Mandatory rating enabled?

[Jeff7181]

I think it would be a good idea to make enabling the rating thing mandatory. Would make it harder for the trolls to hide their trollness.

 

[compudog]

Nah. Too much room for abuse.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: compudog
Nah. Too much room for abuse.

Exactly.

 

[fredtam]

Originally posted by: compudog
Nah. Too much room for abuse.

Yep.
I had a good rating till I gave my opinion on the Apple G5.
Anyone who disagrees with your opinion can rate you badly.

 

[olds]

I think ratings should be done away with. They mean diddly squat.

 

[CaseTragedy]

i dont even refer to user ratings when dealing in FS/FT--useless info.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: CaseTragedy
i dont even refer to user ratings when dealing in FS/FT--useless info.

Most people don't but I have seen newbies confused by it.

 

[RagingBITCH]

User ratings are completely worthless for trading. The only thing it partially reflects at least in OT is the type of poster that person is. Red Dawn is quite eccentric and based solely off his posts in OT, might be rated rather low, but from the rave reviews I remember people writing about him in FS/FT, he's one of the finest traders on AT.

 

[PowerMacG5]

I just enabled it for kicks, and some jackass gave me a one rating, so no, I don't believe it should be mandatory (btw, I have it disabled again).

 

[Jzero]

How would we enforce it being used "properly?"
It's just a novelty.

 

[beatle]

I think it's a wasted feature. Some of the best members on the board have low ratings for no apparent reason. With an established rating system for FS/FT in the form of heatware, I don't see the need for a rating system on the forum itself.

 

[gwlam12]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
User ratings are completely worthless for trading. The only thing it partially reflects at least in OT is the type of poster that person is. Red Dawn is quite eccentric and based solely off his posts in OT, might be rated rather low, but from the rave reviews I remember people writing about him in FS/FT, he's one of the finest traders on AT.

i remember my first experience with him. i inquired about a tv tuner, had a few questions, and then decided not to buy it. he responded with "thanks for wasting my time, dumbass" or something to that effect.

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: gwlam12

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
User ratings are completely worthless for trading. The only thing it partially reflects at least in OT is the type of poster that person is. Red Dawn is quite eccentric and based solely off his posts in OT, might be rated rather low, but from the rave reviews I remember people writing about him in FS/FT, he's one of the finest traders on AT.

i remember my first experience with him. i inquired about a tv tuner, had a few questions, and then decided not to buy it. he responded with "thanks for wasting my time, dumbass" or something to that effect.

Doesn't sound a whole lot like Red.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: gwlam12

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
User ratings are completely worthless for trading. The only thing it partially reflects at least in OT is the type of poster that person is. Red Dawn is quite eccentric and based solely off his posts in OT, might be rated rather low, but from the rave reviews I remember people writing about him in FS/FT, he's one of the finest traders on AT.

i remember my first experience with him. i inquired about a tv tuner, had a few questions, and then decided not to buy it. he responded with "thanks for wasting my time, dumbass" or something to that effect.

lol. He's a pretty damn good trader all in all. I can't say that I haven't ever said the same thing to someone. In my case, it was more than deserved though.

 

[Antisocial Virge]

Its a useless feature. It means nothing since its abused both ways "Everybody gets a 10 !!" and the other way where people, like me, give everyone 1's.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Sunner

Originally posted by: gwlam12

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
User ratings are completely worthless for trading. The only thing it partially reflects at least in OT is the type of poster that person is. Red Dawn is quite eccentric and based solely off his posts in OT, might be rated rather low, but from the rave reviews I remember people writing about him in FS/FT, he's one of the finest traders on AT.

i remember my first experience with him. i inquired about a tv tuner, had a few questions, and then decided not to buy it. he responded with "thanks for wasting my time, dumbass" or something to that effect.

Doesn't sound a whole lot like Red.

Yeah it does, especially when the guy could have gone to the Website and gleened all the info he needed. In fact I remember giving him the info he requested directly from reading the site myself.

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Sunner

Originally posted by: gwlam12

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
User ratings are completely worthless for trading. The only thing it partially reflects at least in OT is the type of poster that person is. Red Dawn is quite eccentric and based solely off his posts in OT, might be rated rather low, but from the rave reviews I remember people writing about him in FS/FT, he's one of the finest traders on AT.

i remember my first experience with him. i inquired about a tv tuner, had a few questions, and then decided not to buy it. he responded with "thanks for wasting my time, dumbass" or something to that effect.

Doesn't sound a whole lot like Red.

Yeah it does, especially when the guy could have gone to the Website and gleened all the info he needed. In fact I remember giving him the info he requested directly from reading the site myself.

Well, I figured there'd be some reason.

Of course that doesn't prevent it from being a tad assholish, just a bit less so.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Sunner

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Sunner

Originally posted by: gwlam12

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
User ratings are completely worthless for trading. The only thing it partially reflects at least in OT is the type of poster that person is. Red Dawn is quite eccentric and based solely off his posts in OT, might be rated rather low, but from the rave reviews I remember people writing about him in FS/FT, he's one of the finest traders on AT.

i remember my first experience with him. i inquired about a tv tuner, had a few questions, and then decided not to buy it. he responded with "thanks for wasting my time, dumbass" or something to that effect.

Doesn't sound a whole lot like Red.

Yeah it does, especially when the guy could have gone to the Website and gleened all the info he needed. In fact I remember giving him the info he requested directly from reading the site myself.

Well, I figured there'd be some reason.

Of course that doesn't prevent it from being a tad assholish, just a bit less so.

I'm sorry I hurt his feelings

 

[Sunner]

I'm sorry I hurt his feelings

I forgive you.

Actually I don't care

 

[Spyro]

Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge
Its a useless feature. It means nothing since its abused both ways "Everybody gets a 10 !!" and the other way where people, like me, give everyone 1's.

I try to be more balanced in my ratings. The first person gets a 10 the second one gets a 5 and the third gets a 1. Thats all the rating I do each day, unless somebody annoys me, in which case I give them a 1.... I don't think that they should be made mandatory, but even if they were what good would they accomplish. Who here seriously rates ATers?

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Sunner

I'm sorry I hurt his feelings

I forgive you.

Actually I don't care

That's good, because I highly doubt that RD cares, either.

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
I'm sorry I hurt his feelings

Hah! no you're not.

 

[Evadman]

I bought a mainboard from Red Dawn, and I can tell you he is a bitter old man who gets his jollies from ragging on the n00b's here. That is the whole reason I bought it from him, because he is a bitter old man. I was disapointed when he was nothing but profesional with my inquiries

As for the ratings, they are not worth anything really. I have had a few peeps comment on my high post count (lifer status) and say that if I am a lifer I must be from On High. No, I just nef a lot.