Thread and post ratings???

Well I have looked around a bit....

and cannot figure out the ratings of a thread or post...other then stars

I would like to see how a thread or post is rated by the community...

Can anyone enlighten me....I and back off to search around...

Am I just missing it...or is that not a feature anymore??

anyhoo...... I like the fact I can see who has given me reps now....I would like to see my given rep stats....

I keep getting...you must spread them around...but I give them so rarely now...

I cant remember :(

I know the whole AP\Rep thing may be done away with...but I do believe it serves a function sometimes

Just thoughts

MLF

My default view shows the 'stars' on the thread title (Ie, if I search for today's posts). Just looks like it isn't being used much (I rated this thread to make sure I remembered correctly) :) As far as the rating by the community, think its more or less a weighted average (I'd hope) or perhaps just a normal average...

Dunno, maybe some people could rate the thread and see how it handles the aggregate...

EDIT: Interestingly enough, after I posted my response the thread rating disappeared...not sure what is up with that...(I rated post before I responded).

The thread rating is plainly visible. Individual posts cannot be rated except by adding to the user's reputation.

What about recent reps given...

MLF

If you're in the senior registered group (2yrs, 500 posts, rep of 1000) then you can click the white "scale" on your own post to see what it was given by way of rep pts and by whom. Registered users can only see the rep pts, not who left them

The problem I am having is giving them out because I must spread them around...and ...due to my old age cannot remember whom I have given them to.....

there used to be a section on APs given out , when and to whom....that is what I am looking for

MLF

No, there is no such screen in this version, I'm afraid, at least not that I know of. This is a new version for me too. There's still a few things I'm yet discovering about it.

Personally I'm not sure I like rating systems. It's annoying when you read something written about one of your posts where someone clearly just doesn't understand a situation. For instance, I got an anti point because some unknown user discovered my account had been inactive for years and saw my current points and accused me (or someone else, it was a bit of a rambling comment) of antipoint abuse! Like, I could have avoided that by not getting my accounts merged, and it wouldn't have made me a different personality.

I've also known people (on other forums) register several nicks just to build up reputation on one account. It's so open to random use/abuse the only way to take it is with a pinch of salt.

Same with thread ratings. There are many threads I've thought are really good but I've completely forgotten to rate them. It doesn't mean they aren't in the same class as another thread someone has made a point of giving 5 stars to.

I concur. I've always been against their use, however on forums where they were enabled before I got here, I've left them. But on 27 of our 30 forums that I manage, they're disabled.

My personal viewpoint here..................

The thread points is from 1-5 where 1 is "terrible" and 5 is "excellent" ??????????????

That seems somewhat illogical to me?........... no points is indifferent, and all gold stars should be positive............ unless you want to default every post to the mid-point?

:)

I'm not sure, nih. On most of the forums, no one bothers to use it. Or perhaps I've just never noticed (also possible).

I think that you are right Joe....................... I only used it once when we were trying out the new vBulletin..............

I cannot get my head around having 5 gold stars when 1 is a bad rating?

:)

The rating system itself is something I never bothered about, just like reputation pts. If you spend any amount of time on a forum, you very quickly learn who is respected and who knows what they're on about. To me, the entire rating concept is an artificial means of trying to go about this, and it's too easily corrupted and abused

I know - doesn't make sense really. Unless you adopt the system hotels have, where even 1 star is better than no stars at all.

I think we should double the choices, have 1-5 stars for positive, 1-5 raspberries for negative :D

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Originally Posted by JPnyc

I think we should double the choices, have 1-5 stars for positive, 1-5 raspberries for negative :D

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Sounds good, will the 5 raspberries equal suicide status? and have the thread locked? ;)

I think we should just drop the thread rating system myself. It's pretty meaningless. I don't see a thread with 5 stars and think "I must read that". I read what I think I can contribute to. In fact I'd probably be more inclined to read a thread with 5 raspberries out of curiosity!

I was just joking, dalek. I tend to agree with Moira, I think it's useless. I've been visiting forums for yrs and have yet to even bother looking at a thread's rating. If the topic looks interesting, I read it. If not, I don't.

Well, nobody seems to be using it, so I suppose it doesnt really matter?

Like yourself, Joe, I have never paid much attention to thread ratings in the past.

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Originally Posted by JPnyc

I was just joking, dalek. I tend to agree with Moira, I think it's useless. I've been visiting forums for yrs and have yet to even bother looking at a thread's rating. If the topic looks interesting, I read it. If not, I don't.

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Oh you kidder you....:p but I somewhat agree with both you and Moira, however there are some members who because of S & M tendacies do gravitate to the thread about to go suicide, just so they can even out their points.(used to is the operative word I guess) But yeah ratings aren't what they are cracked up to be, I mean Norton gets great (self imposed ratings) but I avoid like the plague, or some sites get zilch, yet their content is interesting and allows the reader to make their own conclusions.;)

To each their own...

We can let things be as they are for the present. The ratings shouldn't bother those of us who don't use/look at them. And voting a thread down doesn't lock it in this version, as it did in the past one. That was a hack.

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Originally Posted by Moira

Personally I'm not sure I like rating systems. It's annoying when you read something written about one of your posts where someone clearly just doesn't understand a situation. For instance, I got an anti point because some unknown user discovered my account had been inactive for years and saw my current points and accused me (or someone else, it was a bit of a rambling comment) of antipoint abuse!

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I never liked it, particularly. I was around back when the AntiPoint system was introduced, and there was much debate and controversy about it...meh...deal with it. We couldn't change JP's mind, and the current admins still like it, so...MEH. It's just an online forum, after all...;)

Ouroboros

What current admins still like it? I hate the thing, but I'm not a tyrannical despot. Unless a majority of the membership votes to get rid of it, I have to leave it be.