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Is that a banana in your pants or are you just happy..~*~How to rate!May 29 '01 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line No matter how tempting it may become, don't assess ratings based with regard to your personal opinion/belief system.
My oh my, here I am happy to have aroused controversy within my fellow Epinionators. Yet more-so, fellow Christians. Years ago, I would never have thought this would spark that thought process. But, you see, superimposed judgement has never turned me on... and still doesn't! Time has wised me to realize (actually I always realized – am just now fearless of being vocal) that just because something is if “Christian” claim, doesn’t mean it is biblical based or a significant signal of Christianity. Which brings me to another fine point of view. Just because you disagree with an epinionators conviction, doesn’t mean there stands a valid point for assigning a not helpful rating! I also wish to emphasize that rating is meant to be based on how helpful the epinion is, how well written, and so forth. Not whether you disagree or agree. Matter of fact, I assign Very Helpful’s to many opinions I highly disagree with. Further, many on my WOT lead lifestyles that differ from my belief or value system. But, they are consistent contributors of fair ratings, well-composed articles, and are nice to others on the site. That my friends is much more important than someone who merely shares my value/moral system. On the flip side, I don’t assign Very Helpful’s to epinions based on agreeance or lifestyle similarities. Neither do I put someone on my WOT based on their claimed lifestyle attributes. Thus, brings me forth to present this epinionville advice. When rating epinions, we are given the choice of assigning a Very Helpful, Helpful, Somewhat Helpful, or Not Helpful to each and every editorial read. What a privilege?! What happens when an egotistical being decides to (or threatens to) assign lower ratings because of differing viewpoints? Usually speaking, the one or two occurrences of this don’t play matter into the overall rating of the opinion rank. But, what if this one person decides to attempt to get their whole church or other type of organization ganged up to rate down certain opinions? This, I am not really sure of the result. Nor does it concern me. Kind of amusing but not arousing. Recently I composed three controversial opinions with regard to an organization/program that after intense research; I realized multiple negative attributes/lies/faults with. I knew I was opening to a whelm of controversy. Did I care? Slightly, but my conviction system pressed forward with the importance of sharing vital information. Do I regret the postings... No way! Do I look forward to future reviews of the false teacher... Yes! What I didn’t expect to receive was emails threatening me to delete my epinions or face multiple nh’ing and blocking on each and every epinion composed. And, warning me to never post negative comments with regard to a certain author again. Such childish threats that merely serves to affirm my researched findings! Well, my friend I will ask, “is that a banana in your egotistical pants or are you happy to NH me?” If threats turn you on, let them flow. However you will have to arrive at satisfaction by yourself, I am not playing... Unfortunately, my situation isn’t solo with retrospect to what others have succumbed. If you read an opinion that opposes your belief with regard to a product, let that be inspiration to write a contrasting opinion. After all, that is what helps this community to prosper! Many differing views, voiced in tactful manners, allow the consumer to make informed decisions. Rather than rate down – write your own. If you must NH because of disagreeing, at least reserve the tact to refrain from threatening emails. This community is important and rewarding. Fortunately the positives outweigh the negatives. Onward we shall persevere and forward to more helpful advice. Very Helpful: This opinion presented is thorough, well-written, informative, good attention is given to spelling and grammar (no, not perfection ~ just a good attempt). These ratings are assessed to reviews that provide me with information regarding the subject/product and personal insight enabling me to make an informed decision. The author obviously has utilized this product and presents an excellent piece. Paragraph breaks are included. Helpful: A very good attempt was made to provide great purchasing/choice information. Spelling and grammar are good. Good product information and personal insight is included. This opinion is great but not excellent. Somewhat Helpful: These opinions usually have a great starting point but fall short of allowing the consumer to make an informed decision. Major spelling mishaps and/or grammar errors are present. It is not obvious whether the author actually used the product or has subject knowledge. The epinion is excessively short, stuffed with filler words, or obviously a quick attempt at posting yet another review. Not Helpful: The review is extremely off topic. It provides very little, if any, advice toward purchasing choice. Spelling is very poor. Review is plagiarized. Review states negative comments with regard to a fellow epinion member. It is obvious that the intent was just to post a quick review. The review is full of repetitive information such as: This thing is really good. You will really like it. You really should buy it. You will love it. I love it. It rocks. It is the best. It works really good. Really? Well, please tell me how, why, what and when. If you do leave a somewhat helpful or not helpful rating, I strongly encourage you to leave a comment explaining why. The above mentioned portrays my interpretation of the rating system, it is not meant to express Epinions TOS. © 2001 Lisa_J  |
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