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Subject: Re: Green List formula sucks

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 09:24:00 01/18/00

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On January 18, 2000 at 11:27:43, Will Singleton wrote:

>On January 18, 2000 at 11:15:19, Francesco Di Tolla wrote:
>
>>The formula initially used the clock instead of the logarithm of it. It was even
>>worse so I suggested to take the log of the clock which, at that time, seemed to
>>give a better description of threal situation.
>>I suggested the log because it is quite clear that a doubling of the clock does
>>give just a little extra elo and not a doubling of it. There are many
>>"non-linearities" both in the increase of strength with the clock and in the
>>increase of the elo with the increase of strenght.
>>
>>Probably there is no such an easy formula to be found to better describe the
>>relationships between programs at different clocks, but this is the best we have
>>found so far.
>>If you have a better idea (and saying that it sucks is not a better idea) let
>>all us know.
>>
>>regards
>>Franz
>
>Yes, I am always open to suggestions.  Come up with a better formula, Vincent,
>I'll use it.

Remove the silly R(Mhz) formula Will.

>Will



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