Edward H. Carpenter
@ehcarpenter
Every time I log on, I seem to come across another example of "features" which unbalance the user experience. The latest? I'm trying to help curate a Round in @inceptionally 's "I Took a Photo" contest. But when I search by the hashtag, the default is to show me only the photos which already HAVE a lot of votes. Other (some really great) photos are "hidden" in Recent. This kind of stuff is frustrating - I always have to be looking for the catch - which is hard when I have very limited time and am trying to fairly assess a lot of art in a short span of time.
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I hear you! I’ve tried various strategies. One good strategy is to look at the photos on the Rounds site. But you will need to scroll down to see the less popular one. Right click and open a new tab on the time stamp under the username of the caster https://rounds.wtf/itookaphoto/itap-round-4-tip-victors-1
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Edward H. Carpenter
@ehcarpenter
Hmmm... I also wonder what algorithm determines whose posts go into "Main" vs "Recent" - which is another discriminatory feature. I see there are a lot of pictures in "Recent" that don't appear elsewhere - and thus it's a self-fulfilling prophecy that they will receive fewer views and fewer chances. The game seems rigged, IMO, in favor of a subset of already-popular casters. Had I known that in advance, I'd have been a lot less likely to have participated.
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Yeah. The algo is definitely biased towards power badge holders. I’ve been evaluating various moderation options - but the balance between high quality content and spam is challenging to maintain with current tools. I have left the default algo in place as the high quality content does make it into the feed often.
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It is also why I (and others) often start in the recent tab.
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