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, 5) = 5
$outbound = max(1, 5) = 5
// 2. Node Base Values (Local connection strength)
Base_Strength (PV) = $inbound * $outbound = 5 * 5 = 25
Base_Influence (IV) = $inbound / $outbound = 5 / 5 = 1
// 3. Exponential Network Values (accumulating 25 direct neighbours)
Network_Strength (CV) = Base_PV * (Neighbour_1_PV * Neighbour_2_PV * ...)
= 25 *
( 30 [jim aiken] *
90 [Mark Costigan] *
462 [The Pogues] *
4 [Eamon O'Sullivan] *
36 [Trench Band] *
25 [Garvan Gallagher] *
1 [Billy Igoe] *
4 [Colman Bowers] *
256 [The Frames] *
36 [Thin Lizzy] *
1 [The Mighty Stef] *
16 [The Lost Brothers] *
9 [Kirsty MacColl] *
49 [Frank Murray] *
361 [Clannad] *
576 [The Pretenders] *
100 [Ian Dury] *
324 [Celtic Woman] *
64 [Dave Kavanagh] *
121 [Boomtown Rats] *
400 [U2] *
64 [Sacre Bleu] *
9 [Roger Armstrong] *
1 [Jim Duggan] *
64 [Chips]
)
= 2.25 x 10^40
Network_Influence (TV) = Base_IV * (Neighbour_1_IV * Neighbour_2_IV * ...)
= 1 *
( 1.2 [jim aiken] *
1.11 [Mark Costigan] *
1.05 [The Pogues] *
1 [Eamon O'Sullivan] *
1 [Trench Band] *
1 [Garvan Gallagher] *
1 [Billy Igoe] *
1 [Colman Bowers] *
1 [The Frames] *
1 [Thin Lizzy] *
1 [The Mighty Stef] *
1 [The Lost Brothers] *
1 [Kirsty MacColl] *
1 [Frank Murray] *
1 [Clannad] *
1 [The Pretenders] *
1 [Ian Dury] *
1 [Celtic Woman] *
1 [Dave Kavanagh] *
1 [Boomtown Rats] *
1 [U2] *
1 [Sacre Bleu] *
1 [Roger Armstrong] *
1 [Jim Duggan] *
1 [Chips]
)
= 1.4
Outbound
5
Tags on post
Inbound
5
Posts tagging this
Connections
25
Total nodes
Base Node Strength
25
Base Node Influence
1
Strength Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
0.80%
(2.25 × 1040 overall)
Dominant nodes (excluded from chart)The Pretenders 18.41%
Influence Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
Connected Network Hierarchy
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Connection Health Audit (Red = broken 1-way link)