Shouldn't the entries be called "Speedmapping pack #" anyway`? 

I have no idea, tell me if I should change it. 

I always called them Speedmap Packs, and Starbuck called them Speedmapping Packs, when we ran them. 

Then they will stay speedmapping packs because Starbucks is not a dick. 

By accident I typed org instead of net and got this:-

http://celephais.org

I had to exit before I went mad so have no idea where it goes.

I bet someone here knows what this is all about. 

 

stars are weird. if 3 is "average", why doesn't one use a -2 -1 0 1 2 scale? weird how that is unusual.

at least that is how I use a 3 myself. the same as our textual "average".

what math could one use to get numbers back to those ratings? or would this rather call for a "the majority of people gave this a 'nice' rating"? I know planetphillip does do something like that. his setup is much more complex than what I am after though. I guess the bayesian average, then rounding to the next number and mapping back to the crap/poor/average/nice/excellent might work.

i'll try to replace the hearts with buttons one can press. I mean I will try to find someone how knows javascript...

oh the wonders of procrastination! 

 

I kind of assumed with my reviews, if its 10/20 is neutrally worth playing. less than 10 not worth it. I think 2 is actually a good average, except that players tend to rate the good ones, which tend to be 4 or more. Barrrgh it's all skewery. 

The amount of stars that defines above or below average is defined by the audience.

In this case there's no money involved, so the results will be honest, as opposed to pro reviews which have a scale of 1-10 but use 4/5 as terrible and 6-7 as average.

Having values adjust dependent on how a user has rated in the past can't work, because people's opinions change over time, same as a group is made up of individuals. 

Rating systems only make sense if there are guidelines of what they are highly visible on the web page/site and the ratings are controlled/submitted by a small collection of respected individuals. 

ijed: I would love to visit your planet! :/

both for the honest people and the professional reviews.

why would 6/7 be average for you? mathematically it would be at 5.5 for a 1-10.
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this about the user ratings, not the "official" rating from quaddicted. I will never make the range wider than 1-5. I like 1-5, it works well and is granular enough to allow honest and helpful ratings without becoming esoteric 76.2/100. 

oh, misunderstood probably. what do you with honest?

a histogram is not something with a user's history. it would show the rating options and how many people used each. 

maybe if you start all maps off with 1 star, them if people feel it's better, they will feel more compelled to vote to bring it up. 

Why not let people create their favourite lists of maps and post/link them to the various maps? I know Lvl does this and it works really well because you get to see what people like and if you recognize the nick it means more. 

i would personally prefer to see the 'official' ratings removed; they kind of null the effect of the user ratings, and really they are just one other person's opinion (so ideally each one should get added to the personal ratings as individual votes, if that is in any way possible without a ton of work). i appreciate this may have already been suggested and dismissed and i won't kick up a fuss if it's shot down; it's just an opinion

regarding scoring, a map's current score might affect how i rate it if i'm being honest. if it has 5 stars and i absolutely hated playing it, i'm probably going to give it 1 to knock the overall score down even if it technically warrants a higher rating. 

oh, misunderstood probably.

Yep. 

i've noticed on the iPhone App Store, and on Yelp, people will explicitly say "giving this a 1 to counteract all those 5s" -- which is of course bullshit reasoning but people thing the idea behind voting is to get the outcome YOU want instead of measure aggregate opinion. 

also because when you dislike something, and then find out everyone else loves it and sings its praises, it kind of makes you dislike it even more. as illogical and dumb as that seems. maybe it's just a subconscious refusal to admit to having backwards taste... 

Official ratings won't go away because exactly that stupid "I do not vote honestly but trying to influence the rating" behaviour. negke and I know better!.

The histogram seems like the best idea to show those.

sock, that seems like a nice idea. The lvlworld interface makes me rage any time I use it so I keep my time there on a minimum. Could not find any lists on a quick glance, can you link me? I'd make it free lists where people can create it, give a title and then add maps. So it could serve as bookmarks too, which would be handy. Best with a private/public toggle too. 

negke and I know better!.

looking at some of the ratings, i'd question that claim. :P

ok, i'm half-joking there. but still, there is no-one alive capable of convincing me this is a 5 star map. honestly, without any bias i'd have given it a 2. the official and user ratings actually dismayed me enough into lowering my vote to a 1...

(i guess the above answers why i generally don't vote...) 

Some people just hate things regardless of logic, common sense or if 99% other people on the planet like them! Down voting something because you feel the rating should be lower is a spiteful thing to do. The best thing anyone can do is post why they think something is wrong to them.

spirit, the lvl site is ok, but yes it can be difficult to workout where things are sometimes. Here is a perfect example of what I mean, someone reviewing maps, has something useful to say about them and offers good feedback. Over the years I have come to respect the views of this user and when I see a comment/vote by them I take notice.

http://www.lvlworld.com/#p=member&l=1059

One thing I really like about this system is that user accounts are linked to what they vote so you know if they are being honest or just an idiot. I like the accountability of this because it makes people think twice about down voting and vote rigging. 

http://xkcd.com/1098/ 

http://goatkcd.com/1098/sfw 

I rated every single map not made by me to be a 4 or lower, and rated my own 5.

GLHF everyone else.