soaring crane Posted February 24, 2015 (Split from the member rankings thread as I feel this a worthy topic in its own right) This reminded me of something: the star system in the personal profiles. I feel that should be eliminated, have never seen the use in it and have noticed that it can be applied as a revenge tool. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nikolai1 Posted February 24, 2015 I only have 2 stars -does this mean everyone hates me? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted February 24, 2015 I only have 2 stars -does this mean everyone hates me? how many do you have now? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dust Posted February 24, 2015 Publicly rating people.. something pretty much unique to the internet, isn't it..? Seems quite bizarre when you think about it, but these things are so widely accepted now; I barely batted an eyelid at first. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 24, 2015 I used to have five stars but now I have only four. I must have pissed a couple people off pretty well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted February 24, 2015 I've been down to one or two at times. I'd like to know what others think about the system in general. It gets very little attention, and there are no statistics, you don't know how many people actually clicked your stars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 24, 2015 I've been down to one or two at times. I'd like to know what others think about the system in general. It gets very little attention, and there are no statistics, you don't know how many people actually clicked your stars. I actually don't even look at them and rarely visit a member's profile. I'm pretty sure I was just bullshitting in the above post because I don't know if I ever had five stars. But yeah, I think the system might be helpful to some of our members, just like the "Like" rating. We get to see who is "Like"ing who's posts. It give us a bit of an idea of what others are interested in. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dust Posted February 24, 2015 For many months last year I was at 1 star. I did wonder how many people I'd pissed off that much... but I'm sure people I've met in person rate me worse, so I'm not going to let it bother me. In terms of personability I'm probably a 2 anyway Clearly online interactions are already a step or two removed from "real life", and though it doesn't happen on TDB nearly as much as elsewhere online, there's a tendency to treat each other as less than human. So I do think that being able to rate people as if they were electronics bought on eBay probably exacerbates that. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted February 24, 2015 Methinks most scores are from people we've either vastly impressed or pissed off. So most have a handful of scores of 5 stars or zeros. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted February 24, 2015 Methinks most scores are from people we've either vastly impressed or pissed off. So most have a handful of scores of 5 stars or zeros. hmm, yeah, that's a good point. I get we're all threesies in the end :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 24, 2015 hmm, yeah, that's a good point. I get we're all threesies in the end :-) Well damn! I'm at four. I guess I need to piss some more people off and drop one level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aetherous Posted February 24, 2015 It always feels great when I go to my profile and see 3 stars out of 5...like I'm a bad movie on Netflix. Thanks daobums. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted February 24, 2015 If you're not pissing off a few people every now and then, you're probably notfully expressing yourself. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) If you're not pissing off a few people every now and then, you're probably not fully expressing yourself. i am not even trying to piss anyone off either like a boss. (Split from the member rankings thread as I feel this a worthy topic in its own right) This reminded me of something: the star system in the personal profiles. I feel that should be eliminated, have never seen the use in it and have noticed that it can be applied as a revenge tool. I dont think we should eliminate it; it's a collective, innit? Just because one or two people remove stars doesnt mean twelve or forty eight people wont be adding all 5... I think it's a decent means of actually seeing your own reputation level - in case you care to be a more respected person or not. I don't personally care how my stars are, i am what i am and that's not my problem but i do enjoy seeing what others think of me... Edited February 24, 2015 by Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dawei Posted February 24, 2015 (Split from the member rankings thread as I feel this a worthy topic in its own right) This reminded me of something: the star system in the personal profiles. I feel that should be eliminated, have never seen the use in it and have noticed that it can be applied as a revenge tool. Eliminated 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan Posted February 24, 2015 imma pout now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan Posted February 24, 2015 Can't we vote on this or something??? Put up a poll in the general discussion thread??? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dawei Posted February 24, 2015 There was a precedent set by not having the "dislike" button... so this seems consistent to not need have this. As well, if five people touch it, you see the last one only... and no record or accumulation of anything. Added: It does appear to be a form of average rating. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) erh, uh, does did it or does did it not average the ratings? Edited February 24, 2015 by Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dawei Posted February 24, 2015 erh, uh, does did it or does did it not average the ratings? My added note says that I think it averages them... so the best you can get in the end... is ... average Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan Posted February 24, 2015 so why are we eliminating it?If it calculates the average rating of all users who have submitted a star rating, it seems to me to be a valuable implement in lieu of a "dislike" button... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dawei Posted February 24, 2015 Why not just have the dislike button and not hide behind a rating 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan Posted February 24, 2015 because we dont have a dislike button. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yasjua Posted February 24, 2015 I just joined August or something, and I started off with 5 stars - presumably like everyone else. I think I noticed that dawei had last visited my profile (this was a month or two ago) and I suddenly had 1 star, so in my mind I thought dawei had rated me poorly. Whether that's the case or not is not my business, as I'm not here to please anyone or particularly to make friends, but it did create a [?] in my mind: what did I do to dawei? I guess I should avoid that guy. Later (as in today), I find out that he's a fantastic administrator and is making positive changes to the site's code at my own and others' requests. And of course, I don't know who rated me. The anonymity of the star system can result in inaccurate presumptions among members. Furthermore, if someone dislikes you and rates you poorly, and 10 people like you and don't rate you at all, what does it all mean? I'm glad it's gone, personally. Opinionating on your comrades, especially passive-aggressively through anonymity, just doesn't smell of Dao to me. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
