Rating

[Dirk the Daring]

Do you pay any attention to the rating of a thread? It seems that most of the threads that have a rating only end up with 1 to 3 votes, with the majority being 5 stars. Do the stars have any affect on whether or not you read the post?

[Toolie]

Not the slightest bit

[DarkPanther]

None whatsoever.

Ever since I knew someone (I won't say who) voted 1 star in every thread they post in, no matter what, I stopped looking at them altogether as it's pointless and an objective opinion of others, completely irrelevant to my own.

[Beldaran]

Much like I don't listen to movie critics, I don't listen to thread critics.

[Daarkseid]

I think the thread rating, if signifigant at all, is only that to the topic starter. And given that people really don't care what they're doing when they rate threads, I don't think topic starters need to be concerned either.

[4matsy]

As is evidenced by the rating on this very thread. :sweat:

And no, I had nothing to do with it. I've never rated a single thread since the feature was introduced.

...which, if you think about it, is even more proof that the rating system is useless...:D

[The Savior]

I neither pay attention to ratings, nor rate threads.

[Dart Zaidyer]

If people were more responsible with ratings, they might be useful.

For example, if a thread starts to degenerate into a flame war or a discussion about C-Dawg's genitals, you'd give it a low rating to warn other people not to read it.

[Jemsee]

It's true. I have thought thread rating could be used more wisely.
but everyone would have to use it.
When I first started posting I would rate threads but after awhyld stopped.
There was a thread awhyle back that I started and some one gave it a 5 star which I felt kind of good about.
The stars do not relly influence if I read or not to read a post but it does attract my attention.

[Hermit]

I have rated 1 thread since I've been here, and that was the DC's Pics thread in the Anime Forum (and I only did it because someone voted it as a 1 star so I voted to put it back up at 5) ;)

[Foxx]

I don't think the ratings provide that much in the way of additional information. Many 5-star threads are those you figure will be good from the topic title (like "Upload your screenshots here"). And many 1- and 2-star threads are those you know from the title are hotbeds of trouble (like "Xyzabc is a flaming idiot").

[The Silent Assassin]

I think it is pointless, personally. I don't pay attention to them, and they aren't necessary.

[Drunken Tiger]

What you can rate threads now?????

Oh those lil stars on the side.... Nah i dont pay attention to them...

[The Silent Assassin]

Were you being serious or sarcastic...

[Drunken Tiger]

Serious in that i dont pay attention to them and Saracastic in that i didnt know we could rate threads...

I know confusing isnt it??

[Mitsukara]

Thanks to the absentminded haze that is my perspective of the world, this is the second time I've ever noticed or thought of the rating system. Now that I see it there and am thinking about it, I couldn't care less about it and doubt it will affect which posts I read.

[The Silent Assassin]

Did you know we could rate threads before you read this thread or not?

[obi]

Don't count on this being the next 'AGN craze' - 'Rate your threads NOW!'

The stars look pretty though:D

[Drunken Tiger]

Originally posted by The Silent Assassin
Did you know we could rate threads before you read this thread or not?

If you are talikng to me..

Yes i did know that we could rate threads...:D