IKnowFuture - a social network of predictors

On April 2 (it’s good that it wasn’t April 1) , the first social network in RuNet was opened , uniting people who predict the future - no matter how funny it sounds. In fact, the word "predictors" is used not only in a mystical sense - predictors can be, for example, lovers of forecasts and analyzes. The project is based on the assumption that having statistics of correct predictions for each participant, it is possible to identify capable predictors and combining their answers, predict the future with a high probability!


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How should I predict the future?

It does not matter whether you have a direct connection with the cosmos, the gift of clairvoyance, outstanding analytical skills or you are just lucky. You answer questions about the future, and we calculate how good the predictor is of you.

How it works?

Each participant can ask a question that is relevant to any event of the future and offers answers. The rest of the participants choose the answer that they consider correct (or most likely). When the specified event occurs, the creator of the survey chooses the correct answer and the participants are awarded points according to whether they predicted the event correctly or incorrectly. Based on the scores, the predictors rating is formed. The voice weight of each predictor depends on his rating. IKF automatically calculates the ratings of the predictors who participated in the survey and indicates the most likely (from the point of view of the system) answer.

How to create a poll?

You can create a poll by clicking on the “Create a poll” link on the main page or from your blog by selecting “Add vote”. The question should be related to any FUTURE event, the answer to which is currently unknown.

Example: Who will win the 2008 US presidential election?
- Barack Obama
- John McCain

It is better to ask such questions, the answers to which will become known a maximum during the year. If you ask whether it will be a rainy summer in 2050 - very few people will be interested to wait so long to find out the right answer. ;) Optimally, the duration of the issue should be from a week to a month.

PS I think that developers of service will be glad to any wishes from habr-people - concerning the project. You can also support the news on News2 , if you like the project. Thank you very much for your attention.