So We Have a Post Rating/Member Rating System Now?

So ats has now turned into a popularity contest? No offense, but this rating system is pretty pathetic.

OK, this is getting out of hand, calm down man, it's only the internet, nobody cares or even has a clue who you are. You don't need to get all worked up just because some people don't agree with you.

Originally posted by chissler
Voting for members on anything other than a positive is a complete no-no in my opinion. It will result in immediate drama, and we would be hurting ourselves if we ever considered it.

If members, in your opinion, are behaving in an inappropriate manner and derailing threads, submit a Complaint.

www.abovetopsecret.com...

If the negative thing could somehow be limited to bad conduct like derailing, red herrings and seriously rude posts I could get behind this, but it will be abused by binary knee jerk mentality.

Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
ATS is a community like no other. It's proven it can be trusted. This is just another method to place increased editorial control/management into the hands of every member.

Yet we already see abuse in this very thread.

I like the idea of Stars - so does he - he gets 5.
They don't like it - but I do - he gets 1.

People are not rating on the content of the post or the discussion but if they disagree or not. All I have to do is make 1 post in a long topic and I can down-rate to my hearts content!

I like flags, because if I disagree with a thread - I can post on the thread and argue to my hearts content. But I don't flag it. In fact, I probably won't use another star again (The first few was testing how it worked before I fully understood it.)

Do you think a new member who makes a mistake, this will help him to contribute when he ends up with 1star off of the bat?

Well I for one would be loath to give stars except for merit. I would not waste my time giving one or two stars to someone unless they were being an obnoxious idiot, and then only on a really horrible post.

By the same token, there would only be few posts that I would use more than four on. Earlier I gave four(or tried )to John Oldham, who I have a great deal of respect for. And this was in conjunction with a thread that I felt was very well thought out, and with which I had much agreement.

I honestly don't see this being that much of an issue.

You think this is cool?

Just wait until we're able to moon each other..

Originally posted by spacedoubt
You think this is cool?

Just wait until we're able to moon each other..

I doubt anyone wants to see that hairy backside spacedoubt.

Forgive me for not reading anything in this thread prior to posting, but I'd like to add that I hope this will be a positive development on the board.

My only criticism would be the position of both items...

I'd like to see the member rating beneath the points bar, and the post rating also positioned further down in the post area.

Otherwise, I look forward to seeing how this new rating system will work out.

It's always nice to see ATS try new things.

Thank you, spacedoubt.

You've just given us the perfect example for my point of view.

This topic is about the rating system. What you yourself said really has nothing to do with it, yet after 3 votes you are on 4 stars. How is that on the content of what he posted? How is it being used to show us worthwhile posts? Or is it fine for us to go off topic now?

(Sorry to use you, waited for the first person to do it to be honest.)

Originally posted by Odium
Thank you, spacedoubt.

You've just given us the perfect example for my point of view.

(Sorry to use you, waited for the first person to do it to be honest.)

How dare you speak to a mod like that. * angry mob (or Mod?)chases him*

[edit on 16-5-2007 by thehumbleone]

Okay. I dont really understand this star rating thing. Are these stars only on this thread or on all threads because i dont see stars on other threads. Could some one please fill me in on this rating thing?!?






[edit on 16-5-2007 by minnie]

Minnie - so far I do not think they've had it to posts made prior to the Stars system being introduced. So older posts can't be rated nor do I think it is on BTS and PTS (because ATS usually gets stuff first.)

I assume: 5 Stars = Fantastic.
1 Star = worthless.

Thanks Odium.

Will BTs get this rating thing or is it only for ATs? This is confusing.

Originally posted by minnie
Thanks Odium.

Will BTs get this rating thing or is it only for ATs? This is confusing.

You'd have to wait for SO to answer that.

However Minnie's first post was a question and someone rated her 1 star. She tried to find something out and was punished. I'm already loving this system more and more.

Originally posted by minnie

Will BTs get this rating thing or is it only for ATs? This is confusing.

probably will, eventually.

Originally posted by loam

I'd like to see the member rating beneath the points bar

It didn't take long until your wish was granted.

I think this new system is great! We can flag threads, but now we can also rate posts. This is great. If you believe a post is bad, I believe you can rate it as 1 or 2. If it's in the middle, rate it 3. If it's good, rate it 4. If it's excellent, rate it 5. That's how I understand this system.

Hey, the stars moved to the bottom of our profile now. Weird.

Originally posted by Odium
Thank you, spacedoubt.

You've just given us the perfect example for my point of view.

Oh yeah!

Well I disagree with your position about the possibility of the star system being abused, so I clicked the one star on your post!

In fact, I dont think I like you anymore, so I am gonna continue to just click one star every time I see your avatar.



Ah...Can someone click my stars, I dont seem to have any. A 5 wold be nice

[edit on 16-5-2007 by cavscout]

Originally posted by cavscout

Originally posted by Odium
Thank you, spacedoubt.

You've just given us the perfect example for my point of view.

Oh yeah!

Well I disagree with your position about the possibility of the star system being abused, so I clicked the one star on your post!

In fact, I dont think I like you anymore, so I am gonna continue to just click one star every time I see your avatar.

But we made love!

Well look at it already:

I answered minnie's question: I get a 2 Star Rating. Please where was I wrong? Where was my information false? OH wait...

She asks a question on a new system and gets 1 Star.

Popularity Contests here we come!

Originally posted by Odium
This topic is about the rating system. What you yourself said really has nothing to do with it, yet after 3 votes you are on 4 stars. How is that on the content of what he posted? How is it being used to show us worthwhile posts? Or is it fine for us to go off topic now?

No, actually what he has is an average of 4 stars. Meaning someone gave him a 5 star rating, most likely because they thought it was funny, and I know he got a two star, cause I thought it was off topic but slightly amusing. Someone else obviously gave him a three of four star. I don’t think this is going to be abused as much as you think it will, most of us are fair and base it on the work and thought put into the post, averaged with whether or not we agree with it, and it follows T&C. So far when I have given out stars, three is for an average post, and I might drop or raise it one if I disagree or agree with the poster. If they put in a significant amount of work, then say four stars, and five for something that I either wholeheartedly agree with or that took a lot of work to produce. If they broke T&C, went totally off topic, added no work, or anything significant to the thread, then I might give them a one.