Buy/Sell/Trade User Rating System (aka eBay Style User Feedback Hack)

Buy / Sell / Trade User Rating System (aka eBay Style User Feedback Hack)

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

Description:
This is a rating system for when members buy / sell /trade items from each other. It is based on the honor system since there is no way to truly tell if they did engage in a transaction. However I created this system because it was a pain to try and maintain a single thread listing good / bad traders and so far has worked out quite well.

Key Features:
- Rate 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
- Admins & Super Mods can delete ratings (just incase)
- Pagination (Just for Mist )

Current Version: v1.11
There are instructions in the zip for upgrading from 1.0 -> 1.1
*Note*, I forgot the change of templates "faq" & "faq2" (added as steps 19 & 20), thats why I uploaded v1.11, otherwise everything is the same as v1.1 (If you don't want the little FAQ part, just remove the FAQ link in the getinfo template below the rating stuff)

Tested On vBulletin Version: 2.2.9, 2.3.0
(should be compatible with all versions, very simple stuff)

To Do List: (Last Edited: 05/01/03)
- Send user an email when feedback is left for them
- Allow the user who received the feedback to comment on the feedback left for them. (For Neutral/Negative Feeback Only)
- Allow optional time limits for how often you can rate someone
- Allow all columns to be sortable ASC/DSC
- create a sort of wall of fame / shame (check this thread) for more info
- have a link so you can find out all the people you rated (and how you rated them)

Additions & Changes:
1 File Uploaded
1 Table Added
1 Table Changed
3 Files Changed
10 Templates Added
5 Templates Changed

Credits:
I can't take the entire credit for this hack, while I did have the idea in my head for a while, I took bits and pieces of code off of the User Ratings hack written by EXCHANGE.

Also I would like to give a big thanks to all the members at the Extreme Overclocking Forums that helped me test out this hack as well as give me suggestions for additions and improvements.

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Sites Currenly Using This Hack:
(If you would like your site listed, please let me know so I can add it to the list!)
forums.extremeoverclocking.com
www.sportscardforum.com
www.honda-acura.net
www.graphcal-illusions.com
www.7thgencivic.com/forums/
www.vb-host.com
www.planetwrx.com

[Imprezer]

I can do some testing.

27,000+ members.
Lots of Trader data

Let me know.

- Alex
www.i-club.com

[eoc_Jason]

Okay thanks for all the PMs guys. I think I have enough testers now. I'm going to get back to coding to finish up the hack... Don't feel offended if I didn't reply to your PM, I'm just pressed for time and would like to get this hack posted asap.

[Spinball]

I'd like to make one point in anticipation of the forthcoming hack.
Before I installed this hack for vB2, we ran a manual rating system. And after installing the hack I set the user trade ratings to have the number of points brought forward from previous trades.
So if you recalculate the total number of rating points and overwrite this value based on the number of points in the user_rate_trade table, we'll have a problem.
Can you confirm that you do or preferably don't do this?

[eoc_Jason]

Spinball - I thought I sent you a PM about this...

Anyhow, to answer your question, you don't have to update the column in the user table, however the rating being displayed on the thread view will not be in sync with the rating on the Trader Ratings display page.

The actual Trader Rating is now based on unique member feedback, however the full TR page breaks it down into all feedback (and over time) so that people can see the bigger picture.

The column in the user table was meant as a means of bypassing TR calculations when users view threads. It is not used for any calculations of the TR page itself.

I'm not sure why, but I can't post any attachments in this thread, otherwise I would show you what the new TR looks like.

[eoc_Jason]

Okay everyone, you can find Trader Ratings for vB3 here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=65730

[Limpkinw]

Originally Posted by eoc_Jason

I can give you a better time estimate once we actually get the ball rolling. I was planning on contacting the people who offered to help this weekend and start to create a project plan since I know this is a huge undertaking.

I'll make you this promise, it will be before the 4th of July, even if I have to do it all by myself... But more realistically I would like to get it out by the end of this month if possible.

Jason

I know projects tend to get held up but is this still in the works?

[Polo]

has anyone installed this hack in version 3.0.3?

[Spinball]

Yes, it works fine at www.avforums.com

[Polo]

Wow, thanks for the link...

The site is really nice and the system seems to work nicely...

regards,

[lifesourcerec]

Originally Posted by Polo

Wow, thanks for the link...

The site is really nice and the system seems to work nicely...

regards,

The new name is Trader Rating. Look for it in the VB3 forums.