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Ghost Frog
17-Feb-2004, 09:23 AM
How does the similar threads thing decide what's similar? Is it doing a text comparison of the threads?
YODA
17-Feb-2004, 11:03 AM
How does the similar threads thing decide what's similar? Is it doing a text comparison of the threads?
Yes - I reckon so.
hongkongfuey
17-Feb-2004, 12:54 PM
I don't know the exact algorithm, but thread titles rate higher than the message text. We also have to set a relevance factor that a thread must be higher than to count as similar. I've set this quite high, so it should 'normally' pick up decent threads.
Ghost Frog
17-Feb-2004, 01:11 PM
Cheers folks :)
YODA
17-Feb-2004, 01:21 PM
I'm guessing this is why we are seeing long dead threads resurfacing recently.
Ghost Frog
17-Feb-2004, 01:56 PM
Mmmm. Probably.
hongkongfuey
17-Feb-2004, 05:40 PM
I was sort of hoping that might happen. A lot of good stuff in there!
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