Trader Ratings v1.2.0

Trader Ratings - A user feedback hack
Copyright ?2004 Jason Rabel, All Rights Reserved.
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Latest TR Verson: 1.2.0
vB Versions: 3.0.0 - 3.0.9
Author: Jason Rabel
Contact: PM me here, I'll respond.
Site: EXTREME Overclocking
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Updates:
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1.2.0 - September 4, 2004
- Added Trader Ratings Stats Page (finally!)
- Added PM notification when someone receives feedback
- Changed how positive feedback percentage score is calculated (bugfix)
- Ability to "close" the Trader Ratings pages (for maintainence or whatever) - TRATING_CLOSED
- Ability to set the URL field when submitting feedback to required or optional - TRATING_REQ_URL

1.1.0 - June 7, 2004
- Added time-based user edit/delete abilities, set via TRATING_UEDIT constant in traderratings.php file
- Userdate field is now an int field to be consistent with vBulletin
- Userrating field changed to tinyint to save space
- Fixed timeframes for showing historical ratings
- Made some various code consolidation
- Added missing ".TABLE_PREFIX." statement
- Templates.txt file shows code for postbit & MEMBERINFO, with conditional examples
- All 3 templates changed heavily
- Added some more phrases & fixed missing phrases

1.0.1 - June 2, 2004
- Fixed a "divide by zero" display error
- Postbit template fixed so guests do not have a trader rating

1.0.0 - June 1, 2004
- Initial Public Release

Description:
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Trader Ratings has evolved from my vB2 Buy/Sell/Trade User Rating System. This is a rating system for when members buy / sell / trade items from each other (presumably on a FS section of your forum). It is based on the honor system since there is no way to truly tell if they did engage in a transaction. (But I'm working on a way to fix that.) Trader Ratings came about because it was a pain to try and maintain a single thread listing good / bad traders and so far has worked out quite well.

Features:
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? Rate another member: Positive / Negative / Neutral
? Specify Buyer, Seller, or Trade
? Leave comments about the deal
? Records date when rating created
? Specify a URL to the deal
? Display ratings over time
? Filter based on Buyer/Seller/Trade/or feedback they left for others
? Users can edit/delete ratings left for others (time based limitation)
? Admins & Mods can edit/delete anyone's ratings (just incase)
? Stats page showing best & worst rated members, and recent ratings
? PM notification when a person is rated

Basic Info:
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I haven't written a FAQ or any real documentation yet, but the way the system works is very simple. The only part that might confuse someone is that the Feedback Score is based only on UNIQUE members. Also, there are simple checks in place to make sure they actually do select proper info and enter a comment. A user is not able to rate themself (obviously). Permissions for viewing / rating are similar to standard forum viewing / posting permissions. Also it checks to make sure users exist and all that good stuff.

Installation Info:
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This hack is very simply to implement requiring only:
? 1 new file
? 5 new templates / 2-3 template changes (navbar, posbit/postbit_legacy, MEMBERINFO, memberlist_resultsbit)
? 52 new phrases
? 1 new DB table / 1 table DB change & index

An install/upgrade PHP file is included to do all the template/phrase/DB stuff, so basically you run that, upload the file, and edit your postbit template. BAM!

Screen Shots / Demos:
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See Screenshots below, or you can view them on my forums: My Trader Rating Page

Standard Disclaimer:
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BACKUP YOUR DATABASE & FILES BEFORE IMPLEMENTING THIS HACK!!!

Forums Using This Hack:
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EXTREME Overclocking Forums
i-Club -- Forums
Accord Tuner
NSX Prime
Honda-Acura.net
Guns Network
PimpRig

(PM me your forum if you want me to add you to the list)

Donations:
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This hack will always be free, however your donations are kindly accepted and will help towards further development. If you donate, please leave me some info (either your forum site or username at vB.org) so that I can thank you.


Plans For Future Releases:
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? rebuttal / followup comments
? item description (possibly instead of thread url)
? button on thread that buyer/seller clicks to tie the transaction to two people

[dethfire]

Originally Posted by Sc0rian

^ Same..

I just updated and forgot about that hack.... really need to get it going..

good luck, the hack hasn't been updated since last feb

[Noonster]

Thats not good.....

Anyone have any idea how to start to get it to work...
- Surely it shouldnt be to hard??

Thinking I will have to have a play tonight as need to have it!!

Daz

[Zachariah]

I'll work on 3.5.
Give me a few days

[tokenyank]

That's fantabu-doosy! This hack is the only reason I haven't updated to 3.5 yet!

/me waits patiently in the queue...

[Odysseus]

Originally Posted by Zachariah

I'll work on 3.5.
Give me a few days

Yo mean, you will try to port this hack to vB 3.5 and are going to share it?
Great!

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by Odysseus

Yo mean, you will try to port this hack to vB 3.5 and are going to share it?
Great!

yep.

It will be a few days these fires down here in Chatsworth,CA are about 1-2 miles away are killer on the Air. :tired:

[Odysseus]

Originally Posted by Zachariah

yep.

It will be a few days these fires down here in Chatsworth,CA are about 1-2 miles away are killer on the Air. :tired:

That's bad ... I whish you good luck to get through this without any bigger problems.

[tokenyank]

Not that I don't want this to be updated as I have 3.5 installed on my dev site waiting to be moved over... But, don't you need eoc_Jason's permission to update this mod Zachariah?

The only reason I ask is because I don't want work to be carried out on this mod, only for it to be pulled because of permissions.

I pm'd eoc_Jason several weeks ago and he assured me that this would be updated to 3.5 when it went Gold...

Again, I'm not trying to be ungrateful, but since this is what is holding me back, it is rather important to me (as well as many of those that use it I reckon) that it is done correctly?

I'll just shut up now and sit on my hands so I don't update my board before time!

[vipe]

Be patient guys, Jason is working on it...

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.co...8&page=1&pp=20

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by tokenyank

Not that I don't want this to be updated as I have 3.5 installed on my dev site waiting to be moved over... But, don't you need eoc_Jason's permission to update this mod Zachariah?

The only reason I ask is because I don't want work to be carried out on this mod, only for it to be pulled because of permissions.

I pm'd eoc_Jason several weeks ago and he assured me that this would be updated to 3.5 when it went Gold...

Again, I'm not trying to be ungrateful, but since this is what is holding me back, it is rather important to me (as well as many of those that use it I reckon) that it is done correctly?

I'll just shut up now and sit on my hands so I don't update my board before time!

Ya I sent him an e-mail, I think I have 7/8 of it done. Perhaps he can use the code to speed up his venture.

Phrases, templates, DB edits in XML product are all done and converted.