Comments on: Post popularity http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=post-popularity Thought-provoking commentary on life, politics, religion and social issues. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:27:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kim Siever http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/comment-page-1/#comment-13559 Kim Siever Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:03:32 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/#comment-13559 Turns out that the value represent what percentage of the most popular post's popularity each post has. For example, as I write this comment, the Elders and High Priests post is the most popular, so it is used as the benchmark. Its popularity is 100% of the benchmark (since it is itself). The current post we're discussing has only 9% of that popularity. Theoretically then, the only way more than one post has the same percentage is if all the values they each have comes to the same total. Turns out that the value represent what percentage of the most popular post’s popularity each post has.

For example, as I write this comment, the Elders and High Priests post is the most popular, so it is used as the benchmark. Its popularity is 100% of the benchmark (since it is itself). The current post we’re discussing has only 9% of that popularity.

Theoretically then, the only way more than one post has the same percentage is if all the values they each have comes to the same total.

]]> By: Kim Siever http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/comment-page-1/#comment-13558 Kim Siever Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:57:38 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/#comment-13558 I'm not sure. I'll have to research that out. I know it's not a percentage of all posts because the Elders and High Priests thread is at 100%. I’m not sure. I’ll have to research that out. I know it’s not a percentage of all posts because the Elders and High Priests thread is at 100%.

]]> By: JM http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/comment-page-1/#comment-13557 JM Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:34:15 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/#comment-13557 Interesting, so what does the % value represent? Could more than one thread get to 100% or is each a % of all total posts / threads? Interesting, so what does the % value represent? Could more than one thread get to 100% or is each a % of all total posts / threads?

]]> By: Kim Siever http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/comment-page-1/#comment-13555 Kim Siever Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:22:45 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/#comment-13555 I can assign different values to each criterion. For example, if I thought comments were a better indicator of popularity than links from other blogs, I could give comments a value of 100 and trackbacks a value of 50. I can assign different values to each criterion. For example, if I thought comments were a better indicator of popularity than links from other blogs, I could give comments a value of 100 and trackbacks a value of 50.

]]> By: rick http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/comment-page-1/#comment-13554 rick Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:20:26 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/#comment-13554 Is it possible to change the algorithm to reward different activity or content? Is it possible to change the algorithm to reward different activity or content?

]]> By: Kim Siever http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/comment-page-1/#comment-13553 Kim Siever Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:15:32 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/#comment-13553 It's a third-party Wordpress plugin (plus a bit of tweaking). It’s a third-party WordPress plugin (plus a bit of tweaking).

]]> By: rick http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/comment-page-1/#comment-13552 rick Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:14:09 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/07/31/post-popularity/#comment-13552 Is this a feature of Wordpress? Is this a feature of WordPress?

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