Vladimir_Nesov comments on 30 day karma - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 24 August 2011 11:36:32PM *  15 points [-]

Since Yudkowsky's 30-day Karma is currently 6055, and he hasn't posted that much over the last month, the answer must be "all votes on all posts within the past 30 days, regardless of the age of the post or comment".

This doesn't look that useful, I think it should only count votes on recent posts/comments. Also, this measure, if amended this way, looks informative enough to allow an option of viewing a longer list of active contributors, which could be linked to from caption of the sidebar section, like with "recent posts".

Comment author: drpowell 25 August 2011 04:28:34AM 7 points [-]

I think this is sensible. I've changed the code to only include articles and comments from the last 30 days. (The side box may not update immediately as your browser is likely to do some caching.)

Comment author: handoflixue 25 August 2011 06:00:30PM 0 points [-]

Thank you again. Karma Delta is a very neat new feature to play with, and it's making me smile to see the new "Top Contributors, 30 Days" :)

Comment author: steven0461 25 August 2011 07:27:45PM 4 points [-]

This would be so much more useful if it were based more heavily on comments. Right now, it's just "people who made a popular top-level post in the last month", which is information you can easily find by just scanning the front page.

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 26 August 2011 06:59:38AM 5 points [-]

Even though I'm the one who originally suggested weighting top-post karma more than comment karma, I've felt that 10 karma per vote for a top-level is a bit too much. Five karma would seem more appropriate, weighting top-level posts more but also giving a more realistic option to climb in ratings via comment karma alone.

I wonder if a "top 100 contributors" page, with both all-time and 30 day options, would be a good or bad idea. It might more effectively encourage participation, but also make people more addicted and possibly cause undesirable status dynamics.

Comment author: [deleted] 25 August 2011 10:33:00AM 3 points [-]

However "all votes on all posts within the past 30 days, regardless of the age of the post or comment" would make it easier to realize when someone has been abusing the system for retaliation.

Comment author: lukeprog 25 August 2011 12:26:32AM 1 point [-]

What algorithm would you suggest? Perhaps 'karma from posts or comments that were originally CREATED within the last 30 days'?

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 25 August 2011 12:29:53AM *  0 points [-]

Yes, obviously. (For posts, it should be publication time, don't know if both creation and publication time are stored.)

Comment author: lukeprog 25 August 2011 12:43:23AM 2 points [-]

Okay. I've communicated this to TrikeApps.

Comment author: lukeprog 25 August 2011 11:36:31AM 1 point [-]

...and it now appears to have been implemented!

Comment author: handoflixue 25 August 2011 12:04:39AM *  1 point [-]

Agreed. The "Top Contributors, 30 Days:" would definitely make a lot more sense if it was based on your suggested "karma from recent posts/comments" instead - right now it overlaps with the "all time" list except for gwern.

Comment author: wedrifid 25 August 2011 01:10:26AM 1 point [-]

I definitely agree with this part. (Even if it means I can expect to spend less time in the 30 days top!)

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 24 August 2011 11:53:49PM 0 points [-]

Agreed.