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

[oldfan]

eoc_Jason, do you think you could come up with top10 vBadvanced module that works
Please and thank you

[eoc_Jason]

I don't used vBadvanced, and I don't really have the time to install it and tinker around... sorry.

[oldfan]

Ok thanks dude,
Great mod, my users love it!

[Vixion]

... Damn ... It still doesn't work.

My members still can't get any acces to the Feedback System, and I double checked and changed the 'config' 1000 times, but nothing came out...

Might try a re-install....

Which tables do I need to remove from my database? And does it effect the code I inserted to the postbit etc.

[kristian]

Clicks install :devious:

Cool hack, thanks...

I havent enabled it yet for forum members as I am sure it will be abused though!

Verification
Could you not use the same method vBulletin uses for Account Activation. The seller and buyer both get an email/PM with a link to the Add Rating page?

The activation id passed in this url could be replaced with a 'Give Trader Rating' id.

Process
I liked the idea where..

• Seller creates thread
• Offers are posted in this thread
• Seller has button on each offer post, he selects the offer he wants
• Thread goes to 'Pending'
• Both buyer and seller are sent email containing 'Give Rating' link
• If rating(s) are given, thread goes to 'Sold'
• Option to opt out for both parties
• 'Pending' status is viod if buyer doesnt respond in time (24 hours)
• Entire thread is retracted if Seller doesnt repond in time (24 hours)

What I like about this is that the entire wheeling and dealing is done in public and is testamony to a sale. If they go off and deal via their PM's then they dont get the opportunity to UP their Trader Rating.

Logicaly thinking, this isnt hard to achieve - if you know your way round vB that is!

[ericgtr]

What a fantastic mod, thanks for all of your time and work with this you have obviously put a great deal of time into the support of it also, how cool is that! Clicks Install.

[Ber|Art]

Thx! works perfectly

[eoc_Jason]

Hey everyone, soory I haven't been around much, just have had lots of other things to deal with. I need to get some files online for some people to upgrade from older versions (I haven't forgotten about you guys).

As for kristian's post - Yes, that has been discussed before. But there is a lot of "what if" scenarios in that. And also will probably end up being a lot of code hacking. I'm trying to keep this version of trader ratings very simple and clean. In the future (one day) I'm hoping to make a classified/auction add-in, that way I can tailor it how I want and not have to hack up a dozen vB files in the process. (I'm never a fan of file hacks because it just makes one more step when doing upgrades).

Also I'm hoping to extend an optional module that will allow trader-ratings to be somewhat centralized and cross-forum capable.

@eoc_Jason... i've built a good module for CMPS interacting with your script:
http://acmsoft.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3

if you want to add it to your next release, just drop a comment in that thread...

[SVTOA]

Well done Jason, thanks.! Works perfectly...!