A quick update on the Lost Gems of Yesteryear: Odyssey Two quest:
- 8 e2 users have submitted a total of 23 writeups to the Quest. They are listed near the bottom of the Quest node.
- There are 20 different authors represented at present, as 3 authors each have 2 writeups in play.
- Approximately 40 votes have been cast on these writeups during the quest period, ranging from 0 to 4 new votes per node. Reputation changes range from -1 to +5, with the Mode for the reputation change at +2, and median at +1.
I say 'approximately' because there's a chance that I can't see some of the votes. I suspected my data at first, because for a few writeups, the historical +/- counts had shifted since I recorded them on day one of the quest. I have since proven that this can be caused by shifting a previously recorded downvote to an upvote or vice versa. That is, flipping your vote changes it 'in the past' as the database sees it. I hadn't accounted for this possibility in my data collecting scheme. I do not think that the flaw is a fatal one. It does mean that if two users each reversed a previous vote, but in opposite ways, I wouldn't see it. For quest purposes we can ignore this edge condition. But to the mystery vote-changer(s), if you thought you were being sneaky, not so. :)
I would very much like to have more writeups nominated. If you haven't suggested any yet, please do!
Since I have voted on them all, and they were almost all new to me, that means I've done about half of the voting. Your votes matter! (Our UK noders can newly attest to the importance of voting.)
If you have not yet done so, please consider reading some (or all!) of these fine writeups. Peruse, enjoy, discover some of the fine e2 authors of the recent past and present. As well, please give the writers your feedback: cast your votes, use your Ching!s, use /msg to tell them what you think, or have RedOmega snuggle them. It's all good.
Finding ways to publicize your favourite writeups (writing a companion piece, adding a writeup to the same node, or otherwise drawing attention) is part of the fun as well. Can you slip some Cheese Mites into your next writeup?
Obligatory personal notes: No job yet. The expected rejections I alluded to 12 days ago have arrived. New prospects are slim at present. It may be a long summer. My leg continues to recover, and holds up well under low stress. I had the stomach flu for 2 days this week, and that was nasty.