What the publication score measures.
The publication score is the reading this site logs itself, scored from cited specifications on a fixed rubric.
Two scores
Every item carries two readings. The publication score is this site’s own measurement against a fixed rubric, reported on a 0 to 100 scale. The community score is the weighted average of signed community ratings, reported on a 1 to 5 scale. They read on their own scales and answer to their own inputs, so each one stays legible on its own terms.
The rubric
Footwear scores on five weighted criteria. Each criterion takes a score of 0 to 5 against a cited specification.
- Build and materialsupper composition and construction
- w0.25
- Weather protectionmembrane specification
- w0.20
- Tractionoutsole compound and chassis
- w0.20
- Weight efficiencyverified weight against class norm
- w0.15
- Valueverified price against class norm
- w0.20
overall = round( Σ score/5 × weight × 100 )
The weights sum to 1. The overall number is the formula applied to the criterion scores, so any reader can rebuild it from the cited facts.
Sources
Every populated score cites the facts it rests on. A criterion is scored from a published specification, and the score links back to it. A fact that stays unverified keeps its field in the awaiting state.
Awaiting calibration
Most specimens read awaiting until their facts are verified. The readout stays muted and the amber number stays dark, so the instrument reads zero with confidence and waits for the work to be logged.
What the score answers to
The publication score answers to the rubric and the cited facts alone. The recommendation follows from the same inputs, so the call tracks the measurement. What the score says is what the gear did.