bela_dick

I think the system works - it is not excellent, but it

works.

And I understand that people(me inclded) can get upset

wenn they get a three or lower without comment.

However, after getting over it, if we are honest and

looking at the history of the TRP we really see the best.

Now Photo.net is full of top phothographer and

everybody cannot be on the frontpage. It is not enough

space for all the top ones.

But it is not said that the system cannot be improved.

What I have noticed is that there are raters here who

hardly have an Image uploaded, but are rating really

good to excellent photos down. These members (if not

paying members) should be excluded from rating imo.

Hi Bob

Thanks for the answer. That explains a lot.

I thought "recent " really ment recent. How about

rename it to "laging rates" or " randomly picked historic

rates"

I think if one use mathematics for information purpose

then it should also follow a definition. Else it will not

have any informative or correct purpose.

Btw "all average" has increased yet again, but "recent"

unmoved. Hence lagging and not reflecting the facts.

I hope I have not provoked you to much. It was more of

curiosity I noticed it and could not make any sense of it.

Now I know there is no sense to it. And before the

curiosity kills the cat I set a finale here. :)

Cheers

Maybe I have not made the question clear.

Recent sum =5.36 x 11= 58.96

Recent average = 5.36.

Sofar is all clear.

Now Total average has recently moved from 5.60 to

5.71

So how is it mathematicly possible that Total average is

higher and increasing wenn recent averag showing only

5.36.

In this case the last (recent) rates should pull total

average down and not increase total average.

Is there someone who have the arithmetics. I would be

happy to see it.

I think it would be ok to see how the numbers are

calculated. It can not hurt to publish the formula used

for the calculations.

I would like to know how the "recent sum" and recent

average" is calculated.

How "recent" is " recent"?

An image has 24 rateings given. The last 3 or 5 ratings

it has gone from 5.60+/- to 5.7+/-. in total average.

Yet the recent ratings of 11 is standing at an average of

5.36. Now 11×5.36=58.96. Meaning the first 13 must

have averaged 6 to get 5.7 in total average by 24 raters.

But that has not been the case.

Can anyone tell me how this is posible

<p>I have noticed that when searching at the galleries we can choose between all or all(no nudes). How do I get my own pictures to be seen in both categories "all" and "all(no nudes)"? I have noticed that this should be possible but don´t have the faintest on how.<br>

Deeply grateful for any answer.<br>

Regards<br>

Bela Dick</p>

<p>I thank photo.net for all the work they have put into creating this site. I have learned a lot from great photographers - and it is a lot of them here.<br>

However, as long as the anonymous raters are not able to write despite the system enables them to do so (illiterate detractors maybe?) I must assume they enjoy making life unbearable for the lot of community members who really make hard work to advance to higher levels. I must start to questioning the anonymous rating at all.<br>

I read a lot of people being criticized for giving statement such as "...I like it" or similar statements, or friendship 6 or 7`ratings. Think that is more tolerable than, becoming a 3 anonymously without a word which I see as a worst case situation for this site.<br>

Why is an anonymous able to rate with 3 without giving a comment. Just as it is not possible to request critic without filling in a statement there should be attached a condition (such as giving a statement) to rate at all.<br>

Giving critic without rating is OK. Rating without critic will never work. It will just outwear this great site over time.<br>

Kind Regards<br>

Bela Dick</p>

<p>Sorry<br>

...one last thing <br>

<p >I must also say that Photo.net has a huge # of people here with extreme high quality. I learn a lot and I feel I have moved to be a better photographer. I learn from the people who visit my site and leave a comment. I wish I could have more time - and give comments to all those superb photographer who have given me so much. One far off anon rater now and then - can not take that away.</p>

<p > </p>

<p >Kind regrads</p>

<p > </p>

<p >Bela Dick</p>

<p > </p>

<p >newbie</p>

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<p>Why not only eliminate the 1 worst anon rating then we might get some closer to the truth. Why? - I have rarely seen more than one real bad anon rating with 3/3 where the rest consist of 5/5 - 7/7. So this 3/3 is either so far off -that he/she should learn to look again before rating - I must admit I did it as I started here on photo.net. But I have learned and will not give a 3/3 without giving a comment why. Or I just leave a comment why I would not give a high rating. <br>

If a 3/3 or lower is given - eliminate one of this. Is that impossible?</p>

<p>Thanks Mikael and Mike. Problem solved thanks to you.<br>

Another proof that I never stop lerning :)</p>

<p>I try to update my personal info but I only get this message:<br>

We had a problem processing your entry: <br />You may only use letters, numbers, underscore and hyphen in your screen name.<br>

This comes even when I do not changed anything just by clicking Update.<br>

If there is a way around this pleas tell :)<br>

Kind Regards<br>

Bela Dick</p>