Reputation Top-10 [18 June 2006]

Ronin Storm

Administrator
Staff member
Just over two weeks and it's time for another Reputation Top-10!

Here's how it's looking:

  1. [nochange]0[/nochange] Ronin Storm
  2. [nochange]0[/nochange] Twisto
  3. [up]2[/up] Macca
  4. [down]1[/down] Haven
  5. [down]1[/down] Nanor
  6. [nochange]0[/nochange] Fi$hy
  7. [nochange]0[/nochange] Pestcontrol
  8. [newentry]Back![/newentry] DocBot
  9. [down]1[/down] elDiablo
  10. [down]1[/down] T-Bone

DocBot is storming back in there at number 8 but otherwise it seems there's been little overall change in the rankings. A little nod to Fi$hy who is somehow managing to hold on in the exact same 6th position week to week...

I'm probably going to remove myself from the rankings for next time because it's kinda crap running a league when you have to be contributing because, well, you're running the place. I'd prefer to see member names up there instead -- I don't need any more encouragement to post! ;) Let me know if you object to me removing myself, otherwise consider me gone from next time.
 

gringotsgoblin

In Cryo Sleep
Ronin Storm said:
I'm probably going to remove myself from the rankings for next time because it's kinda crap running a league when you have to be contributing because, well, you're running the place. I'd prefer to see member names up there instead -- I don't need any more encouragement to post! ;) Let me know if you object to me removing myself, otherwise consider me gone from next time.

I'm not sure how easy it is to do, but wouldnt it be better to do a ranking based on your reputation gained over the past week? That way it encourages continual good posting, rather than a few key posters running away from everyone else and resting on their laurels.

Not suggesting that anyone is resting on their laurels, but you know.

Gringots

PS Or maybe that is the way that you run it. But I had a feeling that you said it took 100 rep points (ish) to make the top ten, and surely no one is earning that in a week?!
 

Wraith

Active Member
Ronin Storm said:
I'm probably going to remove myself from the rankings for next time because it's kinda crap running a league when you have to be contributing because, well, you're running the place. I'd prefer to see member names up there instead -- I don't need any more encouragement to post! ;) Let me know if you object to me removing myself, otherwise consider me gone from next time.

I don't see why you need to remove yourself from the list. You earn your rep fair and square like everyone else. Okay, you may have an inside track in that you're dealing with the top end stuff and keeping the forums going (along with others obviously), but that just means you're doing a shit load of intensive and difficult work to keep the rest of us happy. Why shouldn't you be recognised for that?

Secondly, you say you want "member names" up there. I realise I'm being pedantic to point this out, but aren't you a member of THN? In fact, given what I've already said, I'd go so far as to say you're an essentialmember of THN. I consider myself to be a valued part of the THN community, but I certainly couldn't do the stuff you do without extensive re-training.

If you feel you should remove yourself from the rankings then that's your decision. I just think you'd be selling yourself short.

Wraith

P.S. Nanor, at least you're on the list. Doesn't seem like people like the funny links I keep posting. ;) :D :rolleyes:
 

Ronin Storm

Administrator
Staff member
Gringotsgoblin said:
wouldnt it be better to do a ranking based on your reputation gained over the past week?

Mmm, could be tricky as I'd need to start keeping records of all people's Reputation and then doing a comparison across a slowly increasing dataset. I think that could break the system, for me, as I'd need to do all this manually.

At the moment, I refer to two lists -- the top-10 from two weeks ago and the current state of play according to the Admin interface. From memory I can identify people returning to the top-10 (as with DocBot this week) and true new entries. It's a straight comparison, 10 to 10. In the system you wonder about, I'd need to compare a dataset of ~125 people to a potentially increased dataset, where new rows can be inserted at any point in the set. I'd want to write software to do this and that's much too serious for this game! :)

Gringotsgoblin said:
But I had a feeling that you said it took 100 rep points (ish) to make the top ten

Not 100 in a fortnight, just 100 overall. People can easily make 20 in a fortnight with just a couple of fair contributions, and over 30/40 with good contributions three or four times in that period. I've got a little under 250 points... it's not a leap to see that the system really is up for grabs at any time but it now takes a concerted short-term effort or a consistent medium term effort to make it into the top-10.
 

gringotsgoblin

In Cryo Sleep
Wraith said:
<snip boring stuff>

I'd go so far as to say you're an essentialmember of THN.

<snip more boring stuff>

P.S. Nanor, at least you're on the list. Doesn't seem like people like the funny links I keep posting. ;) :D :rolleyes:

We never give you rep because you suck up too much. :p

And 3 emotes in a row? What's up with that, ya weirdo!
 

gringotsgoblin

In Cryo Sleep
Ronin Storm said:
I'd need to compare a dataset of ~125 people to a potentially increased dataset, where new rows can be inserted at any point in the set. I'd want to write software to do this and that's much too serious for this game! :)

Could you not do something funky in excel to do it? Make some formulas to do all the hard work. ;)

Gringots
 

Wraith

Active Member
gringotsgoblin said:
We never give you rep because you suck up too much. :p

And 3 emotes in a row? What's up with that, ya weirdo!

Can you do all the fancy techy crap that Ronin / Haven et al do? Didn't think so. Saying what is in my opinion valid praise does not constitute sucking up. On the other hand, you seem to be posting inflammatory comments designed to wind people up :p

And for your information, I'm free to use as many emotes (to the post maximum of 12) as I feel I need to illustrate my feelings on a particular topic. As I have quite complex thought processes, I sometimes need a complex selection of emotes. So on that note ;) :D :( :) :eek: :S :mad: :rolleyes: :eek: :cool:

Wraith
 

Ronin Storm

Administrator
Staff member
Gringotsgoblin said:
Could you not do something funky in excel to do it?

Not without diving into VBA. In short, the functions I've got available that do anything related are VLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, LARGE and RANK. I spent around an hour in Excel last night trying to make various combinations of those hook-up to no success. I can get a list, sure, but it all breaks as soon as I get a tie, and totally fails on a triple tie. What I need to do is iterate the dataset but I so couldn't be arsed with VBA... :)
 

Ronin Storm

Administrator
Staff member
Just keep working on it decky. There's no race. Slow and steady is more sustainable and once you're in there you'll be there to stay if you've got the technique and effort down right. :)
 
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