Differences between current version and predecessor to the previous major change of Meridion.

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Newer page: version 16 Last edited on Sunday, December 28, 2008 5:19:58 pm. by DavidLucifer
Older page: version 3 Last edited on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:30:44 am. by VectorHermit
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 Members in [good standing|VirianGoodStanding] of the [Church of Virus|ChurchOfVirus] who are members of the [Meridion] are refered to as the [Virian Congregation|VirianCongregation]. 
  
 [Meridion] automatically calculates the reputation of members depending on how they are perceived by themselves and other [Virians|Virian]. 
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+!!Joining Meridion  
+1. Create an account on the [BBS|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/].  
+ 
+2. [Rate|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=8;action=repIndex] other members.  
+ 
+As soon as your ratings are saved, others gain the ability to rate you.  
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 !!How Meridion Functions 
  
 Members of [Meridion] allocate one another's 'Reputations', by assigning them values in the range: 
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 !!Calculations 
  
 ! How are reputations calculated? 
  
-*A computer algorithm automatically calculates effective reputqations using a routine which recursively redistributes the points awarded until the model stabilizes, yielding an average rating weighted by each member's influence. 
+*A computer algorithm automatically calculates effective reputations using a routine which recursively redistributes the points awarded until the model stabilizes, yielding an average rating weighted by each member's influence. 
  
 ! How is influence calculated? 
  
 *Influence reflects how much weight a member's opinion carries. This is calculated from the reputation such that in a community of N members the voting weight is allocated as: 
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 The [titles|VirianTitles] of the members of the [congregation|VirianCongregation] and the priviledges they are eligable for, are established by their reputations as recorded by the ["Reputation rating system"|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?action=repIndex]. It is anticipated that the linkage between [Meridion] and all of the facilities provided by the CoV will be extended and automated over time. 
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 <?plugin BackLinks?> 
  
-See also: [Sumucracy|sumucracy];[Virian Titles|VirianTitles];["Reputation rating system"|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?action=repIndex] 
+See also: [Sumucracy|sumucracy];[Virian Titles|VirianTitles];["Reputation rating system"|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?action=repIndex]; ["Advogato"|http://web.archive.org/web/20050401090539/www.advogato.org/trust-metric.html ]