Re: Merit network analysis: merit rank distribution and satellites
Very nice work, I'm particularly excited about what this can do in terms of finding those who trade merit between their alt accounts.
When I saw this:
from your user name I expected some negative feedback but good to hear my point is valid
These are very useful analyses, great job!
I am particularly interested in identifying people who should be made merit sources, or existing merit sources who should be given a higher monthly limit. When I originally created the system, I thought it'd be fairly easy to look through the stats and figure out who would make good sources, but it's been more difficult than I expected. Is there any additional data I can provide that would be useful?
As I requested here, I was interested in having board ID in data file. It would be useful if you could add it as follows: I am particularly interested in identifying people who should be made merit sources, or existing merit sources who should be given a higher monthly limit. When I originally created the system, I thought it'd be fairly easy to look through the stats and figure out who would make good sources, but it's been more difficult than I expected. Is there any additional data I can provide that would be useful?
The current format:
Code:
time amount msg user_from user_to
1516831941 1 2818066.msg28853325 35 877396
1516831941 1 2818066.msg28853325 35 877396
Add the board ID:
Code:
time amount board msg user_from user_to
1516831941 1 24 2818066.msg28853325 35 877396
1516831941 1 24 2818066.msg28853325 35 877396
as it would allow us to analyze merit circulation at board level, as DdmrDdmr also wrote above.
How are "mutual merit transactions" weighed in this model, such that they would appear as isolated satellites? For instance, Coin++ and CarlOrff appear completely isolated. But if you look at CarlOrff's merit summary, he has sent merit to/received merit from other people besides Coin++ (albeit less).
The small figures in Sec. 2 are cropped from "Full Member" network, so other merit rank accounts are not shown. Coin++ and CarlOrff have merit transactions to other accounts, which are not in "Full Member" merit rank.Theres one more thing that buggers me which is, regardless of it all, what is a good overall sMerit circulation that is needed to keep the system healthy, working, and having users believe in it?.
Too much sMerit circulation would render it useless, as it would defeat the purpose, but having a very restricted amount may drown the system and its credibility through inanition.
I am also interested in hearing what theymos has in mind about this. Intuitively, at least up to "Member" merit rank the merit circulation looks like sufficient, though quantitative analysis would be required to make more precise statement.Too much sMerit circulation would render it useless, as it would defeat the purpose, but having a very restricted amount may drown the system and its credibility through inanition.