'Top' Reputation Givers

[The Barrow-Wight]

Based on a complicated formula*, I have come up with the following list of ’Top’ Reputation Givers. The number in parenthesis is the user’s score. Notice who is well in the lead.

Compiled 18 October, 2004 by The Barrow-Wight

1. HerenIstarion (3.04)
2. mark12_30 (1.03)
3. Child of the Seventh Age (0.95)
4. Estelyn Telcontar (0.59)
5. The Barrow-Wight (0.56)
6. piosenniel (0.50)
7. Bêthberry (0.46)
8. Mister Underhill (0.35)
9. The Saucepan Man (0.31)
10. Evisse the Blue (0.19)
11. Mithadan (0.15)
12. davem (0.15)
13. Fordim Hedgethistle (0.13)
14. Nilpaurion Felagund (0.08)
15. Nurumaiel (0.08)
16. Guinevere (0.07)
17. Amanadial the Archer (0.07)
18. Eomer of the Rohirim (0.06)
19. Diamond 18 (0.06)
20. Lush (0.05)

* The formula (for those who don’t mind a little algebra)
(total points given by user / total reputations given by user) * ((total points given by all users / total points given by user) + (total reputations given by all users / total reputations given by user))

This forumula does not attempt the assess the accuracy of reputations given. It only tells who gives the most postive ones, on average!

[Elennar Starfire]

Fascinating! One wonders how often this is likely to be updated?

[Imladris]

Can you find out who gives the most negative ones?

[Firefoot]

Do we want to know who gives out the most negative ones?

[Neferchoirwen]

HI and Mark. I am not at all surprised *raises a pint to both*

I haven't been giving reputations out recently. I ought to do that more often.

*goes on a rep giving spree*

[rutslegolas]

Congrats HI

Ummm. Negative reps thats a intresting idea Imladris ,can we find that ??

* Thinks * Why can't we give reputation points to oneself ??

[Amanaduial the archer]

Originally Posted by Firefoot

Do we want to know who gives out the most negative ones?

Ooh, name and shame time!

I was quite surprised I was there actually - not sure I expected to be: I don't rate as much as I possibly might because I pretty much live in The Shire, so I only have a limited number of people I might rate, and obviously you can't multiply rate within a short time without going on a mad rating spree. But it doesn't surprise me in the least that Heren is first

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Decimal places eh? Now why didn't I think about that? Oh wait, don't bother to answer that question.

I was just beginning to wonder if it was because I beat Diamond in that impromptu dance contest a while back, and thus I was awarded the higher place due to those extra talents. But your suggestion mark, is possibly more sensible.

[The Barrow-Wight]

When I run the same formula with data from only the last 30 days, the list changes somewhat.

Top Reputation Givers for the last 30 days
Compiled 22 October, 2004 by The Barrow-Wight

1. HerenIstarion (1.96635) no change
2. Estelyn Telcontar (1.57152) +2
3. mark12_30 (1.37750) -1
4. piosenniel (1.14201) +2
5. Child of the Seventh Age (1.02781) -2
6. Bêthberry (0.75610) +1
7. Fordim Hedgethistle (0.50716) +6
8. The Saucepan Man (0.37717) no change
9. davem (0.32443) +4
10. The Barrow-Wight (0.31713) -4
11. Evisse the Blue (0.28750) no change
12. Nilpaurion Felagund (0.21804) +3
13. Mithadan (0.18122) -1
14. Imladris (0.16613) new
15. Firefoot (0.16353) new
16. Mithalwen (0.13740) new
17. Mister Underhill (0.09061) -10
18. Boromir88 (0.08920) new
19. Lalwendë (0.08339) new
20. Son of Númenor (0.06796) new

This used the same formula but only included reps given in the last 30 days. Names that are underlined did not appear on the all-time list. Those names above them need to watch out, because they are moving up fast! Our fastest climbers are Fordim Hedgethistle and davem. Our dropping fasts are Mister Underhill and me!

[mark12_30]

Studying the second list a bit more, I now realise that the numbers in parenthesis are indicators of slip or gain in *position on the list*, and not increase or decrease in the person's own rate-of-rating .

[Mithalwen]

Yes, it is like what my dear Mamma would have quaintly called the "hit parade" rather than the FTSE / Dow Jones ...

[Boromir88]

I will admit, that I tend to give reputation to the people who have already given me reputation, or atleast I'm more lenient to the people who have already given me reputation . Oh of course it's still a good post, yes, of course lol.

I don't think any of the long standing members, or the more frequent posters (Estelyn, Fordhim, Mith, SpM...etc) will have any problems with the reputation, since I all trust you can control yourselves lol. But, I think maybe some of as Mithalwen put it the "fangurls" might go reputation crazy. And also as Mithalwen pointed out, I know I leave my name (and from the reputations I got most people have left their name) so it's fairly easy to tell.

[mark12_30]

The 'fangirl' list might be amusing, but I don't think it's a big risk here. You do have to hit nine others before you can repeat. Anybody consistently swooning over the same ten people? (And do you leave your name?)

Of course, nobody has joined with the name RoggieOfMorgoth lately; no telling what might happen. Especially with the right eyeliner.

[Boromir88]

In our voting system today, yes every person's vote counts as one, but let's look at the electoral college. Delaware has what 3 electoral votes? Florida has about 40, I'm not up on the electoral college but I know their's an imbalance. What that leads to is the canidates will concentrate on the "big daddies" and not care about picking up the small "delaware's." There's a good and bad side to the electoral college, because a person can win California, Florida, and let's say Ohio, and they will be half way to the necessary points needed to win the election, or the points everyone is shooting for. ( which I believe is 263). Indeed it's a good and bad system, where the states (or in this case the barrowdowners), that are more "powerful," get more of a say, so I think you got to look at it from the electoral college standpoint. It is a good and bad system, every system is flawed, I tend to say just stick with the way it is now, if it's working fine, stick with it.

[Lhunardawen]

If it is not too much to ask, Chief Wight, can we have another list before the year ends? I'm just curious to see how repping has changed after this thread has been started.

[ninja91]

You all just wait until ninja91 cracks that list! (actually I probably wont )

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Calm down, narfforc - since giving anonymous rep is an option on this forum, there is nothing perfidious about it. I would guess that we've all had to cope with it at some time or other (I have); there's nothing terrible about it. Everyone has a right to express his/her opinion, even if I don't agree.

[Diamond18]

Well, I for one always sign mine when I give out negetive reps. I like for people to know it's me who is smiting them.

(And really, I can count how many neg reps I've given on one hand and still have fingers left over.)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Stop right here!! The reputation thread was closed because of chat posts, and this one is very likely to get closed as well. If you have something personal to say to another member, please use the excellent PM system.

In case you hadn't noticed, this thread is about reputation givers - how about praising the person who has given you the most reputation points or the best comments instead of whining about the few negative reps?!


edit: This post is not addressed to any one specific member, but a moderator's reminder to all involved. It might be a good idea to close this thread until everyone cools off again.

[Boromir88]

Ahh, now that list makes more sense to me, since I really just kind of figured out how to give reputation some 2 months ago. I'm slowly but surely finding out all the nicks and crannies, of this wonderful forum .

[The Saucepan Man]

What we really need is lots more tables like this, so as to keep Professors Hedgethistle and davem fully occupied in their attempts to top them.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Barrow-wight, are you going to update this every month or whatever? Because that is only going to encourage people to rate just about every post they see.

*subliminal note, rate this post*

[Mithalwen]

Oh I feel less guilty now.....less parasitic. But it was ages before I noticed the rep thingy ... I was so surprised when I looked at the CP and found comments lol ....

I think it will just be an incentive to take the trouble to encourage good posting, and perhaps try to widen the range ... I don't keep a record of whom I rep but so often I get told to spread it around.It is not intentional. Just the same people tend to crop up on the same boards.

[The Only Real Estel]

Barrow-wight, are you going to update this every month or whatever? Because that is only going to encourage people to rate just about every post they see

A concern I share. It's all well & good to rate posts, & I like this newest invention the BW has come up with. But there's a difference between wanting to get high up on the list, so you go browsing for great posts to rate, & wanting to get high up on the list, so you go rating just about every post you see. If people start rating just about everything (not that anyone on a site such as the Barrowdowns would ) than it greatly cheapens the worth of any & all reputation points received.

[The Barrow-Wight]

Reputations Given

1. HerenIstarion (1135)
2. Estelyn Telcontar (660)
3. Nilpaurion Felagund (586)
4. Child of the 7th Age (580)
5. Bêthberry (498)
6. Mithalwen (476)
7. mark12_30 (440)
8. Eomer of the Rohirrim (338)
9. davem (330)
10. Lhunardawen (312)

Reputations Received

1. davem (387)
2. Lalwendë (386)
3. The Saucepan Man (375)
4. Fordim Hedgethistle (360)
5. Bêthberry (308)
6. Boromir88 (293)
7. HerenIstarion (292)
8. Eomer of the Rohirrim (292)
9. Child of the 7th Age (269)
10. Mithalwen (254)

Give vs. Receive

1. HerenIstarion (6.3:1)
2. Estelyn Telcontar (4.0:1)
3. Child of the 7th Age (3.4:1)
4. Nilpaurion Felagund (3.2:1)
5. piosenniel (2.9:1)
6. Bêthberry (2.7:1)
7. Sapphire_Flame (2.3:1)
8. Mithalwen (2.1:1)
9. mark12_30 (2.0:1)
10. Eomer of the Rohirrim (1.9:1)

[Formendacil]

These would be the new All-time scores, I assume, and not those of, say, the past month or however long it is now since the last update.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Thanks for the update, sir. Hmm....interesting, verily.

HerenIstarion about ten country miles ahead. All is right with the world!

[Kuruharan]

Are those are the numbers of points given out/received rather than the number of times that rep has been given/gotten, or is it the other way around?

I ask because some people are giving out such large amounts of rep that the actual number of reps given to different people might be smaller than would be inferred from looking at the numbers.

Just being nosy.

[The Barrow-Wight]

Those are the number of individual reputations given and received, not their point values.