What's with all of the rediculously low download ratings?

[MeInMaui]

I was just looking at some items in the downloads section and noticed that many of them now suddenly have D and F ratings. I know it doesn't really matter, but what's the deal? It looks like someone was disgruntled and plastered all of the downloads with low grades. It was a little disheartening to see all of my hard work rated as D's.

I guess I'll go sulk now until my bruised ego heals.

Aloha,
Mike

[dflachbart]

Originally Posted by MeInMaui

I was just looking at some items in the downloads section and noticed that many of them now suddenly have D and F ratings. I know it doesn't really matter, but what's the deal? It looks like someone was disgruntled and plastered all of the downloads with low grades. It was a little disheartening to see all of my hard work rated as D's.

I guess I'll go sulk now until my bruised ego heals.

Don't take it too hard, looks like this troll went through almost all of 'em
Guess all those ratings are just garbage now


Dirk

[Opus4]

Yeah, obviously there was a recently disgruntled forum member who has nothing better to do with his time.

- Andy

[GKusnick]

Andy, is there any way to figure out who that was and undo those bogus ratings?

If not, it shouldn't take that many honest ratings to outweigh the bogus ones and restore some degree of meaning to the grades. So if you haven't yet rated your favorite plugins, now might be a good time to do so.

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by flachbar

Don't take it too hard, looks like this troll went through almost all of 'em
Guess all those ratings are just garbage now


Dirk

Ok, I'm over it.

Anyone want to go troll hunting? I have plenty of sticks and bags for everyone.

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by GKusnick

Andy, is there any way to figure out who that was and undo those bogus ratings?

There isn't much question in my mind who did it... it is just a matter of whether it can be undone. Probably not, but such is life when immature people are allowed to play on the internet. Besides, they could sign up & do it again. We get to have fun like this with forum members from time to time.

BTW: did anyone notice when the ratings changed?

- Andy

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by Opus4

There isn't much question in my mind who did it... it is just a matter of whether it can be undone. Probably not, but such is life when immature people are allowed to play on the internet. Besides, they could sign up & do it again. We get to have fun like this with forum members from time to time.

BTW: did anyone notice when the ratings changed?

- Andy

I noticed one of my downloads had a very low rating about a week ago, but I just thought someone legitimately thought it deserved that. I didn't notice the large scale problem until this morning. So my best guess is maybe a week ago. Sorry I couldn't be any more help.

Aloha,
Mike

[Opus4]

Until we have the time to look into changing the bad grades, there are no ratings in the downloads area.

If I missed anything referring to grade or rating on any portion of the downloads area, let me know.

- Andy

[jbarr]

Tough some may disagree with my assessment, do we even need ratings for downloads?

Ok, I certainly understand their purpose, but give the nature of most of the SageTV addons, it's really a matter of the user deciding what mix works best with his setup. I don't think the ratings are really that meaningful, because all of the customizations are useful to at least some users. Besides, all you have to do is look at the post counts on the associated threads to determine popularity!

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by jbarr

Tough some may disagree with my assessment, do we even need ratings for downloads?

Ok, I certainly understand their purpose, but give the nature of most of the SageTV addons, it's really a matter of the user deciding what mix works best with his setup. I don't think the ratings are really that meaningful, because all of the customizations are useful to at least some users. Besides, all you have to do is look at the post counts on the associated threads to determine popularity!

I tend to agree with your assessment. Most downloads were not rated to begin with.

[Opus4]

Hey - he did us a favor then... I'll bet that gives him a real sense of accomplishment.

- Andy

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by Opus4

Hey - he did us a favor then... I'll bet that gives him a real sense of accomplishment.

- Andy

We can send him a thank you card if you tell us who it was.

[Opus4]

Oh, I'm fairly sure he's following the forum, so no extra thanks are needed.

- Andy

[mightyt]

Personally I find "number of times downloaded" as a good gauge on interest, quality of product and developer. At least it motivates me to try it on for size ...

My theory is, if you build it, and it's good, they will come ... The word about good downloads spreads pretty well ... Star Ratings are a usually setup for people to rant without words.

T.

[Opus4]

Oh sure... mention another way to mess up the ratings. The next thing you know, he'll download them all enough times to get all of them up to the 12,891 downloads of Niel's webserver. How would we tell what is most popular then!?

- Andy

[mightyt]

Originally Posted by Opus4

Oh sure... mention another way to mess up the ratings. The next thing you know, he'll download them all enough times to get all of them up to the 12,891 downloads of Niel's webserver. How would we tell what is most popular then!?

- Andy

You may be right ... some people have way too much time on their hands

Maybe you can set up ratings such that if a certain person (won't mention any names) clicks a poor rating, the system posts the opposite results. The same person could however post a good rating. This way they will be frustrated with the end result and give up !!!

[waynedunham]

Originally Posted by mightyt

You may be right ... some people have way too much time on their hands

Maybe you can set up ratings such that if a certain person (won't mention any names) clicks a poor rating, the system posts the opposite results. The same person could however post a good rating. This way they will be frustrated with the end result and give up !!!

Maybe if a "certain person" logs in, it immediately logs them off.

[mightyt]

Originally Posted by waynedunham

Maybe if a "certain person" logs in, it immediately logs them off.

Yeah good idea ... Call Blocking!

[MeInMaui]

Nah, I have a better solution...

Pay-per-Click

[traker1001]

I dont fully unerstand the point of the ratings, I sorry if the is a dumb question, But can someone explain the point of the rating as opposed to just a good description and post about it in the forum?

I mean you have to read the forum anyway to properly use most plugins, In doing so you would more than likely get a good idea if the plugin is anygood.