The Heel Press - Voting system

Forums : The Heel Press : Voting system

()

skadj
	Noble Orange
12,362 points

March 03, 2008 - 07:25 PM

Wouldn't it be a good idea if you couldn't see the rating a piece has until you vote on it?

Maybe it's just me, but when a piece has gotten a 9s and 10's and then someone gives it a 3 or 4, I doubt they actually dislike it that much but just think 'Hmm, well it's rated 9.5, and I think it should be 7, so I'll give it a 3 and that'll average out to 7'.

patric shaw
	Noble Orange
18,509 points

March 04, 2008 - 06:32 AM

I think thats right

casanovaah
	Silver
3,896 points

March 04, 2008 - 09:27 PM

I'd say that is a decent idea. What other people have rated a piece shouldn't have a direct influence or any influence on what you think of it.

julies517
	Gold
7,241 points

May 28, 2008 - 05:39 AM

i agree, i think some people purposely come in at the last minute to sabotage a piece of artwork.

Zeb Andrews
	Noble Orange
27,166 points

June 04, 2008 - 09:32 AM

Yeah that aspect of the voting is unfortunate. Whenever you can boil down a photo's worth to a single number you are going to get those drive-by voters. The two policies I tend to follow are trying to get a bit of an impression of a photo before I glance down at a photo's rating. Hard to do, but I can try, that way I am a bit less influenced by a photo's score. The other thing I try to do is if I give a very low score, say under a 5, I try to back it up with a critique. I try to explain why to me that photo rates lower. Because telling someone their photos is a 3 or 4 really tells them nothing much at all. The whole reason I put photos up here, is to gauge reactions, to learn and grow, and I do that best when I get actual feedback. I always appreciate it when others leave me concrete feedback, even if I don't always agree with it. And I try to give that in return. I try to do this too when I rate a photo very high as well. If there is something in particular done very very well, I like to point out what works for me.

I think most people on here do a very good job rating and critiquing photos, which is why I keep posting. But there are always going to be a few bad apples.

3dots