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

[dnlister]

This is great news!

Thank you jason.

I think you should take over the ushop mod, kick there ass into gear :P

[techxpert]

when its expected to release.my users are getting mad over me! :speechless:

[bryanb]

Doesn't this seem like a really long day for everyone?

[eoc_Jason]

Sorry guys, forgot I had to take my mom down to the medical center today for some tests, which ended up being an all-day thing. By the time I finally got back home I just heated up some leftovers for dinner, kicked back and watched a little tv while eating, and now I'm back to working on this. Didn't mean to leave everyone hanging.

[dnlister]

Its fine.. take your time.

Cant wait for this!

[Kihon Kata]

Originally Posted by dnlister

Its fine.. take your time.

Cant wait for this!

That's right, take your TIME JASON. This is NOT important compared to a mom! (ps, did you leave her a rating?) lol hope she is ok

[djwins]

I just paypal'd you $20 for your hard work. Thanks again!
I suggest others donate a little something as well:

[eoc_Jason]

Yes I got the paypal, if you would please remove that URL in your post above, I really don't want a spambot to pick up the email address.

Anyhow... I can't believe it's already 5:00, how time flies when you are coding!

I was implementing some permission checks for all the various steps, and it was getting to be a real pain with the mile-long 'if' statements with lots of and, or, and not's to get the right checks. So I broke down and wrote a function that did the tests in a bitwise manner making things a LOT easier (if I coded it right, hehe... still have to test a little more thoroughly).

I thought I was almost done, until I realized that certain steps could bypass permission checks, so I was adding them in and things just got messy, which is why I did the above.

So once I finish implementing that, I can finish up the comment page (as I was originally planning on doing this morning... lol)...

What a day... what a day...

And to top it off, the 3rd episode of "The Triangle" comes on tonight, that eats up 2 hours right there...

Didn't I say I was going to get this out on Monday? lol! Honestly guys I'm not slacking, I'm coding like the wind, I just always keep finding little things that need to be fixed.

[tylercruz]

You didn't say WHICH Monday How about this coming Monday

[dsotmoon]

i dont mind waiting another 30 minutes or so

keep up the good work Jason, better to have it right at release