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Voting in the Comments Section
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RichU
MemberAs far as voting is concerned, I would like to see some mandatory checkboxes. Something like: “I have downloaded, installed and tried the program.” “I don’t need this program.” “I am afraid to try this program.” “This is my opinion.” etc. The potential commenter would be required to fill in at least one box before proceeding.
Votes could be tallied according to the boxes checked, with non-downloading opinions not added. Also, this might serve to keep off-topic comments to a minimum, since the poster might not have an appropriate check box to select, if they had not tried out the program.
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Whiterabbit-uk
Games GuruI think Andy (from the comments section) has a good point; though I'm sure it's been suggested in other ways loads of times previously. That is that there should be a more quantitative method for casting your vote. A lot of people do seem to rely upon others opinions for whatever reason; so, improving this system would have a beneficial effect for the project in my opinion. I personally make my own choice most of the time rather than relying upon what others have to say, which if you look at the example of EAZ-FIX from the other week, I’m glad I did; that got a massive negative vote, which I’m sure put a lot of people off downloading it, and also reinforced others to vote negatively. Yet I went ahead and downloaded it because after reading the blurb I thought it would be quite a good program to have. I don’t mind having to reformat if anything went awry anyway as I do it regularly. Anyway, it turns out that EAZ-FIX was a brilliant download for me as a couple of days later I had a serious system crash on one of my computers. It was so bad that I couldn’t access the computer at all as it just kept reloading, crashing and reloading and crashing etc etc. This is where I’ve not had much success using the traditional XP system restore previously, whereas with EAS-FIX pressing the home button choosing a snapshot and hey presto my computer was back to where I’d left it the night before. Then after installing the game the othe day that was from MyPlayCity, I’d just made a snapshot before I installed the game as I was familiar with MyPlayCity anyway. Again, EAX-FIX came through for me and simplified something that would have taken a little longer if I hadn’t downloaded EAS-FIX. (I’ll certainly be considering purchasing a licence for this wonderful program)
Anyway it seems to me that once something has been tarred with a negative vibe it’s harder for the community to accept (this is only my opinion though), so I think loads of the community missed out on a fabulous application. Now if the voting system was more quantitative as opposed to qualitative I think programs such as EAS-FIX would have had a much rosier reception, and a lot more community members would now have an excellent program.
The voting system as it stands really is almost next to meaningless though because it's obvious from the start of a new day that community members are voting before they could possibly have tried and tested the software or in the case of the game giveaway played the game properly.
The method that Andy suggests is quite a good one though it’s implementation may not be so easy and it may also deter some from bothering as copying a code is just one more thing to do that for the individual that’s already downloaded the software they don’t need to pass on their opinions. Most are for sure more interested in the game or the application than in giving an opinion as to whether the file is worthwhile or rubbish. As it stands now it is much easier to vote (though I realize you do have to make some sort of comment if you're going to vote a thumbs down, so maybe I'm wrong about being deterred), so if such a voting system was to be implemented it would need to be user friendly as well.
I’m all for improving the system though as for those on dial up for example knowing whether a program is good or bad is probably more important considering the time they have to wait for the download to complete.
I've just seen Rich's post and think thats quite a good idea. I for one would be willing to follow those quidelines.
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Some comments about voting- moved from the Giveaway of Feb 15.
9. prober, Feb 15, 5:29 AM
As most of the softwares are voted hands down- i recommend a count of visitors and downloads in this page.
I found today’s software useful.From BuBBy: But people who vote don’t have to download, and people who download don’t have to vote. And people who just visit don’t have to do either, so a “count” would indicate what, exactly?
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12. Paul Grenfell, (Awestraiya), Feb 15, 6:25 AMOn the basis of all the good comments on this forum and others, it would be good to know on what basis, the large number of thumbs down were given?
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16. Andy, Feb 15, 7:02 AM#9 (and Bubbys answer)
I think the voting system should be limited to people who’ve actually downloaded and tried the s/w on offer that day. A code from the s/w once downoaded could administrate that. The result would be a far more accurate picture of how good or bad it actually is.
Perhaps even a two tier voting system - those who’ve tried and those who’ve not. As it stands, the voting is pointless.
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17. gergn, Feb 15, 7:10 AMRe 12, voting: it says “User rating”. If a visitor to the site is seen as a user, you do not have to be a user of the software. But it is my understanding that you should be a user of the software, before you rate it. I have no use for this particular application, so I will not become a user and thus will abstain from voting today.
Perhaps the site can be adapted to allow only voting if the software has been downloaded and/or installed and/or run, just like you only can click on yes/no on comments made by others, not by the ones you made yourself.
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25. Marlene O, Feb 15, 9:14 AMI don’t know why this has got such a negative rating.
By the way, how do you give a program thumbs up? I don’t see any button or anything to do this. Is it just done through if a comment is positive?
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30. Glen, Feb 15, 10:28 AM#16 ( Andy )
#9 (and Bubbys answer)I think the voting system should be limited to people who’ve actually downloaded and tried the s/w on offer that day. A code from the s/w once downoaded could administrate that. The result would be a far more accurate picture of how good or bad it actually is.
Perhaps even a two tier voting system - those who’ve tried and those who’ve not. As it stands, the voting is pointless.
Yes, because I am sure that everyone who downloads the program will try it even if they have their mind made up already. In other words it would be near impossible to make it so that only people who actually try the program can vote on it.
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31. Moizelle, Feb 15, 10:28 AM#16. All the negative thumbs mean to me is that they show what percentage of users have no interest in the offered software period. Surely the first say two hours with many votes but few comments it is a fairly good indicator. And as such of value to the developer.
As for today’s offer, I like it. Will have no regular use for it but the interface is quite ok and easy. Would I pay for it? Mwah, no. But I can see that be different for people often handling swf’s.
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33. ContraptionMaker, Feb 15, 10:31 AMDon’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover
I have been a regular visitor of GOTD and GGOTD for a long time now and have gotten some great software and some crappy software. No matter what it has all been free and non of it has trashed my machine. My gripe here is not about the software (never look a gift horse in the mouth), it’s about the people that visit here. I never could understand how you can review or comment on a piece of software that you have not even tried. If the software if good say so, if it is bad, say so, but don’t just say “This software is useless, I will not download.” You can’t know if is useless unless you have tried it. If it doesn’t fit your needs, don’t download it, but don’t slam the program if you are not willing to give it a try. GOTD and GGOTD are doing a great favor making this available to us, let’s act like we are thankful.
Thanks for your time.
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35. Whoa there, Feb 15, 11:36 AMI have to agree that voting, at most, indicates interest. That being the case, I really don’t case if others are interested or not. Since you feel the same way - I have never voted. Like all of the others that have commented on this issue - I would find the voting beneficial if it had any meaning. So I vote for changing the system. See, you can influence people if what you say is relevant.
I also appreciate the portion of some of the comments that list alternate software. The rest of the comment is rubbish SO I draw pictures and write ugly words on that part.
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40. MetSci, Feb 15, 12:41 PMThe solution to the “thumbs up - thumbs down” conundrum is pretty simple. Just read the comments.
Many time I read the comments and download software that has mostly thumbs down, or pass on software that has mostly thumbs up.
The cooments are often (not always) quite useful.
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41. Phil, Feb 15, 1:26 PM#7 BuBByy, what is the point of people voting if not to help others judge whether to try it or not? If they haven’t downloaded, installed and run the software their ratings are valueless. Bad ratings won’t affect regulars who know that they are meaningless but they probably do put off newbies here who aren’t anticipating those warped mentalities who will vote against something just to massage their own inadequacies.
As others have suggested either restrict opportunity of rating to those who have at least activated the GAOTD, with possibly an open rating poll on e.g. ‘This type of software of ‘Interest/No Interest to me’, ‘Too much of this type offered by GAOTD’ to aid in selection of GAOTDs and which possibly might be of some use to developers. Otherwise get rid of the Ratings altogether.
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42. Talon Designs, Feb 15, 1:39 PMAs a frequent visitor to this site, I think maybe I should speak up to this one.
My comments on voting:
1 - The comments on this page are MUCH more useful than the “thumbs up/down” that the software is given. I find they tend to be misleading. If you havent installed it, or are unable to get it installed, do not vote on the software. It is my opinion. It states that it is not made for vista (Windows 98/2000/Me/XP/2003), so DONT DOWNLOAD it and give it a bad vote simply because it isn’t installing correctly on Vista.
2 - I don’t use the vote to determine if I will install this software or not. I use the comments. More times than note the negative vote, has proved to be misleading to the software.
Thanks for everyone that left “useable” comments that helped me make my decision.
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43. Rich, Feb 15, 1:51 PMAs far as voting is concerned, I would like to see some mandatory checkboxes. Something like: “I have downloaded, installed and tried the program.” “I don’t need this program.” “I am afraid to try this program.” “This is my opinion.” etc. The potential commenter would be reqired to fill in at least one box before proceeding.
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44. Paul Wo, Feb 15, 1:53 PMAs a prior post indicated to express your satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the current GOTD “just click on the thumbs up or down picture next to ‘User Rating’”.
As is often the case and unless the current GOTD has broad appeal the nay votes and percentages are frequently inflated as many a user just doesn’t have use for the current GOTD.
One solution might be to replace the thumbs next to ‘User Rating’ with a 3 option ‘horizontally positioned’ graphic depiction of a stop light.
- where the green light has a thumbs up superimposed
- where the red light has a thumbs down superimposed
- where the yellow light simply has the text ‘Of No Use’ superimposed.As is the case today only one vote is allowed.
Of course this is not a perfect solution. Non-testers will continue to ‘See Red’ at times. However this may position us so that the tally / percentages have more meaning.
Any solution of course, even this ‘partial’ step forward would require real programming time and effort.
In the mean time (as there is no consensus on this point of discussion) I would encourage GOTD devotees can do to continue to critique the GOTD. The developers are listening and so are the GOTD junkies (users).
Lastly, thank you to those of you who take the time to suggest alternate freeware advice…
In my opinion by doing so we hold software developers who ‘market’ at GOTD to a higher standard. I can’t see that this detracts in any way from GOTD as it generates interest in the site; not only for the software being offered but the quality of the dialogue/critiques.
Even if I don’t like keep/like the current GOTD; I am always pleased to walk away with an alternative suggested by someone else!
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45. ~ Robert ~, Feb 15, 2:17 PM@Paul
I still prefer three thumbs:
one up,one down and one halfway up :)
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52. Paul Wo, Feb 15, 3:35 PMRe: 45
Robert,
…xcrrection on my last post - now that I’ve had my afternoon coffee
and clarity has again set in.What I recall seeing on a German freeware/shareware site was not as you describe - but a a thumb that pivots up down or sideways in response to user satisfaction ratings (instead of percentages as is done at GOTD).
But as I stated your suggestion is a good one! Either way would be a step forward…
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53. mimi_s_mum, Feb 15, 3:53 PMRe voting system, I’m also for having additional “Don’t have use” vote option, but against limiting voting right to those who downloaded/installed. I think you should be able to vote thumb’s down if you had a previous bad experience with an earlier version or a different program from the same vendor, or read bad reviews and rating about the program or vendor.
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Face
MemberMy 2-cents' worth:
First:
I noticed a couple of days ago a question about a comment that had a BuBBy message attached to the bottom of it - the question was felt to be of little value, but had received a very positive rating. What interested me was the fact that I had hesitated a number of times when deciding how to answer the "Did you find this comment useful?" question in such situations. If the initial comment is not useful, but what BuBBy added is, should it be marked useful or not? Since the comment resulted in useful information being presented, I tended to mark these yes, but I think some sort of guidance would help - so that we all understand what the vote truly indicates: The initial comment, the moderator's added information or the final result. I know this may sound like nit-picking, but if the system is to be of any value, we need some basic guidelines.Second:
Concerning the problem of people commenting and/or thumb-voting before trying the software: Perhaps there could be a link in the "Read Me" which opens the comment box and enables the thumbs (allowing the person to vote and/or to post). That way anyone can READ the comments, but must at least download the software to SUBMIT a comment. Of course it doesn't ensure that they have actually installed and tried it, but at least there should be a somewhat higher probability. And, if they are experiencing problems downloading and can't get to the "Read Me", their only option (to ask for help) would be the forums (where these posts belong anyway - and they might find that someone else has already asked and/or adressed the problem - which might help cut down the endless repetition, that so often occurs). This would have a further benefit of requiring people to at least open the "Read Me" (and perhaps even glance through it!).Posted 16 years ago # -
I’m new to this but I can’t help noticing the kind of anomaly I see here. The vast majority of comments are positive yet the ratings are heavily negative. How does that happen? May I suggest that if you’re not interested in the *type* of product just don’t rate it? That way the ratings can give an indication as to whether it’s good, bad or indiferent *for what it is*
[Dutifully transferred from the comments section itself, as a matter of good faith, even tho' I see I'm way behind on this whole issue]
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4shadowm
MemberIf I'm not interested in a particular type of software I won't vote. However, as today's game giveaway is one of several supplied by a software maker that hasn't thus far put out any games that will run on Vista I voted a thumbs down for that reason. Vista has been on the market enough time that at least some of the games this software publisher makes available should be compatible. As it is it doesn't even run on some XP systems according to the comments. I think that is a reasonable use of the vote even if I don't install to voice disapproval of this.
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I like the idea of not being able to vote unless you have tried the offer. But I think that's an impossible idea. I also like the suggestion of having an 'I'm not interested' button, but would they use it correctly? Because the thumbs up or down isn't used correctly, I say just delete it, if the other solutions aren't feasible or are just too much trouble.
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It is perhaps reasonable to assume votes will always be negative as usually this is how people express their disapproval. When the reverse is true, and people are happy with the software - their contentment isn't usually accompanied by a need to "vote".
Voting can be sometimes seen similar to working on a "complaints desk" or "help hotline" - the only people who can be bother to make contact are usually people with problems or issues. Not very many people contact a help hotline or complaints desk to let them know "everything worked just great - I'm very happy".
Many users express that they completely ignore the voting figures - as they really don't mean anything at all. (users who complain about the voting - perhaps don't understand how statistically invalid the results are).
One suggestion - instead of displaying a net total for comments - instead display in the same format as the overall with a total for both TU and TD.
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RichU
Member"...When the reverse is true, and people are happy with the software - their contentment isn't usually accompanied by a need to "vote"."
Bubby, I agree with this statement in general, but in the specific case of GAOTD, there is an extenuating factor. Namely, if a visitor downloads and tries a program which causes problems or is not appropriate for their needs, they usually will know this immediately. On the other hand, they might not have the time within the less than 24 hours that the program is available to them, to fully access how much they like it, and then to submit that positive comment. In other words, it might take just one bad experience with a particular program to submit a negative vote, while a positive vote may take much more extensive positive experiences. Additionally, the user might feel that a positive comment submitted at 11:00 PM would be useless, because mostly everyone would not be reading the comments when the giveaway is almost over.
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Archangel
MemberIts funny how many people either didn't read the statement about comments regarding voting be made here (BuBBy even created the link for ease of usein the comment section) or disregarded it.
With that said, people are going to do whatever they want no matter what rules are made to follow regarding voting in the comment section.
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haalam
MemberToday (2/21) commenter Mike made a suggestion for the thumbs up/down rating saying it should be mandatory that a comment be posted before doing a rating. I somewhat agree, but as someone who has often downloaded but did not have time to do a comment (or there were already enough of them or too late to matter), my suggestion would be to make the thumbs up/down rating ONLY available on the "Now Activated" web page. This would require the user to leave it open in their browser while reviewing the product, but would also allow the user to skip doing a comment.
There is way too much trash posted in the comments, so I usually do look at the ratings before sifting through the comments for worthwhile content. I suppose too there have been a lot of suggestions on what to do with the worthless comments, and those ideas may be good to implement as well.
My two cents.
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Lockett
MemberI like the idea of having a "User rating" and an "Interest rating" more. As somebody else said, there are plenty of people who would just post random comments to vote. Besides, they'd probably just say things like "It's useless" or "I'll try it" - which is the exact thing that we want to get rid of.
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Anonymous
UnregisteredI only wish to note that I don't look at the thumb ratings and I've never given a thumb rating, on principle, because such things are almost useless considering the way that can be clicked in. I just read comments to find out what's what (in addition to web research), while ignoring the whiners and haters. Thumbs up or down do not influence me in the slightest way.
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Lockett
MemberIt would also eliminate the need to write a new plugin, as the original could be duplicated with no loss of function.
It would be good to make the "User rating" password-protected, and the password would be provided with the giveaway activation. It wouldn't be too hard to lock the vote section behind a password.
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neilc
MemberApparently this is an ongoing issue that won't go away on it's own given the diversity of the GOTD community and the absence of any clear, simple definition/ explanation of purpose for the Thumbs Ratings, the Comments, or the Usefulness of the Comments Vote.
I am not a long term user of GOTD but since being introduced to the site am a daily visitor and a grateful and better educated user. I am by no means a newbie or technically challenged. I cut my teeth on a Radio Shack CoCo and have worked on or with many different OS's (including every version of Windows and most flavors of UX). These days I consider myself to be a general user, as I believe the large majority of personal system users are, "in varying degrees of ability."
In no way though, do I consider myself a Systems Guru or an Expert User in any area of Application Software. I depend, a lot, on Thoth and others who do have knowledge of, and experience in, a given area to help me make good choices re: the software tools I use to do the things I want to do on my computer. Thus I appreciate and respect the opinions and suggestions of such people when they take the time to help me, and the developer, through their comments. Their opinions on whether the package 'does what it says it will' (I accept that it's my job to READ that); on the usability and adherence to standards in that application; and on the quality and integrity of the software ie. comparisons to features in other packages, bugs, download and install problems, and general personality quirks help me to make better performance/ price choices. They help the developer produce a better, more marketable product. I only wish I didn't have to do so much reading to find these gems.
I believe that the indication of market opportunity, and GOTD focus, could be served by making the thumbs question "Do you use, or have a need for, software that performs this function?"
Question 2 becomes, "Having installed and looked over the software, would you care to comment on it's look, feel and functionality, and also to advise fellow users and the developer of any problems you had downloading, installing or running the package ?"
"Did you find this comment useful?" would be a useful, user based, indicator for the administrator/ moderator to keep or delete a comment so as to keep the list shorter and relevent to the question.
A simple TIPS posting might also help.
1) Please read the software description first.
2) Don't understand the description? You probably don't need the software.
3) Please tell us WHY you like or don't like something. Someone may have a
solution or suggestion. It also lets the rest of us make decisions with our
eyes wide open and makes the developer aware of the problem.
(Shouldn't offend too many. Most of those it's not meant for will know that.)No major changes, just a clearer indication of what is wanted. Not kidding myself that it will solve all the problems and satisfy all the expectations different people have, BUT, it might help to make it more meaningful and as such, more useful.
Again, thank you and keep up the good work GOTD crew. It's nice to have acess to such a pool of freely shared knowledge, experience and character(s). To Bubby, a big thumbs up for his recent input to the review comments.
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M1ke
MemberApologies for triggering yesterday's exchanges on GOTD re voting. Time was short and to be honest, it never occurred to me to visit the forum.
Being in the UK I have the advantage over many other GOTDers in that the download window seems conveniently timed to GMT. So if I can get an early-day opportunity to visit, I do so then. What was so disturbing about yesterday was the way negative votes for a fairly specialist software offering had already piled up so quickly -- yet without accompanying negative comments.
I thought the developer concerned deserved better. I thought GOTD deserved better. Above all, I thought people who value the site deserve better, because when time is at a premium, as it so often is, I've often gone no further than the thumbs up, thumbs down percentage result. Presumably, so have others.
But it wasn't until yesterday when I realised just how witless, how pointless, and how misleading that percentage "score" actually is.
There's no reason for that. If I go to Amazon UK, for instance, to check on a product price / product availability, as often as not there's a user rating that's not only crystal clear for all to see, it's a user rating derived from the comments left by previous product purchasers.
But GOTD "User Rating" suffers from total disconnection. And not only from user comments. As one poster repeatedly asserted yesterday, a "User Rating" can with justification (?) be given by a non-user.
On which basis, the next time I visit Amazon UK I'll find it packed full of negative ratings because for every person who may have bought a product, there'll be several hundred who didn't and don't want it but who have nevertheless registered a vote that others may take as a verdict on product quality, rather than a wholly unnecessary expression of some unknown individual's likes and dislikes.
Obviously, a nonsense.
There were some good suggestions on the GOTD page yesterday, and now I see some similarly thoughtful ones here, all of them prompted by the desire expressed in neil's excellent preceding post to this: to help make GOTD more meaningful and more useful.
My apologies again, then, for raising the voting issue yesterday; I certainly won't do so again. Hopefully GOTD will sooner rather than later act to implement a better and more credible voting / comments system, to the benefit of developers, trial users, and ultimately, GOTD itself. The way things are at the moment, I wouldn't embrace GOTD as a medium for user-group sampling of my product when it's not even clear who has used my product and who hasn't.
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RichU
MemberTo add a bit to my earlier comments regarding checkboxes on the comments page to easily differenciate between the types of votes and/or comments, I would also like to see a small profile to be filled out (could be stored as a part of the users GAOTD profile) if the comment is about a problem. This profile would include the type of operating system on which the problem occured and possibly the level of experience of the commenter.
I find, as I read through the comments, that when a person is having a problem not being experienced generally, it would be very helpful for readers to know if they are on Vista, XP or Win98, etc. Occasionally, it would be helpful to know if they are using a dual processor, how much RAM, what video and/or sound card, etc.
As we might know, people frequently do not read instructions or suggestions, or may not understand what they read, and the beauty of computers is that users can be gently guided to do what the web designer needs them to do.
The nice thing about these suggestions, is that they can all be (easily?) automated, so the users fill out the profile once, when registering for GAOTD forums and merely have to check a box or two when entering a vote or comment. The small, user machine profile could automatically show up in the comment, with the user ID, and the type of comment could automatically be placed at the top of the comment. An added benefit of this system would be that readers could quickly search the comments to find, for example, installation problems or freeware recommendations or opinions on the Giveaway. BTW, one of the check boxes could be freeware recommendations, and a poster could check more than one box.Posted 16 years ago # -
RichU
MemberBuBBy, Sorry, I didn't see your question about my comment before.
"So in essence you are saying that after perhaps 2 or 3 hours, the lack of any strong negative comments could be construed as a positive indicator (even in the absence of positive votes)?"I guess you might say that, but "could" is the operative word. I might say that "the lack of any strong negative comments could be construed as a WEAK positive indicator."
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goodgotd
MemberI'm gonna get roasted, but my opinion leans toward any system is going to be a terrible indicator just because of the spectrum of hit-n-git, don't care, who fills things in honestly users we never see aside from thumbs-up/thumbs down votes based on the screencap, title, and mood.
but, if you want how I'd start out, reset the u/d count at 30 minutes, 1, 2, and 4 hours then let it accumulate- and post the u/d ratios & counts from each reset in a line?
that should start showing where the 'read it' and 'tried it' crowds start having an effect, without the kneejerk 'collecting personal info' paranoia. and still give *something* to guess from at all times.
Posted 16 years ago # -
I would like to suggest a scoring system. Maybe a 0 to 5 scale that users could click on. Maybe something like; 0 = "this software is the worst I seen" up to 5 = "I love this software". And then the average score could be displayed. I would also like it if only the ones that downloaded can vote (not sure how to pull that one off though). I would leave to comment section the way it is now but display each commenters score below their comment.
Posted 16 years ago # -
Buckleysmom
Member@Hoss.....I like your suggestion to "display each commenters score below their comment". That would make sense b/c most times you can tell from the comment whether someone d/l'd or not. I ususally just take a quick glance at the thumb ratings just to see what the general concensus is but I don't use it to make my decision about downloading. One of the main things I used to look for in the comments was whether people ran into problems with the d/l or install. But I'm finding that even if they do, I don't. I think I only ever had a problem with an install once and never with a d/l.
I am just very thankful for the GGOTD giveaways, I've never had such a collection of games before and some of them are downright fantastic. Hubby has also gotten some great freebees on GOTD and even if we decide not to keep something at least we got to try it. I've also met some really cool folks here. Thanks giveaway team!
Posted 16 years ago # -
I think that giveawayoftheday.com has to do something about the ratings of games and programs. I think giveaway should have it like this.
If you like the game thumbs up. If you played game and didn’t like the game then thumbs down. If it isn’t your type of a game there should be a 3rd option to vote on. People vote they dislike a program/game just because it isn’t their type of program/game to play. You can’t get an actual idea if a program/game is good or not on this site. People vote they hate a program/game when they never even gave the game/program a try.
This goes for both giveaway and gamesgiveaway.
Posted 16 years ago # -
marksa
MemberHonestly, I don't even bother reading the comments or taking the time to comment. At least, very rarely. Sometimes it's worth it just because of the entertainment value but never would I take the time to wade through all of the comments just to see if someone posted something worthwhile. It takes less time for me to download & install the program, and come up with my own opinion.
I'm curious what the point of the comment vote is supposed to achieve. Is it supposed to be a benefit to me or the software publishers?
Posted 16 years ago # -
I don't really have anything to add as the points made have all been good. Everyone agrees the "thumbs" system is not working.
All I'll say about it is that I don't care if someone doesn't LIKE the program, or has no use for that genre of software or game. I want know if it functions, is not prone to crashing, etc. THIS is what the voting system should measure. Not someone's opinion on the particular genre.
Kevin
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