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otha Power-User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Meherrin Virginia Posts: 319 Good Answers: 6	Rating system 12/21/2008 12:06 PM
	I just got around to reading the section on rating posts. The guidelines indicate that a rating of 1 is considered poor and 5 is rated superlative. I have received quite a few ones and wonder if that means that my input is of such and ameturish nature that I am wasting the time of the participants and would be better off talking to some lesser educated individuals? Is the literal interpitation of this; if you think that was a dumb answer give it a one? __________________ If you fail to follow through, you will fail.
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Chris Leonard Friend of CR4 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1776 Good Answers: 35	#1 Re: Rating system 12/21/2008 12:28 PM
	I don't think so. The 1-5 rating is for the thread overall, not for individual comments. Looking through your posting history, I see mostly responses from you. In fact the +1's you have received say that at least 1 person thought your answer was helpful or inciteful, so you're definitely not out of your league here. __________________ Off to take on other challenges. Good luck everybody! See you around the Interwebs.
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JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 468	#3 In reply to #1 Re: Rating system 12/21/2008 8:23 PM
	Hi, Chris, Looking at the FAQ's, this is actually a bit misleading: "How do I rate a post? You can rate any forum thread from 1 to 5 stars - 1 being poor and 5 being superlative... " I can't spot an entry in the FAQ's relating to rating a comment. Happy Christmas, John __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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dkwarner Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Placerville, CA (38° 45N, 120° 47'W) Posts: 6215 Good Answers: 248	#4 In reply to #1 Re: Rating system 12/21/2008 11:17 PM
	"at least 1 person thought your answer was helpful or inciteful" I hope you meant "insightful". I couldn't find "inciteful" in the dictionary, but it sounds like it might lead to a riot! __________________ Teaching is a great experience, but there is no better teacher than experience.
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YWROADRUNNER Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cypress Calif Posts: 741 Good Answers: 23	#2 Re: Rating system 12/21/2008 2:06 PM
	Hello otha: Actually it was a good question. And I gave Chris a good answer brownie point. Don't worry about getting the dunce cap, I think I have that honor sewed up. http://cr4.globalspec.com/comment/321102 __________________ "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man" George Shaw
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Roman Power-User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Manila Philippines Posts: 171 Good Answers: 8	#5 Re: Rating system 12/22/2008 2:27 AM
	Dear all, I am not so particular in rating system, however I am enjoying and learning a lot in reading majority of the post and replying on the things that I can have an answer if I look at my "post" 50 "good answer" 4 or 8%, although I am not considering that this is a forum of "battle of the brain" in fact it is very useful to all of the member and I would really thanks and say well done to who ever founder, as I learned a lot of things from here. Chris Leonard, If you are one of the founder of this forum I would like to take this opportunity, thank very much well done on your effort to create this as many of the people getting benefits by having an access to ask question and having a good answer with multiple choice. "MERRY X-MASS TO ALL" Kind regards Roman
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marcot Guru Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Montreal, Canada. Posts: 1372 Good Answers: 80	#6 In reply to #5 Re: Rating system 12/22/2008 10:31 AM
	I have noticed that one gathers more points when actively participating to political or environmental discussions. When spirits are hot points fly. If we could give negative points, it might then average out to zero. Very few points are awarded for real technical discussions. Also, The "point counter" had periods of holiday in the last year. All this to say that points are not important as they are an extremely subjective metric. Overall, I like this site because I can learn from other's experience and can sometimes help others. Thank you to the people that maintain it. Regards, Marco __________________ Experienced is earned, common sense is taught, both are rare essentials of life.
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Mr. Guy Power-User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles area, California, USA Posts: 202 Good Answers: 9	#7 Re: Rating system 12/22/2008 12:14 PM
	TIC ALWAYS DEPENDS ON WHAT IS BEING RATED............ Remember "10"..........the movie.......Bo Derick was a 10+ on the eye candy scale....whereas in football stadiums those single extended digit (fore finger only) plastic hands waved by crowd all mean their team is # 1, the (best). And Phillis Diller may have been a EC mid nine at one time now is a low #2 And scaling by color ribbons, Blue is first/top prize/...ie: # 1. IN ANY TWO ENTRY EVENT...# 1 IS ONLY JUST AHEAD OF LAST PLACE, 2, ON THE OTHER HAND IS A RESPECTABLE SECOND.,..... I know of no...one fits all scale.........Do you? MR. GUY __________________ If you are looking for a positive answer..it's YUP......
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