The SaidIt voting algorithm ranks "hot" & "top" feeds & sorts subsaidits. Is this algorithm public? Can less hot feeds be calculated, perhaps weekly, monthly, and/or interactively, rather than just "Hot Today"? I miss many good posts, have trouble keeping up, & find some bloom later. Comments?

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[–]JasonCarswell[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

One thing I want to make clear. I do not want this to change "hot". I want this to be in addition to "hot".

Monthly seems too long but weekly or biweekly rather than daily seems better.

In fact, I'd also like to see a "extra-hot" or "hot this minute" to help diffuse the "pooling" in addition to the "hot today" and "hot this week".

I don't know if this is a pain in the ass or if it can be simply applied, in new tabs or perhaps in a drop down list not unlike the other list:

  • past hour

  • past 24 hours

  • past week

  • past month

  • past year

Except for maybe:

  • 2x Hot This Minute

  • 4x Hot Today <- current default

  • 8x Hot This Week

  • 16x Hot This Fortnight (maybe)

Is the algorithm easy to share? I'm curious what it looks like.

In the comment's "formatting help" Markdown table can you add a few more rows?

First new row left box (maybe after quoted text):

paragraph 1

paragraph 2

dash

paragraph 3

paragraph 4

First new row right box shows how just a "-" will skip a line:

paragraph 1

paragraph 2

paragraph 3

paragraph 4

Second new row left box:

dashdashdash

Second new row right box shows a division line:

Third new row left box:

hashtagHeader

Second new row right box:

Header

Please change the light yellow to a mid-tone so the light and dark text are both visible (ie. #888888).

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

yes, it's a pain in the ass to add, and I think 'top' is basically what you're after. If anything with a high vote count appears on hot, it will appear on top.

The hot algo: https://github.com/libertysoft3/saidit/blob/c167cc0d48aa1687b3dc19b224e83ad2c3aab8a4/r2/r2/lib/db/_sorts.pyx#L52

https://medium.com/hacking-and-gonzo/how-reddit-ranking-algorithms-work-ef111e33d0d9

I have recorded your 'formatting help' improvement request.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I was hoping it would make sense to me, but I'm very grateful for those links. Maybe if I read that great article again. Definitely going in the article.

Definitely no rush on the formatting help.

I guess a top sorted is what I'm after.

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This issue with the 'formatting help' box has just been fixed, I crossed it off our to-do list

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

This issue has just been fixed, thanks for the bug submission.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

What has been fixed?

Also, 2.5 questions:

Did you and /u/d3rr see this https://saidit.net/s/IdeasForSaidIt/comments/1nik/now_that_the_insightful_and_fun_icons_are_side_by/ and what do you think? Y/N/M

As I hoped that might be addressed I wonder if the SaidIt facelift is finished (for now)? It seems like it's been a while since there were GUI updates. I'm certainly in no rush. I was waiting until it was all settled then I might revise (and finish) my Ergonomix CSS, it's instructions, and copypasta to all those subs.

With all that CSS stuff half remembered/half forgotten, and with whatever new stuff I have to apply for the new updates, I might start a whole new design focused CSS (rather than readability and learning CSS) for my priority subs under the /s/GlossedAndProfound umbrella. While a new CSS is not a top priority, good branding will be and thus spills over.

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The issues about the 'formatting help' window that you mentioned are what was fixed

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good stuff. I forgot what the old table looked like.

 

There's also this wiki page: https://saidit.net/wiki/commenting, perhaps worth linking. It's rather long, but some of the best ones you might consider adding are:

or _italics_
or __bold__

`inline code text` = inline code text

\ *escape the formatting syntax\ * = *escape the formatting syntax*

##Header
###Header
####Header
#####Header
######Header (after 6 it just starts adding #'s to the front)

double space at end of line = line break
&nbsp; = blank space
&nbsp; + double space = large line space

I would move the * items down to just above the numbered items.

Maybe link to how to make simple [tables] (https://saidit.net/wiki/commenting#wiki_tables)?

Everything else there is just excessive over-explaining without much new to offer.