Rating Your Fellow MyLotters

Also I do the same thing with you,I will give a positive rating to those who visits and gives a reliable response to my discussion and posts,but sometimes I will join others discussions and find out there are some good response,then I will give a positive rating as well,this is good for all mylotters.

I seldomc give negative rates unless that person's discussion cannot really be understood. I do give positive rates to those who deserves it. Even if my idea differs from theirs as long as they give a nice argument or idea.

I really do give the positive ratings for other Mylot members that writes a discussion or replies to my posts. I don't really give out the negative rating at all. I sometimes think that the people giving out the negative rating are just trying to be malicious and mean. I wouldn't worry too much and stress about it. I would try to move it and enjoy my Mylot experience here.

I rate all comments positive, even if I might not agree with a response, because they did access my post and they responded to it. It really doesn't matter how long or short the post is. They have been able to say what they want to say in a couple of sentences, and that's fine as long as their response in on the topic posted. It's a great way of showing appreciation. I like to stay positive, it helps everyone here on mylot.

I always forget to rate because I enjoy to comment. Maybe after this I will rate each response. I would rate + if it is good response if response is not satisfactory I would rate - .

Yes, I rate all the members, comment and responding to my discussions. I rate you + even if you just post this --- . Well I know that people take time to go through my discussion and to my responses...so I give due credit to them. It is for free anyway, and has not to be taken out from my credits or earnings. why not.

I have commented above but there is something in your topic which confuses me. You say "I just give a positive rating to anyone who visits and gives a reliable response to my discussions and posts". Does this mean that you do not rate other posts by users who are not directly interacting with you? For example, you read a topic and decide not to participate in the dicsussion - but you don't rate it either, even though it was interesting and worthwhile?

Sometimes, I rate if I am satisfied on others response. Sometimes, I do not rate. I will be dependent on it or totally skip rating.

I try to rate every response I get, I may have missed a few over the years. I do know I know that I have only given one or two negative ratings. And those were for responses so bad that I also removed those who made them from my friends lists. I have no time or energy to give to those who are just hateful. But I often give best response to those who disagree with me.

Hi devonavis! I always rate positively unless there is abuse in the post. If it is just a different opinion, even if I don't agree, I still rate positively. That is the essence of this place..diversity.

I mainly give positvie ratings, hower, if their is a guidline violation, or the discussion is a one liner, I will either give those a negative rating or not rate them at all. I don't feel that all discussions and responses, eserve a plus rating. Each of us has to weight out the answer though, and decide for ourselves, if they are worth a plus rrating or a minus rating. I have had minus ratings in the past, but now, I don't eally pay attention as to whether my ratings went up or down. Mine is about as far as it can go though, so it is okay. I amhappy with my rating. Take cae, and have fun mylotting.

Before using the rating system, I think everyone needs to read and understand the guidelines surrounding the rating system (DRS) here on myLot. When I say understand the rating system, I mean that I think members really need to think about the purpose of the rating system here on myLot. I say this because I do feel that there is a lot of misconceptions about the rating system. Particularly, the view that was expressed here that people tend to willy nilly give everybody a positive mark for everything they post. The system was created so that we could all take ownership in the rating system and assist myLot to determine the quality of member's responses and comments. This means that for us to rate a response or comment, we must first be able to recognize responses and comments that are good quality. This is why myLot does not give the privilege of using the rating system to newbies until they have acquired a 100 level myLot rating. MyLot did this because they did not want for people to abuse the rating system. Now, I am going to play devil's advocate here for a minute. Lambie worked hard to put a stop to the trolling of members who could seriously damage a members reputation rating just because some did not like them here on myLot. I am thankful to Lambie for putting a stop to that abuse of the myLot rating system. I do think that we must also put a stop to the abuse of giving everything a positive mark here, which over inflates member's reputations here on myLot. I do think that it is good that everyone can rate responses, which does help to even it out a bit especially if we have some members running around pressing that plus key for every response. Still, I encourage you to stop and reflect does this response truly deserve a positive mark? Personally, there is a lot that I read here that I would say is good, but at the same time I would say it does not warrant a positive mark. So, I do not rate that response or comment. Lastly, I will repeat what I said above myLot would not have given us a negative button unless they intended for us to use it. MyLot gave us three buttons, so that means they intend for us to use all three buttons when we are rating responses and comments. I would say that the plus button will get the most use when you are rating posts. I would also remind everyone here that it is okay to use the minus button. If myLot did not want responses to receive a negative they would just remove that button. They gave it us, so that means use it rather than make the key obsolete. The minus serves a purpose to ensure that we continue to have a quality forum for participating with each other where we can have dynamic conversations.

If ever I rate someone it is always positive. Otherwise, I just leave the rate button. I used to always strike the positive button but now it seems like I just miss to do it. Thanks for reminding.

I don't rate everyone. If I find a person's comments are really good, I will rate them positive. If someone is rude or abusive, I give them a negative. I've never reported anyone. Other than that, I just let the other comments go. I think that rating every comment is sort of abusing the system.

I always rate every single thing I read. I never give anyone a negative rating unless their response is rude or mean.

I pretty much rate everyone that responds to a discussion I start with a "+". I also rate everyone that answers or responds to a response of mine the same way. If for some reason the person responded in a way that doesn't make sense, I'm likely to not rate it rather than neg rate it... about the only way I'll neg rate something is if the person is abusive.

In my six years on this site I have given few negative ratings. I always give a postive to responders.

Hey there, devon! I have yet to rate a best response, because so many are quite simply so good. However, for standard rating, I'm lucky that all I've received so far rate a positive in my book. Thanks so much for this discussion. Great topic. Peace! :-)