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Some Netflix Users Have Rated 50,000 Shows
An anonymous reader writes "Netflix has released some statistics about its users, showing that more than one percent of its customer base has rated 5,000 shows or more, and a few hundred users have rated over 50,000. A reporter for The Atlantic tracked down a few of those extreme users to find out why they do it. Mike Reilly, a producer, heard about the Netflix prize, and wanted to test the limits of the movie recommendation algorithm. Lorraine Hopping Egan has rated about 6,500 movies, but she still uses word of mouth when trying to decide what to watch."
It's often a lot easier to get modded (at all) when your post is within the first 20-30 posts on a page. If that means responding to a parent when the comment really has nothing to do with what the parent said, so be it.
PS: I've been getting 15 mod points very frequently lately. As in, I had them some 2 days ago, gave away about 7 or 8 until today, and bam, 15 again. The FAQ only mentions about getting 10 mod points when we're part of the 1% of moderators who get 'em or something. What's with 15? Has been going on for a couple of months now.