How is this calculated?
The math continuously tracks how strongly this post is connected to the rest of the network. Every tag forms a 2-way link. The base stats determine personal node strength, and the pie charts below show this node's share against its direct neighbours.
// 1. Base variables (floored at 1 to prevent zero-multiplication math errors)
$inbound = max(1, 3) = 3
$outbound = max(1, 3) = 3
// 2. Node Base Values (Local connection strength)
Base_Strength (PV) = $inbound * $outbound = 3 * 3 = 9
Base_Influence (IV) = $inbound / $outbound = 3 / 3 = 1
// 3. Exponential Network Values (accumulating 21 direct neighbours)
Network_Strength (CV) = Base_PV * (Neighbour_1_PV * Neighbour_2_PV * ...)
= 9 *
( 9 [Bruce Barthol] *
9 [Country Joe McDonald] *
9 [David Bennett Cohen] *
9 [Gary "Chicken" Hirsh] *
4 [John Francis Gunning] *
4 [Mark Kapner] *
225 [Country Joe and the Fish] *
1 [Carl Schrager] *
1 [David Cohen] *
1 [Doug Metzner (2)] *
4 [Gary Hirsh] *
1 [Greg Dewey] *
1 [Mike Beardslee] *
1 [Paul Armstrong (3)] *
1 [Richard Saunders (2)] *
9 [Can't Stop To Boogie] *
9 [The Barry "The Fish" Melton Band] *
324 [Henry Kaiser] *
289 [Tetuzi Akiyama] *
36 [Spencer Dryden] *
100 [John Cipollina]
)
= 2.32 x 10^19
Network_Influence (TV) = Base_IV * (Neighbour_1_IV * Neighbour_2_IV * ...)
= 1 *
( 1 [Bruce Barthol] *
1 [Country Joe McDonald] *
1 [David Bennett Cohen] *
1 [Gary "Chicken" Hirsh] *
1 [John Francis Gunning] *
1 [Mark Kapner] *
1 [Country Joe and the Fish] *
1 [Carl Schrager] *
1 [David Cohen] *
1 [Doug Metzner (2)] *
1 [Gary Hirsh] *
1 [Greg Dewey] *
1 [Mike Beardslee] *
1 [Paul Armstrong (3)] *
1 [Richard Saunders (2)] *
1 [Can't Stop To Boogie] *
1 [The Barry "The Fish" Melton Band] *
1 [Henry Kaiser] *
1 [Tetuzi Akiyama] *
1 [Spencer Dryden] *
1 [John Cipollina]
)
= 1
Outbound
3
Tags on post
Inbound
3
Posts tagging this
Connections
21
Total nodes
Base Node Strength
9
Base Node Influence
1
Strength Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
0.85%
(2.32 × 1019 overall)
Dominant nodes (excluded from chart)Henry Kaiser 30.68%Tetuzi Akiyama 27.37%Country Joe and the Fish 21.31%John Cipollina 9.47%
Influence Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
Connected Network Hierarchy
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Connection Health Audit (Red = broken 1-way link)