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user longevity and retention should also be considered. F@H should be a win/win for everybody. I think everyone would agree that the science is what counts.

Thank you for the PM 7im. What I would like to see come out of this discussion is how to keep long time folders feel like their work units still matter. I think almost everyone agrees that F@H is somewhat addictive. I can only speak for myself, and I for one would like to see a point system that enc...

I am waiting for bruce to respond since he threatened to ban me from this website. I already knew about the ability to give a donation to F@H. Still no response to cash for points. I think it's a good suggestion. Just a guess but I would say that bruce threatened to ban you because of your post on ...

I am suggesting doing both. Never said anything about not folding. What's the big deal assigning points for a cash donation? Remember points don't cost anthing or really mater. Just keeps folding fun and competitive.

I am waiting for bruce to respond since he threatened to ban me from this website. I already knew about the ability to give a donation to F@H. Still no response to cash for points. I think it's a good suggestion.

To bruce : Are you saying F@H doesn't want my cash (donation)? Just because I stopped F@H, does not mean I don't still support the project and cause!

7im, I was agreeing with you. What did I miss? What do you think about points or WU's in exchange for cash donations. With my rigs just a couple of years old, I can't justify upgrading parts for more points. It would be a lot easier to send let's say 20 dollars a month instead of a extra 50 a month ...

Mental exercise... Assuming 1 point equals 1 WU when the project started in 2000, and the processing power doubles every 18 months, we go from 1 point to 256 points in 12 years. Then add in 3x speed up when SSE was added 2003ish. 2x speedup with Intel and AMD doubled the SSE bit-width on core 2 chi...

Why dont we just scrap points completely and move to workunits completed as the main currency. Or maybe we move to a seperate system, where points awarded for GPU get a different certificate and are counted on a different system to points awarded on say BigAdv. If people can only fight within the a...

Just to defend K1wi: ChasR, I looked at your PPD. Very interesting to say the least. You and _s3v3n_ - User Summary - EXTREME Overclocking Folding @ Home Stats team must be using HPCS, but that isn't the topic or sort of it is. My point is that I was also using a QX6700 f@H 24/7 and I had to stop be...

I haven't given up on developing this - have just taken a small step back to let the air cool and had a chat with a few folders via PM. One thing I would note is that to anyone who says computers don't experience declines in PPD under the current system - that clearly isn't true. I just have to loo...

So we trade points inflation for points deflation. I have to upgrade my hardware to maintain the same points production. An expensive proposition. Or as it is today, I have to upgrade my hardware to keep up with the joneses point production. Also an expensive proposition since you are locked into 4...

MtM I can only speak for the team I used to fold for. People that bought the latest and greatest graphic cards or cpu's did not buy them for F@H as the one and only reason they made the purchase. Most are gamers and the others need them for work. F@H is a second or third thought, if at all. To base ...

Let's take a new video game for example. A new player doesn't expect to be on level 50 from the beginning, right? Same goes for F@H. you have to put your time in. Even if you have the latest and greatest rig you start at level 1. So you play the game for a couple of months and a new player shows up ...

Re: Suggested Change to the PPD System Post by mdk777 » Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:53 pm Why do I want to avoid that situation? Because eventually, if FAH continues, then we will be measuring ppd in factors and the factors will also double every 18 months and then something will have to be done, because ev...