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, 01:17, January 13, 2008→Double counting: Fascinating idea!
:::I could live with your suggestion (and it would help against potential abuse such as spending fifty edits to fix one typo each), but for it to actually lead to a better Conservapedia, the "Quality New Entry" (and "Normal New Entry") criteria would have to be WAY higher, or we'd need more levels. --[[User:Jenkins|Jenkins]] 15:45, 12 January 2008 (EST)
:::I could live with your suggestion (and it would help against potential abuse such as spending fifty edits to fix one typo each), but for it to actually lead to a better Conservapedia, the "Quality New Entry" (and "Normal New Entry") criteria would have to be WAY higher, or we'd need more levels. --[[User:Jenkins|Jenkins]] 15:45, 12 January 2008 (EST)
::::You make a good point. Either "extreme" is flawed: if we let people make as many edits as they want, they could intentionally build their article over time to inflate their score (and how would you ever know?) but on the other hand, if we don't allow more than 15 points (plus bonus when applicable), then there's no incentive to improve it. How about this (and since the contest starts tomorrow it won't be included in this one anyway): You get points for whatever level article it is. If you improve, you don't get points for editing, but it bumps your article up to the next level. Then, once you get to a Quality article, every paragraph past 2 is worth 1 point. Maybe not those numbers, but something along those lines. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 20:11, 12 January 2008 (EST)
::::You make a good point. Either "extreme" is flawed: if we let people make as many edits as they want, they could intentionally build their article over time to inflate their score (and how would you ever know?) but on the other hand, if we don't allow more than 15 points (plus bonus when applicable), then there's no incentive to improve it. How about this (and since the contest starts tomorrow it won't be included in this one anyway): You get points for whatever level article it is. If you improve, you don't get points for editing, but it bumps your article up to the next level. Then, once you get to a Quality article, every paragraph past 2 is worth 1 point. Maybe not those numbers, but something along those lines. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 20:11, 12 January 2008 (EST)
:::::That sounds quite fascinating, actually! A system that doesn't reward ''edits'', but rather overall ''improvements''! There are a few issues to be worked out, depending on how you implement it, but the basic idea is very sound and should definitely be kept in mind for the next round! --[[User:Jenkins|Jenkins]] 20:17, 12 January 2008 (EST)
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