Nah. Its more likely a word count summed from every post a user has made.Phantomboy wrote:Ah, I see! Does the number after the name listed represent the post that listen is related to? For instance your reply was post-55247?
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Yes, that would make a lot more sense indeed...Sebastian Lawe wrote:Nah. Its more likely a word count summed from every post a user has made.
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We need another Postmaster rank, like there was on Voxelus. I mean, sure, I don't have the time to attain that one again...but I'm sure StreetLights deserves it just as much for here. ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
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[Bows]StreetLights wrote:Aww thank you :3
Yes, I've been wondering that as well. Does it scan the forum?Epowerj wrote:How does the stat generator actually work? Does it scan the website for pages, or use the forum's api or something?
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No, it just means you are actually smart.
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I'll try to explain without getting too technical.Epowerj wrote:How does the stat generator actually work? Does it scan the website for pages, or use the forum's api or something?
First, I read the main page of the website, which basically lists all the forum sections. I built code specifically for reading a page that lists forum sections. So, I read the forum sections, extracting their title, and page link. Then, per section (navigating to their links), I get a bunch of thread names, and their links (I also have code specifically for grabbing threads). Then, per thread (navigating to their links), I get their posts (which uses code specifically for getting posts). Once the entire forum is extracted and stored in a binary format, I generate the actual stats.
Simple answer, I scan the forum like a web, or folder structure. You can have as many folders as you want in a folder, and in those folders, you can have more folders.
For the serious stat, every word you've said is compared against a list of "serious" words. And, of course to make it fair, I do this stat based on percentage. If a high percentage of your posts are serious and you have over 100 posts, then you get considered for the stat. By doing things percentage based, people like StreetLights won't claim winner for every stat.Phantomboy wrote:I believe that stat looks for correct punctuation and specific serious words, ne? I'd imagine if you found out the requirements for each stat, over the course of a few posts you could "game the system" quite well..
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Totally fair enough, I'd say. Nothing to complain about here.Sebastian Lawe wrote:By doing things percentage based, people like StreetLights won't claim winner for every stat.
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That sounds pretty superfluously legitimately ostentatiously awesomely applicably applicable to me.Newah wrote:So if I made a 500 word post all containing really serious words, would that work?![]()
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Nope. I somehow don't think that is going to work so well.
Too much work, first of all.
But hey- to each their own, right?
Also, on a more related note... Sebbie (sorry for the terrible mix of current and past usernames), my friend, would there be any chance of factoring in some new statistical sections as well, for the stats?
Like, I don't know... just different things such as some more "different" types of 'top users' and such? Just a thought maybe. At this point, I'm pleased well enough, but wanted to at least stimulate chatter a little bit if I was going to be a little off topic as well.
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Well, lets see. You've said 42161658 words.Newah wrote:So if I made a 500 word post all containing really serious words, would that work?![]()
500 / 42161658 = 0.0012% of all your posts.
Though, in reality you've used 19034 serious words.
0.045% of your posts have serious words.
Yup, I could definitely add more sections. I just have to figure out how the dynamically generated HTML will look.SirWrek wrote:on a more related note... Sebbie (sorry for the terrible mix of current and past usernames), my friend, would there be any chance of factoring in some new statistical sections as well, for the stats?
Like, I don't know... just different things such as some more "different" types of 'top users' and such? Just a thought maybe. At this point, I'm pleased well enough, but wanted to at least stimulate chatter a little bit if I was going to be a little off topic as well.
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Sebastian Lawe wrote:Well, lets see. You've said 42161658 words.
500 / 42161658 = 0.0012% of all your posts.
Though, in reality you've used 19034 serious words.
0.045% of your posts have serious words.
Yup, I could definitely add more sections. I just have to figure out how the dynamically generated HTML will look.
lol, thanks for doing the math on that for me. I wouldn't really go through all that trouble, but I was wondering if it would work.
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