(Mostly unrelated personal prediction—this post gets voted down to −3 or so before being voted up to around +1. Reasoning: a lot of post-votes here seem to follow a curve resembling the Nike swoosh.)
I seem to have underestimated the popularity of this post. There was, in fact, a sharp initial downbeat, which has been followed by a slower rise; but it didn’t go down as far as I predicted, and it’s gone up higher than I predicted. Same swoosh, different altitude.
(Mostly unrelated personal prediction—this post gets voted down to −3 or so before being voted up to around +1. Reasoning: a lot of post-votes here seem to follow a curve resembling the Nike swoosh.)
I think you’ve probably influenced the experiment by making that comment.
To the extent that this is an experiment rather than a prediction, the effect of the statement /is/ the experiment. :)
As it is, we’re down to −1 already; so the usual pattern seems to be forming up.
I seem to have underestimated the popularity of this post. There was, in fact, a sharp initial downbeat, which has been followed by a slower rise; but it didn’t go down as far as I predicted, and it’s gone up higher than I predicted. Same swoosh, different altitude.