An idea for the new vb.org - mod ratings not anonymous

[BirdOPrey5]

I think it should be considered for the big upgrade to vbulletin.org coming next year that going forward all ratings of mods/articles are public with who voted and what they voted for. When viewing someone's profile you should be able to see all the votes they gave- we shouldn't let people who consistently give low ratings for no reason the anonymity to hide as they now have.

I know when I rate a mod I'm willing to stand behind my rating- others should too.

Just food for thought.

Also you should be able to change your vote.

[Paul M]

Sorry but I disagree. This would simply discourage rating, and cause arguments.

[Mark.B]

I agree with Paul. There'd be forum riots. It'd be entertaining, but not very good for community cohesion. Or non-violence pacts for that matter.

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by Mark.B

I agree with Paul. There'd be forum riots. It'd be entertaining, but not very good for community cohesion. Or non-violence pacts for that matter.

What's not good for community cohesion is PO'ed coders because some anonymous user goes and rates all his or her mods 1 or 2 stars one night for some unknown reason.

[Alfa1]

But you assume that someone did, while its also possible that a number of people rated them low. So if your assumption would be wrong, then what does that make your suggestion?

I think any abuse of the system would be leveled out if the system is used by enough people. The thread rating system is outdated and does not stimulate users to rate. A 1 click jquery rating stars function works much better:
http://www.fyneworks.com/jquery/star-rating/

[BirdOPrey5]

If I could see a mod was consistently getting low ratings I'd know for sure the problem was with the mod and not 1 user. But when there are 5 ratings and an average of 4.2 stars and yesterday it was 4 ratings with an average of 5 stars you don't need to be a math wizard to know what person 5 rated it.

Even if the username of the voter was kept secret and I could see I had 4 "5-star" reviews and 1 "1-star" review it would tell me more than the system does now.

Amazon has probably the biggest most trusted rating community on the web and they don't allow anonymous ratings... Just something to think about. I knew this wouldn't be a popular idea...

[Boofo]

As much as this hurts to say, I have to agree with Paul on this one. It would encourage chaos and voting would be a thing of the past.

[vbenhancer]

ratings === overbloated

drop it completely, that's all... use a "Like" button for facebook, people will share their findings with their friends... THAT will bring people here.

internal ratings are pointless if they bring not more trafic on the site.

[Alfa1]

Like buttons are great. Especially if I can turn them off.

[Lynne]

I have absolutely no idea what any of my mods have been rated. And, I've never looked at any ratings on any other mods. I guess I'm just strange. :/