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ScoobyDoo · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2001 1:52 am

Im just wondering why my rating is showing up as 5 stars....
Im not that good.
Ive seen better artists with a lower rating...whats up with that?
Have I just "defaulted" to a perfect score because nobody rates me?

nova · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2001 2:20 am

it's not really an 'art greatness' rating .. more like a popularity/niceness thing. I think it was originally intended to show how involved you are with the forum and how much people like you. You must be pretty popular or people like you a lot or something

Derek · member Member # Joined: 23 Apr 2001 Posts: 139

I'll second that... though perhaps it's also because you have a cool user name here? Seriously, you've probably been of help or sympatico with someone here at a time when he or she really needed to hear or read exactly what you had to say, perhaps it's that and personality too. Could be a few things. Either way, I would say it's cool that you've got the rating. I do too, with only one vote of course, and can't for my life think of who voted for me. But I appreciate it, and feel like I said something or offered some advice that someone really took to heart.
Considering what had been, apparently, going down around here for a while, that's pretty groovin' to know-that there are a number of people here who think beyond themselves in this forum. Someone thinks you're part of that number.

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ScoobyDoo · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2001 9:08 pm

yeah, groovy.

I also, am a 5 with only 1 vote.

That makes me feel good. I helped at least ONE person, and that makes it worth it for ALL the time Ive ever invested, helpying EVERYbody.
It feels worthwhile and rewarding to teach sometimes I think.
I just wish I were better myself, but Im still pretty young, and Im sure I'll get better, though i might not be as talented as many others.

BiGJoN · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2001 2:56 am

Well thats easy then.. if you only got one vote and you are at 5 stars. The rating system must work on averaging of all votes!

So in theory if I voted you at a 1 star then you'd go down to 2.5 stars or something near that... (I won't do it cause it might ruin your wonderful line of 5 golden stars). But yeah thats how it works i think.

Matt Elder · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2001 11:07 pm

Yeah i must admit it is one thing I don't understand. For mine, it just seems every time I give a constructive crit, someone takes it the wrong way and "votes me down". Makes you wonder why you'd bother.

Malachi Maloney · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2001 1:07 am

"Yeah i must admit it is one thing I don't understand. For mine, it just seems every time I give a constructive crit, someone takes it the wrong way and "votes me down". Makes you wonder why you'd bother."-MATT ELDER

Exactly.

MDM

Anthony · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2001 9:34 am

Eyh, who cares? :] The important thing is if people are improving as artists. If they get defensive about a critique, then they need to grow up! But balancing encouragement with criticism is always the recipe for getting people to take to heart what you're teaching them.

J Bradford · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2001 10:15 am

I don't really understand the raiting thing, it seems to me that those certain individuals will always put 1 just to be themselves. It's something I think should be done away with.

S4Sb · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2001 10:37 am

Back For Good, Bradford?

[ October 22, 2001: Message edited by: S4Sb ]

RumpusKing · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2001 12:07 pm

If its any comfort to you, I only see three stars.

But don't feel bad, I've got none!

ScoobyDoo · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 4:59 pm

well, thats what happens when you call attention to yourself.

Was 5, now 3. And I havent even posted any artwork since this thread began, which just goes to show that its really not indicative of anything I guess. Oh well.

4 votes now.