The scope of rating in myLot.

@abroji (3247)
India
May 25, 2007 11:11pm CST
Actually what are we expected to rate? I use to rate all responses receved to my discussions, discussions opened by other members and also responses received by other peoples' discussions I read. My doubt is, is it proper to rate responses to others' discussions? I also use to rate pictures uploaded by others.
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@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
26 May 07
Rating is part of our participation that we are paid for. It would be like working a job and not answering the phone or turning on the coffee machine. Activity involves attention to detail and so rating is one of those details. Good luck with this.
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@abroji (3247)
• India
1 Jun 07
Thank you willowlady for the response.
26 May 07
We are able to rate anything with the boxes beside it (like another member replied). I try and rate any member's contribution that was good, accurate (spelling) and appropriate. Sometimes I get carried away with reading or trying to remember what I want to say so forget. I think it is polite to do so and it does not take long. I ignore the ones that aren't very good but sometimes if they are totally inappropriate (like not replying to the question at all) I will give a negative mark.
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@abroji (3247)
• India
26 May 07
Yes magicalmerlin, now it is almost clear. As a policy I don't usually give any negetive rating. Anything good will get a possitive rating from me, otherwise left without rating. Thank you for the response.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
26 May 07
yes it is in the my lot guidelines, that is how we get ratings by everything we rate.
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@abroji (3247)
• India
26 May 07
Thank you winterose for your response. I must refer the myLot guidelines once more to understand it clearly.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
26 May 07
I rate every discussion that I respond to and I also rate every person that responds to my discussions as well. I think that is what we are supposed to do. I have rated pictures also that are uploaded to my discussions. I don't think it is absolutely right or wrong to rate other members on other discussions unless we respond to them also, then rate them.
@abroji (3247)
• India
1 Jun 07
Thank you stephcjh for your response.
@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
26 May 07
Hello,abroji,I think you are free to rate anything you want in mylot as long as you can see the positive,negative or report buttons beside the discussions or replies. For me,I will rate all the replies positive,i will not rate people negatively as i do not want to affect their rating. I may leave Yes/no answer unrated. Sometimes,when i am replying to other discussions,I may rate them positive if they are really good,same when I add comment to other replies. But I have not rated any pictures yet.
@abroji (3247)
• India
26 May 07
That makes sense easy. As far as we are provided with the rating boxes we can read and rate anything. In the case of rating my policy is the same as yours. I mean I either give a possitive rating or leave unrated. No negetive rating. I rate pictures also. Not every picture, but the ones cathing my attention. Thank you easy for you response.
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@thefuture (1749)
• Nigeria
26 May 07
I think it is proper to rate other people's discussions. Thanks
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@abroji (3247)
• India
1 Jun 07
Thank you thefuture.
@gberlin (3836)
31 May 07
I do not rate responses in other people's discussions unless someone is responding to something I said in someone else's discussion. I have rated pictures but do not do that often.
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@abroji (3247)
• India
31 May 07
Thank you gberlin for your response.
@naty1941 (2336)
• United States
26 May 07
I thought we only rated the discussions of others and the comments made to our discussions.
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@abroji (3247)
• India
26 May 07
If that is true I am doing a lot of unnecessary wok. Thank you naty.
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@321633wy (1795)
• United States
31 May 07
Usualy i rated most of the respond from my dicussion .I have never rated anyone else negetive eventhough i disagree with the respond.
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@abroji (3247)
• India
1 Jun 07
Thank you friend for your kind response.