"Jon" scream@nonvocalscream.com asked in message news:4A02F66B.2060401@nonvocalscream.com... (...)
What algorithm are you using [to calculate a slog rate]?
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Everyone can put articles on a scale of one to ten, disregarding content warnings at the top, and it would be a heuristic algorithm, weight as you please, combining something like gunning fog index, understandability, a rough count of grammatical errors, an estimate of how correct the article is, and another estimate of how complete the article is. Naturally, those last two things would not figure into any mechanical quality index, and it is better if a grammar checker flags jargon and identifies passive voice for you. Although I offerred ratings on some articles when I started with wikipedia, it is not my best game. It might even encourage a compromise on completeness or correctness. Writers in Science, for example, would find it very hard to avoid jargon, and once that jargon has its own article or a proper introduction, jargon should be not only allowed but encouraged, as long as it is speakable. _______ [http://ecn.ab.ca/~brewhaha/ BrewJay's Babble Bin]