.imgur.com/U8B1X.jpg Displayed numbers: 9498 Up, 6876 Down. Real numbers: 2666 Up, 140 Down. You cannot judge proportion by looking at the numbers Reddit shows.
  - rospaya 16y ago
    What I don't get is why they show them in the first place?
  - Titanous 16y ago
    The displayed numbers and real numbers have a two hour gap between them. This conclusion cannot be derived from the posted screenshot.
- dalore 16y ago
  The bigger the number the more the fudge. And they don't just keep it in proportion too. Most articles on the frontpage have a 66% upvote ratio.
  - seabee 16y ago
    The 66% ratio is something of a meme in Reddit meta-discussion, and has been for a year or more. (As are complaints of 'why would anyone downvote this'.)

the reddit admins have repeatedly stated, that these numbers are bogus. its a anti-spam measure to throw off bottting attempts.

by trin_ 16y ago

the reddit admins have repeatedly stated, that these numbers are bogus. its a anti-spam measure to throw off bottting attempts.

jedsmith 16y ago

Hardly. They're fudged a bit as you say, but they're quite close to reality. Enough that I'd look at the proportion instead of the exact numbers, which is the meaning I was attempting to drive home. The numbers are fudged by a very small amount in a certain direction, based on my observation. I observed this by refreshing one of my own submissions and watching it gain a vote or lose a vote, and I knew exactly how many people had voted on it because it was in a purpose-created subreddit. One of the admins that lurks Hacker News can probably set us straight on which is correct. I love that whenever I make a comment here even loosely related to Reddit, someone takes it upon themselves to assume that I've never even been to the site and condescend based on what they think they know. My comment wasn't even remotely about Reddit, but thanks for the correction.

chaosmachine 16y ago
Fudged a bit? The numbers are almost completely fictional, and get more so the higher the total. http://i.imgur.com/U8B1X.jpg http://i.imgur.com/U8B1X.jpg Displayed numbers: 9498 Up, 6876 Down. Real numbers: 2666 Up, 140 Down. You cannot judge proportion by looking at the numbers Reddit shows.
- rospaya 16y ago
  What I don't get is why they show them in the first place?
- Titanous 16y ago
  The displayed numbers and real numbers have a two hour gap between them. This conclusion cannot be derived from the posted screenshot.
dalore 16y ago
The bigger the number the more the fudge. And they don't just keep it in proportion too. Most articles on the frontpage have a 66% upvote ratio.
- seabee 16y ago
  The 66% ratio is something of a meme in Reddit meta-discussion, and has been for a year or more. (As are complaints of 'why would anyone downvote this'.)