When going to the Top Rated section and then to one of the ninety something pages, the results are pretty weird. For example, right now, the ratings in page 90<https://chrome.google.com/extensions/list/rating/90>are like this - Classic green theme by palkiapwns (at) hotmail.com *(2.5 stars) (13)* - 185 users A green version of the classic theme. Wayback Lookup by pyroraptor07 *(0 stars) (0)* - 43 users Lookup old versions of a page using the Wayback Machine. Muelsfell Hit Counter by AlDragon *(0 stars) (0) - 0 users* A quick hack to count hits/misses in the browser game 'Muelsfell'. New tab w/ clock and current project entry by kalebnyq *(2.5 stars) (7)* - 22 users An attempt to achieve productivity through minimalism. An alternative to the distractions of a "Most Visited" or "Speed Dial" tab. (The Location and Bookmark Bars provide that functionality...
This does not look right. ☆PhistucK On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 08:11, Finnur Thorarinsson <fin...@chromium.org>wrote: > > Ooops. Slight misunderstanding on my part. Lack of sleep I guess... > > You are right. The top rated list looks a little weird, since extensions > with fewer and lower ratings in some cases show up above ones with more and > higher ratings. > > This I believe is due to the fact that the order is not determined > on-demand but is calculated periodically. So, after the list is ordered > we'll have more votes that are going to affect the order the next time it is > calculated. I chalk this up to a side-effect of the gallery just having > opened for the public and this should stabilize over time. > > I hope that answer is a little more satisfying than my last one. :) > > -F > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 08:03, VisiboTech <visibot...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Oh that is clever! Thanks for your explanation. >> >> On Dec 9, 11:58 pm, Finnur Thorarinsson <fin...@chromium.org> wrote: >> > No, what I was trying to say is "top rated" = "most installed". >> > >> > There are two numbers next to each extension. The number next to the >> stars >> > tells you how many people rated the extension (ignore those and the >> stars). >> > The "users" number is what is used to rate the popularity. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 07:44, VisiboTech <visibot...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > Hm, so "top-rated" = "most popular"? But they look 2 different lists >> > > to me. Or you mean one is install and another is continuing usage? >> > >> > > On Dec 9, 11:39 pm, Finnur Thorarinsson <fin...@chromium.org> wrote: >> > > > Popularity is determined by number of installs. >> > >> > > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 02:28, VisiboTech <visibot...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > > > Hm, is it me or the "top rated" list on the extension gallery seem >> > > > > random? When I look at the list it's like 5-star then 4.5 star >> then 5- >> > > > > star ... or is there some more sophisticated algorithm at work >> behind? >> > >> > > > > -- >> > >> > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > > Groups >> > > > > "Chromium-extensions" group. >> > > > > To post to this group, send email to >> > > chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. >> > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > > > chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><chromium-extensions%2Bunsu >> bscr...@googlegroups.com><chromium-extensions%2Bunsu >> > > bscr...@googlegroups.com> >> > > > > . >> > > > > For more options, visit this group at >> > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. >> > >> > > -- >> > >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > > "Chromium-extensions" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to >> chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><chromium-extensions%2Bunsu >> bscr...@googlegroups.com> >> > > . >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Chromium-extensions" group. >> To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensions@googlegroups.com >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Chromium-extensions" group. > To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en.
