Question Posted Tuesday December 21 2004, 12:58 am
(I am a columnist) A few minutes ago, it said I had 42 ratings. Now it says I have 41.. but when I looked at my feedback I noticed that I have 2 new ratings. Someone please tell me what is going on!
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***EDIT
Ok, I'll try to explain it a little better than the FAQ does.
A few minutes ago you had 42 rating, now you have 41. The reason is because only the ratings that are from exactly the last 30 count towards your average rating. So, it's 1:19 right now, say that 30 days ago at 1:19 I got rated with a 5. At 1:20, that rating will no longer count towards my average because it was given to me 30 days and 1 minute ago.
The 2 new ratings may not be calculated in your average because it does not automatically update itself. You might need to wait a few minutes, or up to a day for it to be updated. From what I knew, it was updated once a day, but I'm almost certain that it has been changed to several times a day now. Anyway, there is a link that you can use in the FAQ that will automatically update your feedback rating, and will also give you a list of which ratings are counted with the average.
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