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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Cheesecat on April 16, 2009, 09:00:53 AM

Title: Question about the Cat competition - me being dumb maybe!
Post by: Cheesecat on April 16, 2009, 09:00:53 AM

Right, I haven't got any of my cats entered into this but I've been having a nose and also voting for one cat in purrrticular.

I don't get the sorting system on the site - if you sort it by 'popular' the first cat that comes up has 4 stars and the second might have 5 - so how is the 1st cat more popular?

Is it because overall they might have more clicks which means they might have 4 stars + 4 stars + 4 stars and the other cat might have 5 stars rated twice so a lower overall 'score'?

I just wondered how they are working it out  ;D

Title: Re: Question about the Cat competition - me being dumb maybe!
Post by: moira on April 16, 2009, 10:18:24 AM

I wondered about that as well. I think you are probably right about it being the number of clicks

Title: Re: Question about the Cat competition - me being dumb maybe!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on April 16, 2009, 14:07:28 PM

I am as confused as you and have never been able to figure this out.

I would like to see much more openess when there are competitions and me of little faith , when it comes to results being true.......... :shify: :shify:

Title: Re: Question about the Cat competition - me being dumb maybe!
Post by: CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls on April 16, 2009, 14:25:31 PM

Yes Dawn I think thats right. although the first cat has only 4 stars it may of recieved more clicks than the rest with 5 stars. So even tho some cats have 5 stars does not mean its in first place.

I think its a matter of how many clicks (votes) above cuteness.

Title: Re: Question about the Cat competition - me being dumb maybe!
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on April 16, 2009, 20:13:07 PM

I think the number of stars is a bit of a red herring.  I'm guessing that it's the number of votes that count rather than the number of stars.  Or at least, the stars may only count if there is a tie.  You may think that a cat is only getting 5 stars, but you don't know everyone who is voting.  I think the no of stars is probably an average.

Title: Re: Question about the Cat competition - me being dumb maybe!
Post by: Joote on April 17, 2009, 13:03:04 PM

the stars will be the average obviously for example a vote of 2 stars and a vote of 5 stars aquires a overall vote of 3.5 stars!
Also the cats are in order of newest to oldest entered

Title: Re: Question about the Cat competition - me being dumb maybe!
Post by: Cheesecat on April 17, 2009, 16:54:55 PM

Yeah but what I mean is if you sort them by 'popular' some with 4 stars are before some with 5!

I think CC is right with it being number of clicks over cuteness ;D