Bugs and Suggestions

Chris Maunder wrote:

stable build

Chris Maunder wrote:

Maybe just "build"

Thiru Thirunavukarasu wrote:

Yep I'm with you

for each answer calculate sum of voterWeight*(vote - 3)
of all these, pick the largest value; use that to sort questions

question 1 has 2 answers:
answer 1 got two white fives. Valued at 2+2 = 4
answer 2 got a single platinum five. Valued at 8*2 = 16
the "answered value" is 16

question 2 has 1 answer:
answer 1 got two white fours. Valued at 1+1 = 2
the "answered value" is 2

question 3 has 2 answers:
answer 1 got 5 white fives, and a platinum 1: Valued at 5*2 + 8*-2 = -6
answer 2 got a single silver 4. Valued at 4*1 = 4
the "answered value" is 4

Luc Pattyn wrote:

You may end up in a silly situation where all (including bad) answers on other questions get up-voted to make those questions go away, so the own question gets more attention

Luc Pattyn wrote:

It is part of the analysis phase, don't you think?

Henry Minute wrote:

You are a devious person

Luc Pattyn wrote:

to make sure my leg wasn't being pulled

As if

question 1 has 2 answers:
 
answer 1 gets two white fives. Valued at 2*1*5 = 10. Normalised = 4, Rating = 5
answer 2 gets a single platinum five. Valued at 1*8*5 = 40. Normalised = 16, Rating = 5
the "answered value" is 40, Normalised = 16, Rating = 5
 
 
question 2 has 1 answer:
 
answer 1 gets two white fours. Valued at 2*1*4 = 8. Normalised = 2, Rating = 4
the "answered value" is 8, Normalised = 2, Rating = 4
 
 
question 3 has 2 answers:
 
answer 1 gets 5 white fives, and a platinum 1: Valued at 5*1*5 + 1*8*1 = 33, Normalised = -6, Rating = 2.54
answer 2 gets a single silver 4. Valued at 1*2*4 = 8, Normalised = 4, Rating = 4
the "answered value" is 33, Normalised = 4, Rating = 4
 
question 4 has 1 answer:
 
answer 1 gets 10 platinum ones. Valued at 10*8*1 = 80. Normalised = -160, Rating = 1
the "answered value" is 80, Normalised = -160, Rating = 1

Chris Maunder wrote:

The main discussion point, however, is that

1. Members do not hit "Accept Answer" consistently enough for it to be of reliable value
2. A better answer may be posted after the accepted answer
3. We need a way to identify questions that need some loving.
4. No system is perfect. Let's aim for the 95% of cases.

Chris Maunder wrote:

It shall be done.

Chris Maunder wrote:

We still want to mark a question as having been addressed.

Thiru Thirunavukarasu wrote:

had at least 2 votes with a rating >= 4.

Sandeep Mewara wrote:

Limit enquirer's on asking question until they close the last one...