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    #182
    smashey
    Registered Users Posts: 21,676 ✭✭✭✭smashey


    Kiera wrote: »
    Madonna? Really? :P
    Shush you. Ray of light rawks.


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    #183
    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    smashey wrote: »
    Shush you. Ray of light rawks.
    What would you know about music, old timer!


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    #184
    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Kiera wrote: »
    Madonna? Really? :P
    Plenty of crap too but when Madonna's god she's very good.

    I like the Natasha Bedingfield cover of Ray of Light better mind you:p


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    #185
    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    sceptre wrote: »
    Plenty of crap too but when Madonna's god she's very good.

    I like the Natasha Bedingfield cover of Ray of Light better mind you:p
    Have never heard that version, will YT it later. I just dont rate Madge at all. I see you have the Kinks in there too so you're not all bad!


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    #186
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    sceptre wrote: »
    Hmmm, probably mostly new wave and synth pop. I have a full set of Now albums.

    I also listen to good music though. Well, my last.fm listings are in my sig so "good" is publicly debatable.

    *goes and plays unmitigated crap for an hour*

    Have you watched Synth Britannia ?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVRYPjcVXg


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    #187
    Earthhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 14,714 ✭✭✭✭Earthhorse


    Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »
    I don't think its down to thanks, only ones I tend to thank regularly on this list are dlofnep, Wibbs and AARRRGH. Regularly tend to completely disagree with some of the others. The rest could go either way

    You wouldn't have to though, they would be thanking you. And even people who disagree with you could be thanking you.
    Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »
    Though I do tend to post in the same threads as nearly all of the above. Maybe down to quoting each other?
    Dudess wrote: »
    Think that's what it is - general on-thread engagement.

    Thing about that is, I would imagine it's pretty expensive to run a query on the database to find that out. I don't think that info is held anywhere explicitly i.e. I don't think there's a table called Quotes where you can find out that information, instead you would have to go through all of a user's posts to find out who they'd quoted. That's a lot of posts.

    It could be down to the number of times you've both posted in the same threads but again that's a lot of threads to get through, though I think that information might actually be held somewhere so it could be a factor.

    I'd say it's more than likely down to some combination of the following:

    - who thanks you (determines who is on your list)
    - who you thank (determines whose list you are on)
    - friends
    - last X profile visits
    - subscribed forums
    - percentage distribution of your posts (i.e. 50% in AH, 10% in Humanities, 40% in Feedback)
    - threads you've both posted in

    Thing is, some of that stuff is too much work to do (unless it's already done elsewhere) for a feature that's not a feature. Unless the guys are using this as a learning exercise for some future features (such as forum recommendations).

    On the other hand, I can't believe I've put this much thought into something that's probably based on the sum of the position of the letters of your username in the alphabet. On Good Friday. Is that what Jesus would have wanted?


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    #188
    _blank_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    stovelid wrote: »
    Not even interesting or attractive ones either.
    :(


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    #189
    OutlawPete
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,689 ✭✭✭✭OutlawPete


    Will the equation used be revealed?

    I'm thinking:

    Times they visited your Profile X Times you thanked them

    That's where my money is .. :cool:


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    #190
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    watty wrote: »
    Someone has FAR to much free time.

    I think I saw yahoo groups and Source Forge yesterday claimed they would be down for maintenance today for a while...

    Smart move.
    foil.jpg


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    #191
    brummytom
    Registered Users Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    stovelid wrote: »
    Not even interesting or attractive ones either.

    /flounces off
    :(


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    #192
    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Thaedydal wrote: »
    Have you watched Synth Britannia ?
    No, excellent, thanks!

    I'll even watch it before that eight part BBC documentary on bread narrated by Tom Baker (Bread: A Loaf Affair)I've managed to acquire.

    No I'm not being sarcastic. It was on BBC4. It had lines in it like "From the exotic thighs of ciabatta to the mainstream baps of ordinary bread".


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    #193
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    I think Modutils might have something to do with it as well.
    Thaedydal wrote: »
    Have you watched Synth Britannia ?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVRYPjcVXg

    I look forward to watching that.


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    #194
    Conor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Conor


    It was a points system.

    If you are user A and I'm calculating the matching score for you with user B:
    • 3 points for each time user A thanked user B
      • Excluding buddy list
      • Excluding ignore list
      • Excluding any user B who hasn't been active in the last 6 months
    • 6 points for each time user B thanked user A
      • Excluding buddy list
      • Excluding ignore list
      • Excluding any user B who hasn't been active in the last 6 months
    • 1 point for each time user A replied to a thread started by user B
      • Excluding buddy list
      • Excluding ignore list
      • Excluding mod & admin forums
      • Excluding threads over 6 months old
    • 2 points for each time user B replied to a thread started by user A
      • Excluding buddy list
      • Excluding ignore list
      • Excluding mod & admin forums
      • Excluding threads over 6 months old
    • 1 point for each time user A PMed user B
      • Excluding buddy list
      • Excluding ignore list
      • For mods, excluding PMs to co-mods
      • Excluding PMs over 6 months old
    • 2 points for each time user B PMed user A.
      • Excluding buddy list
      • Excluding ignore list
      • For mods, excluding PMs to co-mods
      • Excluding PMs over 6 months old

    The points were added up and then adjusted to a 0-10 scale. 0 was 0 and 10 was the highest number of points by any person you matched with.

    If you got no-one with more than 0 points, you were told:
    I'm afraid we don't have enough data to find good matches for you. Perhaps you would like to flirt with Tar?

    The interesting thing from my perspective was all the people complaining "I got all men!" or "I got all women!". If you got all men, you probably don't interact much with women and vice-versa. If you want more men/women in your list, start talking to them! :)


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    #195
    Spiritoftheseventies
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,082 ✭✭✭✭Spiritoftheseventies


    that explains a lot :D


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    #196
    GuanYin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,552 ✭✭✭✭GuanYin


    Conor wrote: »
    [*] 2 points for each time user B PMed user A.

    This explains SO much.


    Most notably why I was matched with users who have sent me abusive PMs :)


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    #197
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Conor wrote:
    I'm afraid we don't have enough data to find good matches for you. Perhaps you would like to flirt with Tar?
    lmao!



    I kinda thought the friends list thing was part of it as brummy was my top guy and excitedly added me to friends list...then I did t again and he was gone. Blew his load too soon poor chap :D


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    #198
    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    Thanks Conor, interesting way to highlight our interactions on boards if nothing else :)


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    #199
    phasers
    Registered Users Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    Mine still makes no sense... well most of it does, but not my top person...


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    #200
    Gamesnash.ie: Pat
    Company Representative Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭Gamesnash.ie: Pat


    phasers wrote: »
    Mine still makes no sense... well most of it does, but not my top person...

    + 1

    I think the top person was a random / done on different criteria.


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    #201
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    phasers wrote: »
    Mine still makes no sense... well most of it does, but not my top person...

    The top person must be random:

    wtf_2.jpg


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    #202
    Handsome Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    Hailee Loose Garbage wrote: »
    The top person must be random:

    Well your avatar consists of a man who loves himself, so it's not surprising to see you topping your own list! :p


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    #203
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    LOL...

    <confession>
    Actually Frada..... you were one of a couple of exceptions we made in the code.:)
    You were hard coded to get yourself on top of your own list cos Conor Dav and I thought it was funny at about 11.30pm :):)
    </confession>

    DeV


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    #204
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    So, even though it may have all been an april fools thingy. The points system you worked out actually does pair you with people you seem to share views with/talk to/engage with within the walls of boards?

    If that's true then I'm off to ask Sharps out on a date. :pac:


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    #205
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Take a ticket, she is on her back for 3 months with these stats!


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    #206
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    Pity for you I'm on top of her list. ;)


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    #207
    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Conor wrote: »
    It was a points system.

    If you are user A and I'm calculating the matching score for you with user B:
    • 3 points for each time user A thanked user B
      • Excluding buddy list
      • Excluding ignore list
      • Excluding any user B who hasn't been active in the last 6 months
    • 6 points for each time user B thanked user A
      • Excluding buddy list
      • Excluding ignore list
      • Excluding any user B who hasn't been active in the last 6 months
    • 1 point for each time user A replied to a thread started by user B
      • Excluding buddy list
      • Excluding ignore list
      • Excluding mod & admin forums
      • Excluding threads over 6 months old
    • 2 points for each time user B replied to a thread started by user A
      • Excluding buddy list
      • Excluding ignore list
      • Excluding mod & admin forums
      • Excluding threads over 6 months old
    • 1 point for each time user A PMed user B
      • Excluding buddy list
      • Excluding ignore list
      • For mods, excluding PMs to co-mods
      • Excluding PMs over 6 months old
    • 2 points for each time user B PMed user A.
      • Excluding buddy list
      • Excluding ignore list
      • For mods, excluding PMs to co-mods
      • Excluding PMs over 6 months old

    The points were added up and then adjusted to a 0-10 scale. 0 was 0 and 10 was the highest number of points by any person you matched with.

    If you got no-one with more than 0 points, you were told:



    The interesting thing from my perspective was all the people complaining "I got all men!" or "I got all women!". If you got all men, you probably don't interact much with women and vice-versa. If you want more men/women in your list, start talking to them! :)

    You should get out more. :)

    Meeting "women"/"men" here doesn't count. They may not be the sex they claim or the age or even human.


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    #208
    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    watty wrote: »
    They may not be the sex they claim or the age or even human.
    You been talking to Tar lately? :P :pac:


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    #209
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    DeVore wrote: »
    LOL...

    <confession>
    Actually Frada..... you were one of a couple of exceptions we made in the code.:)
    You were hard coded to get yourself on top of your own list cos Conor Dav and I thought it was funny at about 11.30pm :):)
    </confession>

    DeV
    ziwrjc.jpg


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    #210
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    stovelid wrote: »
    Not even interesting or attractive ones either.

    /flounces off
    Ah now, no need to be a little tease. :mad:

    Are you saying you wouldn't give ANY of them one?


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    #211
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    DeVore wrote: »
    LOL...

    <confession>
    Actually Frada..... you were one of a couple of exceptions we made in the code.:)
    You were hard coded to get yourself on top of your own list cos Conor Dav and I thought it was funny at about 11.30pm :):)
    </confession>

    DeV

    Who are the others? :D


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