Thread Ratings?

[Captain Zymmer]

How does a thread get rated?

I am curious since there are a couple of 5 star threads, and no lesser ones.

[Cochrane]

At the bottom of a thread page is the place where you can rate it. Personally I think rating threads is silly because the change.

[SIR SIG]

Its based on a vote tally like the polls.

I rated it a 1 and it dropped it from a 3 to a 2.

So obviously only 1-3 people have rated it.

But with enough votes most ratings will balance out.

[Dan Stack]

I gave it this thread the thumbs down too..

See Cap'n, some people respond to your posts!

Actually, I don't like the idea of giving "bad grades" to a thread (this "grade" one was just in jest), but I do like being able to recommend a post - a good way to see what threads are good candidates for archival - old threads are occasionally purged if I recall correctly.

[REG]

Personally, I prefer the Custom User Title line over Rating Threads.

Unless there is a message board contest in which we have to rate an adventure scenario or favorite NPC, then and only then will I participate.