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After thinking about it a bit, I this I disagree. Your fixed algorithm will change the meaning of controversy to depend too much on the number of votes (popular
by prawks 13y ago
After thinking about it a bit, I this I disagree. Your fixed algorithm will change the meaning of controversy to depend too much on the number of votes (popularity), and too little on the fact that there is an even debate on either side of the article's subject. A post split 500/500 is certainly more controversial than one with 5000/750, the latter has just been seen by more people.
- raldi 13y agoI didn't say my algorithm was perfect; just better. Take a look at the current page to see how awful the current algorithm is: http://www.reddit.com/r/all/controversial http://www.reddit.com/r/all/controversial
- Semaphor 13y agoI agree, sorting by controversial is mostly useless. Instead of controversial posts you get articles/comments nearly no one cares about
- evacuationdrill 13y agoHaha, and the perfect example is the top controversial of all time: "Can reddit keep this post at equilibrium?" http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/e3eoj/can_reddit_keep_this_post_at_equilibrium/ http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/e3eoj/can_reddit...