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chet · November 3rd, 2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ROADMAN

must be a retired kindergarten teacher...

Ben Harmless · November 3rd, 2009, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Eskimo

All that rating stuff is a way to make the youngsters feel important.

The web asks you to rate stuff all the time.

Demographically those under 30 do it about 10 times more than us full-grown adults...

Scary, but true. Those are all about marketing too.

"Oooh! I must be important! They want my opinion!"

My generation is a bunch of suckers. I wish to defect to the 35+ crowd (while keeping my chronological age).

RiverDog · November 3rd, 2009, 02:17 PM

Newtwanger forget the stars, here's your thread score.

chet · November 3rd, 2009, 02:18 PM

I always figured that if people thought a thread turned out real good then it would grow into a five star. I thought they needed time to grow.

boris bubbanov · November 3rd, 2009, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Geoff738

I once started a thread here that got 5 stars. But zero replies. Huh?

But yeah, ignore the stars.

Cheers,
Geoff

That's like when Fonzie looks to comb his hair, and he doesn't. I've seen posts that were so "perfect" I didn't even dare comment on them. I genuinely didn't feel qualified to comment, or certainly didn't feel worthy to be the first to comment. There are some really remarkable souls that post here and unfortunately I'm not one of them.

There's nothing gutless about rating a topic without commenting. Some subjects are just mindless rambling. A reply offers an opportunity for more mindless rambling. I'd rather report a thread than assign it a single star. If I see a 5 star thread that is 2-3 people in self congratulatory mode, shilling for one another over something I may take 'em down a notch, tho.

A single star is not good, in my mind. It is like a single star restaurant in a small town. If the people at the newspaper really hate you, they give you a half star.

jefrs · November 3rd, 2009, 02:25 PM

I didn't know you could rate a post.

But it beggars the question - why?

Sorry, what was this thread about? - ah, yes... bean counting.

chet · November 3rd, 2009, 02:27 PM

But...can you vote more than once?

jefrs · November 3rd, 2009, 02:37 PM

apparently not

boris bubbanov · November 3rd, 2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jefrs

I didn't know you could rate a post.

But it beggars the question - why?

Sorry, what was this thread about? - ah, yes... bean counting.

At one time it might've offered a hurried member a means of selecting a few posts to read, when there wasn't time to read more.

I'm afraid you're right. Someone is assigning single stars at random to a lot of other posts, because he feels aggrieved that someone has been rating his posts as poor. Now the waters are so roiled, some busy people will skip reading TDPRI altogether.

How could anyone seriously assign a Marty Stuart thread at less than 4 stars.
I mean, really?

Being against Marty Stuart is like being against fresh air and clean water.

chet · November 3rd, 2009, 02:42 PM

For the record- I have never assigned a thread one star.

I figure if someone responds then the thread is a success. It's a discussion forum, right?

Tim Armstrong · November 3rd, 2009, 02:45 PM

I've been a TDPRIer for, oh, ten years, and I've yet to pay any attention to how many stars were given to a thread...

Tim

TDPRI · November 3rd, 2009, 04:43 PM

I turned them off -- for some forums not all. I want to see what the response is.

November 3rd, 2009, 02:17 PM	#43 (permalink)
RiverDog Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: St. Augustine, FL Age: 40 Posts: 831	Newtwanger forget the stars, here's your thread score. __________________ Aaron

November 3rd, 2009, 02:18 PM	#44 (permalink)
chet Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 10,892	I always figured that if people thought a thread turned out real good then it would grow into a five star. I thought they needed time to grow. __________________ "I'm only livin' for the end of the week." -James Taylor

November 3rd, 2009, 02:25 PM	#46 (permalink)
jefrs Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Newbury, England Age: 54 Posts: 2,136	I didn't know you could rate a post. But it beggars the question - why? Sorry, what was this thread about? - ah, yes... bean counting. __________________ There's two kinds of people, those that hear the music and those that don't.

November 3rd, 2009, 02:27 PM	#47 (permalink)
chet Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 10,892	But...can you vote more than once? __________________ "I'm only livin' for the end of the week." -James Taylor

November 3rd, 2009, 02:37 PM	#48 (permalink)
jefrs Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Newbury, England Age: 54 Posts: 2,136	apparently not __________________ There's two kinds of people, those that hear the music and those that don't.

November 3rd, 2009, 02:42 PM	#50 (permalink)
chet Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 10,892	For the record- I have never assigned a thread one star. I figure if someone responds then the thread is a success. It's a discussion forum, right? __________________ "I'm only livin' for the end of the week." -James Taylor

November 3rd, 2009, 02:45 PM	#51 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ocean Pines, Maryland, USA Age: 50 Posts: 13,146	I've been a TDPRIer for, oh, ten years, and I've yet to pay any attention to how many stars were given to a thread... Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

November 3rd, 2009, 04:43 PM	#52 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 7,060 46 Photos	I turned them off -- for some forums not all. I want to see what the response is.

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