Posted by Tom Wilson on July 27, 2003 at 20:11:53:
I think this project is fascinating, but I have a few questions about the mechanics. I hope these haven't been answered elsewhere.
How are poems determined to be unfit? When they receive a certain number of "lose" votes? Are the bottom x percent dropped every so often?
How many children do each two "breeding" poems have?
And a suggestion:
Why are the "breeding" poems selected at random? Shouldn't the top poems -- the ones with the most "win" votes -- be given an advantage?
Thanks for doing all this work!
Tom