Meta-averages idea

[JustinTimeCuber]

I think that the WCA should add a meta-averages ranking. The specifics would have to be worked out, but how it would work in general would be that it averages your most recent 12 official averages, not counting the best and the worst. If you have 11 averages, then only your best is removed. If you have 10 or fewer, then you have no meta-average.
My only two meta-averages are:

3x3: 12.17
2x2: 4.65

Meta-average rankings would be much more fluid. If Feliks were having a bad year and got a "slow" meta-average, someone would take his place, without having to beat his best-ever meta-average.

 

[IamSpeedcubing]

That would be cool. I would call it overall averages, it is easier to remember etc.

 

[Malkom]

That would be cool. I would call it overall averages, it is easier to remember etc.

but overall average would be the average of all your times, meta average literally means average of averages

 

[Jbacboy]

I like it.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

I like this idea. I need to go to 2 more comps to get a meta-average though.

 

[IamSpeedcubing]

actually, yeah i changed my mind. Make a poll on this!

 

[One Wheel]

The other option would be to only use averages from the last year or two in calculating official rankings. Like an active rank. It might also be possible to do a hybrid system.

 

[aybuck37]

They should reset the WR's. It would make it much more fun

 

[One Wheel]

They should reset the WR's. It would make it much more fun

I disagree. If you're the fastest in the world, that should stand until someone is faster. WRs should be permanent unless the rules change, but there is no reason that an active rank has to match all-time world rank.

Edit: I don't disagree on the part about making it more fun, just with the idea of taking away recognition of somebody's accomplishment because they did it too long ago.

 

[aybuck37]

I disagree. If you're the fastest in the world, that should stand until someone is faster. WRs should be permanent unless the rules change, but there is no reason that an active rank has to match all-time world rank.

Thats true but its so boring. Like what are the odds that im going to get a 0.49 2x2 single.. Or maybe ima noob haha

 

[One Wheel]

Thats true but its so boring. Like what are the odds that im going to get a 0.49 2x2 single.. Or maybe ima noob haha

There's just a different kind of cool between "fastest of all time" and "fastest currently." If world records were reset you still couldn't say "fastest of all time" until you beat the previous record, which negates the point of resetting the record. Both are very cool, and well deserving of recognition.

 

[Jbacboy]

They should reset the WR's. It would make it much more fun

Thats true but its so boring. Like what are the odds that im going to get a 0.49 2x2 single.. Or maybe ima noob haha

Are you serious? World records shouldn't be easy to beat. That would make them unimpressive. Also, why would you even want 2x2 single wr.

 

[Matt11111]

Well done.

 

[aybuck37]

Are you serious? World records shouldn't be easy to beat. That would make them unimpressive. Also, why would you even want 2x2 single wr.

I mean that was just an example haha.

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

Added poll.

 

[AlphaSheep]

I like the idea of an average of the last 5 averages. I don't think it should be added to the WCA site though. But the entire database is downloadable, so...

 

[aybuck37]

Added poll.

Cool still confused about this meta stuff though

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

Cool still confused about this meta stuff though

meta-x usually means "x of x" or something to that effect.
Examples:
Meta-cognition: Thinking about thinking
Metaphysics: Physics about physics (kind of a stretch)
Meta-average: An average of averages!

 

[Genius4Jesus]

Interesting idea, I've put thought into something like this before.

I don't think this should be used for official WCA rankings, but I do think this would be a good addition to psych sheets. If an average of a competitor's last x averages was listed, the psych sheets could give a more accurate representation of the speed a competitor will bring to a competition.

 

[WACWCA]

They should reset the WR's. It would make it much more fun

That would do nothing good, within like a month everything would be back to normal, and plus nobody would really respect it as a wr. It wouldn't even make sense to call it a wr.