Enthusiasts 2

Some of us have been missing the old "Enthusiasts" list. Thanks to Molly et al., we now have better infos (even if sorting is sometimes ackward, with Aaron after Enrique for instance ) and we also know that NI is preparing a new list with enhanced functionnalities. But for those (like me) that can’t wait anymore, here is a provisionnal synthetic document.
I apologize for any mistake or omission. If you feel that something should be modified, just do it and post the document again.
There is an annoying bias since some people have been recorded with more than one identity. For instance, Jean-Pierre Drolet was registered 3 times and should score 93 more contributions. RolfK, Kyle V and Bill B appear twice in the new NI “Active members” list. The most terrible thing is that this situation will induce some unbearable uncertainty about the moment when Dennis will cross the “4000 answers” absolute barrier... (before the end of the month), since he also has been registered 3 times, and should score + 9...
Some additionnal comments about the 3 boxes rating (discussed here http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=130&message.id=275) :
The first metric is “ratings”. The three levels are unnamed, Trusted, and Proven.
To be Proven, you only need to have an average rating over 4.5. Means that you can become “proven” just by asking an interesting question, whatever your contribution to the forum. On another hand, Filipe, Jeremy, and some others, with nearly 1000 answers and over 150 ratings on average, are only “trusted” members, and do not even appear on NI list ! The idea that Ben, with a score of “only” 4.5, might turn “unproven” is quite seductive... just give him a few more 4 stars...
The second metric is “posts”. The three levels are unnamed, Active and Enthusiastic.
Dennis and Ben are the only two official Enthusiasts. Apparently, 2000 contributions are required to enter the Sanctuary. Even Greg the Great could not reach the beatification level. Ben took about 4 years to post that much answers. Seems that Ray second mug is on the upper shelf, quite out of his reach...
The third metric is “logins”. The three levels are Member, Regular and Veteran. Don’t know yet if it’s a matter of login number, or connection time, or number of opened pages... Molly, Philip C., Matt F, Robert M and JRA, all from NI, have reached this stage.
Some suggestions : apply a PID strategy to the rating operation :
1/ the “ratings” metric should be a function not only of the average rating, but also of the rating number.
2/ the “posts” metric should be also a function of (answer number)/time;
3/ the “logins” metric should take into account not only the login number, but also the activity. (BTW, the page read parameter is useless since it depends on the number of posts that are displayed on each page).
Thanks to all of you. Without your continuous contribution, Labview would not be the best programming language, whatever the skills of NI engineers !
Have fun and keep wiring !
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