Well out of curiosity of your question server I look to see what the ratings system looks like as a guest based on the full version and not the trap feedbacker. A user would have to be logged in an order to be able to rate a topic, and with how trap feedbacker is set up it would make it seem impossible, although that isn't the word I want to use with this situation, because guest is basically emailing a post to be added. However, the idea I thought of which includes a bit more work for hte mods who approve these messages is that the user who is using the trap feedbacker could select a rating for the topic or rather the original poster of the topic.

They could be prompted in a series of check boxes on what posts they like or did like based on the ratings system, and then whoever approves the messages, can log into trap feedbacker and then select those options. Yeah it sounds like a lot of work but it would be the only way not to compromise the trap feedbacker account. Of course that means that there would have to be some tinkering with how lofi view looks, and since it has been a few years I don't know if there is lofi script.

Of course the other idea would be to prompt guests if they like rating posts and what to register with the forum and go from there.

Also one of my questions have been answered about how the list view is set up has been answered as well.

This post has been edited by Saint_Michael: Mar 26 2008, 07:54 PM

I like it, it looks really nice, and I hope that people will use it honorably. Well I haven't tried it yet but I see that people are already using it since each member has something written to his name I hope that these are not just some random values at first. You can really see probably in the tutorial section who is working the most and so on.

I think this is a pretty awesome idea.

1. I love this idea because it helps to give feedback to other users on their topics, posts, etc.

2. It feels great giving people a gold star... haha

One improvement I would like to see is that as well as showing who gave you those ratings (or possibly replacing who gave you them), when you click on the links, it takes you to the post or topic that you were rated in. That way, users are able to see what they were rated for, as well as who rated them.

Hmm... other than that.....

OpaQue, you get a gold star.... literally.

I also thought this would be a good thing, but I wasn't really sure if it could be implemented so easily into the forums. But if it would be possible I think that would make it even better! Even if there is just a thing in our profiles that mentions the links to the last 10 ratings or something... least that way we could see easily which ratings we got from where.

Click on the symbol that appears in your Posting sidebar to see a list of the ratings you have received, then click on the icons in the left-hand side.

Wow, I have to admit that this site is getting better and better year by year!
Great idea this rating plugin! I know how hard is to be administrator on site with a little bit more than 4200 people, but i can`t imagine how hard is when you have 40000+ members..

thanks opaque for improving this community!

p.s. i hope i won`t get "bad spelling" rank

I noticed the Post Rating Module a while before this topic was posted, and I was waiting for this topic to appear as I had a few questions to ask. Reading the replies to this topic, most of the questions have already been answered, but there's one I'd still like answering: when exactly was this module made active on the forums?

I think it's a useful system, as it gives clear feedback on users and the quality and helpfulness of their posts. I am worried about the possibility of abuse, but I think the benefits outweigh the risks. I especially like how there are "Spelling Mistakes" and "Spam" options, so you can inform the user of these shortcomings without actually posting them - reducing spam while still keeping a sense of "Political Correctness".

That's been around for a while now... Hehe, I'm "disagreed with a lot"? I checked all of my posts and it was only once! I think you should have to get three of something before you get the little thing under your username, it would make more sense that way.

I'm pretty sure they're talking about the 1 to 5 Star ratings that you'll see at the topic, technically that's the TOPIC rating system though... Maybe I was mistaken, that's what I thought when I saw this topic, but I guess it's most likely about the little icons at the bottom... Oh well... STILL! I really think it should only put the icon under your username if you get that particular rating multiple times. Know what I mean?