Xen Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I don't know if this has been suggested yet but I think Neowin should have a user rating system rating other peoples posts. I know there is a rating thread script already but this one is about users post. Would be cool if we can rate users depending If they help out, etc..and you would need to have let's say like 100+ posts in order to rate a user. Good idea or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted December 9, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2004 This has been discussed numerous times and has been determined that, in the end, people will be completely biased and abuse the system for things like the person being rated doesn't agree with the rater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackice912 Veteran Posted December 9, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2004 While I enjoy the post rating system used on RedVsBlue.com (+1 Zing!), I don't think it would be very useful here at Neowin. You'd more than likely have people getting mad when their post is rated negatively (-1 Lame), then start a brand new topic about how they don't think they should have been rated that way and yadda yadda....yeah. :) But that's IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xen Posted December 9, 2004 Author Share Posted December 9, 2004 Well, Yea. I got to agree with both of you. Alot of people would probaly get flamed and then get their reputation down and then start a war or something. I want to see what other users have to say about this! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 maybe a + only rating system, and they have to leave a reason why... kinda like ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0m8er Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme $niper Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Not a good idea mainly because of the reasons already stated, such as how most people would vote based on biast opinions and would just end up wasting bandwidth and time and effort of putting it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpanda Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 dont think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 my 2 cents. it'd be cool to have ratings and to vote for members, but ratings will not matter to me in anyway, sure we have popular members on this board, that doesn't mean everyone likes that member, we all have our "clicks" so a member rating system won't really affect me in any way. yes i'll vote accordingly, if someone has helped me they'll get a good vote, other than that i have a mental list of members who i dislike. i think that made sense.. so yea, i'd like to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazebee_ Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 heck no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canbeli Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 How about like what some other boards have: Moderators of the forum/admins/supervisors/smods ("/" means and/or) rate each helpful post positive number from 1-5 and each post that isn't serious about the topic negative 1-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aem4162 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Nah, it wouldn't really serve a purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerm Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I think it could be nice, but as already said would likely be abused. :< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Other forums that have this normally give you an option in your profile "allow other users to rate me" etc I think its a good idea, if you dont like it you wouldnt have to turn it on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 def. not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlabot Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 It's a fantastic idea. Everyone that voted no is worried that they will just get negative votes, but implemented the right way and it won't happen. Some points for a successful implementation that won't be abused: Only allow positive votes, you can not make votes for a bad post, only good ones Not have votes to last indefinately (so that someone would gain some votes then just let their quality slide off the scales), what I mean for example is, have 5 points for a positive vote, and every 7 days, everyone loses a vote. Users have a quota of votes to give, this way friends can't constantly vote for each other and keep the rating rising. Maybe only allow 3 votes per 24 hours. You must have a reply in the same thread that your rating a post in, either before or after the post you voting, so that you can't blindly vote for people and have the presence that you voted slide under the radar, this would also reduce voting for friends. Voting for a post that has already been voted for as quality won't get as many votes as if one person voted for it, so that votes won't get too high if someone makes an uberpost that gets pinned or such. Getting someone skillful enough to write such a hack would be the hardest thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannes Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 something tells me that this wont work out. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanky Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 The forums shouldn't be a competition to see who can get the highest rating, or the highest post count. Their about people helping others out and sometimes entertaining each other. I don't see how implementing a raitng system would contribute to these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~clean Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 YeY a populataty contest ... great idea ! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Unnecessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceDogg Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I think it would cause problems myself. I think at the least we should wait and see how the post ratings do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted December 10, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 10, 2004 bad idea imo :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toastyone Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 While I enjoy the post rating system used on RedVsBlue.com (+1 Zing!), I don't think it would be very useful here at Neowin. You'd more than likely have people getting mad when their post is rated negatively (-1 Lame), then start a brand new topic about how they don't think they should have been rated that way and yadda yadda....yeah. :)But that's IMHO. 585069695[/snapback] Yeah I share that exact same opinion ;) Congrats on becoming a mod BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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