Comments on: The Bell Curve of Insanity http://www.rubberrepublic.com/2010/01/the-bell-curve-of-insanity/ We make & share great content for entertainment brands & brands that want to be entertaining Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:36:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Tweets that mention The Bell Curve of Insanity « Rubber Republic -- Topsy.com http://www.rubberrepublic.com/2010/01/the-bell-curve-of-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-2202 Tweets that mention The Bell Curve of Insanity « Rubber Republic -- Topsy.com Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:16:47 +0000 http://www.rubberrepublic.com/blog/?p=1230#comment-2202 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Rubber Republic, Rubber Republic and The peeps @ AMCO, The Delib Team. The Delib Team said: The Bell Curve of Insanity - sane vs Insane blog comments modelled in a graph http://bit.ly/amSy42 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Rubber Republic, Rubber Republic and The peeps @ AMCO, The Delib Team. The Delib Team said: The Bell Curve of Insanity – sane vs Insane blog comments modelled in a graph http://bit.ly/amSy42 [...]

]]> By: Dan G http://www.rubberrepublic.com/2010/01/the-bell-curve-of-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-2172 Dan G Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:42:32 +0000 http://www.rubberrepublic.com/blog/?p=1230#comment-2172 Yes, I am fond of the graph Andy posted (that RR had posted months ago). The x-axis can be either "Left-Right" or "Agree-Disagree". Note that you need to define where the peak of the curve is: is it defined in absolute terms or relative to the post itself? Note also that the far-Agree people will comment as much as the far-Disagree people. Often they do so to rebut a far-Disagree comment. Further, it's infrequent that a far-Agree person will make as cogent or rational an argument on the issue at hand as the original post -- they are so far on the Agree side that they take the original post as dogma and any dissent as heresy. Thus, you have insane zealots hurting your case as they try to rebut insane devil-worshipers. The far-Agree tend to be the most susceptible to trolling too, creating hysterical responses that are even more harmful. Oh, the fun! You also need to add a shaded area on the top of the curve... the many people who will post "True dat" or "I agree" with some level of "I agree, but you need to add/clarify something." Typically, these responses are short and rational, with rational defined by having the original post be considered the peak of the curve. Yes, I am fond of the graph Andy posted (that RR had posted months ago). The x-axis can be either “Left-Right” or “Agree-Disagree”. Note that you need to define where the peak of the curve is: is it defined in absolute terms or relative to the post itself?

Note also that the far-Agree people will comment as much as the far-Disagree people. Often they do so to rebut a far-Disagree comment. Further, it’s infrequent that a far-Agree person will make as cogent or rational an argument on the issue at hand as the original post — they are so far on the Agree side that they take the original post as dogma and any dissent as heresy. Thus, you have insane zealots hurting your case as they try to rebut insane devil-worshipers. The far-Agree tend to be the most susceptible to trolling too, creating hysterical responses that are even more harmful. Oh, the fun!

You also need to add a shaded area on the top of the curve… the many people who will post “True dat” or “I agree” with some level of “I agree, but you need to add/clarify something.” Typically, these responses are short and rational, with rational defined by having the original post be considered the peak of the curve.

]]> By: Andy http://www.rubberrepublic.com/2010/01/the-bell-curve-of-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-2170 Andy Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:52:24 +0000 http://www.rubberrepublic.com/blog/?p=1230#comment-2170 How does this compare with the chart I found? http://www.rubberrepublic.com/blog/blog/2009/09/outliers/ How does this compare with the chart I found?

http://www.rubberrepublic.com/blog/blog/2009/09/outliers/

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