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I am confused by the credibility ranking. Here is Instapundit: http://www.newscred.com/source/show/name/instapundit http://www.newscred.com/source/show/name/i
by snewe 18y ago
I am confused by the credibility ranking. Here is Instapundit:
http://www.newscred.com/source/show/name/instapundit http://www.newscred.com/source/show/name/instapundit
This guy is a _pundit_ with an agenda (conservative hawk that calls himself libertarian). Allowing users to give him cred simply validates the fact that they agree with him. His resulting credibility score doesn't help the newcomer to your site that has never heard of Instapundit. Based on his NewsCred score, he is one of the most credible authors in all the media. Seriously?
- vaksel 18y agofrom looking at that ranking table, it looks like all of them started out with 1000 positives
- shafqat 18y agoYes, we did that so the initial users dont see the CredRank fluctuate wildly every time someone votes (i.e. go from 0 to 100 to 50). We also felt it was important that everyone starts off as credible (100). We shouldn't be able to decide at the start, because then the entire idea is tainted! BTW, by looking at data and trends from our Alpha, we realized we have to tweak some of our algorithms. So I'll post separately about that for the geeks out there who want to chip in.
- shafqat 18y agoYour point is a good one. But we don't want to force our beliefs/agendas on our community. We provide a platform for them to voice their opinions. And having a strong opinion (whether liberal, conservating, libertarian) is not a problem in itself as long as its transparent. If you think he's not transparent and hides his biases, that deserves to get discredited.