Boost Vault Download figures?
Hi, Yesterday the download figures for Boost Vault/Physical Quantities Units/pqs_3_1_1.zip stood at about 280 or so. Today they stand at 4. (and BTW a larger margin for the release notes). Something similar seems to have happened to Asger Mangaards pimpl_ptr library where the number of downloads seems to have gone from 1500(?) or so to 2. No other libraries in the Vault seem to have been so affected. It means that the downloads figures, which must help potential users to gauge popularity, health, performance etc of libraries in the Vault, ( and for which there is even a league table), gives an entirely false impression. What's going on? regards Andy Little
Andy Little wrote:
Hi,
Yesterday the download figures for Boost Vault/Physical Quantities Units/pqs_3_1_1.zip stood at about 280 or so. Today they stand at 4. (and BTW a larger margin for the release notes).
Something similar seems to have happened to Asger Mangaards pimpl_ptr library where the number of downloads seems to have gone from 1500(?) or so to 2.
No other libraries in the Vault seem to have been so affected.
It means that the downloads figures, which must help potential users to gauge popularity, health, performance etc of libraries in the Vault, ( and for which there is even a league table), gives an entirely false impression.
What's going on?
No real clue :-( Only possibility is that the count file got corrupted by simultaneous updates and the count file got recreated. Pointers to better file vault software appreciated ;-) -- -- Grafik - Don't Assume Anything -- Redshift Software, Inc. - http://redshift-software.com -- rrivera/acm.org - grafik/redshift-software.com -- 102708583/icq - grafikrobot/aim - grafikrobot/yahoo
Rene Rivera wrote:
Andy Little wrote:
Hi,
Yesterday the download figures for Boost Vault/Physical Quantities Units/pqs_3_1_1.zip stood at about 280 or so. Today they stand at 4. (and BTW a larger margin for the release notes).
Something similar seems to have happened to Asger Mangaards pimpl_ptr library where the number of downloads seems to have gone from 1500(?) or so to 2.
No other libraries in the Vault seem to have been so affected.
It means that the downloads figures, which must help potential users to gauge popularity, health, performance etc of libraries in the Vault, ( and for which there is even a league table), gives an entirely false impression.
What's going on?
No real clue :-( Only possibility is that the count file got corrupted by simultaneous updates and the count file got recreated.
Pointers to better file vault software appreciated ;-)
I've seen this happen time and again. xpressive's download stats have dropped to zero on numerous occasions, and it seems to have happened again. I can't recommend any better file vault software, but I suggest we stop tracking the download counts and remove the "top downloads" page until the numbers can be made reliable. As they are, the download counters are meaningless and misleading. -- Eric Niebler Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com
"Eric Niebler"
Rene Rivera wrote:
Andy Little wrote:
I can't recommend any better file vault software, but I suggest we stop tracking the download counts and remove the "top downloads" page until the numbers can be made reliable. As they are, the download counters are meaningless and misleading.
From my point of view the download count is an indicator that somebody finds the library *potentially interesting*. I dont see it as any more than that because once downloaded they might see it differently. Nevertheless it is nice to know that someone is downloading my efforts, so even if it's seriously flawed, I would prefer to keep it (while continuing to point out the download count is seriously buggy). Maybe it should be only available on request, at least until the bug is found? (Knowing its buggy I can still make good use of the info it provides).
regards Andy Little
"Rene Rivera"
Andy Little
What's going on?
No real clue :-( Only possibility is that the count file got corrupted by simultaneous updates and the count file got recreated.
I guess what I ought to do is to raise the issue with the guys that wrote the software in that case! I'll see what I can do. regards Andy Little
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