swayinOtis
Banned
I think that many people only vote when they are angry. I decided to let people rate me. I don't know why. Silly me. The very day I turned it on I asked a question about what was better, 1 or 10. Number 1 is usually considered the best, not 10, so I wasn't sure. Therefore I asked a simple question. What I got was a bunch of silly people who decided they would teach me a lesson We were not talking life and death, politicals, science, religion. One idiot wrote back that it was such a stupid question that I deserved a 1. That was all it took. A bunch of sheep followed suite and before I knew it, I had about 20 votes that averaged out to like 1.113.
To me it was just ridiculous, but I tried to laugh it off. What is the point of rating someone? I didn't think it was a proper use of the rating system. It was more like boys in highschool ganging up on someone.
Today I had a disagreement with someone in another thread. Then that person then accused me of rating him a 1 because of our disagreement. Of course people believed it so more people decided to rate me a 1.
I am starting to think the user rating thing gets abused so I have decided to turn it off. I have looked at many user ratings here. Almost no one that I have looked at was above 5. Is it safe to say people vote more out of spite than anything else?
p.s. I think if you look at my replies here I try to keep it light for the most part. I don't usually engage in long-winded debates that go nowhere. I usually avoid the serious ideological threads, etc. I'd rather just kick back and have some fun. I come here to unwind, not wind up. Just so you know. 🙂
p.s.s. maybe only people willing to be rated should be allowed to rate others. it might not be fair to let non-rated people rate. [ducking and running] 🙂
To me it was just ridiculous, but I tried to laugh it off. What is the point of rating someone? I didn't think it was a proper use of the rating system. It was more like boys in highschool ganging up on someone.
Today I had a disagreement with someone in another thread. Then that person then accused me of rating him a 1 because of our disagreement. Of course people believed it so more people decided to rate me a 1.
I am starting to think the user rating thing gets abused so I have decided to turn it off. I have looked at many user ratings here. Almost no one that I have looked at was above 5. Is it safe to say people vote more out of spite than anything else?
p.s. I think if you look at my replies here I try to keep it light for the most part. I don't usually engage in long-winded debates that go nowhere. I usually avoid the serious ideological threads, etc. I'd rather just kick back and have some fun. I come here to unwind, not wind up. Just so you know. 🙂
p.s.s. maybe only people willing to be rated should be allowed to rate others. it might not be fair to let non-rated people rate. [ducking and running] 🙂
