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Administration => Forum Administration => Topic started by: JMT on February 04, 2017, 10:36:50 pm

Title: Post Rating System
Post by: JMT on February 04, 2017, 10:36:50 pm
The post rating system can either be turned on or off - there is no opportunity for me to manipulate the choices.  Would you prefer it to be on, or off?  I prefer it off, as I think it just distracts, but I know at least one member prefers it turned on.  I will not vote in the poll except to break a tie.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: JMT on February 05, 2017, 10:42:37 am
BTW, I have now set it so this poll will close on the morning of February 9th.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: cybercoma on February 05, 2017, 11:21:51 am
In this case, I think it's alright. I'm surprised there's so many choices. At the end of the day I don't care either way, but I like it a hell of a lot more than the rating system at MLW.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: msj on February 05, 2017, 03:09:57 pm
I voted no but I want to change that to yes.

The rating system on the posts is fine. It is rating other members that I do not like - too clique and subject to a herd mentality.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: JMT on February 05, 2017, 03:10:40 pm
I voted no but I want to change that to yes.

The rating system on the posts is fine. It is rating other members that I do not like - too clique and subject to a herd mentality.

You are now able to change your vote.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: cybercoma on February 05, 2017, 03:58:56 pm
The rating system on the posts is fine. It is rating other members that I do not like - too clique and subject to a herd mentality.
That's what I like about this one compared to "others."
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: msj on February 05, 2017, 08:08:19 pm
After experimenting with a reputation system at another forum that shall remain the "forum that shall not be named" I find the it waaaaayyyy too cliquey.  ;D
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: cybercoma on February 06, 2017, 06:40:41 am
When insightful and intelligent posters have negative reputation and posters incapable of reason and logic, who simply cut and paste links from conservative christian and alt-right blogs have the highest reputation on the forum, that should tell you all you need to know about the company that you're keeping.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: ?Impact on February 06, 2017, 08:26:19 am
posters incapable of reason and logic, who simply cut and paste links from conservative christian and alt-right blogs have the highest reputation

Yeah, that was quite hilarious, especially after all the whining from the alt-right posters about how they would be such victims of a rating system.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: Queefer Sutherland on February 07, 2017, 07:42:03 pm
I don't pay attention to it much either way.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: wilber on February 07, 2017, 08:46:15 pm
I voted against but I don't really care if they are rated. I don't troll, my posts are what I think, so there.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: guest7 on February 07, 2017, 08:55:46 pm
When insightful and intelligent posters have negative reputation and posters incapable of reason and logic, who simply cut and paste links from conservative christian and alt-right blogs have the highest reputation on the forum, that should tell you all you need to know about the company that you're keeping.

I did that.  I saw a poster had negative rep so I gave her all 20 of mine one day.  Because the whole idea is silly.

I imagine that's what most people are doing now.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: JMT on February 07, 2017, 08:56:59 pm
I noticed someone rated one of my posts dumb...that makes me  :-[
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: guest7 on February 07, 2017, 08:58:27 pm
I noticed someone rated one of my posts dumb...that makes me  :-[

Well, it wasn't me or the_squid.  We both vowed never to do that.

It's positive all the way, and based on one thing:  Compassion.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: JMT on February 07, 2017, 09:09:12 pm
I meant here.  The last little symbol at the bottom (the box) means dumb.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: guest7 on February 07, 2017, 09:33:52 pm
I didn't even see those.  When I saw the question on here I thought it was about instituting something similar to MLW.

How do you when you've been "dumbed"?  I'm sure I must have by now.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: JMT on February 07, 2017, 09:44:42 pm
On your profile, there's a stats page.  You can see what has been said of your posts in a global way.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: ?Impact on February 07, 2017, 09:55:46 pm
I noticed someone rated one of my posts dumb...that makes me  :-[

At least this software allows you to see who someone is.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: JMT on February 07, 2017, 09:56:43 pm
I don't know which post it was, so I can't go see.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: guest7 on February 07, 2017, 11:12:03 pm
I don't know which post it was, so I can't go see.

It might have been me. My stats page, that I just visited for the first time, says I have given one dumb rating. It must have been a touchpad accident, as I didn't know there was such a thing until this evening.

Can I reset it?
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: BC_cheque on February 08, 2017, 12:26:56 am
Edited to completely reverse my position. 

I just clicked through a few pages and liked some posts, or found them funny, and it's nice to convey that without quoting and say 'haha!' or 'agreed'.

Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: ?Impact on February 09, 2017, 11:47:04 am
Well it looks like yea's have it 2:1. I was holding out when it looked like there would be a tie, but as the balance tipped I decided not to vote at all.
Title: Re: Post Rating System
Post by: JMT on February 09, 2017, 12:44:54 pm
The ayes have it.