Bugs and Suggestions

Tom Deketelaere16-Mar-10 22:27

16-Mar-10 22:27

I have 8631 and I'm silver so I guess it goes something like:

2500+ = bronze (just a wild guess here Smile | :)

)
5000+ = silver
10000+ = gold
15000+ = platinum (another one of those wild guesses could be 20k as well )

Sandeep Mewara17-Mar-10 1:05

17-Mar-10 1:05

If guess is the case...
I think, its the highest reputation one has that is assigned as a total reputation.
Thus, if i had achieved a GOLD at max in any of the category i am a GOLD reputed overall.
Thus no total points based, but on highest reputation attained!!

Tom Deketelaere17-Mar-10 1:58

17-Mar-10 1:58

Then I would be platinum since I have that for debator.

Sandeep Mewara17-Mar-10 2:15

17-Mar-10 2:15

Ok!
Then justify this:
http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=4679741[^]

Tom Deketelaere17-Mar-10 2:28

17-Mar-10 2:28

I can't that's the problem
See my message to that person here[^]

I guess we'll have to wait and see how it looks after Chris ran the update.

Chris Maunder17-Mar-10 4:10

17-Mar-10 4:10

This is a bug and could be related to the previous bug for which a fix will be uploaded today.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Dan Neely17-Mar-10 2:16

Dan Neely

17-Mar-10 2:16

To give an upper bound, 36k total scores as platinum...

3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18

Luc Pattyn17-Mar-10 3:57

17-Mar-10 3:57

I analyzed it a bit further, found these accounts:

Naveen Karamchetti:  author silver 4410, all others white, total silver 4690
Trenton Moss:        author gold 8055, all others white, total gold 8164
brianwelsch:         debator platinum 9207, all others white, total platinum 9750
roger allen:         author gold 6905, debator platinum 2633, all others white, total gold 10213

and that lead me to these conclusions:
- total color does not have fixed thresholds;
- total color is the color of the highest rep number.

Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

I only read code that is properly formatted, adding PRE tags is the easiest way to obtain that.

Sandeep Mewara17-Mar-10 4:06

17-Mar-10 4:06

I too had same analysis. But Tom himself is an odd one out! See the replies above...

Chris Maunder17-Mar-10 4:08

17-Mar-10 4:08

I have changed the wording of the tooltip to make this clearer. It shows your highest achieved level.

This "highest achieved" value isn't used for anything. We use individual rep types when deciding on features available.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Sandeep Mewara17-Mar-10 4:20

17-Mar-10 4:20

Mine and Luc guess were right! Big Grin | :-D

Luc Pattyn17-Mar-10 4:33

17-Mar-10 4:33

Sandeep Mewara wrote:
Mine and Luc guess were right!

Nope. That is not what I said, and I do not believe it to be true either.

Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

I only read code that is properly formatted, adding PRE tags is the easiest way to obtain that.

Luc Pattyn17-Mar-10 4:41

17-Mar-10 4:41

I definitely don't think so.
Here are some accounts that tell me otherwise:

http://www.codeproject.com/Members/Roger-Allen[^]

http://www.codeproject.com/Members/pseudonym67[^]

http://www.codeproject.com/Members/Duncan-Edwards-Jones[^]

And the strange thing about each of the above is this:
- when you search them through Who's Who, you get one set of numbers and colors (satisfying your description: color Total = highest color)
- when you then click their "View Member's Profile page" link, you get an entirely different set of numbers and colors, satisfying my statement: color Total = color of numerically highest rep component

your agony isn't over yet. Laugh | :laugh:

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

I only read code that is properly formatted, adding PRE tags is the easiest way to obtain that.

Chris Maunder17-Mar-10 4:43

http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3405797/Issue-found.aspx[^]

17-Mar-10 4:43

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Luc Pattyn17-Mar-10 12:03

17-Mar-10 12:03

I suggest you look again into the "total color" of the three accounts mentioned in my above message.
The two pages are now in agreement, the total color still is the color of the numerically highest rep component.

Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

I only read code that is properly formatted, adding PRE tags is the easiest way to obtain that.

Luc Pattyn18-Mar-10 16:57

Re: Quick Answers Rep Score

18-Mar-10 16:57

Although I did find some more total-rep-color mistakes early on after the update, all is OK now. Total color now equals highest color for all the accounts I checked (about 200, I have a little utility that does it of course).

Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

I only read code that is properly formatted, adding PRE tags is the easiest way to obtain that.

Quick Answers Rep Score

Rod Kemp16-Mar-10 19:59

Rod Kemp

16-Mar-10 19:59

When I post an answer in Quick Answers my rep score is showing up only as;
Rep: (1,064)
Which is a bit strange as previous answers show up as;
Rep: 3,623 (4,687)

Not sure if this is the cause but I posted an answer to a question that was deleted while I posted the answer. Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Tom Deketelaere16-Mar-10 22:25

16-Mar-10 22:25

Has been reported.
Chris fixed it and should be updating somewhere today.

Reputation

Dalek Dave16-Mar-10 14:46

Dalek Dave

16-Mar-10 14:46

It seems I have a total rep shown as a platinum.

But hang one, I was a gold member, and now I have a total that sums to platinum.

Great.

But I liked being a Gold, knowing that Platinums were top members.

Gold gave me allowances that were denied me as a platinum, I do not deserve a platinum membership, please allow me the rights of a gold, (That I have never abused), and allow me to work to be a platinum in time.

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DaveyM6916-Mar-10 15:01

DaveyM69

16-Mar-10 15:01

I'm not agreeing or disagreeing here Dave, I'm 'on the fence' over some parts of the new system.

The new reputation system (I think) is trying to reward members for their contribution to the site overall and not primarily focusing on answering PQs and writing articles.

CP is more than just that. The Lounge for example, for many, is the heart of this site and many rarely stray from there. They are still valuable members of the CP community and make the site the wonderful place it is. People who are prolific in such forums can now be recognised for their contribution in that area. If that, as in your case, leads to them becoming Platinum overall, then that is deserved just as much as if they had written 25+ high quality articles as it was before.

CP without guys such as yourself would be so much less and I'm glad they now receive more prominent recognition.

Dave

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Chris Maunder16-Mar-10 15:04

16-Mar-10 15:04

Dalek Dave wrote:
Gold gave me allowances that were denied me as a platinum

Don't you mean the other way around?

Dalek Dave wrote:
allow me to work to be a platinum in time

But you already have.

This "new" reputation system is simply long, LONG overdue recognition for what you have already done, what you have already contributed.

You've earned this, Dave, and I ain't takin' it back Wink | ;)

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

_Damian S_16-Mar-10 17:56

_Damian S_

16-Mar-10 17:56

Chris Maunder wrote:
I ain't takin' it back

Till the next iteration and the algorithm changes!! Wink | ;-)

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Dalek Dave16-Mar-10 22:05

Dalek Dave

16-Mar-10 22:05

Back to Mud member then! Smile | :)

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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

Tom Deketelaere16-Mar-10 22:20

16-Mar-10 22:20

For me it's the other way around, I used to be Gold now I'm back to silver.
I don't mind that much since I don't see that much difference apart from the fact I no longer have the new articles needing approval right but I'll get there again Smile | :)

What I do find strange tho is that I'm a platinum debator ( Poke tongue | ;-P

) and since I rarely post anything outside of the programming forums (or QA) I think I shouldn't be platinum or the threshold for it should be higher.