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Ratings
How important do you think ratings are? I have asked questions, and try to go back and rate all the answers. However, I notice that a lot of people do not give ratings. It seems like it should be a common courtesy when someone gives a detailed well thought out answer.
Also have you noticed that the ratings now show up next to the answers? I haven't found this to be true of all my answers that were rated, but at least some of them.
Nallie
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I am new to this site, but I think ratings are a flaw to this system. I have not yet asked a question of my own, but I probably would rate any answers given out of courtesy. However, I think some people may grow to enjoy this feedback a bit too much and come to a point where their motivation to answer questions lies in receiving positive feedback rather than helping others.
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Who cares what your rating is? People ask you for your opinion and you give it and it's their choice whether they use the advice or not.
Most people rate down because they get an answer that they didn't want to hear. (Usually the answer is the truth.) Too bad :-)
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Yeah yeah, you're right. I sooo like ratings, and I agree with you on the courtesy. Only down side is, people can be meanies. I've only been rated 3 times. I got two fives, and one 1. Yeah, some dumb ass guy gave me a one because I told him how he doesn't have a girlfriend because she cannot say she wants to take a break. I mean, what the hell? You ask me a question, I give you a straight up answer, you rate me so low. I've seen bread rate better than a 1. But I don't get where you say the ratings show up next to the answers. That doesn't happen to me.
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I think people should always give ratings. I agree with you its just common courtesy. I guess they don't realize how much it helps us give advice. When I recieve ratings I love to get feedback with it also. That helps a lot because I like to how I helped them specifically so I can continue to do it.
I'm glad that you are one that realize how important ratings really are.
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I think it is stupid when people don't rate. Some of them don't rate because it was a bad answer, but still, I think they should tell you what they think of the question so you can get better at it.
I'm not sure...It should..anyway...I think it does..I hope that I helped, and remember that my inbox is always open. You don't have to rate, but it would be nice. Thanks!
P.S.
notice what I put...I just put that hoping that people will want to rate...ha!
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I wholly agree! Next to revenge raters, people who neglect to rate are my biggest gripe about this site. It's like not acknowledging when someone has sent you a gift-how do you even know it has arrived? How can we know if we helped the person if they don't get back to us? That's why I feel that the feedback is even more important than the rating itself.
I'm not sure what I think of the ratings showing up next to the answers-myself, I think that it makes the site a little too competitive, more, "who gives the best advice?" than "I want to give the best advice I can". But I suppose it does show what kind of answers get certain ratings(although somepeople rate unfairly, it's really wholly subjective).But I definitely feel if you asked for advice you should rate advice- it's how it works round here.
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Like the others say, it's important for people to know how helpful their advice is. And even if it's not helpful and the person gives you a 1 (God forbid), at least you know that advice wasn't so great and you might think about giving it again in in the future. =P
I'm very new to Advicenators, but in the first few questions that I answered, I was rated 3 times! That made me feel that what I was doing was worthwhile, and made me want to answer more questions.
When I ask a question, I try to give the best ratings that I can do in all fairness. It's a way of saying "thank you for your time" I think.
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I barely get ratings, but I wish I'd get more. Even if it's not a 5, I still like to know whether anyone is finding my advice helpful or not. I'm always really thrilled whenever someone rates my advice, because positive feedback really makes me happy and reminds me why I stay on advicenators.
I mena, we all do this because we like helping people and don't expect anything back from it, but I agree with you it's common courtesy to rate someone when they put in a lot of thought and effort into your answer. I always rate people when I ask questions, even just for trying. I always get annoyed when I see people get a 1 because their answer wasn't what the person wanted. I don't know why people bother asking advice if they only want people to agree with them or tell them what they want to hear. But I guess that's a whole different thing completely. :)
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People should rate all the answers they get. They don't, but they should.
The feedback they leave with the ratings is more important to me. It is rarer still.:( People don't seem to realize that good feedback can really make someones day and make the effort worthwhile.
I know I got one the other day and said to my hubby..."Now this...this makes it all worthwhile,
this comment is why I do this job!"
Ratings have a lot of uses. Most of them administrative. If someone gets a bad rating, maybe we need to look at what they are saying. Sometimes its the one doing the bad rating who gets in hot water!
They also keep you a L1 moderator. Once you become one though, it is pretty easy to keep your rating up regardless of a bad rating. If all
would rate though it would be even easier.
I do agree with you more should rate the answers. It seems a very small price to pay an adviser for their time.
I thought the ratings always showed beside the answers. I could be wrong about that though. :)
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