Well, we all [i]Love[/i] the ratings system. So I'd thought I'd mention my idea how to improve it.
Basically, This is a way to show what parts are being agreed upon. We've all faced this.
[quote]
We never had that apple.
Your car sucks!
[/quote]
So, you agree with the first part. But how does everyone know that that's what you agreed upon? Simple!
If the Ratings System had a way of showing what people actually rated. Here is what I propose:
First you highlight your word or words that you'd like to rate.
Next, click your rating.
WIN.
What others see:
When they mouse over an area, the highlighted areas start to "fade in" slowly. When they mouse over a highlighted thing, a semi transparent window will appear showing who rated this, how many ratings and of what type.
[B]CONCLUSION[/B]
This will make FP much more clear and will show what people actually agreed upon. Further more, if there is a spelling mistake, all someone has to do is highlight it, and it will be shown! This
Overall, this should help with the general atmosphere and will allow for "statistics" for that person who posted, to see what people think and what they like/dislike.
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Ratings are inherently useless. Just ignore them.
Unless someone popular rates you then you should feel special inside.
How about remove the ratings.
That'd be the best course of action IMO.
[QUOTE=Lankist;16774865]Ratings are inherently useless. Just ignore them.
Unless someone popular rates you then you should feel special inside.[/QUOTE]
I rated you informative, and you are going to ignore me. :sigh:
Well, my point was that they do kinda suck now. They just aren't very clear. This should help make them more clear, thus making them useful.
Right now, I think that they are quite useless, I ignore them. I just think, if they were improved, They'd become helpful to users, and not just pictures on the bottom :P
[B]Off Topic:[/B] This is my 314 post :pie:
Get rid of the dumb rating it's just a way for people to insult someone you don't like and not get banned for flaming.
See what I mean
Put smiley thread ratings :(
[QUOTE=AwpersAreBad;16774910]Get rid of the dumb rating it's just a way for people to insult someone you don't like and not get banned for flaming.[/QUOTE]
Yes, at this moment they are. This way they can become [I]MORE[/I] Than that. Much more.
Also, did you know that you can rate yourself. What's up with that?
[B]OFF TOPIC:[/B] Odd, My post number for this post was #0, when it's suppossed to be #9. When I moused over it, my tab crashed. :lol: WAIT, it happens when you do an inline edit..
not only is this pointless, it's impractical too. OP doesn't know how things work, he doesn't realise what he is asking would take forever to actually implement, and that's if it's even possible, which i doubt.
[QUOTE=YoMother;16774958]You're new aren't you?[/QUOTE]
No, look i've been here forever. May 2005, 2 months before you, fellow 2005'er! I just don't post K's of posts. I have other things to do:P
[QUOTE=pl0xinat0r;16774952]not only is this pointless, it's impractical too. OP doesn't know how things work, he doesn't realise what he is asking would take forever to actually implement, and that's if it's even possible, which i doubt.[/QUOTE]
Nothing is impossible. Not with programming. Also, I believe there are scripts for this type of thing already made. We used this at school. [url]http://www.diigo.com/[/url]
Furthermore, I wasn't asking for this EXACT thing. Just something like it. Color coding would do with a simple multiplier helpbox overlay.
When people rate me funny I feel special.
Aww, thanks guys. :glomp:
I hate when people go like:
"Wtf why are you guys rating me dumb", all it does is provoke more dumb ratings, and they shouldn't care what others rate them in the first place.
[QUOTE=Usernameasd2;16775013]When people rate me funny I feel special.[/QUOTE]
Hopefully they're laughing with you :D
Anyways, I thought this would get better reception. Ratings at their current status are useless. Why not give them a chance to [I]become[/I] useful?
Also, in the years passed, I remember a war between Garry and FP'ers who wanted Ratings. Ratings won. So, why the change of heart? Now no one wants them? You people can't be pleased :P
[QUOTE=Quickoatz;16775062]I hate when people go like:
"Wtf why are you guys rating me dumb", all it does is provoke more dumb ratings, and they shouldn't care what others rate them in the first place.[/QUOTE]
Same here. This should show why they are. You should only be able to rate if you highlight, to back it up.
I don't love the rating system it causes more problems than it solves.
If I make a post and someone rates it dumb, 9 times out of 10 people will see the dumb rating and just assume the post is dumb. They won't think on their own and actually take the post for what it's worth.
The ratings also get abused, if someone doesn't like another person they will rate them dumb or anything.
Ratings don't mean anything at all, people get in arguments over them, they don't contribute to anything at all.
If anything I say we just remove the ratings.
1 - 5 rating was [B]THE[/B] shit, the new rating system sadly has its flaws.
I could actually see this working. Add counter to every line of every post and manipulate it with ratings. You could put ON the rating's view and text of post would tint by the type and number of ratings.
I could pretty well imagine this getting coded, it doesn't seem that complex. Question is; would the load in the size of forum like FP be bearable?
And it certainly wouldn't be useless, but it looks like it wouldn't be worth the effort.
[QUOTE=Squad;16775104]I don't love the rating system it causes more problems than it solves.
If I make a post and someone rates it dumb, 9 times out of 10 people will see the dumb rating and just assume the post is dumb. They won't think on their own and actually take the post for what it's worth.
The ratings also get abused, if someone doesn't like another person they will rate them dumb or anything.
Ratings don't mean anything at all, people get in arguments over them, they don't contribute to anything at all.
If anything I say we just remove the ratings.[/QUOTE]
True. This is why forced highlighting would become useful! Sure, people would highlight the whole thing/the word "The"/etc, but most would use it as intended. If it was marked, people would see who was abusing it. Overall, I'd think this would help us out.
[QUOTE=Hatsen;16775114]1 - 5 rating was [B]THE[/B] shit, the new rating system sadly has its flaws.[/QUOTE]
1-5 was ubercool. It actually worked.
The new ratings are fucking stupid and exploitable. Someone says 'Rate me box!', and people do. I would much rather have insta-ban or smartness than ratings.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;16775117][U]I could actually see this working.[/U] [B][U]Add counter to every line of every post and manipulate it with ratings.[/U][/B] You could put ON the rating's view and text of post would tint by the type and number of ratings.
[B]I could pretty well imagine this getting coded[/B], it doesn't seem that complex. Question is; would the load in the size of forum like FP be bearable?
[U]And it certainly wouldn't be useless[/U], but [I]it looks like it wouldn't be worth the effort[/I].[/QUOTE]
I rate [B]Bold[/B] optimistic.
I agree with [U]Underline[/U]
I disagree with [I]Italic[/I]
I rate [B][U]Bold-Underline[/U][/B] Informative
That took well over a minute. This is what some people do today. Imagine how productive it would be if there was a system in place to do this!
I refuse to rate people.
[QUOTE=tarkata14;16775168]The new ratings are fucking stupid and exploitable. Someone says 'Rate me box!', and people do. I would much rather have insta-ban or smartness than ratings.[/QUOTE]
I agree
It would suck, because FP would look worse than OIFY.
But see your point, it's not always clear what people are agreeing on.
Oh god, this would be horrible.
people would rate EACH AND EVERY WORD!
[QUOTE=The golden;16775206]Forgive me if I don't see the logic in what you're saying here.
If I asked people to slap me, I'm sure they would.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't.
I would. Twice.
[QUOTE=The golden;16775206]Forgive me if I don't see the logic in what you're saying here.
If I asked people to slap me, I'm sure they would.[/QUOTE]
You're missing the point. I'm saying the ratings have no meaning any more. People don't actually rate people for being funny, and people will just go into random threads and rate everyone dumb for no reason.
Another thing, people rate someone disagree, but don't post why they disagree, it's fucking annoying to no end.
Sweet another "ratings" thread.
:regd08:
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Knock yourselves out.
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