|
Users viewing this topic:
none
|
|
Login  | |
|
RE: Ratings Feedback - 5/4/2005 10:36:01 AM
|
|
|
BenQuebec
Posts: 1480
Joined: 2/28/2005
From: Québec, Canada
Status: offline
|
Michelle,
It's like post counts. Post counts have very little to do with how long you've been here or the quality of your posts. However, that's not to say that one's post count has NO value, because it does tell us of a member's degree of involvement.
Points are similar. Your score has little to do with how long you've been here or the quality of your posts, although we're trying to discourage frivolous scoring to reverse that situation. Like your post count, saying your score has little value is not saying it has NO value, because like the post count, it tells us about your involvement in our community. Your score tells us how you're perceived by others, where you post, and your poster personality:
Fun - your score will be higher.
Serious - your score will be moderately high.
Confrontational - your score will be lower.
If you have a high score, you're probably a fun poster. You likely post a lot in fun threads and/or have a few friends in the community. This can also be in combination with a moderate amount of serious posts which have been rated highly be others. Thus, your poster personality can be a combination: in this case, mostly fun/partially serious.
Although fun posters can be serious when they wanna be, a poster with a moderately high score is more likely to be a serious poster who posts good stuff. Not all serious posters who post great stuff will have a high score, as not every good poster posts in the fun areas, and some don't have a lot of buddies online here. That's okay - such posters will have moderately high scores. Again, this can be a combination of mostly serious/partially fun.
If you have a relatively low score, that can indicate a few things. If your post count is also low, it usually means you haven't been here for a while, though there are exceptions, as everyone's post count was reset on April 11th when we launched the new forums. If your post count is high, but your score is low, that usually means you spend time in heated areas like theology or current events, where posters who disagree will dock points, and you are probably more of a confrontational poster.
Thus, as you see, your score can actually tell us where you spend time posting, as well as your "poster personality" as it were. Does that make sense? :-)
< Message edited by BenQuebec -- 5/4/2005 10:52:35 AM >
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Ratings Feedback - 5/4/2005 10:45:19 AM
|
|
|
roninbrian
Posts: 22
Joined: 4/11/2005
Status: offline
|
quote:
Post counts have very little to do with how long you've been here or the quality of your posts. However, that's not to say that one's post count has NO value, because it does tell us of a member's degree of involvement
quote:
Thus, as you see, your score can actually tell us where you spend time posting, as well as your "poster personality" as it were. Does that make sense? :-)
I can understand that, but by the logic of you last post, the score should not be tied into the ratings (which I strenuously object to, BTW). Why should someone be rated a "New Member" or an "Junior Member" just because they are spending time in the hot topic folders, being knocked for their opinions, but are very involved.
**Edited my original quote. It should now read "score" instead of "post count"**
< Message edited by BenQuebec -- 5/4/2005 10:53:54 AM >
_____________________________
Wally: Carpe diem, Dilbert.
Dilbert: Seize the day.
Wally: What?
Dilbert: Carpe diem.
Wally: I think that's a fish.
Dogbert: They say only the good die young. If that works both ways, I'm immortal.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Ratings Feedback - 5/4/2005 10:52:05 AM
|
|
|
BenQuebec
Posts: 1480
Joined: 2/28/2005
From: Québec, Canada
Status: offline
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: roninbrian
I can understand that, but by the logic of you last post, the score should not be tied into the ratings (which I strenuously object to, BTW). Why should someone be rated a "New Member" or an "Junior Member" just because they are spending time in the hot topic folders, being knocked for their opinions, but are very involved.
As Fritz has said, the scoring system is still being evaluated, as is subject to change. We're discussing just what you've said as a possible change.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Ratings Feedback - 5/4/2005 11:11:26 AM
|
|
|
AprilMtns
Posts: 787
Joined: 4/11/2005
From: Wyoming
Status: offline
|
I would think that 'hits' would be more important than 'scores'.
I spend my posting in just a few 'fun' areas. But I read and spend more time and learn more, in the more 'serious' topics.
Just my opinion...
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Ratings Feedback - 5/4/2005 11:27:34 AM
|
|
|
roninbrian
Posts: 22
Joined: 4/11/2005
Status: offline
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: BenQuebec
quote:
ORIGINAL: roninbrian
I can understand that, but by the logic of you last post, the score should not be tied into the ratings (which I strenuously object to, BTW). Why should someone be rated a "New Member" or an "Junior Member" just because they are spending time in the hot topic folders, being knocked for their opinions, but are very involved.
As Fritz has said, the scoring system is still being evaluated, as is subject to change. We're discussing just what you've said as a possible change.
Thank you.
For the record, I don't dislike the scoring itself, I think the points can be quite fun when use right.
_____________________________
Wally: Carpe diem, Dilbert.
Dilbert: Seize the day.
Wally: What?
Dilbert: Carpe diem.
Wally: I think that's a fish.
Dogbert: They say only the good die young. If that works both ways, I'm immortal.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Ratings Feedback - 5/4/2005 12:22:00 PM
|
|
|
Fritzpw_Admin
Posts: 8025
Joined: 2/28/2005
From: New Jersey
Status: offline
|
Thank you for taking the time to express your feedback on this topic.
As previously stated the rank system is still under review and may be altered without further notice.
_____________________________
Fred "Fritz" Alberti
Director of Social Media
fritz@salemwebnetwork.com
Read today's Bible verse from my favorite online Bible
|
|
|
|
 New Messages |
 No New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/ New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/o New Messages |
 Locked w/ New Messages |
 Locked w/o New Messages |
|
 Post New Thread
Reply to Message
Post New Poll
Submit Vote
Delete My Own Post
Delete My Own Thread
Rate Posts |
|
|
Forum Tools
Printable Version
Michelle 
I've hardly used it since because I got the impression we weren't supposed to do that. 