Posted by Lindenblüte on October 23, 2006, at 7:54:13
In reply to Re: block length algorithm proposal, posted by Dr. Bob on October 22, 2006, at 12:46:53
> > My modest proposal is that a block of 1 week be expunged from the records after minimum 5 weeks of civil behavior. 2 weeks = 10 weeks and so on.
> >
> > Futhermore, I believe that a reduction in block length should be taken into account without rounding, and after multiplication.
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> Thanks for your suggestion. I agree, it would be more fair, though also more complicated, not to round. But 10 felt to me like a good number to divide by. And reducing after multiplying would mean less of a reduction, are you sure that's what you want to propose?
I would like to reduce block length. I'm not exactly sure why a block longer than a few weeks is necessary. I certainly find it hard to justify a block that lasts months. It seems awfully harsh and punitive, and not at all in the spirit of a supportive website. I guess I don't really like multiplication at all.> > Let's take Example 4.
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> > If we take a block length of 2 weeks (for being uncivil towards a particular individual or group) and add 4 weeks (the length of the previous block), we have 6 weeks.
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> That's adding, not multiplying...
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> BobGood noticing, Dr. Bob.
Can you please address the issue of BIAS in terms of ROUNDING ERROR?
notfred's suggestion, of rounding "up" for 5 and above (as per scientific convention) seems to eliminate a lot of my concerns.
-Li
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