Originally posted by FatWallet.comOnce you have rated something, the display shows your rating rather than the community rating.
1 star is the minimum.... you can think of 1 star as "maximum red"
1 star = hate it
2 star = don't like it
3 star = ok
4 star = like it
5 star = love it*****Disclaimer: The following link has been allowed by a moderator, please do not delete:******
Link for the petition to keep the old red/green system
For now, you need to log out to see the community vote.
Things the FatWallet community would like to see addressed (Please feel free to add on to this list)
* Is there any chance of having a clear red or negative voting option coming back? How about red stars?
* On the same note, can Fatwallet provide an actual vote of some sort to see if the users feel a change was even necessary?
* Is there any chance that we will revert to the old system for the interim while FW works out the kinks in the new voting system?
* New threads will need to be set at 3 stars, the neutral setting
* Please get rid of the "Not Interested" button, by the time I've read the post, it really is too late.
* The star system doesn't look good on PDA.
* Please remove voting privledges from those who make it a common habit to bombard dozens of posts in a given thread with negative ratings, in this case what will be equal to voting 1 star. This was an issue that was ignored with the previous system and will continue to be just as much an issue with the new system if it isn't addressed.
* Please add a rating system to individual posts.
* Please make the stars a different color depending on how many there are. Five stars would be a vibrant green, four a lighter green, three can be yellow, two can be a light red, and one can be red. This would more closely resemble the older rating system and would also be helpful for browsing the forum.
* If you go to this direction, please explain how this is any better than the old system.
* Please add a way for users to view who voted and how they voted, like the last rating system.
* Please do not show who voted it only leads to petty people retaliating against each other.
* Please say, clearly and frankly, what deficiencies you hope to address with ANY new system. One deficiency you mentioned was people ranking negative to suppress posts they personally saw. The "not interested" button addresses this. Why did you go to the boost and then to the stars (both all green and both taking up more real estate)?
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Here's an exercise for you all who like the 5-star system. How do you differentiate these two 5-star deals???:
Caribou Coffee Buy 3 pound, get 1 pound free $10.99 valve online only.
Windows Xp Home Upgrade/w SP2 $10 AR Begins 09/10/06
Hmmmm?????????
The old green bar would've helped you differentiate. Why change it?
The old system followed the "keep it simple stupid" principle.
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I didn't like this at first but now I see the point...
This is much better for PERSONAL use, and if used as such it becomes much more helpful.
1) If you don't like a deal, just click not interested - all gone for you!
2) If you love a deal, rate it 4 or 5 stars -- yellow stars make it easy to "bookmark" your favorite posts.
3) The green stars become an indicator of the average rating give by others - very much like Amazon, newegg's, etc rating system for products.
4) No more hate redding, or green begging. It's irrrelevent, as once a thread has been rated none of the voters see the green stars anymore. Quite frankly, I don't give a hoot what others think of a deal, I want to find my favorite threads quickly.
Please keep the not interested button - it helps sooo much when, say, Fry's deals stay up at the top and I have no fry's near me - same with Meijer, or other local deals. It really helps declutter fatwallet for us regular users.
, but it seems a lot better than the system that was up earlier.
