Bazza Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I present the ultimate a board wide WGAC (more proof I should be doing an uni assignment) Hero Games Hero System 5th Edition Rules Questions 0.201 Hero System Discussion 1.397 Company Questions 0.976 Online Store & Cafe Press Questions 0.600 Legion of Heroes 0.322 Conventions 0.462 Genres Champions 2.124 Fantasy Hero 1.440 Star Hero 1.231 Other Genres 1.189 Software Hero Designer 0.571 Herosphere 0.459 Other Software & Online Resources 0.648 Digital Hero 0.591 Gaming Player Finder 0.492 General Roleplaying 1.750 Other Forums Non-Gaming Discussion 4.386 If you are wondering what a total figure is, well you are not alone. I forgot to total the above figures and then perform a WGAC on them AI present a WGAC for the board afew hours after those figures were gathered -- shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Board WGAC is.... 1.961 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I remember spending many an afternoon watching LAS as a kid. maybe that is where some of the twisting came from.... Young man, I remember watching it FIRST RUN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Board WGAC is.... 1.961 Bazza, thanks for the stat work, I love that kind of stuff! Do you have thoughts on the WWGAC I proposed? (hmmm - WWGAC - yes, I AM a geek I suppose...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Bazza, thanks for the stat work, I love that kind of stuff! Do you have thoughts on the WWGAC I proposed? (hmmm - WWGAC - yes, I AM a geek I suppose...) Zorn, I'll have to reread it. Get back to you when less busy. (if not a week, pm me to remind me.) And about the stat work, no problems (yet, I'll tell you after my uvi exams ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted May 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Grrr... I really wish you could edit polls on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Grrr... I really wish you could edit polls on here. Say, "number cruncher", what do you think about the WWGAC? This being your thread and all that inspired the whole idea of WGAC and then WWGAC? Sorry abou tthe poll thing...I know that feeling all too well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Two musings. Has Zornwil seen or heard about the contents of Galactic Champions ? If so then he should know why I raise the subject. Secondly, there are times when the force of destiny is with us. When we can do something for others. In this case, what Death Tribble can do for the hordes of NGD readers who like a particular someone. Yesterday (Tuesday 4th May) the Tribble happened on the free paper Metro left abandoned by someone else. So I had a read. But on the front page was the caption Why Eliza Dushku is looking for hot men Page 10. Now this was part of the 60 second interview spot. And she was asked about posing for Maxim and if she woulkd pose for FHM. After her brothers raised concerns about the Maxim shoot, Eliza said she would only do a shoot for FHM if it was classy, shot on a tropical island and then were hot smart men around. You may be able to see the full interview at http://www.metro.co.uk Only one head shot photo as well. And if I had not found the abandoned paper I would not have known nor would I have been able to share this with you. It's destiny I tell you. Hmmmm, now I'll have to go back to playtest and check, is it there? I"m so bad about that, I really need to spend some time on it but whenever I start on such I seem to have other things come up. As to the second point, that's really funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted May 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Do yourself all a favor... in celebration of Ben's birthday, do NOT report threads for abuse in humor. You end up pissing off the wrong people. Just thought I would share before it happens to someone else. F-ing day. I hope it is going better for you Ben than it has for me thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted May 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Say, "number cruncher", what do you think about the WWGAC? This being your thread and all that inspired the whole idea of WGAC and then WWGAC? Sorry abou tthe poll thing...I know that feeling all too well... Honestly, I think they are an attempt to make up a number that means nothing. As a number cruncher, it would be more interesting to run statistical data to determine the z-scores to find out which threads deviate from the norm. But that would involve someone running a spreadsheet to maintain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Honestly, I think they are an attempt to make up a number that means nothing. As a number cruncher, it would be more interesting to run statistical data to determine the z-scores to find out which threads deviate from the norm. But that would involve someone running a spreadsheet to maintain. So what's wrong with numbers that mean nothing? Isn't that what polling and surveys are about? As to threads deviating from the norm, yes, true. What would you want to track besides # posts, # posters, # posts/poster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted May 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Column 1 would be # of posts Column 2 would be # of posts - STDEV of Column 1 Column 3 would be # of views Column 4 would be # of views - STDEV of Column 2 Column 5 would be z-score test for Column 2 and 4 (I can give you the formula for this if you want) It would require every single thread ever posted if we wanted to be anally accurate or we could just stick to all threads over 100 replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Seeman Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Grrr... I really wish you could edit polls on here. I can edit polls. PM me. HeroTina 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Seeman Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Can someone explain what WGAC means? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted May 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Can someone explain what WGAC means?Who gives a crap I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Who gives a crap I think. Correct, I believe Austen Andrews coined it and assigned the formula. It purports to measure a level of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Column 1 would be # of posts Column 2 would be # of posts - STDEV of Column 1 Column 3 would be # of views Column 4 would be # of views - STDEV of Column 2 Column 5 would be z-score test for Column 2 and 4 (I can give you the formula for this if you want) It would require every single thread ever posted if we wanted to be anally accurate or we could just stick to all threads over 100 replies. But what about # of posters? I think it's interesting to see the breadth versus depth. Well, anyway, this is probably getting too much already. Still, I might work out a handy WWGAC for fun for occasional use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER WGAC = Who Gives A Crap. It's the ratio of a thread's views to its replies, divided by 10 (because 10 views to 1 post is a decent average). The higher the WGAC, the more people give a crap about the thread. Or something. You'll have to ask others about the variations floating around. They hurt my head. -AA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Seeman Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Who gives a crap I think. That's freaking hilarious. DocMan and RPMiller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted May 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Day getting better. Customer from hell is gone. Zornwil, check your email for a log. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightybec Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Rate your first time doing the deed. I'd give mine a 5. I got mine off, but she didn't. I felt so bad, that I gave her an extra portion of hay in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Seeman Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Rate your first time doing the deed. I'd give mine a 5. I got mine off, but she didn't. I felt so bad, that I gave her an extra portion of hay in the morning. I'd give mine a 5 as well. Neither of us made it to the finish line and my knees really ached afterwards. I guess the fact that we were in the cab of her dad's pickup truck and parked in an elementary school parking lot didn't help much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted May 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Mine was a 0 on a scale of 1 to 10. My second time, however, was about a 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard00 Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Gotta give my first time about an 7. She was a few years older than I was and took the time to show me the ropes (so to speak...nothin' kinky). I don't know how she'd rate it, but definitely a 7 for me. Maybe an 8. Heck, it was my first time, so at that moment it was a 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDaddy Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER 3, maybe. She was a devotee of the "lay there and take it" school of romance. I had very little idea what I was doing. She knew a lot more than I. Later, I thought "I can do better on my own." Thankfully, she was an anomoly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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