Please shut-off 1-start - 4-star ratings!

[altenbach]

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smercurio_fc wrote: Perhaps a small amount of deja vu', Ben. Shane had mentioned the "total" idea in his response, though had not expounded on it to the depth that altenbach did.

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Well, If we really want to be historically correct, let's go back to December 2004 and have a look at my very old post. 😄

altenbach wrote: "...we could remove all doubt by defining the rating as total number of stars..."

[smercurio_fc]

Obviously genius stays consistent over time! 

What is that idiom: those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it? Well, I didn't really start becoming active until the very end of 2005, so my history doesn't go that far back (and my memory even less), so this must mean that I am destined to a life of deja vu'.

[altenbach]

Very offtopic:

Ahhh, reading these old threads brings back memories of the good old days! 😄

If you remember all the great efforts by Molly K, and you have some loose change burning a hole in you pocket, you can support her entry in the Chicago Breast Cancer 3-Day . A very noble cause!

[RavensFan]

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@altenbach wrote:

These posts are old!

In the early days, (before the new format) the max rating was 4 stars, while now the max is 5 stars. The old ratings were scaled to the new format during the transition.

One possible scenario. One old rating of 2 and one of 3, average=2.5 out of 4.

Scaled to the new rating 2.5 *(5/4) = 3.125, or about 3.1 as observed. 😉

All clear? 🙂

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Thanks Christian,

I didn't realize that.  That makes sense.    I've only been following the forums for the past year and a half (LV programming for about 2 now.)  In that time, there hasn't been any major format changes in the forums.  They've been a great resource for me, and I've enjoyed participating them.

-Bill

[Ben]

Although my primary concern is to stop the pain, I'd like to add some ideas for concideration if they can be implemented when things are fixed.

1) I would love to see the total number of stars per thread as apposed for reply.

2) I would not like to loose the stars we have already. The last time the forums was updated, we lost a bunch.

Are we still on track to get an update in a couple of weeks?

Ben

[Ben]

Hi Laura,

It has been a moth since your last post.

Could you please update us with what you can re: "The Plan" and "The Schedule" ?

Ben

[Laura F.]

Hi Ben,

It looks like I will have time to work on the rating system after my current projects are completed.  I expect that to be sometime this fall.  I have been giving some thought to the most feasible options out of all the ideas that have been listed in this thread so hopefully I will be able to move quickly when the time comes.

Thanks for your interest!
Laura

[jr_2005]

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@Ben wrote:

Hi Laura,

It has been a moth since your last post.

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Seems like only a butterfly...

[Ben]

Laura,

Judging only by the survey, it appears you plan on re-aranging the furniture.

If you do move things around, can you make sure all of our links to other theads survive?

I depend on threads like "Interesting Stuff" and the "Darren Nuggets" to find link quickly.

Oh and don't forget all of our Bug Threads.

Thank you,

Ben

[Laura F.]

Hi Ben,

I do not have any connection to the survey (other than posting it in the announcements) so I cannot speak to what is planned after the results of the survey are in.

I have sent your feedback to the group that created the survey so that they can take it into consideration.

Thanks,
Laura