Thread "Why's there a rating system?" in forum "Comic Talk and General Discussion *"

Posted at 12:07PM, Jul. 1, 2007

Granted, I've only been here a little over a month, but I don't see a point for having anything other than a "5" on th "Rate It" scale.

I've never seen anyone rate something other than a 5. I've done it once or twice, but given the apparent trend of rating every bloody comic a 5 at DD, I'm beginning to feel that it might be taboo to actually, truly rate a book. If I rate something as 4 or less will a cloud of DD winged monkeys sweap out the sky & yank out all my straw?

There are plenty of 4s & less on DD (heck many peole might even include one or both of my books on that list). Is everyone's 1-4 buttons broken? Is it considered rude to rate less than a 5?

What am I missing as a newby? Am I simply too dense (very likely, I admit)?

Feedback, please.

Later,
Chip

Posted at 12:07PM, Jul. 1, 2007

People are scared of starting Flame Wars.

Also, the rating system has no bearing on your rank (last time I checked…). All the ranks on the site are determined by Page Views.

Posted at 1:07PM, Jul. 1, 2007

Some people actually report comments that are 4's.

Posted at 1:07PM, Jul. 1, 2007

that was from the old DD
ranking used to be based on the rating

Posted at 2:07PM, Jul. 1, 2007

Yeah, it's sort of a holdover from how things used to run. There's no purpose to the numbers now other than as a general indicator of like/dislike. Most people don't bother voting less than 4 of 5 because if they don't like it, why bother?

Posted at 2:07PM, Jul. 1, 2007

I've had my comic rated less then a 5 a few times, I want people to tell me what they think.

But I can't remember when I rated less then a 5, because if I read a comic I don't like or its sloppy or something, I wont rate it or comment.
Why? I dunno, its how I roll I suppose.

Posted at 2:07PM, Jul. 1, 2007

These threads always come up, there most recent was here:
http://www.drunkduck.com/community/view_topic.php?tid=31120&cid=234
I'm locking this now because you can find all your answers there ;)