Watch Out, It's a Drive-By!
Thursday, October 15, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
No, not that kind, but this one is just as shady as the real ones.
Every once and a while we get "drive-by" raters as we call them. These are people who are either regular or new users who just instantly give low ratings for whatever reason.
In some cases it's done because of "competition" and that is pretty low in my honest opinion. In the example above, this is a skin that has an overwhelming amount of high ratings, except for one. This is common with many skins, and I know who rates a skin like that without even looking at the name.
Some could argue that "well it's their opinion", and I although that is a possiblity, I do look at patterns and I know the difference between randomness and intention.
I think everyone should rate and comment on a skin with honesty, and offer constructive feedback, but this is wrong. In cases like this, the delete button is used as it's an abuse of the system. The mods here do keep an eye on ratings and let Jafo and I know when suspicious things like this come up. It's not a common occurance, so don't get alarmed in that respect.
The rating system in the next WC is drastically different, and issues like this will be null for the most part. I'm writing this to let everyone know we are not tolerating things like this as it's un-fair, and just plain sucks.
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Reply #42 Friday, October 16, 2009 9:49 PM
We are......and no wallpaper, bootskin, or logon is moderated by a single person.....all are "voted" on by most or all available active mods. So if something does make it, then it's impressed several people with the reverse being true as well.
The sheer volume of wallpapers make it necessary to moderate....anyone who has visited Deviantart knows why.
On a personal note...I would like to see some regulation of "porting" of offsite wallpapers as logons and bootskins. It's a tough call because some do a good job and only port an exceptional wallpaper now and then.....while others will port people's entire libraries if they can get permission. I'm not a big fan of pushbutton skinning.
Reply #44 Friday, October 16, 2009 10:32 PM
What ever...Blah Blah Blah...end of story...
Reply #47 Friday, October 16, 2009 10:53 PM
Too funny...Cuz one gets a low rating...the other dies!
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Reply #41 Friday, October 16, 2009 8:55 AM
And just what are you saying??????
I wasn't referring to you. Don't get your thong in a bunch.
He can't help it. His birthday thong is a little tight.