what is kudos?

[Lucither]

• Of course I recommend to limit kudos to exceptional posts (e.g. <50% of the posts you look at). if all posts have kudos, we lose all contrast. 😉 

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Do you mean like getting 14 Kudos's for answering 'what is a Kudos'.

[Yamaeda]

14 Kudos must have meant that many was wondering, one of the "Things i've been wondering but am too afraid to ask about."

/Y

[NIquist]

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Lucither wrote:

• Of course I recommend to limit kudos to exceptional posts (e.g. <50% of the posts you look at). if all posts have kudos, we lose all contrast. 😉 

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Do you mean like getting 14 Kudos's for answering 'what is a Kudos'.

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Now THAT deserves some Kudos! Whatever they are...

Message Edited by NIquist on 04-07-2010 10:33 AM

[altenbach]

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smercurio_fc wrote:

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altenbach wrote:
 

Of course I recommend to limit kudos to exceptional posts (e.g. <50% of the posts you look at). if all posts have kudos, we lose all contrast. 😉 

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I'd say this has pretty much already happened.

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No No! We're fine. Actually a few more kudos are probably OK. 🙂

From an engineering standpoint, you want to avoid saturation (= all posts have the maximum number of kudos possible) and shot noise (= many posts don't have kudos or the small number of kudos is not statistically significant).

In an ideal world, all posts would have a few to a lot of kudos and the number of kudos is linear with the post quality over a large dynamic range. 😄 

[Ben]

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altenbach wrote:

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smercurio_fc wrote:

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altenbach wrote:
 

Of course I recommend to limit kudos to exceptional posts (e.g. <50% of the posts you look at). if all posts have kudos, we lose all contrast. 😉 

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I'd say this has pretty much already happened.

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No No! We're fine. Actually a few more kudos are probably OK. 🙂

From an engineering standpoint, you want to avoid saturation (= all posts have the maximum number of kudos possible) and shot noise (= many posts don't have kudos or the small number of kudos is not statistically significant).

In an ideal world, all posts would have a few to a lot of kudos and the number of kudos is linear with the post quality over a large dynamic range. 😄 

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"ideal world" = a forum without Ben handing out chocolate bars to everyone that makes him smile, ....

Ben

[altenbach]

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Ben wrote: 
"ideal world" = a forum without Ben handing out chocolate bars to everyone that makes him smile, ....

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That would lead to a different kind of saturation (as in saturated fat). 😄

[James_W]

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gak wrote:

hi

what is kudos?

Gaurav k

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What is Kudos...

hmmm,

well there are two theories:

1) Kudos is a Star put beside each post by NI at the request of Ben so he can mark the ones he has read.

2) Kudos is indeed a mis-spelling and should actually be Kudus. These are a type of African antelope with large horns and striped backs. What they are doing here I've no idea.

James

[tst]

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Ben wrote:

"ideal world" = a forum without Ben handing out chocolate bars to everyone that makes him smile, ....

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Imagine what would happen if you only had a limited number of kudos.

[Yamaeda]

Kudos is fame or renown gained through achievement.

Kudos

/Y

[altenbach]

Not to be confused with QDOS.