Forum:Representing estimates
I've recently started playing the game, and more recently started editing the wiki (and let me say in passing what a wonderful resource it is). Now I have a question, or rather a series of related questions:
Often I can determine approximately how many change points I've gained or lost, but not precisely because the change has gone over a level boundary. (This is particularly true of qualities whose level tends to be fairly low, eg contacts, dreams or quirks.) I know for my own use that I'd rather have an approximation than nothing at all, so on those pages that are lacking CPs altogether, should I note my findings?
If so, how best to represent them? Would the form "(4-7 CP)", for instance, be mistaken for a random result between four and seven instead of the limits on an estimate? Is there an alternative? Should I use a tilde to denote approximation?
In a similar vein, what happens if my observed results differ from those already given on a page? Shoud I expand the CPs noted to indicate a range of observations? Or should I simply note the discrepancy in the comments?
My apologies if this has already been addressed somewhere on the site: I did look and couldn't find anything.
Charlotte Howard (talk) 22:33, July 26, 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for bringing this up. Before random changes were present we used (X-Y CP) for an inaccurate cp value. Because of this it would probably be most useful to use tildes for variable cp changes (X~Y CP). There will always be some confusion here, though, so denoting (random, X-Y CP) might be a lot better. As for deciding which one to use, I think we can assume at first that values are defined, and rather correct that if we find them to be variable. If in doubt, make a change, but mention your thoughts in the comment field/on the talk page.
P. S. Btw, thanks for adding those CP's; it's one of the things that are nice to know when trying new actions! — Aximillio (Message Wall) 23:08, July 26, 2014 (UTC)
