I have sent caedes a PM, but I have gotten no reply yet. Here's the problem. I have a new image on here called "Fly To The Angels". It's in new images/computer/3D. When I look in my "Caedes Control" it says the image has a rating of "83", but the c-index says "46"? WTF? Can somebody please explain how the c-index works? Thank you.

Randy

From the FAQs (on the left of your screen):


What is the c-index?
The c-index is a number between zero and 100 that aims to give a rough idea of the quality of an image. It is calculated by a complex formula involving the rating of the image (from voting), the number of views, downloads, and the number of members who have added the image to their favorites list.
 
Why is the c-index for my image lower than I think it should be?
The c-index is updated once every 24 hours. You'll notice that the c-index isn't displayed for an image untill the image has recieve 5 votes. If the image gets five votes before the c-index has updated, then the c-index will probably have an unrealistic value {like zero) untill the c-index is calculated for the first time.

Thanks Beowulf, I was somewhat confused by the c-index rating of that image. I know it's mine....so I'm giving you a biased opinion here, but I believe it's far better than all my other images that have a c-index rating! Thanks again.

I would say the low c-index is due to the fact that the image has only been uploaded for one day. This phenomena has been noted by a number of people; it's possible that you may see a more accurate c-index on the next 24 hour update.