Entry #11b: on ratings

Published October 10, 2004
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  • Random Observation of the Day!!
    The answer is b.

People complain about their ratings. And they fall. But how DO people get high ratings? The answer...

They abuse the system. That's right. I myself do it.

I thought for a long while about how to raise my rating. You can't complain about it - that has proved to only backfire except in rare situations. Posting in technical forums helps, but sometimes it doesn't. So what is the key?

As I brainstormed, I thought about when I rated people up. The first and foremost reason, was that they rated me up. So I began to rate people up more often.

The second thing is to do people favors. Whether it be Salsa avatars, Acoustica stuff, or Boolean comics, favors help. For me, it was Gmail invites. Oh yeah.

And the third thing: don't piss people off. This will result in ratings-- which will counteract the ratings++

But I've found a way to crap post and get away with it... I always admit my own stupidity by closing every crap post with [/stupidity] so that people can understand that I was *trying* to be funnay. Because, honestly, I'm not.

Thankfully, no n00bs (<1100) read journals so everyone reading this now will understand what I'm talking about, and will already have some methods of their own.

[/stupidity] (I'm allowed to crap post in my own journal, dammit!)
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ArchWizard
Your theory is correct, for the most part. The proof: right after you mentioned that part about other people rating each other up, I thought to myself, "Have I rated up Mushu?" Turns out I hadn't. You can figure out the rest.
October 10, 2004 10:26 PM
bL0wF1sH
I read the developer journals and I'm not 1100+ plug yet :P (at the time of writing of course).

Keep up the great work. Rating++ for you ;).
October 11, 2004 03:27 PM
Mushu
Yes you are [wink]
October 11, 2004 03:37 PM
bL0wF1sH
I stand corrected ;).
October 11, 2004 04:44 PM
jmutch
One more thoery

If you think some one is going to rate you up, rate them up before they rate you. This way their rating++ has more impact on you.
October 11, 2004 05:51 PM
Drakkcon
Or rate them down before they rate you, so it won't be as much as a hit (I do this, it's evil).
October 11, 2004 07:43 PM
Evil Steve
Roofle. Ratings++
October 11, 2004 07:44 PM
jmutch
Drakkon: The problem with that is you have to be really careful. BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THEY ARE GOING TO RATE YOU DOWN. If you rate them down and they weren't going to rate you down anyway, they'll suspect you and definatly give you a rating--.
October 11, 2004 08:54 PM
paulecoyote
rating<1100 != n00b

thank you very much! :-P :-)
October 12, 2004 06:24 AM
nes8bit


less than three's
February 11, 2005 05:08 PM
Mushu
Threes..? I posted the graph at the bottom of my journal template, so funnies.
February 13, 2005 03:10 PM
Mushu
Actually, I stopped the [/stupidity] thing. Its just assumed now.
May 30, 2005 06:59 PM
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