From ac7adde4b1a5af0b93c1dd38e68717c31cbcf2a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rubenwardy Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020 04:32:13 +0100 Subject: Add score bonus to reviews --- app/flatpages/help/top_packages.md | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'app/flatpages') diff --git a/app/flatpages/help/top_packages.md b/app/flatpages/help/top_packages.md index da3f38a..33e7d25 100644 --- a/app/flatpages/help/top_packages.md +++ b/app/flatpages/help/top_packages.md @@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ title: Top Packages Algorithm ## Score -A package's score is currently equal to a pseudo rolling average of downloads. -In the future, a package will also gain score through reviews. +A package's score is currently equal to a pseudo rolling average of downloads, +plus the sum of review scores. + +A review score is 100 if positive, -100 if negative. + + score = avg_downloads + Σ 100 * (positive ? 1 : -1) ## Pseudo rolling average of downloads @@ -35,7 +39,8 @@ which was 20% of the above value. ## Manual adjustments The admin occasionally reduces all packages by a set percentage to speed up -convergence. Convergence is when +convergence. Convergence is when the pseudo-rolling average matches the actual +rolling average - the effect of the legacy heuristic is gone. ## Transparency and Feedback -- cgit v1.2.3