POLL: Ratings (and how you do them)

Erax · #1 June 17th, 2003, 05:20 PM

I have given out several 5-star Ratings to people who contributed significantly to the community, with mods, stories, shipsets, forum avatars, the FAQ, or by generally being helpful when I have a question.

I have given out two one-star Ratings to flamers. The only two such people I saw here.

I gave a two-star rating to a person who is not a flamer but habitually uses offensive language.

That being said, I know there are still many people out there whom I should rate at 5 stars, please be patient and I'll get around to it.

Raging Deadstar · #2 June 17th, 2003, 07:16 PM

I've rated quite a few people. Mainly if they release a nice shipset, a great story or be generally helpful to people. Then theres the exception of them being generally nice guys in the bar trek thread. I don't really give anything less than a 5 star rating, unless someone starts flaming someone.

Ed Kolis · #3 June 17th, 2003, 10:24 PM

I don't rate people for 2 reasons:

1. I'd only bother if I were going to give them a 5, or (maybe) a 1, anyway...

2. I don't know how to take it back... what if Suicide Junkie flies off the handle and becomes a homicide junkie?

Or what if a flamer I rated a 1 months ago has reformed and become an upstanding member of the community?

Rojero · #4 June 17th, 2003, 10:45 PM

Wouldnt it be cool if we the Space Empires community could be meet up once a year and just hang out? Just a thought

Erax · #5 June 18th, 2003, 12:49 PM

Yes, it would. But there is a distance problem.

I suppose it could be done on a regional basis, though.

Slynky · #6 June 18th, 2003, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
I don't rate people for 2 reasons:

2. I don't know how to take it back... what if Suicide Junkie flies off the handle and becomes a homicide junkie? Or what if a flamer I rated a 1 months ago has reformed and become an upstanding member of the community?

A good point.

Erax · #7 June 18th, 2003, 04:22 PM

I just did a test (which involved giving Geo 5 stars, which he deserves). There is no way, or at least no easy way, to change or remove a rating once you've given it.

I think I'll be more careful in the future with the low Ratings (not that I haven't been up to now, but I'll be more careful).