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Wormholio Captain Send message Joined: 6 Jun 04 United States Away Credit: 4,009.8 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Jun 6, 2004 Verified: Mar 13, 2008 Dubloons: 3 Pieces of Eight: 10 Punishment: Aztec curse	Message 4400 - Posted: 2 Jan 2007 \| 15:54:52 UTC Last modified: 2 Jan 2007 \| 15:55:37 UTC
I've added a small feature to the forums which I'd like to test out. Every user now has up to 5 rating points which they can spend on rating the posts (or profiles) of other users, These will be slowly renewed. The idea is to let the ratings system function as before, but to limit the extreme abuse of a "minus" attack, where someone repeatedly rates down the postings of someone else. New accounts begin with no ratings points, so it is not possible to get around the limit by creating a new account. We really don't have much abuse here, but I'd like to try this out anyway, and to see what people think of it. I don't know if we would actually propose to add it to the main BOINC code. We'll see after it's tested and discussed. ____________ -- Eric Myers "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats
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Pepo Chief Petty Officer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Sep 04 Slovakia TeamVision42 Credit: 924.2 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Sep 13, 2004 Verified: Aug 4, 2009 Dubloons: 3 Pieces of Eight: 5 Punishment: Cat o' Nine Tails	Message 4403 - Posted: 2 Jan 2007 \| 16:37:52 UTC - in response to Message 4400. Last modified: 2 Jan 2007 \| 16:39:13 UTC
I've added a small feature to the forums which I'd like to test out. Every user now has up to 5 rating points which they can spend on rating the posts (or profiles) of other users, These will be slowly renewed. I've already used up my five points few hours ago to minus some of my old posts, now eagerly waiting for the renewal (to try out on others' posts ;-) How long do I have to wait (with locked hands)? My question is - is it considered OK to be able to plus or minus one's own posts?? ____________ Peter .-)
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champ Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Sep 06 Germany SETI.Germany Credit: 3,433.0 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Sep 8, 2006 Verified: Aug 3, 2010 Dubloons: 3 Punishment: Mess Duty	Message 4410 - Posted: 2 Jan 2007 \| 21:36:24 UTC
Yoho Capt´n. Looks to me as a vey good idea. How long do i have to wait for new rating points? ____________
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Nicolas Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 05 Argentina The Final Front Ear Credit: 147.9 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Apr 6, 2005 Verified: NEVER	Message 4411 - Posted: 2 Jan 2007 \| 21:54:00 UTC - in response to Message 4410.
Yoho Capt´n. Looks to me as a vey good idea. How long do i have to wait for new rating points? I guess a day.
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Wormholio Captain Send message Joined: 6 Jun 04 United States Away Credit: 4,009.8 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Jun 6, 2004 Verified: Mar 13, 2008 Dubloons: 3 Pieces of Eight: 10 Punishment: Aztec curse	Message 4412 - Posted: 2 Jan 2007 \| 21:55:12 UTC - in response to Message 4411. Last modified: 2 Jan 2007 \| 21:56:50 UTC
Yoho Capt´n. Looks to me as a vey good idea. How long do i have to wait for new rating points? I guess a day. We be pirates, so one point per watch. ____________ -- Eric Myers "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats
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Wormholio Captain Send message Joined: 6 Jun 04 United States Away Credit: 4,009.8 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Jun 6, 2004 Verified: Mar 13, 2008 Dubloons: 3 Pieces of Eight: 10 Punishment: Aztec curse	Message 4413 - Posted: 2 Jan 2007 \| 21:56:28 UTC - in response to Message 4403.
My question is - is it considered OK to be able to plus or minus one's own posts?? No, I don't think so. This is exactly why I wanted to test it out with a real crew. ____________ -- Eric Myers "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats
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Wormholio Captain Send message Joined: 6 Jun 04 United States Away Credit: 4,009.8 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Jun 6, 2004 Verified: Mar 13, 2008 Dubloons: 3 Pieces of Eight: 10 Punishment: Aztec curse	Message 4415 - Posted: 3 Jan 2007 \| 1:11:31 UTC - in response to Message 4403.
My question is - is it considered OK to be able to plus or minus one's own posts?? Now you cannot rate your own posts, nor your own profile. ____________ -- Eric Myers "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats
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JKeck {pirate} Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jul 04 United States Team Starfire World BOINC Credit: 3,011.5 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Jul 19, 2004 Verified: Jan 17, 2009 Dubloons: 3 Pieces of Eight: 4 Punishment: Mess Duty	Message 4421 - Posted: 3 Jan 2007 \| 7:53:58 UTC - in response to Message 4415.
My question is - is it considered OK to be able to plus or minus one's own posts?? Now you cannot rate your own posts, nor your own profile. That is different from the standard forum package. ____________ BOINC WIKI Dirty John Rackham
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JKeck {pirate} Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jul 04 United States Team Starfire World BOINC Credit: 3,011.5 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Jul 19, 2004 Verified: Jan 17, 2009 Dubloons: 3 Pieces of Eight: 4 Punishment: Mess Duty	Message 4422 - Posted: 3 Jan 2007 \| 7:55:52 UTC
Neat feature. Once all rating points are expended the + and - buttons disappear. ____________ BOINC WIKI Dirty John Rackham
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Pepo Chief Petty Officer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Sep 04 Slovakia TeamVision42 Credit: 924.2 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Sep 13, 2004 Verified: Aug 4, 2009 Dubloons: 3 Pieces of Eight: 5 Punishment: Cat o' Nine Tails	Message 4427 - Posted: 3 Jan 2007 \| 14:18:47 UTC - in response to Message 4421.
My question is - is it considered OK to be able to plus or minus one's own posts?? Now you cannot rate your own posts, nor your own profile. That is different from the standard forum package. That is the reason why I did ask. I never considered it OK. Additionally when I ask something in Q&A, I can tell "I have this question too", so suddenly there are already two such persons asking... ____________ Peter .-)
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RDC Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Jan 06 United States BOINC Synergy Credit: 3,404.4 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Jan 18, 2006 Verified: NEVER Dubloons: 3 Pieces of Eight: 9 Punishment: Canon Fodder	Message 4446 - Posted: 5 Jan 2007 \| 4:11:32 UTC
A good idea Cap'n. Seeing the ratings abuse being done on S@H a while back really bothered me. Your setup would allow for much less abuse in my opinion.
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Pepo Chief Petty Officer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Sep 04 Slovakia TeamVision42 Credit: 924.2 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Sep 13, 2004 Verified: Aug 4, 2009 Dubloons: 3 Pieces of Eight: 5 Punishment: Cat o' Nine Tails	Message 4449 - Posted: 5 Jan 2007 \| 13:22:40 UTC - in response to Message 4412.
How long do i have to wait for new rating points? We be pirates, so one point per watch. How long does it exactly take to wait for 'one watch'? Is it a 'sand watch' going down, a 'small watch hand' going 'round once, or a 'thread watch' count? After minusing 5 of my posts, it went down to zero. Next day it got back to two points, which I used to plus some -1 posts. Now it is again +2 and it stayed there for another two days. Looked like approx. +1 point in dozen pirate hours? ____________ Peter .-)
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[B^S] Paul@home Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Feb 05 Ireland BOINC Synergy Credit: 2,617.5 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Feb 21, 2005 Verified: NEVER Dubloons: 3	Message 4450 - Posted: 5 Jan 2007 \| 13:31:18 UTC
A ships watch? ie the lengh of time each 'shift' of sailors must work... 8 hours I think was normal... Paul ____________ Join BOINC Synergy Team
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Misfit Son of a Gunn Send message Joined: 24 Feb 05 United States BOINC Synergy Credit: 1,834.0 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Feb 24, 2005 Verified: Apr 18, 2010 Dubloons: 3 Punishment: Misfit	Message 4457 - Posted: 6 Jan 2007 \| 3:31:35 UTC - in response to Message 4415.
My question is - is it considered OK to be able to plus or minus one's own posts?? Now you cannot rate your own posts, nor your own profile. Shame on you to stifle my laughter halfway thru the thread. ____________
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Misfit Son of a Gunn Send message Joined: 24 Feb 05 United States BOINC Synergy Credit: 1,834.0 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Feb 24, 2005 Verified: Apr 18, 2010 Dubloons: 3 Punishment: Misfit	Message 4460 - Posted: 6 Jan 2007 \| 19:10:58 UTC - in response to Message 4457.
My question is - is it considered OK to be able to plus or minus one's own posts?? Now you cannot rate your own posts, nor your own profile. Shame on you to stifle my laughter halfway thru the thread. "The Pirates@Home server crashed around 10:30PM EST on Jan 5th, and was brought up just before 9AM the next day. The cause of the crash is still under investigation." I went from this thread to my profile. When I clicked EDIT the server crashed. I blame myself. ____________
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[B^S] Gamma^Ray Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 06 United States BOINC Synergy Credit: 2,356.2 RAC: 0.00 Joined: May 23, 2006 Verified: Jun 23, 2009 Dubloons: 3 Pieces of Eight: 1 Punishment: Walk Plank	Message 4481 - Posted: 7 Jan 2007 \| 5:37:53 UTC - in response to Message 4460. Last modified: 7 Jan 2007 \| 5:39:32 UTC
I blame myself. Ayr. I thought that was mandatory for all us pirates! har har har ____________ 5.10.21/Xp-Pro/6600gt/3800x2
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Roark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Jan 06 United States Credit: 76.6 RAC: 0.00 Joined: Jan 18, 2006 Verified: Jan 1, 2011 Dubloons: 3 Pieces of Eight: 6 Punishment: Keel Haul	Message 4485 - Posted: 7 Jan 2007 \| 6:53:44 UTC - in response to Message 4450.
A ships watch? ie the lengh of time each 'shift' of sailors must work... 8 hours I think was normal... Paul A watch is normally considered to be 4 hours long. Hence the use of 1 to 8 bells to mark the time. Odd strikes mark the half hour and even strikes mark the hours. There were 6 watches per day with the mid-watch split into 2 two hour watches called 'dog' watches. Most of my time was spent on submersible craft and our watches were 6 hours and no clock (bells) bonging to mark time. Most of the time was on a 3 section rotation, meaning 6 hours watch and 12 hours not on watch, but available for work that needed to be done. I'm not sure what the targets were doing. This was probably a little more than you wanted to know. roark ____________ May you always have clear skies, Following seas And the wind at your back.
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I've added a small feature to the forums which I'd like to test out. Every user now has up to 5 rating points which they can spend on rating the posts (or profiles) of other users, These will be slowly renewed. The idea is to let the ratings system function as before, but to limit the extreme abuse of a "minus" attack, where someone repeatedly rates down the postings of someone else. New accounts begin with no ratings points, so it is not possible to get around the limit by creating a new account.

We really don't have much abuse here, but I'd like to try this out anyway, and to see what people think of it. I don't know if we would actually propose to add it to the main BOINC code. We'll see after it's tested and discussed.

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-- Eric Myers

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats

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