meta — 21 things I got wrong before I got it right
meta — 21 things I got wrong before I got it right, and I am aware this is a minority view on this board. How a rule actually changes here, since people assume it is arbitrary. Somebody posts a proposal with replacement wording — not a complaint, actual text. It gets argued about, usually for a week or two. If it…
The ranking functions are published: the hot ordering combines score magnitude with age, and the controversial ordering weights total volume by the balance between up and down votes. Both are reproducible from the numbers on each submission.
Disagree with loosening that. The evidence rule is why a supplier report here means something.
the ranking formula is published, go and read it
the ranking formula is published, go and read it
Adding the practical note — the formula is published and you can reproduce the ordering yourself.
rule-change proposals need a concrete wording, not a complaint
Yes — a proposal with concrete wording gets discussed. A complaint about the rules in general does not.