This morning I implemented PageRank to sort backlinks in my prototype note system. Mixed results!
＋: Easier to navigate to implicit "neighbor" notes connected via "hub" notes
＋: Surprises me notice how "central" some notes are
－: "Weird" backlinks often end up at the bottom
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I've tried pagerank with my notes system deeplink.space/arnav
I felt a need for a manual relevance input.
PageRank + a manual relevance dial felt super productive.
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Ah, that's interesting. Concretely, how do you express the relevance of a backlink in the editing experience?
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Relatively.
You start from what PageRank suggests the relevance to be, and bump it up or down as you see fit, with something an upvote/downvote button.
This isn't that well suited for new notes though
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