Who star rates MG threads?

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  1. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    Just curious. Who star rates various MG threads? How is it done and what criteria is used to determine the 1->5 rating? :confused

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    Bazza
     

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  2. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    Anyone can rate them, bazza. It's only in some forums though (offhand I know it's in Interesting Websites forum and a few others).

    If you click on the thread, you'll see in the upper right hand corner of the thread there's a drop down.

    I've never used it. I do know that spammers use it a lot though. The rating you see is an average of all of the ratings.
     
  3. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    I thought it was the "Thread Fairy"!! Who'da thunk!!!!! LOL
     
  4. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    roflmao

    Thanks TimW

    Bazza

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  5. hrlow2

    hrlow2 MajorGeek

    Hey,'bazza.
    You should know. Theres one in every crowd.rolleyes:-D

    Although I have wondered about those myself.
     
  6. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    I was thinking of the tooth fairy. ;)

    So it is the same as the MG members rating of programs (out of 5.0).
    Any member (reader?) can vote and the votes re-average progressively.

    A lot of the 5 star rated threads are one person's vote, only, I notice.

    Interesting. :-D

    Bazza

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  7. Spad

    Spad MajorGeek

    You mean there isn't a thread fairy? :(



    Seriously, good question bigbazza. I have often wondered that myself, but was afraid to ask . . .
     
  8. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    Me too, but then I thought WTH? ;)

    Bazza
     
  9. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Alot that have 5 stars have been added by spammers to try and highlight their spam posts to that thread, the spammer is deleted but the star rating stays, TBH not a great way to know if a thread is any good or not.

    I use the star rating to mark all of yours down Bazza ;)
     
  10. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    SEE!!!! There is a "Thread Fairy"!!!!! :-D:-D
     
  11. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    Damn, I've been found out. :-D

    Bazza

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  12. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    hahahaha.. thankfully for many the reduce "star" rating is not by the ban/delete member button, as oooops! would happen alot.... I have a funky right mouse finger that likes to ban folk for junkass posts, I'm not going to argue with the finger as its normally right..... hahaha on right hand.. so duh always right.

    But cannot promise anything this weekend as eyesight is funky, so may ban someone by accident and well I appologise now and oooops! slip of the finger is to blame :) ;)
     
  13. hrlow2

    hrlow2 MajorGeek

    Think I'll quietly sit in the corner this weekend.
     
  14. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    ahhhhhh WISE MAN :major


    I have an itchy trigger right click delete mouse finger.... damn think as mind of its own of late.
     
  15. hrlow2

    hrlow2 MajorGeek

    Do my best not to get its attention.rolleyes
    (not much anyway).:-D;)
     
  16. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    I'm omnipresent so I see all :cool
     
  17. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    I've never rated one, yet.:)

    Bazza

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