For zaprank, I don't think the poster is taken into account, since it's just `trust * log_10(zap amount)`

For trust calculations, IIRC it is assumed that the poster zapped their own post by the amount equal to the posting fee.

My only concern with this is that `hot` and `top` will just be populated by the same few stackers all the time, thus centralizing the forum even further.


I agree. How this should work exactly is unclear enough that I haven't changed it. 

How many sats should we assume the poster zapped their own post? Should a post that hasn't been zapped by anyone else appear in `hot` or `top`?

k00b

I've been meaning to mention that there's something odd about the trust algorithm when it comes to posts from highly trusted stackers.

Since you can't zap your own posts, their posts don't incorporate the information that they themselves like it. For ranking purposes, it might make sense to act as though the poster had zapped the post when they created it.

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billytheked

I've been meaning to mention that there's something odd about the trust algorithm when it comes to posts from highly trusted stackers.

Since you can't zap your own posts, their posts don't incorporate the information that they themselves like it. For ranking purposes, it might make sense to act as though the poster had zapped the post when they created it.