do you give plus ratings as a matter of course?

I give only plus rating to everyone I reply to or who replies me. Unless he or she is really a freak. Even then i jst like to neglect them but I never give a negative rating to someone and hope other people acquires the same habbit too. It will be really nice.

I rate all responses to my post + simply because those people spend their time to respond at my questions,not talking about i have effective so much great answers which deserve many + not just one...lol... I have to admit i rarely remember to give + at discussion but i rate= to all who reply at my posts .... (i will try my best from now on..) augusta (ah,yes,i rated you + here also...;))

According to myLot policies we are supposed to rate our responses to our discussions but we are also supposed to rate those that we answer (as you have done) or those that we read and enjoy, and this means rating everyone that has answered someeone else's discussions, which can be time consuming to say the least, but I always rate the discussion I respond to with a plus since I found it good enough to respond to I believe it deserves a plus.

I also give + ratings to discussions I reply to, if I can remember to. I dotn normally forget though. I also give +'s to people that respond to my discussions. But if someone responds with one word or are rude I dont give them a +. I never really mark discussions with a - unless it really made me mad. I have only marked one persons discussion with a - so far, and it was because their discussion was very cruel!

I also rate all the discussions positive whom I respond to as sometimes it is very difficult task to find discussions for responding.So if I choose one then it is favourable for me and hence deserves a positive rating.It is also difficult to find discussions as sometimes a single member starts posting many discussions in a short span of time and the other discussions just move on the back pages.

I don't tend to rate on systems with positive and negative at all, because everything has something positive. Would just be pressing + anyways. A 10 figure rating system or 5 star rating system or so would be better if you ask me, because then you could judge on how positive something is.

I do the same as you EsKaren and when I go to someone elses Discussion and read the responses I will also give a plus to the good ones there

Yes, I always rate any discussions I answer and all of the discussions I start I rate the answers. If the answer is decent, has more than a word or two then they get a plus. If their answer is one word or some copy paste thing that is irrelevant I give them a minus. I also rate the discussions I answer because I don't re-answer the question again at a later date! LOL

Hi, as rule of thumb for me I rate before I press the respond button as like you say the discussion/reply is already good enough to warrant a response, unless of course it's spam, abuse or similar.

I give + ratings as I read them, so if I have to leave and come back I'll know where I left off, unless they are some lame response like "hahaha" or "I don't understand you" (and that's all they type)-I hate that!

Yes, I do and feel the same. I think it's a great way to get to know other members. All serious messages deserve a plus IMO.

Hi eskarena! Yes, I do rate those who respond to my discussions and sometimes even those I just read in other's discussions as long as their response answers the questions or as long as they give their own point of views and they were able to help out other members. I give them a plus whether or not we have the same opinion.