Comment on Ask PG: How has voting habit/volume changed since being hidden?parentComments−vorg15yIt might be more mathematical to use e=2.718 rather than 10, and perhaps even displaying the log value instead of the rounded number, e.g. 3 -> 1, 9 -> 2, 29 -> 3, with suitable fiddling for negative vote totals.−jimktrains215yWhy is it more mathematical to use e? (Hint: depending on what you're trying to do, it's not.)
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It might be more mathematical to use e=2.718 rather than 10, and perhaps even displaying the log value instead of the rounded number, e.g. 3 -> 1, 9 -> 2, 29 -> 3, with suitable fiddling for negative vote totals.
Why is it more mathematical to use e? (Hint: depending on what you're trying to do, it's not.)