"What Criteria Do You Use To Rate a Discussion Negatively (-)"

i accidently gave some one a minus lol it was a accident though!! that person had the best response so gave it a best response in return lol 1st time i ever did that and hope it is the last lol. i dont usually give negative ratings because i dont think they are negative most of them.

Finally a discussion worth addressing everyone's attention to. You have raised a very valid point friend. Mostly the practice is that when someone disagrees with other opinion, they would be tempted to rate negatively. I, on the other hand, rate it base on the value and contribution that the discussion is tending to make for the public and others alike. If a certain discussion is not promoting hate, is constructive in nature, is bound to enhance awareness of a crucial issue, is clever, is thoughtfully sought out and is non-biased to some extent, such a discussion would definitely earn a highly positive remark from my side. I also like to see users to vote or select their best response for their discussion eventually because that shows the author of the topic is actually concerned regarding the discussion he/she actually just started. Most of the time, I tend to stay neutral if the above criteria that I have mentioned are not met. If a discussion is absolutely irrelevant and ignites hatred and obscenity in general, then that deserves a BIG negative from my point of view. Once again, keep up with such clever posts and thank you.

I usually give a positive rating to most discussion and responses. I have given a couple of negative ratings to someone that posted a down right mean response. I only report someone that has copied and pasted a discussion or response that a blatant copy word for word. I might report a double discussion if no one had responded to it. The ones that the person starting the discussion hit the button to many time and ends up with 2 discussions being posted. I mostly give positive ratings or none

I really dont put negative rate in every discussion i respond to,and i wont.because i know each one of use want to earn money here and want to share things to other.i really do appreciate all of discussions here because its really interesting to read and respond to discussions here.

if someone is rude or abusive. or if the answer is irelevant to the conversation. when people post something that has no input to the discussion just to bulk up their posting. like someone who answered "what do you think of this book" with "I've never heard of it" or really bad one word or one line questions, usually in bulk which you have to trawl through. positive ratings are for a good, well thought out or informative post.

I have been here long enough to see the fluctuations of my star rating from 10 down to 8 then goes up to 9. that nine has been there for a year and am doubtful whether I will ever go up to 10 again. I have never myself given negative ratings to anybody as it may affect that persons star rating. I am thankful that my discussion is being responded so why should I rate negative even if he/she disagree with my post. This is afterall asking for opinions. A disagreement does not mean he is wrong. I respect everyone views.

so far, i never give anybody a negative rating before... for me to do that, the discussions had to be considered to be abusive, attacking or cheating (copy and paste from other people's discussions)... otherwise, i won't give a negative rating to anybody as i don't want to be rating by anybody as well... take care and have a nice day...

For me it is very rare that i will give a negative rating out at all. What i will do is report people to mylot for infringements very quickly and easilly indeed. Really, i negative rate people who are rude or aggressive in response. Its not often i have to do this, largely only with people who dont come here very often and dont stay long. In truth i think we should remove the negative button or at least make those who give negative ratings lose their annonymitty so we can all see who is doing it (I wonder how many people would be brave enough to go on a negative rating binge if they were named afterwards?) Instead, I think everything should be reported to mylot, let them decide blessed be

Each persons have their own opinions and mylot is the place where peple from different places can pass on their views the original views.. so even if someone is controversial to my opinion i just appreciate them that they are coming up with originality and i just dont mind in giving them positive , if its over done also i just leave then unmarked other than marking negative thats how i have been doing all these days in mylot.. Its true that in some discussions we dont just adjust people's opinions or questions if so i just skip up those people just like that and i wont respond to the discussion i dont want anybody t put down so to me there is none marked as negative so far..

Basically anything I report, I rate with a "-". If their post or discussion goes against the rules that's when I will rate them with a negative right before I hit that report button. This also helps me keep up with whether or not I have reported them. But I can hate the darn view of the author, hate the replies I get, but I won't rate them negatively. Heck I have even given best response to people that didn't agree with, LOL. As for your ratings... Just hang in there and don't let it bother you. If you are good poster and friendly as well as fair with the other members, it will go back up. Heck I've been knocked down to a 7 a couple of times for arguing with trolls. Just keep writing good discussions and you will see, it will be back in no time at all.

i think it is necessary for us to give positive & negative rating both depending the quality. It helps mylot a lot. Though I give maximum rating as positive but for some reasons I give negative rating. Sometimes, I saw some discussion started where people ask unnecessary issus which is already in mylot guidelines. I give negative rating there. Some discussion break mylot guideline, such as posting referral link, attacking others. With give negative rating I also try to rise consciousness into them.

I rated a discussion negatively only once, that too when the discussion is hurting my beliefs. If a discussions is not according to my intrests I donot rate it, after all it is their point of view and everyone has a right to post their views. I myself would like to contribute positively

Firstly, I use minus sign very very rarely. I don't do that. If I find someone using bad and prohibited language as a response or write anything completely out of the yopic of the discussion, I give them minus " - ". But I don't come across this situations frequently. Even I think rating someone with a minus sign decreses their reputation along with their enthusiasm to post more and more in Mylot. I think its a big step to take to rate someone with a minus sign.