Jayaram S
2003-05-30 19:13:54 |
Static Queque
I have submitted around 12 problems under various categories. Whenever I check the Pending problems status, the queque no. for each problem appears to be same from the date of submission. I do not know whether I am seeing the updated status or the old status everytime. Has anyone else faced a similar situation? |
Lewis
2003-05-30 21:13:09 |
Re: Static Queque
One of my problems seems to have been 22nd in the queue for a few days now. I'm not sure whether the rest of mine are having the same problem though. |
Ravi Raja
2003-05-30 21:17:58 |
Re: Static Queque
It does take some time Jayaram. The problems in the queue are voted, then pushed up in the site or out of the queue and then the new problem from the pending list enters the queue. Since there are so many pending problems so may be because of that you are facing that problem. But do not worry, your problem will soon be there in the queue as the queue is always moving (though slowly). |
Gamer
2003-05-31 06:14:55 |
Re: Static Queque
It does take a while ;) My second problem had been voted on, and I submitted it about 50 days ago! I don't know why the queue number would be the same though. |
DJ
2003-05-31 06:50:35 |
Re: Static Queque
My problems don't seem to be moving, either, but I am not sure if that is an actual bug or simply a result of an overloaded queue. I have also noticed that a few of my problems that had a queue position higher than 90 or 100 seemed to suddenly jump to around 10 when voters began to comment on them. Again, this could be a result of 'queue weight,' as I am not sure still exactly how that works.
One other thing, though, that I have noticed is that nothing seems to be in order chronologically any more, at least in the queue. It seems that every second or third problem I submit to the queue 'sticks' to the top of the list, above current problems and any earlir submissions. For example, the dates on my submitted problems (in the order they are showing up on my page) are:
Date Weight Position
5/28 16 313
5/13 11 282
5/28 16 314
5/26 Current Problem (that's the date it was posted, not submitted)
5/28 " "
4/1 1 6 (Currently in voting queue)
4/2 1 8 (Currently in voting queue)
4/2 2 99
4/2 2 100
4/10 3 136
4/10 3 137
. . .
The rest of the problems appear to be in order. Aside from the odd problems at the beginning, it does seem that the queue position is not updating, at least, not until a problem reaches the voting queue.
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DJ
2003-05-31 06:56:13 |
Re: Static Queque
Whoa, my comment died...I know that I closed the <pre> tag, but perhaps it was too wide? For some reason, the text stopped wrapping, not sure why that would have happened. Anyway, let me continue:
Aside from the odd problems at the beginning, it does seem that the queue position is not updating, at least, not until a problem reaches the voting queue. I've noticed that problems don't seem to move, but had previously attributed it to the slow queue itself. However, under closer scrutiny, I doubt that of the problems I submitted April 2, 91 problems were submitted after the first one before I got to the latter two, for example. Any ideas? |
levik
2003-05-31 07:05:47 |
Re: Static Queque
The discrepancy you are seeing is due to the Queue Weight mechanism. Essentially it means that everybody's first two problems come before anyone's third and fourth problem.
That's the queue weight: your first two problems in the queue have a weight of 1, next two are weighed 2, etc. A queue is ordered in a way that all QW 1 problems come before QW2 ones. However, once a problem with QW1 us either pushed live or deleted, that night a QW2 problem is promoted to QW1 to take its place.
I am betting you will see one of your QW2 problems jump ahead as soon as either one of the QW1 problems is moved out of the Queue one way or another. |
Lewis
2003-05-31 08:17:59 |
Re: Static Queque
HOORAY!
My frozen problem just moved ONE SPACE FORWARD!!! |
Gamer
2003-05-31 10:47:01 |
Re: Static Queque
*Celebrates* Yay! |
