[RAS] automatic suggestions count

Thomas Krichel krichel at openlib.org
Fri Aug 14 10:22:45 CDT 2009


  Christian Zimmermann writes

> After getting some complaints from users that could not find the
> promsed works, I have monitored those that bounce, and I not found a
> single instance where this number was right. In this particular
> case, it should 107.

  Are you shure this is ann issue of the perl code, it could 
  be in the presenter 

> I could not find a systematic error. Sometimes, it is too high,
> sometimes too low. But it is never lower than the number of items
> directly suggested in the message.

  Then why don't we just add "at least" to the wording?

> I have also added this to my RAS wish list at
> http://ideas.repec.org/zimm/personal/raswish.html. Note that I have
> been maintaining this list for years, yet not a single item has been
> dealt with. I find this very sad, and frustrating, as these are all
> suggestions coming from the actual use of the product, i.e.,
> consumer tested. I have even added priorities to the items so that
> one can figure out what is more urgent.

  Well, we have to find additional people to maintain RAS. 
  It will be an uphill struggle beacuse ACIS is almost 
  completely undocumented.


  Cheers,

  Thomas Krichel                    http://openlib.org/home/krichel
                                RePEc:per:1965-06-05:thomas_krichel
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