But first and foremost:
GET RID OF THOSE WHITE BOXES AROUND THE STARS! THAT TOTALLY BUGS ME!

I am not shure what to think of the idea.
It could be very usefull to have some way to identify good content, but being able to rate every single post is a bit too much.
Also how does the number of posts get weighted?
For example we have one thread with only one post that is so stupid that noone even clicks on the title, apart from dumbn00b92s buddy, who rates dumbn00b92s post on how to safe money by using hardwear store carabiners a 5. So The only thing on carabiners with a straight five that pops up in the search first will then be this lunacy.

Maybe better to rate threads?
Wait for a minimum amount of votes until the ratings take effect?

And the visual side:
It is too distracting at the moment.
It needs to be much smaller. Maybe place it to the side, sowhere under the avatar?
But first and foremost:
GET RID OF THOSE WHITE BOXES AROUND THE STARS! THAT TOTALLY BUGS ME!
No seriously, give those little grafics a background that is matching the forum color, like this:
[image]http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3195;[/image]
[image]http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3196;[/image]

qwert

You're right. --POOF!-- It is done.

Edit: although ratings will remain live in the Ladies Room.

how is this going to improve the search feature? are you going to classify the posts by topic? because the biggest problem right now with telling people to "do a search" for something (by topic) is that the search feature will only return posts with the search terms in it, rather than returning *thread* ranked by number of times the search terms are included. and the biggest problem with searching for a particular post/phrase, is that you can't sift through results by sorting by multiple criteria (poster, date, thread title) on the fly.

but i do fail to see how this is going to help the search feature.

Happie,
That is how I saw it go down.
Don

WTF? That's the place they're needed the most.

This thread is probably getting hard to follow. You just witnessed a change taking effect. Users can now see their own averages, but they cannot vote on their own posts.

FYI, the stars are smaller and their backgrounds are fixed.

Now, heh, I know the temptation to pile the ones onto a person you dislike is great (or in the case of the BET pile them on your friends). Try not to do that, huh?

MUCH BETTER, visually. I still prefer the up/down idea, though, and will continue harping on it.

I guess I should have read this first.

Again, don't think of this as a stand-alone feature. It works in conjunction with other features. As for the search, my goal is to:

1. Have it return a list of threads, instead of individual posts.
2. Make the advanced, feature-rich search the rule, instead of the exception.
3. Rank results based on both the number of times the search terms appear and the presence of highly rated posts.

Trust me, I understand all the problems with the current search feature, and it's next on the list.

MUCH BETTER, visually. I still prefer the up/down idea, though, and will continue harping on it.

Jay,

...if you have voted on a post, leave the thread, then come back to it, and then hover the mouse over the stars again the vote disappears.

...a minor glitch perhaps?

...You obviously weren't here for the poo trophy wars....

Every user already has the ability to lock posts, but the button is cleverly hidden.

It will be finded.
"check coding"