Why is this photo still on the Favourite Images Page?

[robgo2]

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It has been there for quite a while, yet has only 13 likes and 1 thanks. I just don't understand how the system works.

 

 

[jaapv]

It is the algorithm.. I once had a photo in there  for a month with only 7 likes; I thought it a pretty good shot, mind you and another one with 24 never made it in the same period.

[robgo2]

4 hours ago, jaapv said:

It is the algorithm.. I once had a photo in there  for a month with only 7 likes; I thought it a pretty good shot, mind you and another one with 24 never made it in the same period.

So, the algorithm needs to be changed. Though it's not a matter of earth-shaking importance, if you're going to have a page of favourite images, it ought to mean something.

[pico]

6 minutes ago, robgo2 said:

So, the algorithm needs to be changed. Though it's not a matter of earth-shaking importance, if you're going to have a page of favourite images, it ought to mean something.

The problem is not trivial. One way to criticism is for the site owner-operator to disclose the method. I certainly do not mean that as a challenge, but a call for our experienced participants to contribute.

 

Edited May 20, 2019 by pico

[jaapv]

I think it is a fixed preset in the software. 

[euston]

The system is throwing up so many anomalies that it is failing to identify favourite images. In reality, it is presenting a random selection of images. Nothing wrong with showcasing a random selection of images but they shouldn’t be described as favourite when they are no such thing.

[jaapv]

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Yet another problem, as noted here before, are threads with a fixed claque, which throw up so many thanks that they tend to drown out the rest of the forum. I'm really sure that Andreas has done his best to make the system as fair as possible, but he is limited by the software.

I agree about the label of "favourite". It introduces an element of competition, which should not be there. It is about showcasing.

[robgo2]

3 hours ago, jaapv said:

Yet another problem, as noted here before, are threads with a fixed claque, which throw up so many thanks that they tend to drown out the rest of the forum. I'm really sure that Andreas has done his best to make the system as fair as possible, but he is limited by the software.

I agree about the label of "favourite". It introduces an element of competition, which should not be there. It is about showcasing.

Yes, showcasing the best work as measured by the number of "likes" received over a given period of time. That does not seem like it should be a difficult problem to solve, but perhaps the software will not allow it. If that is the case, I suggest discussing the matter with the software developers.

[robgo2]

BTW, the aforementioned photo is still up on the favourites page. 😩

[jaapv]

This one gathered 28 likes and never made it to the favourites page.

 

This one gathered 14 and was in there for over three weeks.

 

 

[jaapv]

I still cannot figure it out. This week I had images gathering 14, 16 and 20 likes and they did not make it into the favourites, and I see images with 10 like appearing...🥴

[robgo2]

Another thing about the favorites page: A high percentage of the photos are of pretty women. If that's what people like, then so be it, but it does tend to skew the results away from other photos that may be of higher quality.

[Gibbo]

Pandering to old men’s fantasies 🤣

[jaapv]

Yep, one with 9 likes of mine made id easily, one with 20 is still out...

[farnz]

Apologies for dragging the shortcomings of the Favourites gallery up again but I see a whimsical flow chart, (post #203) that's presumably not the poster's own work, included in the top gallery.  It's not a photograph, therefore it's not taken with Leica equipment* and has no business being there.  I think the algorithms that are being used really need sorting out.

*Apart from the 'I like film thread'.  (I have felt for some time that the 'cost' of the 'I like film thread' thread being allowed to include pictures taken with any brand gear should be exclusion from the favourites page.  After all, this is the Leica forum and the favourites page is regularly swamped by pictures from non-Leica equipment.)

Pete.

Edited July 14, 2020 by farnz

[farnz]

5 days on and it's still there.

Pete.