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Normalise Ratings

PostPosted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:53 am
by max is gr8
Concise description:
  • Ratings left by a specific player are normalised so the average is maintained at three.
  • Ensuring 3 = Average and 5 is not the normal expectation.
  • Possibility 2 is to normalise over all players which would mean the average rating left by every player on the site is equal to 3 rather than for an individual player.

Specifics:
  • If I leave ratings on average of 4. They are shifted so the new average is 3. If I leave an average of 1 it is shifted to be an average of 3.

This will improve the following aspects of the site:
  • Improve redundant rating system to have some meaning
  • Allow people to actually see the difference between 5 and 4.8 enhanced.