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in thread Reputation Viewing Option?

Currently, by setting your sort in User Settings to sort by Best First

That will tell me which is best. It does not tell me which are good. It does not tell me how they compare to one another. It does not work if the messages are in different threads.

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RE: RE:(15) Reputation Viewing Option?
by KM (Priest) on Aug 31, 2000 at 18:31 UTC
    That will tell me which is best. It does not tell me which are good

    It tells you which has most votes, right? The number of votes doesn't really tell you which are 'good' :) So, what's the difference if you see the number, or rely on the sort by the number?

    Cheers,
    KM

    P.S. I am not trying to argue with you, simply understand your point of view.

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      It tells you which has most votes, right? The number of votes doesn't really tell you which are 'good' :) So, what's the difference if you see the number, or rely on the sort by the number?

      Try sorting (10,3,-1), (0,0,-1), and (5,6,7). In each case you get an order, but you're missing a lot.

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        (10,3,-1)

        **, *, Mr. Yuk

        (0,0,-1)

        (nothing), (nothing), Mr. Yuk

        (5,6,7)

        *,*,*

        I don't see what is missing with the stars. What is the 'lot' that is missing?

        Cheers,
        KM

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