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cf. http://hackerne.ws/item?id=4054667 http://hackerne.ws/item?id=4054667 Displaying by default would confuse lambda users. How would you solve it UX-wise?

Terretta 14y ago
I notice you are trying to display quality, like HD1080 on this movie[1]. But doesn't this HD1080 label seem a little inconsistent with the file size? 1. http://movies.io/m/37 http://movies.io/m/37 Another example[2], variously tagged HD720 and HD1080, with the latter clearly wrong. 2. http://movies.io/m/4o http://movies.io/m/4o
- nddrylliog 14y ago
  Definitely: some results are wrong. We're working from text data, so it's kinda inaccurate sometimes. We plan to develop our own crawler (instead of relying on other search engines), and refine our heuristics for tags / flagging false torrents.
Estragon 14y ago
Where does this term "lambda users" come from?
- DuoSRX 14y ago
  "Lambda" is often used in french as an adjective for "average", "ordinary" or "typical".
  - Estragon 14y ago
    Thanks.
denzil_correa 14y ago
I think you have almost already solved it [1]. You may think of having a pin tag with a small cross (while the mouse hovers). If you see, people clicking the crosses often it's a good feedback that the tag may be wrong. It can help you correct these tags if not appropriate. In addition, you should also think about adding tags for CAM RIP, BR RIP, DVD RIP etc. Movie torrent downloaders do care about such information. Disclaimer - I am a UI/UX autodidact. [1] http://movies.io/m/4o http://movies.io/m/4o
- nddrylliog 14y ago
  The crosses are a nice idea, although we'll be hard at work at improving our algorithm first (one guy in the team is fulltime on that) and see how it goes. We'll try to get as much as we can right by default until we ask for help from users :)
  - denzil_correa 14y ago
    I would be curious to know what kind of algorithms you would be looking at. I am a researcher with research interests in "text analytics" and "social media" & if works well I would be glad to contribute.
    - nono13 14y ago
      We're currently working on an algorithm based on multiple criteria like filesize, quality, release group... Our first goal is to find the best torrent for a chosen movie. Maybe we'll use social medias for movie matching.
      - nddrylliog 14y ago
        Verified: nono13 is part of our team.

Terretta 14y ago

I notice you are trying to display quality, like HD1080 on this movie[1]. But doesn't this HD1080 label seem a little inconsistent with the file size? 1. http://movies.io/m/37 http://movies.io/m/37 Another example[2], variously tagged HD720 and HD1080, with the latter clearly wrong. 2. http://movies.io/m/4o http://movies.io/m/4o

nddrylliog 14y ago
Definitely: some results are wrong. We're working from text data, so it's kinda inaccurate sometimes. We plan to develop our own crawler (instead of relying on other search engines), and refine our heuristics for tags / flagging false torrents.

Estragon 14y ago

Where does this term "lambda users" come from?

DuoSRX 14y ago
"Lambda" is often used in french as an adjective for "average", "ordinary" or "typical".
- Estragon 14y ago
  Thanks.

denzil_correa 14y ago

I think you have almost already solved it [1]. You may think of having a pin tag with a small cross (while the mouse hovers). If you see, people clicking the crosses often it's a good feedback that the tag may be wrong. It can help you correct these tags if not appropriate. In addition, you should also think about adding tags for CAM RIP, BR RIP, DVD RIP etc. Movie torrent downloaders do care about such information. Disclaimer - I am a UI/UX autodidact. [1] http://movies.io/m/4o http://movies.io/m/4o

nddrylliog 14y ago
The crosses are a nice idea, although we'll be hard at work at improving our algorithm first (one guy in the team is fulltime on that) and see how it goes. We'll try to get as much as we can right by default until we ask for help from users :)
- denzil_correa 14y ago
  I would be curious to know what kind of algorithms you would be looking at. I am a researcher with research interests in "text analytics" and "social media" & if works well I would be glad to contribute.
  - nono13 14y ago
    We're currently working on an algorithm based on multiple criteria like filesize, quality, release group... Our first goal is to find the best torrent for a chosen movie. Maybe we'll use social medias for movie matching.
    - nddrylliog 14y ago
      Verified: nono13 is part of our team.