OT: Is 1 or 10 highest when rating a member?

vega1

Sorry for the OT post, but I couldn't find this info elsewhere, and I have wondered. If I wanted to rate a fellow member, is 1 the best, or is 10. Thanks for any info.

ER

Depends on how one thinks.

LucyBop

ten is tops daddy-o!!!

one is squaresville for the total squarecat!

TorinoCobra71

I think its 10................But from what I have gathered from other board members, 90% plus dont even pay attention to it/ think its worth a hoot!

TorinoCobra71

arlea1957

hmmmmm I thought the same thing but did not want to ask....(for fear of being a total dolt)

Bear

Yes. Nobody really seems to knows and nobody really seems to care.

Generally, a #5 is considered OK.

vega1

<< <i>I thought the same thing but did not want to ask....(for fear of being a total dolt) >>



Yes, I know. I mean.... hey!

Thanks for the responses, I agree the rating mean less than, nothing. I have always wondered though.

nwcs

That's why I took the voting off mine years ago. That way I don't have to think about it.

cladking

The rating means nothing but its direction often has a small meaning.

Myqqy

Generally, a #5 is considered OK.

Exactly- 5 is optimal grade......

LucyBop

10 rules the joint!

Darkhorse

After 100 votes I'm at a 5 so I know I neither suck nor rule.

ziggy29

For a while I had mine turned on (because it was on by default). By the progression of average scores I realized I received nothing but 1s and 10s. Then I turned it off.

Bear

Since half the folks voting think 10 is best and the other half

thinks 1 is best, a 5,is actually as close to a maximum grade as one can get.

JRocco

I asked when I first joined, but no one answered. So I think I gave Russ a 10 and Marty a 1,,,,, or was that Russ a 1 and Marty a 10................

wjd283

If you have smoe tens it means you're

wjd283

Mine will now show a steady drop.

sellsatan

My rating thing was enabled when I first joined and within two weeks I had garnered about 5 ones. I don't get it. I'm a nice guy... somebody hug me.

LindeDad

I don't think too many people care.

Longacre

Does anyone use this?

ER

Just turn off the feature, so people can rate you out here on the forum.

Baley

General rule:

if there are a discrete number of things, ranked in order, the lower number is better.
for example, if there were only 10 members, I'd rather be #1 than #9 or 10

if there are an indeterminant number of things one is rating them on a standard scale of 1-10, then 10 is best.
Thus, I think 10 is best, for posters you want to rate "high"

1 is worst, vote 1 for posters you don't like

now click on me and give me a 10, dammit!

LanLord

Both 1 and 10 are the highest number you can achieve.

It just depends upon what your desired goal is.

LanLord

<< <i>General rule:

if there are a discrete number of things, ranked in order, the lower number is better.
for example, if there were only 10 members, I'd rather be #1 than #9 or 10

if there are an indeterminant number of things one is rating them on a standard scale of 1-10, then 10 is best.
Thus, I think 10 is best, for posters you want to rate "high"

1 is worst, vote 1 for posters you don't like

now click on me and give me a 10, dammit! >>

and therefore a po-01 is much more desireable than a MS-70 or a PR-70, and don't let anyone tell you different.

morgannut2

As a collector of F-2 and PO-1 20th Century Coins--Please vote 0!!

robertpr

Just like the coin grading scale, the highest number is the best. Unfortunately this isn't spelled out anywhere, so I think many people believe 1 is the best. So if you're around a 5 I think you're alright in most people's minds.

UncleWiggly

I asked this question in the Q & A several months ago and Carol answered it.



Jerry

vega1

here's the answer for those too lazy to look it up.

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Uncle Wiggly

This is on option the member can activate themselves, if they wish but it's not required. It comes with the software and we've never stated that one was better than the other. Some like being number 1 while others feel like a perfect 10.

It's all in the perception.

Carol
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So there you have it. A definitive answer of "whatever you want". I like it.

Shamika

Isn't 1 the best?

IrishMike

I'd be very concerned if I got a ten rating from this group.