Re:Controversial Programming Opinions (2012)
by dang on Friday December 04, 2020 @02:22PM
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> By definition, the highest voted answers are also the least controversial
That's not correct because it leaves out motivation to vote. Imagine a controversial question where, say, 1/3 of the population feels super strongly and is likeliest to vote on it. Their view will shoot to the top. Then the other 2/3 will go "wtf is wrong with this community".
That's not correct because it leaves out motivation to vote. Imagine a controversial question where, say, 1/3 of the population feels super strongly and is likeliest to vote on it. Their view will shoot to the top. Then the other 2/3 will go "wtf is wrong with this community".