[thesite] [bug] t.e.o. - Other Articles Written by this Author

[Daniel J. Cody]

i'm not talking about ratings or anything to do with top 5.. just want 
to make sure that if a person writes 1 job article, 2 suggestions, 1 faq 
article and 5 commentary pieces that they're credited for 9 articles, 
not just 5.

Warden, Matt wrote:

> On Nov 15, Daniel J. Cody had something to say about Re: [thesite] [bug]...
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>>.jeff wrote:
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>>>dan,
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>>>>From: Daniel J. Cody
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>>>>i think we can all agree that FAQ articles for example
>>>>are 'high quality'..
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>>>no argument there.  however, faq are meta-data (ie, data about the site) and
>>>therefore subject to different rules.
>>>
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>>what rules would those be?
>>
> 
> How many times do you rate a news article? An FAQ article?
> 
> Do you agree that a rating for someone who is just passing along news
> isn't as meaningful as a rating for someone who's developed a CF script to
> handle undeliverable mail?
> 
> The ratings mean different things in these categories. In news, it can
> really only mean "nice writing skillz" or maybe even "I like Macromedia,
> so I'm giving this Macromedia article a high rating" type thing.
> 
> If we're going to list 5 articles, I want them to be the top 5. Would you
> agree? Now, if your FAQ article is somehow rated 5 of 10 ratings, it's
> going to knock your other articles, where the ratings mean more, out of
> the standings.
> 
> Taking out those categories, or listing them last, nullifies the ratings.
> 
> Otherwise, it would seem quite hypocritical to continue to exclude those
> categories from the "Highest Rated Articles" list.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
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> mattwarden
> mattwarden.com
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