On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:59 AM, Darren Oh <darrenoh@sidepotsinternational.com> wrote:

Letting people re-vote after a period of time might be better than an automated system. However, the idea of an equation was interesting, so I had to come up with one:

(days x M + 1) x votes = weight

M can be tuned to control the effect of time on an issue's weight. An M value of zero would mean that time does not affect the weight of an issue. Negative values of M would reduce the weight, and positive values would increase it.

I would suggest adding a delay, such that the time doesn't contribute to the weight until some grace period (for example after the first week). I also wonder whether "days" should be since reported or since last updated.