Chart points for small charts - Suggestions

eclab · 2013-03-17T14:03:43-04:00

I assume this question has been asked before, but why on earth do 1 album charts count for 100 points for the only album? I think it says a lot more about the quality of an album if someone who has come up with a top 100 chart places it at the top. I don't get why someone who casually joins the site, adds their favourite album, and never shows up again, should cause 100 points to go that album. I think the top album on a chart should get as many points as there are albums on that chart. Am I wrong?

albummaster Janitor Site Admin Profile

Hi, something similar came up recently where a suggestion was made that rank points should be tied to member levels and I think this is likely to be implemented as it would improve the quality of charts (not just the overall chart, but also the year and decade charts which can be influenced quite heavily at the moment). The weightings still need to be decided, but this is definitely something on the cards.

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Great, looking forward to see what this will do.

moojakptorei

albummaster wrote:

Hi, something similar came up recently where a suggestion was made that rank points should be tied to member levels and I think this is likely to be implemented as it would improve the quality of charts (not just the overall chart, but also the year and decade charts which can be influenced quite heavily at the moment). The weightings still need to be decided, but this is definitely something on the cards.

Could this be an optional change as I would not like to see a level 7 person with one entry in their chart have more power over a level 2 person with 100 entries in their chart.

eclab Newsomite/Morrisonian Profile

albummaster wrote:

Hi, something similar came up recently where a suggestion was made that rank points should be tied to member levels and I think this is likely to be implemented as it would improve the quality of charts (not just the overall chart, but also the year and decade charts which can be influenced quite heavily at the moment). The weightings still need to be decided, but this is definitely something on the cards.

Sounds great. Thanks for giving us such a great site 😄

albummaster Janitor Site Admin Profile

Ochurch25 wrote:

Could this be an optional change as I would not like to see a level 7 person with one entry in their chart have more power over a level 2 person with 100 entries in their chart.

Level 2 users can only have a maximum of 50 entries, so the weighting will probably apply until around Level 4 where charts can be up to 100 entries. The exact mechanism hasn't been decided yet, so people can still input into this. Bigger charts don't necessarily mean better charts. People could still pack their chart with rubbish just to gain a higher weighting, so basing on levels seems a fairer way of doing it and makes the site less easier to game.

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Have it a function of Level 9 and above or for paid members only.
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