Posted by Greg N. on 01/30/08 11:31

Steve wrote:

> counters *don't* help you find meaningful content

agreed.

> counters *don't* indicate popularity

ok.

> popularity *doesn't* help you find meaningful content

sure.

You omitted an application that I think is useful: Counters may help to
keep track of the *relative* popularity of items within a defined set.

I have an application that features a growing set of images, currently
about 1,000. There are moderately small versions of these images as well
as blow-ups. I count accesses to the blow-ups and weigh them inversely
by their age.

As I add new images, and as my server space is limited, I need to remove
blow-ups from the bottom of the "charts". What's wrong with that?

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