Ratings

I am now subscribing to eight Forums. Six are not available for points at this moment , one I have just subscribed to and the other is my best bet to increase my rating which I have just gone to cap in hand for a rating. There are at least 4 Forums I am not able to subscribed to that I wish to be a a part of. One of these I am posting as a non postlooper regardless of their unavailability to a postlooper on a 3.95 score. With a rating that limits your available forum access and a reluctance of some forums to rate you so your rating can increase. What are the chances postloop can rexamined postloopers rating score?

Thank you Ryan. Maybe I need to take a break from postloop for a while and post on those Forums I would prefer to be on.

Once you start doing it for the cash you're ratings will fall. If you have a genuine interest in the subject of the forum, your posts will naturally be of higher quality and in turn receive a higher rating.

Also, you can follow some guidelines here: http://www.postloop.com/support/index.php?threads/advice-for-posters.219/ for more help with bumping up your rating a bit.

Thanks Guar dian for your support. I really do enjoy posting to sites easpecially those I am interested in. This whole rating system fails to deliver to those who prefer posting than earning points as the primary consideration. I am unable to post to those sites I am interested in because of my low rating which denies me access as a postlooper. I can though, post regardless of postloop, to those sites where my rating fails me. I don't need points as much as the enjoyment of posting. I will post on sites beyond my rating and not care about the point system from now on.
Another problem is, it seems that Forum owners are somewhat reluctant to rate postloop posters which means the score you left the postloop Portal is the cross you must bear.

I had a 4.9 rating for months and was still unable to post at some forums. That's all up to the owner. In my opinion the owners come first because they are the ones that pump money into the system. If an owner chooses not to allow me to post their, the post they miss out on is on them. You're right in saying owners do not rate often, and I am somewhat glad. I've had a few rate me after 5 posts and I am typically not happy with those, I prefer my overall rating to reflect. When you get a low rating and post to increase it, then the owner doesn't come back, you're stuck with that one, so it's a double edged sword. Be careful what you wish for.

The system has come a long way and has been very flexible, but some things can backfire when implemented without due diligence. You'll get more ratings over time, it WILL happen. Just be patient.

Thanks again Guar dian. I am flabbergastered why some Forum owners have such a high entrance exam for postloopers and the rest of the bunch don't give two hoots about rating. I do not wish to put up inferior material and hundreds of posts to earn points and wait to get rated by reluctant forum owners, as this seems to be encouraged. Rather than wait to be allowed on these Forums, I can post as a non postlooper and enjoy myself in a more relaxed fashion.
This then seems to defeat some of the reason for me to continue with postloop if I can go away and post without a high rating and earning points is secondary to me. I will continue on two as a postlooper but have chosen 3 others as a non postlooper. I shall maintain patience for those two for a couple of months.

I've had a few where I remained on after they were removed from Postloop because I enjoyed them. I post because I enjoy it, if I can earn points from it, then I'm cool with that too.

Glad you have taken a different approach and still joined communities you do in fact enjoy despite not earning points.

I would like to say that the support here is fantastic and it is a good reason to continue. It does make sense to restrict postloop members if a forum is doing well. I did approach the Forum I have been posting on for the last 5 weeks but I did not get a reply but will continue to contribute there as I am very interested in that forum. I will remain patient as I really enjoy the challenge.

True Pete, when I've raised my minimum rating it's been more because I already have as many active posters as I want, and adding more would just drain points at a rate beyond what I can manage. So I set it high enough that new members come in less often, the higher quality level being an indirect benefit. I feel bad that it cuts so many off but it's supply and demand. I would consider exceptions if someone could send links to examples of high quality postings however it would be difficult to schedule lowering the minimum such that it didn't let in others as well.

The only other solution that I can think of is if I could assign each poster a unique daily posting cap. My best trusted posters could have larger caps, and new people could have a much lower cap which I'd only raise if I liked their posts. Posters would have an incentive to make better posts in the hopes of getting their cap raised.

I have contacted a forum owner to allow lower ratings (I had 4.4 back then and the requirement was 4.8 or something like this). I was very suited for the forum, since it's a pet community and guess what, I have 2

The owner hasn't responded, so this doesn't always work.

As a forum owner myself I have set the rating limit to 4.5 so that I can keep my best members only. I have the kind of a forum that could get 1000 posts/day from postloop, but I couldn't sustain this financially, not to mention I use postloop to 'spice' things up, since I have already some very active members who are not from here. So this way I was able to reduce the activity I get daily from here and also keep my best members around.

Sorry for the inquiry Ryan as I saw your link above. When one gets a low rating that kills an average and that site no longer exists then that rating should be removed shouldn't it? The issue that I have is the the few forums that I am interested in posting on require 4.5 or higher. My average without the single rating is above the 4.5. Now I am busy working full time and managing several forums so posting on Post Loop forums is done for forums that actually offer me something. So my suggestions are two.

1. If a previous forum is no longer a PL member then their ratings should drop.
2. Ratings should maybe be based on a series of yes or no answers. The questions can be weighted to calculate the final rating but this way the arbitrary nature of the rating system is made fairer.

The person that gave me the 3.7 was probably more accurate because it was close to a great. For some reason though, we as humans tend towards the 5.

First off please note that I did say that the rating of 3.7 is much more accurate.

Of course I did. That wasn't being argued. But when you say reason it implies that there are some set in place ground rules which there aren't.

How my second suggestion can make things more complex is beyond me though. Right now, your interpretation of a 4 post and mine and the guy down the street can all be different. If the poster and the forum owner understand from the beginning just what defines a rating, then the system would be fairer. I have set in my mind how I rate my posters but this is my interpretation. I am not trying to argue with you here but rather express something that I would like to suggest gets reviewed at some time.

If it was clearer what constitutes a 3 or 4 or 5, then I think you would see the minimum rating setting for forums decrease. For me not to get spammed by less than adequate posts, I have to set my rating high. In my opinion though, I haven't found nor am I myself, a poster who would really fall into a category of darn close to excellent. Yet there are good forums listed that require higher than a 4.5 to access.

Again, this isn't arguing with you but I am trying to engage in a discussion.

Edit: I have yet to understand though, just how long before a rating drops? This was from September 2011.