@@ -39,13 +39,15 @@ A computer algorithm converts this assigned 'Reputation' into:
*Reputation The average rating weighted by each member's influence.
*Influence How much weight the member's opinion carries. This is calculated from the reputation such that in a community of N members the voting weight is allocated as:
-**Level 9 voting weight 1
-**Level 5 voting weight 1/N
-**Level 1 voting weight 1/N^2
+**Level 9 voting weight N
+**Level 5 voting weight 1
+**Level 1 voting weight 1/N
+
+The exact formula to calculate an influence from a reputation R is e
^(ln(N)*
2*(R-5)/(9-1)).
*Equity [Virians|Virian] are assigned "equity" in the [Church of Virus|ChurchOfVirus] which is based upon their reputation. The percentage of the total influence wielded by this member, where the 'Influence' is a determination of how much weight a member's opinion carries, calculated from the Reputation such that in a community of N members one level 7 member will have as much influence as N level 4s, and one level 4 will have as much influence as N level 1s. In this way, a member's 'Equity' reflects the percentage of the total influence wielded by a member.
Members in [good standing|GoodStanding] of the [Church of Virus|ChurchOfVirus] who are members of the ["Reputation rating system"|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?action=repIndex] are refered to as the [Virian Congregation|VirianCongregation].
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See also [Sumucracy|sumucracy]
