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TrustFlow FAQ

Aug 15, 2003 11:26

Updated 2006-04-10: this is about the old version of TrustFlow, which is no longer in operation. See the FAQ for the new version.

Frequently asked questions about TrustFlow for LiveJournal. Please note that I will be very rude to anyone who asks a question answered here so please read carefully before posting.
It doesn't work for me !
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marypcb August 18 2003, 05:38:13 UTC

when it says 'please wait a minute' I read it as an indeterminate 'don't hit Refresh right this second'; perhaps if you rephrase it as 'please wait at least 60 seconds' it would reduce the load from impatient clickers like moi!

guyminuslife August 18 2003, 09:53:08 UTC

Something I noticed was that the closest 50 non-friends for my journal are ranked by your TrustFlow in almost-alphabetical order, meaning that a group of names (like 1-3 or 6-16) shows up in alphabetical order, and when the next group (i.e. 4-5 or 17-18) comes up, the alphabetical order starts over again at the beginning. So my groups are 1-3, 4-5, 6-16, 17-18, 19-22, 23, 24-29, 30-34, 35-38, 39, 40-42, 43, 44-50 ( ... )

ciphergoth August 18 2003, 11:57:59 UTC

You have figured out my dirty secret. Yes, it does use alphabetical order. I had hoped it wouldn't cause visible distortions, but clearly it is causing them.

The correct solution is to switch to using the "continuous" version of the algorithm, which doesn't take the people on the list in any order. However, this involves solving linear equations, and I don't know how best to do it.

ciphergoth August 20 2003, 04:54:26 UTC

I've implemented the continuous version. I'm not ready to put it online just now, but you can be the first to know the results it gives you ( ... )

Odd results. figg August 21 2003, 14:26:59 UTC

QUite a hight majority of my friends have mistersleepless on their friends list. He has two on his.

So now, when I run trust flow, those two friends are the closest. This makes sense. Except, that technically ishikara is a lot more of my friends lists, and the two friends are only there by mistersleep's account.

So, is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Will try and be more coherent on this later,.

heartxstitches August 21 2003, 19:56:56 UTC

Okay soo. Whats the point of this?

threepwood August 22 2003, 08:29:26 UTC

To have fun? :p

Do you need an intricate description of everything before you do it?

heartxstitches August 24 2003, 12:29:30 UTC

perhaps.

armitige3 August 22 2003, 11:37:06 UTC

Great program. :) My only suggestion would be to add auto-refreshing support to the page, set to auto-refresh in 60 seconds.

Otherwise, it's pretty slick.