title: Top Packages Algorithm
-## Pseudo rolling average
+## Score
+
+A package's score is currently equal to a pseudo rolling average of downloads.
+In the future, a package will also gain score through reviews.
+
+## Pseudo rolling average of downloads
Every package loses 5% of its score every day.
An open source package will gain 1 score for each unique download,
whereas a non-free package will only gain 0.1 score.
-A package currently only gains score through downloads.
-In the future, a package will also gain score through reviews.
+This metric aims to be roughly equivalent to the average downloads.
## Seeded using a legacy heuristic
It was only used to provide an initial score for the rolling average,
which was 20% of the above value.
+## Manual adjustments
+
+The admin occasionally reduces all packages by a set percentage to speed up
+convergence. Convergence is when
+
## Transparency and Feedback
-You can see all scores using the [scores REST API](/api/scores/).
+You can see all scores using the [scores REST API](/api/scores/), or by
+using the [Prometheus metrics](/help/metrics/) endpoint.
Consider [suggesting improvements](https://github.com/minetest/contentdb/issues/new?assignees=&labels=Policy&template=policy.md&title=).