A question about the rating system

[toominnie]

Originally posted by Disneytom:
I think the rating system is stupid!!!

OK I was liking the rating system just fine when I had 9 votes and 5 black stars. Yesterday someone must have not liked me and rated me and now I only have 4 black stars - GRRRRRRRR! LOL

Also, I asked before but Michael can you re-rate someone?

[DLMAGICDARREN]

I just bumped you up one vote Toominnie!

[toominnie]

Darren you are awesome!!!!!I already voted you 5 stars but if I could do it again I would!!!!

[Disneytom]

Haha, I would help you , but I also already voted 5 for you , so I can't help

but I still don't like the system!
Can i turn it off and how???


[ June 03, 2001: Message edited by: Disneytom ]

[Disneytom]

Hey, my star ratings dropped 1 too, toominnie. GRR (=Grizzly River Run ) LOL

[briangrapes]

Originally posted by Disneytom:
Can i turn it off and how???

Do this by visiting this link and checking off the option towards the bottom of the page.

[Disneytom]

Originally posted by Brian Grapes:

Originally posted by Disneytom:
Can i turn it off and how???

Do this by visiting this link and checking off the option towards the bottom of the page.

Aha! thanks! I got rid of the rating

[AgentLaRue]

One suggestion on the ratings would be to take out the highest and lowest votes to avoid a rating being skewed by a single low vote. That way your rating cannot be negatively impacted by a single vengeful vote.

Another suggestion would be to reveal who voted and what the votes were, for the same reasons noted above. Also, if your rating is disabled, no voting on others, as there is no downside to hammering someone else's rating if yours is disabled.

I'm also thinking that it wouldn't be a bad idea to have only the site moderators do the voting, to inject some form of impartiality.

I also agree with the post above that people should be able to modify their votes.

Anyway, enough about the ratings. It's no big deal, but if we're going to have them, I'd prefer to have some checks and balances.

P.S. And yes, these thoughts arose after losing my fifth star. I've defended this site against some flamers and, shortly thereafter, saw my rating drop. Go figure. Now, losing my fifth is kind of a badge of honor.

[drujaz]

Yes I agree with AgentLaRue, some form of checks and balances do need to be taken. For some reason, It seems like I might have made someone mad at be because someone voted for me and only gave me one star.

If this star system is taken as a rating of how well a persons views and opinions are received by others or the discussion board as a whole, A lower star rating might make a person think that their views are not welcome here by the other people.

Overall, I'm assuming that the star system is there to judge the other members' views and opinions.

I admit that when I signed on to the board this morning and saw a single star next to my name, It got me a little worried because afterall, I am new to this board and maybe I didn't make a good first impression?... But then I saw that it was only one member voting me and I still have to see what the rest of you have to say about me.

Just rambling on here.....

[DLMAGICDARREN]

Anybody who loves the HM and their name rhymes with mine, is cool by me! I just rated you Druanna.