snarkpit more/less has two rating systems, personal ratings and mapping ones..

i think we should set a standard for which is which, and stick to it somehow.. course i realize, no ones gonna know for sure who voted what, but still the honor system should prevail eventually.

the reason i post this is, we have members who have joined quite recently, good people all i am sure, but so far, have contributed nothing substantial to the site, yet they have personal ratings rivaling our best..

people, if john doe has a supreme map rate it so, but that doesn't make him a 5/5 member of the pit for gods sake :/

use your noggins people, the rating system is just a token item if you don't use it properly, or fail respect it enuff to not use it at all..

eventually, if the system fails to give an accurate account often enuff, it may be removed.. many sites have stopped posting any sort of a rating system cause members mis-used it.. i would hate to see this occur here..

/ 2 cents

? posted by ReNo

Ooops, I was actually of the understanding it was meant to show that user's overall mapping skill, so I've been using it wrong for a long time now Sorry guys, I'll make some changes where I see a big difference in what they should be rated in light of this info!

truly??

*sighs*

i was afraid of this, cause in actuality, its not documented any place i know of..

think of it though, we have mappers, and members, and members who are not mappers..

BUT in order to qualify you MUST have at least one map in your profile to be eligible.. this motivates our people and site as a whole to be a mapping community overall.

at least, that was my take.. if you opted to not be rated, all you needed do was not upload anything.

I personally rate people as a combination of skill, and contribution - but that's just me.

Like you say, there will be "anomalous" results as it were, but I think generally it works as a good indicator of a person in general.

Meh, *shrugs*

true, but why have two systems that do one thing?

someone may be our worse mapper, but be a pillar, and vice versa.

my point is not to cause grief, but to seperate the two distinctions..

afterall, you have two options to NOT be rated in both cases..

don't upload maps.. you cannot be rated on either case..

actually there is a third, but its cheating, cause you can be an asshole, and block everyone from seeing how you are rated.. this in actuality proves my point.. the personal rating system can be blocked from others view.. that makes it personal.. not mapping.

all true, except on those rare instances when the user truly is an asshole, but blocks the possibility of everyone seeing his stats..

bottomline, the mapping ratings, and the personal ones could be the same score, but hardly a requirement.. i do not score people so, and doubt many do.. reno is a 5/5 so is lep and you gwil.. but none of you have all 5/5 maps.. you score 5/5 on your contribution to snarkpit, and would be a 5/5 even if you never released a thing IMO..

the two systems must be separate to have any value to this site.

*stares uncomprehendingly*

[edit] dammit, without actually embarrassing people i cannot call your bluff lep..

we have members, with one map, unfinished, never released, yet scored in the high 4's

sure you cannot police scores, but you cannot say we have ONLY one system, when EVERYONE is treating it as two..

as i said, i don't want to cause grief, just set a standard that everyone can use accurately..

we do NOT have one system, and if we actually do, its not being used as such.

the reason you fail to see it as a problem, is perpetuating the issue, and eventually will become a problem..

[edit 2] read every post in this thread, most treat it as two systems, all save you..

doesn't make you wrong, but it makes you appear so..

the system was set up by you, its up to everyone to work out the bugs.. this is a bug.. treat it as such..

it will become a problem eventually

*wets self laughing*

*whispers* vash does..

ok.. fair enuff.. i posted my concerns.. most reflected my view.. you run the site.

end of story.