Every once in a while, I find that I end up with a node rated 0 or -1. This happens -- reputation, like XP, is just a number -- and I don't stress about it. However, I've always wondered about why I get a -1. Is it because very few people saw my node, and the one person who voted on it voted it down? Or, did many people vote on it with a net result of -1?

If I got one vote, and it was --, I would simply write it off as a fluke. On the other hand, if 90 people voted and 46 of them thought the node was poor, I can take some time to consider what I might have done to improve the node quality.

To this end, would it be possible to include a number-of-votes statistic next to the node reputaion? In other words, something like:

Reputation: 1 after 12 votes.

I think such a thing would be particularly useful to new posters, so that they get a better idea of what the community considers good, bad, and mediocre. There would also be some benefit to those of us who have been around a bit and want to improve the quality of our contributions. What do the rest of you think?

radiantmatrix
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In reply to Basic voting statistics for Node Reputation by radiantmatrix

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