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Re: block length algorithm proposal

Posted by Dr. Bob on October 22, 2006, at 12:46:53

In reply to Biased block length algorithm?, posted by Lindenblüte on October 20, 2006, at 14:24:37

> My modest proposal is that a block of 1 week be expunged from the records after minimum 5 weeks of civil behavior. 2 weeks = 10 weeks and so on.
>
> Futhermore, I believe that a reduction in block length should be taken into account without rounding, and after multiplication.

Thanks for your suggestion. I agree, it would be more fair, though also more complicated, not to round. But 10 felt to me like a good number to divide by. And reducing after multiplying would mean less of a reduction, are you sure that's what you want to propose?

> Let's take Example 4.
>
> If we take a block length of 2 weeks (for being uncivil towards a particular individual or group) and add 4 weeks (the length of the previous block), we have 6 weeks.

That's adding, not multiplying...

Bob


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