RE: The Discord that Fell the Tower (POB WOTW - S2W20)

[scholaris]

So, in terms of engagement, it applies only to when the contest is open. If you have engagement, but:

• Comments with no replies from the author: -1
• No comments from anyone: 0
• Comments with one reply from the author: 1
• Comments within continuous replies from the author: 2

Comments

[hranhuk]

about this criterion we will have a question to be thought about. For example, in my case I can't always answer them all on the same day. I just answered everyone of my posts from the last 3/4 days just today. And that made me think of the following. the person who makes the post on the day the participation ends, in the last hours, how to know if he will have comments and mainly re-respond? all this because of the time it takes...

[scholaris]

Very good points. I’ll remove the column for this week. Instead, I’ll look at cross commenting on other peoples posts, but I won’t make it an official count. I’ll present the data next week.

[hranhuk]

Maybe, you could test something as people would have 3 or 4 days to post. The other days to close the 7th of the week would be to evaluate these criteria

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[scholaris]

That's a good plan. I'd have to wait for the end of the contest though to evaluate. And the data would have to be generated automatically. The analysis wouldn't take too long with about 30-40 people weekly. Definitely doable.

[amberkashif]

Ok. Now I got it. Thanks for the explanation but I could post at the eleventh hour and didn't get time to respond instantly. I responded them today

[scholaris]

I’ll revise the rules. I think I can set up some automation that will let me see cross posting of comments. That way, if you participate in commenting on other posts during the week, you can get credit for it.

[scholaris]

It will change the contest and skew the normal grading. Can you see it and how it will affect the contest? It will bring change alright, but baby steps for now.

[amberkashif]

Hmmm. That seems to increase engagement overall. It will make the contest more productive. Thanks for consideration, sir.

[scholaris]

Ok. I've revised the rules for this week. I'll cover it in the update, but it goes like this:
Engagement (Experimental): This could be the most challenging part of grading.

• 1 = No author engagement. Users engage in the conversation, but the author does not participate in the discussions (at least one sentence of engagement from the author should exist).
• 0 = No quality engagement exists in the contest articles (one to two word comments don't count). Spamming and automated responses do not count.
• 1 = Engagement exists. Author response to commentators in a normal conversation in their own post or others.
• 2 = Engagement flows. Authors and commentators fully engage in meaningful conversation that addresses contest articles and raises the overall quality of the author's work.

The intent will be to provide additional grading on authors who engage in communication either in their own article or that of others.

[amberkashif]

Thanks for the update. ☺