FWIW, similar proposal at K5

Post #26,409 by kmself 1/29/02 5:08:15 PM Reply	FWIW, similar proposal at K5 I've been nagging Rusty on a similar idea for Kuro5hin/Scoop. I think that the categorization of stories done by authors is often poor. I'd rather see a story "affinity", which would tend to place it in certain categories. The K5 categories themselves are also relatively IMVAO poor. `-- Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com] [link\|http://kmself.ix.netcom.com/\|[link\|http://kmself.ix.netcom.com/\|http://kmself.ix.netcom.com/]] What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?`
Post #26,412 by ben_tilly 1/29/02 5:10:44 PM Reply	As we have discussed Finding ways to filter to improve the matchup between user and content is absolutely key to extracting the most value from networks. What is (deliberately) unavailable is sometimes more important than what is available. See killfiles for prior art. :-) Cheers, Ben
Post #26,421 by pwhysall 1/29/02 5:35:16 PM Reply	Make it reader-driven. Have some kind of voting policy for submissions; reader gets to pick up to plucks arbitrary number from arse 4 categories (aspects, whatever) for a submission. Many readers will provide some kind of consensus. Top 4 categories win, and story appears in those categories(aspects, sections, pigeonholes). Stories could and would appear in multiple thingies, which is IMNVHO a good thing. Peter Shill For Hire [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal]
Post #26,435 by nking 1/29/02 7:25:19 PM Reply	Ah yes, very good! That way a post will appear under the Linux and Unix aspects if those aspects are selected by the users. It will avoid the poster having to make two posts. He/she can make one, and then have the readers vote where to put it. :) "Will code Visual BASIC for cash."

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