MOTM for April 2009

[DobieGillis?]

Going with egg avatar. Also, hambil has great communication skills.

[drupy]

So the votes will decide which mod win in the end?
What about the rating?
I saw that Egg Avatar has 5 stars rating while Live Topic has 4.

Say mod A has 100 people installing and 50 of them voted but gave it 4 stars rating on average, the vote will stay 50.
Mod B has 50 people installing and 25 voted but gave it 5 stars voting on average, the vote will stay 25.
Therefore, Mod A wins because solely it has more votes, despite the rating.
I don't think this is a clear win because the rating also reflects what people think about the mod they've installed.

[Coders Shack]

live topic is a beta mod, unfortunately people installing it don't understand that and im pretty sure that's why it has negative ratings. I hope to fix all conflicts. When i initially released Live Topic it was pretty bare, i have added a good bit of features based to community input, and most of those ratings were from the past.

also @v3arcade... I still feel that if a mod has won a MOTM it should carry for future versions.

[hambil]

Originally Posted by Coders Shack

live topic is a beta mod, unfortunately people installing it don't understand that and im pretty sure that's why it has negative ratings. I hope to fix all conflicts. When i initially released Live Topic it was pretty bare, i have added a good bit of features based to community input, and most of those ratings were from the past.

I will not be the slightest bit upset if Live Topic wins. It's a fantastic mod that obviously took a lot of hard work. The exposure from just being nominated has already been great for me.

also @v3arcade... I still feel that if a mod has won a MOTM it should carry for future versions.

I agree with that, and stated so in a thread a week or so ago.

[vithorius]

ONLY ONE OPTION: Easy Forms!!!

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by drupy

So the votes will decide which mod win in the end?
What about the rating?
I saw that Egg Avatar has 5 stars rating while Live Topic has 4.

Say mod A has 100 people installing and 50 of them voted but gave it 4 stars rating on average, the vote will stay 50.
Mod B has 50 people installing and 25 voted but gave it 5 stars voting on average, the vote will stay 25.
Therefore, Mod A wins because solely it has more votes, despite the rating.
I don't think this is a clear win because the rating also reflects what people think about the mod they've installed.

Ratings are not a good indicator of how good a hack actually is, as I personally have several people post ratings of one, just because I will not add a feature that they want into one of my hacks and they are throwing a tantrum.

There are several people who have given newly released hacks of mine a rating of 1 and yet no one had actually downloaded or installed them (ie download count of 0), so if a hack has never been downloaded nor tested by any one, then how can a high or low rating be given??

Other hackers here have also had hacks given 1 star ratings without any installs too, so like I said ratings are not really a good indicator of how good a hack is, and if people follow the ratings, they will miss out on a lot of good hacks just because bad ratings given to them by some petty people.

BTW: Egg Avatar gets my vote, as it is a interesting idea, that would be fun for members.

[drupy]

Thanks for the information. I never knew some people are so mean as to give 1 star even before installing, or just because they throw a tantrum!!
I am sorry for my ignorance of this.

No matter who wins for this month, most of us humble non-coders feel very grateful.
Thank you very much to all coders, Yay!! :up:

[Coders Shack]

Originally Posted by drupy

Thanks for the information. I never knew some people are so mean as to give 1 star even before installing, or just because they throw a tantrum!!
I am sorry for my ignorance of this.

No matter who wins for this month, most of us humble non-coders feel very grateful.
Thank you very much to all coders, Yay!! :up:

i dunno if its just me but i always thought that vb.org's rantings were backwards. 5,4,3,2,1 instead of 1,2,3,4,5

[drupy]

Originally Posted by Coders Shack

i dunno if its just me but i always thought that vb.org's rantings were backwards. 5,4,3,2,1 instead of 1,2,3,4,5

LOL, I have never known any rating system that goes backwards.

Another thing that I noticed about MOTM is that we are not allowed to change our vote. Now, do all the people who voted for MOTM install all the 5 nominated mods and base their choice from their experience? I doubt it. For example, I downloaded Live Topic, but have not had the time to install it yet, so I have no idea about it at all. Say, after I install it I change my mind and want to vote for Live Topic, it will be too late since I already voted for Egg Avatar Of course this applies with the other nominated mods as well.

It would be great maybe, if we are allowed to change our vote

BTW, I think I will install Live Topic tomorrow.

[Coders Shack]

Originally Posted by drupy

LOL, I have never known any rating system that goes backwards.

Another thing that I noticed about MOTM is that we are not allowed to change our vote. Now, do all the people who voted for MOTM install all the 5 nominated mods and base their choice from their experience? I doubt it. For example, I downloaded Live Topic, but have not had the time to install it yet, so I have no idea about it at all. Say, after I install it I change my mind and want to vote for Live Topic, it will be too late since I already voted for Egg Avatar Of course this applies with the other nominated mods as well.

It would be great maybe, if we are allowed to change our vote

BTW, I think I will install Live Topic tomorrow.

watch out it may not be compatible with your mods :P