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Good Joke:Word Count Ratio

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Here in ED, we use the Good Joke:Word Count Ratio formula to judge whether articles are funny or unfunny.

How to calculate

  1. Copy and paste the article into your favorite word-processing software.
  2. Do a word count
  3. Read the article.
    1. For every good joke, award 1 point.
    2. For every lulz, award 1 point.
    3. Add the two scores.
    4. For every verified fact, subtract 1 point.
  4. Simplify (good joke + lulz - fact) : (word count)
  5. You have the ratio!

What to do if you find an article with a bad ratio

Give it {{unfunny}} (users) or {{crap}} (any article or user) as applicable. If you turn an article into not-crap, please change the {{crap}} template to {{notcrap}}.

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