I just finished my first Folding@Home WU (work unit)

[Neal_White_III]

I used to run SETI@Home, but have recently switched to Folding@Home and joined the Bjorn3D team. My first WU has now been posted, so I'm listed as a member.

I'm at # 52, which seems too high for a single WU; does that seem right? Is this because work elements vary in complexity? (I am set up to run large WUs.)

Here's the current ranking: Bjorn3D Team Stats (http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=41608)

[XJnine]

Congrats on the WU and thanks for joining the team!

We don't have a whole lot of members on our folding team so being at #52 with a single WU completed probably sounds about right.

[Neal_White_III]

Yeah, but the question remains: Should I really be ahead of someone who has 4 (or even 7!) completed WUs?

[XJnine]

http://folding.stanford.edu/FAQ-points.html

Here's something that explains a bit on how the points system works. I can't say for sure why you would be ahead of someone who has completed more WU's but the link will hopefully explain it better than I could even try.

[Neal_White_III]

Ah... There's the answer:

"To reward those donors for donating resources beyond the typical client, we currently give bonus points for these larger work units."

[Das Capitolin]

Glad to have you folding Neal! I wrote up a little FAQ a few months back over here: http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/showthread.php?p=39934#post39934

[zachig]

CONGRATS on your first WU, Neal_White_III!!! Just keep folding...:keepfolding:

[liqnit]

thanks for joining the team
Welcome and keep folding