Just have to get this off my chest, How Should Boards Be Ranked?

Jim · 2004-07-27, 01:08 PM

I agree that there is no formula for quality. And really, the only problem I have is that "replies" are clearly the easiest to inflate. I point you to a past "Greenguy Rant".
http://www.greenguysboard.com/newsle...sletter31.html
I have no idea if you guys tracked then but if you did, clearly the board mentioned in the Rant would have ranked number 2 if not number 1 for a month or more. Although BoardTracker would have ranked that board that high, BoardTracker would have been the only site, program, person that would have thought that an accurate number.

So, I guess here is an idea. Why not ignore threads that are started just to inflate the numbers? It seems it would be easy to do...you have all the numbers. If you see a board jump much more than usual, take a look and see why.

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2004-07-27, 01:08 PM	#25
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	I agree that there is no formula for quality. And really, the only problem I have is that "replies" are clearly the easiest to inflate. I point you to a past "Greenguy Rant". http://www.greenguysboard.com/newsle...sletter31.html I have no idea if you guys tracked then but if you did, clearly the board mentioned in the Rant would have ranked number 2 if not number 1 for a month or more. Although BoardTracker would have ranked that board that high, BoardTracker would have been the only site, program, person that would have thought that an accurate number. So, I guess here is an idea. Why not ignore threads that are started just to inflate the numbers? It seems it would be easy to do...you have all the numbers. If you see a board jump much more than usual, take a look and see why.