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This is for those who have no photos and give 3/3 rates to everybody.

Try to buy a camera (a cheap one) and for sure we will help you to

learn how to take photos ;-))

Make the 3/3 raters leave a comment

:-)

Nice work....I dont think anonymous 3/3's should factor in so highly with the final numbers of a photo, but I also don't think there's a true way around it.....

Ja, ja... Ken, I already have a couple of them at my rates ... Come on 3/3 raters, here you have your picture and please, leave my your comments ... go for it kids ;-))

If you search photo.net with the query "rated"+"on this site, with average ratings of 3" you end up with one entry and the member isn't running around giving 3:3s. Is it possible members tend to give low marks to good images they don't understand or can't fully appreciate? I found myself doing this when I first joined and have since tried to skip the bad stuff and only rate 4 or above. The basic problem is with the definition of average?

Hi John. 3/3 rates are ok, everybody must have the freedom to rate what ever they want. My "problem" is that normally this people do not have a name... and some of them have no photos... that is my only critique.

 

Thank you for your comment ;-)

ha-ha-ha...:)))nice work!

"This member has rated"+"photos" = 8,720 hits

"This member has received"+"ratings," = 7,570 hits

Implies 1,150 members who have never posted for critique.

I wonder how many of them are still active. -- Fun image ; )

Donibane, since when have you decided to give time and energy to this 3/3 rater problem? Funny, but I know, it does get frustrating after a while. Yesterday I posted an image that had about 9 ratings for a score of about 5.5. That is pretty good yes? Over night the image was rated three more times - two 3/3's and one 3/4... my average when down to around 4.5 and so I erased the post. It is getting to be just a game to try to sneak the image past the 3/3'ers just so others will have a chance to view it on the top photos board so that it can be rated properly! I do this almost every day! Post, erase, post, erase... it is a big joke. I can understand the 'theory' that we need anonymous ratings but I just don't think the ratings work in practice. I think the 'honor' of being allowed to rate others' work should be earned. If a new member rates for two weeks and their rating average falls within a few percentage points of the average for the site, then they have earned the 'honor' of being allowed to offer their opinion on the photos here. Just like the person said above, when a newbie jumps in, they tend to have some pretty silly ideas of what is a good photo, and they seem especially susceptible to rating nudes highly and also to thinking for example sunset images are 'prettier' than, say, a black & white abstract. But they just do not have proper training and experience... why not make them earn it? Anyway, your image is playful and took quite a bit of skill actually...even though I know you are not really serious in posting it... Glenn++++

Good work!!!

Hi Glenn.

 

You are totally right... "But they just do not have proper training and experience... why not make them earn it?"... It can be a good idea ;-)

 

But... and this is another question... why sometimes my rates are about 5/5 and the photos do not appears at the "top photos" of the day (24 h)?... I do not understand that... and this is not just for one or two, they have been several of them. And as you wrote, if the photos are not there, no bodies are going to see them ...

 

Ok, the system is not perfect,but I do not pay a box to be here... so what I can expect.

 

Photo.net is a good place to exhibit our photographies, but it should improve... people can get bore... ;-()

"why sometimes my rates are about 5/5 and the photos do not appears at the "top photos" of the day (24 h)?... "

...........I am not sure if this is your answer Donibane but the photos only appear within 24hrs of when you ADDED THEM TO YOUR PORTFOLIO, not 24 hours from when you put them up for critique. This can be difficult when you have had a shot in your portfolio for weeks and get a nice comments and then you want to get it rated... nobody sees the piece after it leaves the critique forum because it ends up in the best of the MONTH and not the last 24 HOURS.

Ok Gleen I did not know that ;-) Thanks a lot.

Here's a bit of a muse. Why not post SVG which allows the viewer to change the shot to their view and then ask them to rate their own work. If they give it a 3:3 it should be fairly easy to see them for what they are? :P

Your work is extraordinary and you don't deserve to have the self serving stepping on it. It's clear that some abuse the rating system and that some of the code should be updated.

Ha-ha-haa! :))) (tired to participate in the discussion of these 3/3 kids, sorrym so I only say it's a great image :)))

Hi Katja, you are right, these kids... ;-)

 

Thanks for your comment.

Those who can, do; those who can't, teach

and those who can't even teach, just give 3/3 on everything.

Thanks Shane, you are right ;-)

Donibane, I just want to say that I agree with Shane.

 

Your work is extrodinary and no doubt many are jealous of your talent.

Thanks again Linda ;-)

Happened to be up in the early hours this morning and discovered an amazing group of PNers. Just a thought for the suggestion box, it would be wonderful to have links to the best from different time zones in addition to a search routine that filters out 3:3 ratings. Best Regards, John