what's up with the Star Ratings ??

ahamu22 · « **on:** July 21, 2001, 11:26:00 PM »

i've been curious to know what's up with the star ratings. if your peers vote you to a low rating, can that change your priviledges on the board? and who the hell would want to rate another person in stars from one to five? evaluating films on a one-to-five scale is meaningless enough, but to measure people that way is insulting. i assume it's only been used in sport, but the software seems to present it in a straightforward and humorless tone. is it supposed to be like a warning percentage on AIM? or is the idea simple to "rate" people based on how well you like their opinions, or their prose, or humor...?

dev · « **Reply #1 on:** July 22, 2001, 12:30:00 PM »

That about sums up my opinion too. I just disable mine (on the "my profile" settings page).

sheber · « **Reply #2 on:** July 22, 2001, 06:01:00 PM »

I'm actually surprised that there aren't any members of this forum who are purposely trying to lose stars...

Champy · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2001, 08:52:00 PM »

I gave ahamu22 5 stars because he has a nice beat and he's easy to dance to.

Champy

dev · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2001, 09:50:00 AM »

AgentDee · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2001, 11:27:00 AM »

FUNNY HA HA HA HA HA (falls off chair THUD) OW. (rubs butt and back of head)

Champy · « **Reply #6 on:** July 26, 2001, 08:08:00 AM »

If I'm so goddamn funny, why do I only get one lousy star? I DEMAND MORE STARS!!

Champy

sheber · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2001, 03:33:00 PM »

The humor rating system hasn't been activated by the webmaster yet.

Goldeneye · « **Reply #8 on:** July 30, 2001, 04:57:00 PM »

Whew! I thought I was the only one who wondered constantly about the star ratings. I don't know what the hell that is, but I've always been very happy that I had three stars, and just now noticed that I have been "upgraded" to four. I understand that might not mean anything at all, but what the hell, can't a guy feel special? (I'll probably still be surprised when I come back to find two or three of my stars gone just to teach me a lesson.) I figured they were supposed to determine how many of the regulars who go out of their way to rate someone actually like you. So every now and again, I click on someone and give them a boost. Don't know what the hell that does, but I try to be nice.