Would You Rate a Person If You Had to Explain Your Rating?
By ShealM
@ShealM (388)
Canada
June 11, 2008 12:49pm CST
I am all for accountability and owning my words and actions. My sister (meisse) explained to me this Star thing and reputations and how some people negative rate because they are angry with the person. Now I understand that the rating system is not meant to be for spiteful ratings.
What if you had to explain your rating the person? Would you still use the rating system? As I see it, if people had to explain a negative or positive rating this would curb the spiteful ratings from disagreements and fights in discussions. If forced to be accountable for their actions, I doubt that spiteful raters would rate at all. I would still rate under those circumstances of accountability because I have no problems being honest and straight forward about my rating someone and why I rate either positive or negative. Would people prefer anonymous (which defeats the purpose of accountability to ones actions and words) or would you be comfortable with it not being anonymous at all. I, again, am perfectly comfortable with something like that not being anonymous at all.
Any thoughts?
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4 responses
@Liasonfan (1702)
• Canada
11 Jun 08
Oh Yeah! Definately. I would probably get alot more into the 'rating thing' if we had to be accountable and explain WHY they were rated as they were. What was good about their post and what was not so good. I also feel the same way about 'best responses'. It would be nice to know WHY a response was chosen as such and just what prompted the person to do so. What attracts you to liking some posts more than others? Maybe all posts would then be 'quality' posts, instead of just words to make a little bit of money!
@Liasonfan (1702)
• Canada
18 Jun 08
Thanks so much for the best response. I think I may quit rating as well. This system doesn't make sense to me at all!
@Valenas (1507)
• United States
11 Jun 08
I would not mind explaining. Usually, I wish that I could explain. Usually, I give a negative rating if:
-The answer is three words long when the discussion leaves the door open for an elaborate response.
-The answer has nothing to do with the discussion, or is pointlessly attacking the person who started the discussion.
I hate to think that people give someone a negative rating simply because they disagree with their point of view. I am all for having an opinion. (:
@ShealM (388)
• Canada
11 Jun 08
Pointless attacking of another person definitely would earn a negative rate from me. Particularly if it was a very aggressive attacking of the person. There are tactful and respectful ways to disagree with the view point of another person. I find spiteful negative ratings to be very childish.
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@Valenas (1507)
• United States
11 Jun 08
Exactly. Giving someone a negative rating because they have a different opinion...how closed-minded can someone get? You are right, it is childish, and people need to grow up. I have seen several instances where people get upset and emotional and throw a fit in their response to a discussion and I just have to shake my head at the level of immaturity that person is displaying.
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@ladyljs (1303)
• United States
12 Jun 08
I think that mylot should take this very seriously! Hopefully someone is monitoring this discussion and will try to incorporate it into the next change.
Having one be accountable would put lots of us on board for rating people. I truly think that some people just get upset with an answer because it doesn't match theirs, and is fast to hit that minus button!
Oh, and here's a plus for you!
@ShealM (388)
• Canada
12 Jun 08
Thank you for the positive rating. I appreciate that. What you said is exactly the motivation behind my posting this discussion. To advocate changes we have to ask for them, I do hope they will see this discussion and think about the suggestions we are all giving.
@kenzie45230 (3560)
• United States
12 Jun 08
I've seen some sites where ratings and rater are known, and, frankly, it ends up being a problem. Once people know who rated them low - even with good reason - they end up going after the person and trying to retaliate. Not a good situation. People say they'll be reasonable, but often they are not.
