Why Bother?

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 by UBoB | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

The rating system is EXTREMELY inconsistent. So, until the consistency improves, I have removed all of my skins. Bye!
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goodmorphing
Reply #21 Thursday, July 18, 2002 9:01 PM
One time I was looking through the skins, waaaay back. I found a skin called SteelCopper by TinyRay Grier that was created in 02/2002. It has become one of my favorite skins, but it had few downloads and few comments. I always wondered why (could it have been ratings?). I am really glad that I found it! I am going to attempt to put a link here....

https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?wp=2&sort=date&searchtext=tinyray&order=Ascending&library=1

My only reason for putting this here is that I sure would hate to have missed this one, and if I might have because of some rating, then it is a sad thing.

joetheblow
Reply #22 Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:13 PM
Link didn't work for me but I managed

Try this:

https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?authorid=609

WOM
Reply #23 Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:25 PM
With a rating of 8 (SteelCopper), I don't think it hurt the downloads. Must have been something else.

Z71
Reply #24 Friday, July 19, 2002 2:00 AM
I'm like everyone else. I don't even look at the ratings. To me they are just there. Something to look at. I look at all the uploads and download what i like. thats it. To me, that is the way it's suppost to be.

keymastr1008
Reply #25 Friday, July 19, 2002 2:46 AM
ok, why can't i see ratings for skins? I can rate, but can't see what each skin is rated. Why not?

Lecrayon
Reply #26 Friday, July 19, 2002 3:37 AM
Sometimes I do rate WiseOldMan Sometimes I just give comments...It is sad however to see someone go because of the rating system :

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WOM
Reply #27 Friday, July 19, 2002 3:44 AM
keymastr: It might be because you are a citizen, and you can't rate yourself.

Lecrayon: I agree, but I think if more people rated it would be a fairer rating instead of 1 or 2 peoples opinion.

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Lecrayon
Reply #28 Friday, July 19, 2002 3:53 AM
And there I agree with you WiseOldMan I have suggested in another thread to start letting a rating appear after a certain amount of rates...It was denied, and I don't bother anymore now.

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Lecrayon
Reply #29 Friday, July 19, 2002 4:02 AM
Besides, it's not my company. And whatever visitors like us suggest, it either is removed or put aside.

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keymastr1008
Reply #30 Friday, July 19, 2002 5:32 PM
If you subscribe to ODNT, is that supposed to up your ratings any? Seems I'm missing out on the whole ratings thing... however bad it may be.

WOM
Reply #31 Friday, July 19, 2002 6:20 PM
keymastr: Subscribing does not help. You are rated on how good your work is. How well it works, and how pleasing to the eye of the rater it is. Then you get the bad apple who just rates you poor for whatever reason.

WOM
Reply #32 Friday, July 19, 2002 6:22 PM
P.S. Remember, everyone cannot get a 10. Some people rate low out of jealousy.

sig101
Reply #33 Friday, July 19, 2002 6:40 PM
Um, where do I set my settings to make sure I'm seeing all available skins, regardless of rating? I've looked in both edit account preferences and themes manager and I just don't see it. Thanks.

keymastr1008
Reply #34 Friday, July 19, 2002 7:11 PM
Wise: Sorry, I meant "is that supposed to up your RANKINGS any"... meaning, up it from Citizen to something else that allows you to see ratings of skins.

WOM
Reply #35 Friday, July 19, 2002 7:30 PM
keymastr: In a worn "NO".

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WOM
Reply #36 Friday, July 19, 2002 7:34 PM
sis101: At the top of every page (WC) you will see Edit Account. Go into it and you will see show skins with this rating or higher. Its almost at the bottom of the page. Select what you want.

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sig101
Reply #37 Friday, July 19, 2002 8:18 PM
WiseOldMan: thanks, but this is what's making me slightly (more) nuts. All I see that's related to viewing preferences in Edit Account Preferences is:

Web Viewing Preferences:
Popup windows: Yes No
Optimize Performance for: Speed Display
Icons: Visible Hidden
Max # of Skins per Page: 15
Hide post older than x days:
(Enter 0 for no restrictions)
Yes I want to receive the
WinCustomize NewsLetter:

There's no explicit option for showing or not showing skins based on ratings that I can see in my Edit Account Preferences.

WOM
Reply #38 Friday, July 19, 2002 9:59 PM
sig101: The only thing I can tell you is that maybe citizens do not have that option. You are probably set at a 4 raying(I think). An admin will have to help you now.

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WOM
Reply #39 Friday, July 19, 2002 10:01 PM
PS> you will have to excuse the misspelling. My fingers sometimes think they know better.

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bmetelsky
Reply #40 Friday, July 19, 2002 10:20 PM
sig101 -

Click on "Edit Account" again. I find that you can "toggle" between certain options or at least see certain options by clicking Edit Account two times instead of once. Let me know if it works for you.

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