Posted by Steve on 01/30/08 17:31

"Greg N." <yodel_dodel@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 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.

if by 'popularity' you mean 'frequency', ok.

> 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?

nothing is wrong with that. that's not what's being argued.

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