Karma calculation not correct.

drjd · 01-29-2017, 12:59 PM

While giving karma to someone, I can see the maximum number of karma I can give, and fine tune it (downwards) if need be. That's fine.

For example, to give someone a calculated karma to make his total karma a round figure, say, 500000, this formula should hold good:

His/her existing k + my calculated k = 500000

But what I actually find is that there is always an error of (-)1, and the recipient gets a resultant number of 499999 instead. And I turn red with embarrassment.

Perhaps the recipient would take me as a miser and indecent too.

There is no way provided to grant +1 karma immediately again or edit the karma already given.

pdurrant · 01-29-2017, 01:16 PM

There are inherent rounding and off-by-one problems in Karma. It's not going to be fixed.

GeoffC · 01-30-2017, 04:31 AM

Karma has always been thus - I blame a currently inactive member who confused the algorithm ....

drjd · 02-17-2017, 12:14 PM

Thank you gentlemen for the information.. and I am sorry for not responding to you till now.

I had plainly forgotten I asked a question here

... my apologies!

tubemonkey · 02-17-2017, 05:22 PM

I thought we were doing away with karma. When is that going to happen?

Jellby · 02-18-2017, 03:09 AM

Probably when we migrate to the new forum software: before, during or after the next glaciation.

GeoffC · 02-18-2017, 10:15 AM

Now - have a little more faith in our Lord and Master

Jellby · 02-18-2017, 02:39 PM

What makes you think I don't have? I said it could be before

Ravensknight · 02-19-2017, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Now - have a little more faith in our Lord and Master

Cthulhu owns MR? When did THAT happen...

BetterRed · 02-19-2017, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ravensknight

Cthulhu owns MR? When did THAT happen...

Nov 8, 2016

Actually I wanted to ask if something was going on that is making MR response times erratic. I've been experiencing this for a couple of days, to the extent that it often times out. And on 2 different computers, in two separate locations (200km apart), using different ISPs.

Maybe its weekend maintenance, but in a glob-alised world what is a 'weekend'?

BR

GeoffC · 02-21-2017, 06:12 AM

gremlins ?

seems ok 'ere ....

01-29-2017, 12:59 PM	#1
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	Karma calculation not correct. While giving karma to someone, I can see the maximum number of karma I can give, and fine tune it (downwards) if need be. That's fine. For example, to give someone a calculated karma to make his total karma a round figure, say, 500000, this formula should hold good: His/her existing k + my calculated k = 500000 But what I actually find is that there is always an error of (-)1, and the recipient gets a resultant number of 499999 instead. And I turn red with embarrassment. Perhaps the recipient would take me as a miser and indecent too. There is no way provided to grant +1 karma immediately again or edit the karma already given.

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