GMMan, Hexadecimal Blacksmith
Blocked
Official statement from the GOTD team: http://blog.giveawayoftheday.com/old-rating-system-is-back-back-to-the-drawing-board
I'm a bit lukewarm on this move. I think that the new system sort of worked, but if it was combined with the thumb system, it might work better.
aRenegade
Member
Hello GMMan,
My apologies if I’m wrong, but I don’t think you saw the post the other day entitled “Someone Alert Bubby”. It might help you to understand what may be one of the major reasons for that switch over. I posted a reply that I think might have helped contribute to the GOTD Teams decision. In case you have any problems finding the original post this was my reply to “Someone Alert Bubby”:
“Well, so much for the efficacy of these so called ‘filters’ some folks here occasionally blame for nixing their comments (nothing personal). I was under the impression that alerts were created to automatically filter out posts containing four letter words deemed inappropriate. I was also under the impression that there needn’t be a dedicated 24/7 moderator to clear every comment.
Although it was a noble idea the suggestions venue came about because some people were highly critical of the previous ratings system. In the time since that change was enacted there have been few GOTD visitors who actually use the thing. If anything one can now argue that it’s been more trouble than it’s worth. Like it or not, the fact remains that prior to that change a comment like that would never have made it to public viewing. Perhaps the time has come to reassess its worth.”
I hope this helps to clear things up GMMan. Be Well...
- Renegade -
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